The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-02-06
THE ANNEXATION SCHEME
From the Minneapolis Tribune

is now earnestly devoting itself to 4
scheme Of territorial enlargement
more bold IN conception than any
thing eyer preached in the st. Paul
chamber of commerce The end Of
Lake Superior, which may be regard
ed as the broad mouth OF the St
Louis river, Is nearly cut of by
long narrow point Of Ianl Inside
this point IS the famous harbor. For
some miles back from the lake, the
st. Louis river constitutes the bound
airy line between Minnesota and Wis
Consin. Duluth lies on tie north
side Of the harbor The town Of
Superinr lies directly opposite, on the
south side ard in Wisconsin. MINI
esota Point" stretches accros3 nearly
all the way from one town to the
other-a distance Of perhaps six
miles. The land lies adyantagcously
while Duluth does not, the south
side IS more easy Of access, and the
harbor facilities are "a good on one
side as on the other The antecedent
probabilities would have bean five to
one in favour Of Superior as the site
Of the future metropolis at the head
Of the great lakes.
The early rivalry between the two
towns is q we'll known fact. Bnt man
j. more potent than nature IN fixing
the precise location Of cities, and Du-
luth by enterprise and determination
has left the rival Of other days almost
hopels-sIy behind Nevertheless,
Duluth is still uneasy. II its own
growth should become very great,
the development on the other side Of
harbor would be inevitable, and at
some la. r day Superior might equal
Duluth IN Importance. The propos-
lion now is to forestall eyeay posi-
bility Of disadvantage to Duluth by
auneXing Superior outright, and ex-
tending the jurisdiction and magical
name Of Duluth to the whole bay and
aud its environment. This would in
volye the transfer TO Minnesota Of
bit Of Wisconsin, and the change OF
the boundary line from the st. Louis
to the Npmadji river The amount
Of land thus to change jurisdiction
i equal to nearly three townships.
The st. Louis Is Il Minnesota stream,
forming the boundary line for a few
miles only, at its mouth 1t should
properly ha> been included entirely
in Minnesota; and the Nemadji
should have been designated origin
ally as the boundary line The
affiliations Of the head of Lake Super
Tor are with this state and not in any
sense with Wisconsin. Wisconsin's
lake Superior ports are at Ashland
and bayfield,.
In the newspapers and on the
maps, the project appears well. 1t
has much TO commend if. 1t is in
the line ofthose large, striking enter
prises which The Northwest delights
ii carrying out Tie captivating
features Of the scheme can scarcely be
realized by any one who has not stood
on high Duluth ground and looked
down upon the bay and its enyirons
But the difficulties IN the way of
bringing the thing to pass Will not
De lew or insignificant. The first
e7sehtiai thing Is TO procure the favour
able disposition of the town Of Super
Tor, and this may not prove altogeth-
er easy \ few determind opponents
in such a scheme of union can always
delay and generally defeat it More
over, the unanimous consent Of Du-
luth itself cannot be relied upon 1t
: ga%'ly e9hee .. lnat holders q
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aclc to it, project.
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posed by Minneapolis aud =. Paul,
because i9Fsoo'h' these cities are
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c,necntra+ion ! one which oar c,n.
temporary may as we'll eliminate from
It's discussion OF the subject. There