St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-05

Tered With the plan which nau Deen adopted
for distributing the party at Duluth hotels,
but otherwise was happy occurrence.
EVENING BOAT RIDE.
At the hotel-supper was served to the party
early, and all then repaired to the harbor and
embarked in the steamer Dove, which had
been chartered by the Duluth committee for
the benefit of our party. The Dove makes
daily trips to Agate bay, now called Two
Harbors, and is staunch steamer, with
barely room enough for so large company.
We were accompanied on the ride
by the Duluth committee and a
number of ladies and gentlemen of the city,
invited by the committee. A brass band on
the upper deck played while the boat was
coursing the bays. The trip was into st.
Louis bay, along Superior bay, thence out
into the lake by the Superior channel and,
after going several miles down the lake, back
to Duluth harbor by way of the canal through
Minnesota Point. Before dark we saw from
on Rice and Connor's points; observed
the site of South Duluth, which is
to be built on the Wisconsin
side of st. Louis bay and is to be connected
with Duluth by a railway bridge to Rice's
point; and witnessed that, except on Con-
nor's point, the railroads have added nothing
to Superior City, but have taken almost all
its water front for right of way. BY moon
light the Dove steamed out Of the bay and
down the lake, giving most of the party their
first view of lighthouse and their
first experience on large body OF water.
The rain had ceased before we left
the hotels, the air was pure
Of the lake was just rippled by gentle land
breeze, the moons rays were reflected In
sparkling, broad band, which stretched over
the water to the distant shore, and within the
cabin the Duluth quartette WAS singing Tor
entertainment of the city's guests. Except
one voice, now stilled for ever, the quartette
is the same which was heard and admired by
visitors to Duluth in the first prosperous years
of the city, when all tourists visited it and
the hospitality of its citizens was as great as
was their faith in the future of Duluth. The
glorious melody of the old quartette and the
unbounded hospitality of the city are still
notable features of Duluth. The faith of the
people in the future of the place is stronger
than ever, but they are now not much
tempted to speak about it. What they have
done and are doing is to be
seen on every hand, and tells
with more than the force of words Of the as
sured future of Duluth, lake
port, and to-day, third of its cities in popu-
lation, wealth and business.
THE DULUTH CARRIAGE RIDE.
The citizens of Duluth who had furnished
carriages for bringing the party to the hotels
Wednesday evening, treated the whole party
Thursday morning to ride about the
city. Most of the party saw the
city from carriages from Rice's
Point to New London, four miles down the
lake. Many went up the hillside and along
the residence streets, and some visited the
mills and shops and inspected the docks and
warehouses. All were impressed with the
great growth of Duluth in the last few years,
and with the wonderful increase in its bust
ness. 1t is now the leading lumber manu-
featuring point in Minnesota, though
three or four years ago it
had only one or two small
saw mills. Its elevator storage capacity for
the grain crop this year will exceed 5000, 900
bushels; more elevators are to be added next
year; and it is but reasonable to anticipate
that in few years from now the elevators Of
Duluth will handle more wheat than will be
collected at any other shipping point on any
of the lakes. Manufacturing is increasing
In lines connected with the lumber business
of the city, and, besides the blast furnace,
which was built at the beginning
of the city's second period of
development, other and perhaps larger in
dustries in iron are likely to result from the
opening of the Vermilion mines-the first
ore shipment from which will reach the lake
this week. The increase of the city in pop
ulation is apparent from the large number
ifsnew dwellings, and the building Of both
dwellings and business blocks which is go
ing on in all parts of the city.
Among the new enterprises Of Duluth is
that Of the Marquis de Mores, or the Northern
Pacific Refrigerator Car company of which he
is president and head center. This company
is erecting and has nearly completed large
cold storage warehouse on one of the docks,
and has also established cattle yards and
slaughter house near the railway short dis
lance out of the city. The slaughter house
was opened last week, and two hundred head
of cattle were killed and dressed the first day.
The cold storage house will preserve meats,
game and fish, and insure regular supply
not only for the city, but also for the lake
boats and for landings along both shores Of
the lake. The company has acted wisely in
occupying this point, and will probably find
the pure air and usually even temperature Of
the locality considerable aid to economical
carrying on of its business.
DOWN THE LAKE.
At II a. m. Thursday the party left Du-
buque on the steamer Japan, of the Lake
Superior Transit companY's line, for Bay
field. The Japan is one of the largest iron
hull steamers on the lakes, and though she
had a goodly number of passengers, besides
the one hundred and thirty seven of our party,
there WAS room enough for all to move about
freely and to enjoy themselves. each accord
ing to his or her inclination. On this
trip the party was joined by Mr.
It. w. Teasdale, general passenger agent of
the Chicago, st. Paul Il Omaha railway, and
Mr. c. G. franklin, northwestern passenger
agent of the Lake Superior Transit company,
who had come up from St Paul by the night
train. Mr.. Franklin returned from Ashland
but Mr.. Teasdala remained with the party
until its arrival at st. Paul
The weather was tlue for the lake trip and
everybody enjoyed it. About thirty miles
out from Duluth we were opposite
Agate Bay or Two Harbors, the temporary
lake terminus OF the Duluth Il Iron Range
railroad. With glasses the town was plainly
seen to be a new village of score or more
of houses, harbor dock and warehouses
connected with the railway. The railroad is
now built from the mines to Two Harbors,
distance of sixty miles, and will next season
be completed TO Duluth. 1t is to bring out
this week the first shipments of iron ore
from the mines of the iron range on Yer
million lake.
The dinner on board the Japan was excel