St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-20

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substantial and approved manner. The
laying out the city, having in view it's
rapidly extending commerce and indus
tries. The steam transports that ply
between this point and Buffalo carry
out the products of the mines, the farm
and the forest, and return loaded with
coal and merchandise from the East, so
that for every pound of steam and every
foot of canvas they use. both in coming
and going, they produce revenue for
their owners. The machinery for NOV
ing freight of every kind, and particu-
larly grain and coal, is of the latest and
most improved design. The discharge
and receipt of enormous cargOeS is the
work of only a few hours, and often
but few minutes. Here is an illustra-
ton of the way in which work of
this character is performed. The
schooner David Dow arrived at Duluth
Friday night. at Z o'clock; the next
morning she commenced unloading her
cargo of 2. 100 tons of coal. At o'clock
in the afternoon she had unlOaded,
cleaned her hold, taken ON board $4,000
bushels of wheat and was ready to sail.
Another vessel arrived at o'clock in
the afternoon; two hours later she
cleared with $4,000 bushels of wheat for
Buffalo, having had no cargo to unload
here. The steamer Australian, with
sailing vessel as conSOrt, arrived at3:30
p. IN. and cleared at p. m. the same
day, the steamer taking $4,000 bushels
of wheat, and the sailing vessel $4,000,
making an aggregate of $4,000 bushels
four and half hours.
A GREAT RAILROAD CENTER OF THE
FUTURE.
Duluth is now the objective point for
the great railroad development of the
Northwest. l cannot 60 into any detail
in al article like this, and must be con-
tent to give a few leading facts. As
already stated, the first railroad to Du-
luth was the st. Paul & Duluth, OBJ
tanned in spite of Proctor Knott'S oppo-
sition and oratory. The company re-
ceived the land grant of million and
half acres. and the road was COM
pleted in 1870. 1t has already sold half
million acres, and has a million more
left on its line between Duluth and st.
Paul. These lands are offered to actual
settlers at very low prices. They
consist of agricultural and timber dis
tricts, ahd afford to enterpris-
ing pioneers an opportunity to
get a start in the world.
They understand the Importance and
value OF an increasing population in
this country aud have dealt and are
dealing literally in the direction of in
ducing settlers to occupy their lands.
No doubt this is benefit to the COM
pany, but it is also of great advantage
to thousands in our large cities who
need opportunities of this kind, as well
as to the foreign immigrants who peO-
pie this part of the country. There are
already six railroads entering Duluth,
of which three are trunk lines across the
continent. Ten more are being built
and near completion, and nine addi-
tional lines are projected and certain to
be constructed at an early day, making
twenty-three railroad lines now enter
ing, and that soon will enter Duluth
of railroads, built and to be
prospective development of agricultural
and mineral wealth unequaled by any
in the country. The iron mines within
a hundred miles of Duluth are produc-
ers of the richest ores, especially the
famous Vermillion range. Already they
have led to the establishment of steel
and iron works that now employ large
force of men in Duluth and vicinity, the
products of which are sent to st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Milwaukee and other
large cities. Add to this her great lum-
Der products, mills for the manufacture
of the fleece of Montana fiocks, lumDer
mills and other factories for the manu-
facture of products of the great terri
tory of which Duluth is the nearest
center, and it is easy to believe with
her people that she is destined for
something large in the way of city.
A GIGANTIC PROJECT ON FOOT.
There is only one thing more of which
l will speak; that is a project which
men of wealth and determination are
pushing forward upon the attention of
the public and of congress. 1t is moth
ing less than the constructionOf canal
around the Falls of Niagara. Already
the river and harbor bill of the present
congress contains provisions for the sur
vey and estimate of waterway
around the Niagara falls, of capacity
ships of war of modern build drawing
twenty feet Of water, said waterway to
commence in a navigable part of
Niagara river in Niagara county and
to end in the navigable waters con-
nected Herewith" By means of arti-
fetal waterways it is proposed to extend,
as it were, an arm of the At
lantic ocean to the extreme inland
point of Duluth, by Lake Superior.
Vessels loaded at this and other cities
on the great lakes could transport their
cargOes to any seaport of the world
without breaking bulk. The commerce
of the Pacific and Northwest by rail-
road would largely find its way by this
water route to the Atlantic coast and the
ports of the world. The population of
Massachusetts, in 1880 was 100000 in
territorial area of 1880 miles. With
perhaps the best developed railway
system in the United States, for her
area. she had 1850 miles of railroad.
But Minnesota has ten times the area,
productive power and natural resources
of Massachusetts. With the same
ratio of population and rail
ways she would have seventeen
millions of people and $4,000 miles of
railroads. Again, Dakota has twenty
times the area and product We resources
of Massachusetts,. If the two great
states Of Minnesota and Dakota were
developed and populated in proportion
to the old Bay state, they together
would have 10000 miles Of railroad and
60,OOO,OOO people. Now run over the
list of states and territories | have men
toned above, the commerce of which.
by the most direct routes. is tributary
to Lake Superior, and think it will be
be entirely safe for US all to conclude
that Uncle Sam is large land owner,
and that the prospects of the Northwest
and Of Duluth are at least rather prom
Using.