St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
DULUTH IS HAPPY.
A Company Organized to Build the Du.
luth, Northwestern &
Winnipeg.
Whereat the Average Duluth Citizen
Figures Out Great Receipts for
His City,
Claiming That II Will Be One Of the
Best Paving Roads in the
Country.
Special 10 the Globe.

Special TO the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Jan. 2S.-Saturday
morning last a definite step was taken
by eight gentlemen, most of them living
and all heavily interested in Duluth,
that will rebound to the upbuilding of
the city more than any other step that
could be taken in any direction. At
that time was finally organized a road
10 occupy country and to tap a district
of more Importance to Duluth than
almost all other sections combined, the
road which has been talked of for years
and once was unSucceSSfully begun,
and one that has been the dream of
all Duluth enthusiasts for dozen
years. The title of the new line, the
Duluth. Northwestern N Winnipeg,
fully explains its Importance and
course. 1t is, moreover, backed by
capital enough in the incorporatOrS them
selves TO build half a dozen such lines
As are proposed by the Duluth, North
western X Winnipeg. There is also
more than fair prospect that this road
will be built, and that at once. The in
corporatorS have signed its articles
with the fixed purpose of building the
road. and feel assured that it will be-
come one of the best paying roads in
the entire West. Some of them, who
have carefully looked up the poSSibili-
ties of local traffic, go so far as to say 1t
will be one of the best paying roads i'll
the United States. 1t is proposed to
start surveying corps out in February
at or near CloQuet nOrthWeSterly toward
Grand Rapids, head of navigation on
the Mississippi river, and To complete
the survey and grading of this section
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The road will be continued in an almost
due west course to point on the Red
river between the Northern Pacific at
Fargo and the Manitoba at CrOokSton.
The articles of incorporation of the
company also allow branches north
toward Winnipeg and in other direc-
tiOnS, and a farther continuance west
ward through the wheat country. The
incOrporatorS and first board of direc-
tors of the company are: X.
:. Munger, J. d. Ensign, ID. a.
Duncan. ii. II. Bell and l.. Mendenhall,
of Duluth; c. Y. Nelson, of the c. \.
president of the Duluth Il Manitoba
road. and c. w. Wells, of the Wells
Stone Mercantile company. r. S. Mum
ger is elected president and }. b. Holmes
vice president. The capital stock of
the company is S300,000 1t is proposed
10 organize construction company and
TO 90 to work at once. Such road as
this will be of incalculable benefit to
Duluth, and will put her merchants
and wholesalers in position to COM
pete successfully for the business of the
great section of the country tributary
TO st. Paul and Minneapolis. 1t will aid
in building up new system with its
center at Duluth, system in which the
Duluth, South Shore Il Atlantic has
already formed an entering wedge, and
if that road is called Duluth'S declara-
ton of independence, this may rightly
be called Duluth's declaration of war.
1t will open up fine sections of agricul-
tural, mineral and pine timber lands
along its course, and with Duluth men
at its head its business will be trans
acted here.
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Fred Wretmark, a young Swede mer-
chant at Superior, Wis, went into Mel
sons hardware store there to-day and
taking a revolver from the case placed
it TO his forehead and fired, killing him.
self instantly. No cause is known.
g., GRIFFIN NOT GUILTY.
The case of Frank Griffin, of Milwau-
kee, formerly connected with the Grand
opera house there, charged with steal
ing $50 from the money draw of j. Il.
condor, manager or the Duluth Grand
opera house, in September last, was flu
ished this afternoon. The jury returned
a verdict of not guilty after being out
fifteen minutes. w. c. Williams, a
Milwaukee attorney, defended Griffin.
lie spoke nearly half hour to-day, and
his speech is said to have been one of
the most able heard in the Duluth court
room for years,
Persons with money to invest will do well
20 turn their attention to Duluth and Supe-
TiOr NJ. B. Harrison, 602 Duluth National
bank building, Duluth, has large list of
property il both places for sale.