St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
AT THE HEAD OF The LAKE
The City Of Duluth Shows Steady,
Healthy Growth.
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
st. Louis County to Stand by Stearns--.
Duluth May Have a Democratic
Candidate.
Special to the Globe.

OF the Duluth board OF trade, has pre-
sented the fifth annual report of that
body. He reviews extensively the
work accomplished, and reports the
same steady, healthy growth in wealth
and population and private improve
ments that characterized the preceding
four years. The plans of public i'm
provement adopted by the city govern
ment, and the system of sewerage and
grades for public thoroughfares, is
dwelt upon at considerable length and
highly complimented. The report
shows that 2S,561 feet of sewerage was
completed, 9,01S feet of which was of
brick, at cost of S135, 62s.21; 1859
feet of sidewalk constructed at cost of
s23, 1874, while the total expenditure
for grading, sewerage and sidewalks
was S542, 367.30. Of harbor improve
ments under direction of Capt.
James B. Quinn for the season
beginning May 16, and ending Sept.
81, 1887, there were 222, 322 cubic yards
of dirt removed, and twenty-eight acres
added to the navigable area of the
harbor at a cost of So, 769.90, adding
Sl0,750 expended at the entrance of the
harbOr, the total amount expended in
harbOr improvements is S45,519.90. In
the railway docks of the Duluth d
Iron Mountain Range road S135,217 was
expended; st. Paul q Duluth, $3.50, 5S2.
and the Northern Pacific and Omaha
roads $4,000 and 10000, respectively,
making total, less cost of buildings,
of S453,7 99.
The grain year opened with 1924, 257
bushels of wheat in elevators, and AL
600 in vessels afloat in the harbor, and
closed with 6,57S,527 in store. Of the
100000 bushels of grain shipped dur
ing the season, 1851, 1867 bushels of
wheat and 1G3, 200 bushels of corn went
to foreign ports. Receipts of flour were
1885, 1872 barrels; shipments 1,322,715, of
the latter 374, $50 barrels going to for
eign ports.
The seven railroads now running into
Duluth have a total mileage of 1897,
with ten new lines now in actual course
of construction, and twelve add itioual
lines projected, nine of which have their
lines surveyed.
Since 1881. 3,175,000 tons of coal have
been received at this port, last year
contributing one-third of the total. while
for the present season fully one-half as
much will arrive as has been piled upon
the locks for the past six years COM
bined.
The total storage capacity of the ele-
vator system is now 19,450,000 bushels,
distributed among fifteen different ele-
vators located on either side of the bay.
ADJUSTMENTS
The continuous rainfall rather damp
ened the ardor of theater-gOers during
the week, though the opening night of
SalChurv,C rTrpnha6n,JrS vac
with packed house. The engagement
closed tonight with none the less en-
thusiastic audience, though not so large.
Lillian Lewis opens weeks engage
ment tomorrow night, and will be fol-
lowed by Roland Reed on June. - and
Is; the Two Johns Comedy company on
the 18th and 18th, and Mcintyre &
Heath's Minstrels on the 10Th, and 18th.
Mrs. Nichols. a charming little vocal
favorite, has in preparation by local
talent the operetta of ''Snow White"
which will be given at date not yet
fixed. Annie PiXley, who had dates
here, has telegraphed Manager Condor
that she cannot come on account of other
engagements.
THE POLITICIANS.
st. Louis county will give her united
support to Judge StearnS at the st.
Cloud congressional convention. though
a prominent Republican politician as
sured the GLOBES correspondent that
he, at least, entertained little hope of
the judges nomination. The delegation
has no second choice and will probably
stick to its favorite until either Barto,
Comstock, Corliss, Buchanan or some
one else has captured the nomination.
For the legislature, the ''ruling spirits"
already have their heads together, and
the nomination will fall to the lot of
some one of the old "antis'' in case
of Judge StearnS' success. In the
event-and probable event, too-of his
defeat there promises to be another Wig
orous fight and ultimate ruction in the
local party. Hon. nc. Kendall, James A.
Boggs and probably S. F. Wadhams will
then declare themselves" and the
old, old fight be renewed. All of which
is watched with smile of cOmplacency
by Democrats, who are at present say
ing but little. Duluth Democrats, too,
will present name at the Fergus Falls
convention. If President M. r. Bald
win, of the chamber of commerce, will
allow the use of his name he
can have the votes and influence of the
delegation, but he appears too much
engrossed in his personal business and
matter necessary attention. NJ. B. Har-
rison is expected home from the East
within few days, and as his name has
been quite frequently mentioned he
may conclude to enter the field. c. P.
Maginnis, of the land office, is deemed
an admirable candidate because of his
strength in the western portions of the
district, but he does not want the NOM
nation. Other names have been sug-
geSted, but no effort made to unite
upon any one man. The Democratic
for the lower house will go to
Hon. c. NJ. Parkhurst, of the state cen
tral committee, or to III. 81. Hawkins, of
Carlton county. Politicians have their
heads together, and there is a fitting
about, and arranging of states that may
all be knocked into smithereens before
even the nominating conventions.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
W. E. Richardson. F. A. Day and N.
3. Solner returned from Port Arthur
yesterday. They were compelled to
abandon the boat when near that place
and make their way ashore on cakes of
ice. 1t was perilous feat, but fortu-
nately accomplished without serious
mishap.
Citizens of Ely are making extensive
preparations for celebrating the COM
pletion of the Iron Range extension
into that village. a special train will
go from Duluth, carrying number of
distinguished invited guests.
W. B. Bell, formerly county treasurer
of Burleigh county, Dakota, and cashier
of Territorial Treasurer Raymond's
bank. has removed to Duluth and will
associate himself with the H. II. Bell
banking house.
Rev. c. G. Salter returned yesterday
from the East, where he has been in the
interest of the Bethel he is establishing
here. He secured about $4,000, swelling
his total subscription list to upward of
$4,000.