The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-29
TIE PLATEAU CITY.

The West End correspondent Of the
Pioneer Press, writing under date of
the 10Th inst, gives . very good view
of what is going en- in Superior, the
plateau City the liyeliest city on
the continent to-day. The description
is a good one and strictly true III all its
details, and worthy a careful perusal
by all who have capital to invest:
Although the statement that all
roads lead to Superior may be serious
~ questioned, as in this nineteenth
century it may still be doubted Wheth-
er all roads lead to Rome, still both
statements may be slightly changed,
and be strictly accurate. 1t can, Ter
illustration, be safely said that all old
roads lead to Rome, and it can, with
equal truthfulness be said that all new
roads lead to " est Superior. y new
railroad coming to the Northwest
might as we'll omit the purchase OF its
first tie as TO leave West Superior out
OF its first consideration. When i new
town attracts the attention of specu
latorS, it is nothing remarkable for
their permanent headquarters But
when new village is chartered, and
III less than three years forty two pas
senger trains stop 1T its Union Depot
every twenty-foUr hours, it speaks
volumes for that towns prospects
Unless there IS q promise OF business
railroads are Shy OF new towns, and
where in the history Of the United
States thriyes a town of the age OF
y est Superior which can boast OF its
rail and water transportation facilities?
Is there town between Maine and
California, between the Nermillion
range and P;lso del Nocte, which
THREE YEARS AGO
had two frame buildings and a brick
veneered hotel, that now has five grain
elevators, twelve hotels, 100 business
houses, q steel works, blast furnace,
a brickyard, coke plant and fifty
ovens, five coal docks including the
largest one on the great lakes, water
works, gas, electric light, and forty
two passenger trains daily. Is there
its equal for material progress in this
country? Is there another town OF
5000 people, which decided last week
to macadamiZe mile Of its one rrin-
pal business street? Is there another
town Of 5000 people on whose dock
front contracts were made for 500, Geo
worth OF work last week! Is there an
other town OF 5000 people in the Unit
ed States where $4,000 hotel was
made ready for furnishing last week,
and where another hotel costing $40
coo above the foundation viii be com
m0nced this week? Is there another
town III the country where an elevator
costing 80, 000 was finished four weeks
ago? Is there another town of 5000
people where a four story brick bank
building, with modern safety deposit
vaults, the entire outfit costing 50, coo
was finished last week, and where
535, geo school building viii be finished
in two weeks tiEG? In fact, Is there
another town III the United States of
its present size, which bids fair to
grow as fast fer any week within the
next five years:
TIE EASTERN MNNEsOTA'S DOCKs
viii be divided into two parts with a
slip between them. 1t is likely that
the Ohio Coal company VIII use one Of
them, while the other viii he used as a
merchantile dock. When a coal dock IS
referred to in West Superior, there are
50 many new ones contemplated, that
little attention is paid to these things,
but the fact remains that these coal
well paid labOrcrS The Northwestern
Fuel company, for illustration, have
POO men on their pay roll half dOz-
en- Ike this viii make quite a contin-
gent to much larger city than West
Superior. 1t is doubtful whether the
new Sh0rtiine over tie elevated track
to Duluth viii be completed now until
spring. The new " est Superior hotel
VIII hardly be ready for occupancy for
q month yet The contractors say
that they are delayed greatly by finish
ing material. The furniture is for the
most part on the ground, but the din
ing room and office are not yet finish
ed. 1t is now more than likely that
the building III West Superior VIII not
be stopped by Wintry weather. Car
penterS have worked out doors without
gloves thus far, and the work of max
ing VI est Superior the metropolis Of
the Lake Superior country is not likely
to be interrupted for more than
month OF two by zero waves or Dakota
bliZZaTds.
In the important matter of real
estate, West Superior is trying toavoid
boom Spectators from Duluth
make an effort to boom local property,
but they find that not a solitary lot in
West Superior can be bought on an
option, and they take themselves away
Disguised 1t looks, now, however,
that despite the efforts of property
owners, not real estate dealers, to pre-
vent ii, that inside property in West
Superior VIII shortly get to moving.
Winter Street, Broadway and Tower
aNanmn ere still the fnN0ritpS-