The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-08-10

std ID III iHc ColifcitlOli, luool VI Nuolll
were present:
Milwaukce-E f. Bacon, W. II. Wolf, d. NJ
Brigham.
Superior-Frank A. Flower chamber o
commerce. James Barion. u. F. Roberts, T. II
Perkins. West Superior Chamber of commerce
:. II. ClOugh. II. J. Common, e. ID. Moulton, w
+. Street.
Ashland-Edwfn Ellis. John II. Knight W. NJ
Tompkins, Geo. T. Merrill, Thomas Bardon.
Black River Falls-E. A. lie Clair Board O
Trade, John II. Mills W. K O'tearn. I. Ii
Phillips
Elsworth-John A. Murphy
Bauonett-L. Merrill.
MillSton-T. b. Mills.
Merlllan--J. b. Miller.
MICHIGAN
Sault Ste Marie-T r. Esterday. F. ". sey
mOur, C. 5. Osborn, J.. j. Cody, Otto FUwlc.
SEw.YoRK
Bufalo-MerChants' Exchange. Vim. Thurs
ton, Leroy Andrus. S. S. Guthrie. Lake Car
riers association, John Gordon, Alex. Mcdou
gall, W. z. Henry.
MISSOURI
ST. Louis Merchants Exchange, Nathan
Frank. George II. Morgan, Chicago. Board o
Trade, J. 5. bunham, Hugh Mcmillan, John III
Keith. C. II. Rochester.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Grand Forks-Board of Trade, w. r, Bierly
f. l.. Emery, VIM. Delroy. Municipality Z. Is
Frederick, W. b. Mcclellan, John A. Taylor.
MINNESOTA.
At LARGE. ]. Hill, f, G. swanstrom. Jared
b nson. Duuth-Chamber OF Commerce. NJ H.
Baldwin, W. +. Phelps, George F. French r. C
Mitchell. s A. Thompson. Board of Trade. c. IL
Graves. NJ. J. Forbes Ward Ames. Produce Elk
change. c. W. Culver, n. J. Miller, Thomas
nowse George W. strayer. b johnson, Edmund
ingalls,. City Council, NJ. J. Davis, Harry Arm
strong.
West Duluth-R. c. Brophy, Alex Foran J. V
Hancock.
Sank CCuter-L. +. Coe
ROyalton-G. a. Mobiles
saltwater F. W. Durant, r. j. Wheeler, C
". Mcclure, James Goodman, e, II. Corlie. W
+. Easton. Geo Low.
Little Falls-P. II. Geiss, n. Richardson
Chamber OF Commerce, J. e. Flynn, c. A. Lind
berry.
= ,MIin9eapq1liscc P; Lowell, V. NJ. Smith Board
OF Trade, }. {. Reno. Anthony Kelly, W. +
Steele J. Newton Mind, ID. NJ. Gilmore, II. A
Towner Produce Exchange. s. H. Hall,
st. ClOud-Chamber of Commerce. F. L. Searle
W. Westerman, l.. X Swift, C.. s. Benson. Frank
Tolman.
Mankato-Roard of Trade J. A. Willard, B
futile, james Shoemaker.
Austin-C. II Davidson, A. b. Hawkins J. D
Shoe y Chris Brown, 7. Haley
ST. 7. Chamber of Commerce, c. c. Andrew.
A. Pugh, ID. D. Merrill. Board of Trade, D. W
Iwohey, J. Mather J. A. Sieny.
IOWA
Davcnport-W. T. Hahn, Capt White
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported as follows: For presi
dent, Hon. Leroy Andrus, Buffalo, n
Y; vice presidents, J. S. Durham
Illinois: Nils Hangar, Wisconsin,; III
W Seymour, Michigan; Nathan Frank
Missouri; VIM. Thurston, New York
W. j. Hahn, Iowa; f. J. Emery
North Dakota; J. J. Cushing, Soutl
Dakota; J. c. Flynn, Minnesota
secretary, w. f. Street. West Sup
erior; assiS tant secretaries VIM F
Phelps, Duluth, and ID. d. Merrill
Ashland.
Messrs, Clough and Phelps conducted
Mr.. Andrus to the chair, who aftel
making short speech OF thanks
announced the committee on resolu
tons as follows:
Edwin Ellis, Ashland; S. II. Clough
West Superior; W H. Wolff, Mil
waukee; James Bardon, Superior; III.
b. Seymour, Sault Ste. Marie; join
Gordon, Buffalo; Nathan Frand, st
Louis; Hugh Mcmillan, Chicago; w
r. Bierly, Grand Forks; Jared Benson
Anoka; f. w. Durant, Saltwater; T
b. Mills, Millston, Wis; j. b. Miller
MERRIAM; G.. H. Graves, Duluth.
THE SECOND DAY.
Wednesday, the second day Of tn,
session of the waterways convention
opened with ominous indications of /;
wet day. but as the clouds still hell
their moisture the visitors started on
for their boat ride and inspection O
the harbor, and it was not until abou
eleven o'clock that the rain began t,
fall, and then we got showers at shor
intervals for the rest of the day, ant
in the night a wind up in the shape o
a very heavy thunder storm and tloot
of rain.
However unpleasant this was it die
not at all dampen the zeal of the con
vention, but on the contrary all looke'
upon it as about the proper thing t
have inasmuch as this was water
ways" convention, and the hall wa
well filled with delegates, other visitor
and home citizens, when at about %
Chairman ARdrus called the conven
ton to order. The committee on Teso
lutions not yet being ready to repor
Hon. II. W. Seymour, of Sault Ste
Marie, was invited to address the con
vention, and he kindly consented to d,
50. He outlined tue history of the SO,
canal and locks, and spoke of the won
derful growth of the commerce sine
the completion of the first locks il
1866. These locks were two in numbe
with a lift of nine feet each, ant
allowing the passage of vessels draw
ing twelve feet of water. During tn
first year the locks were in use tn
registered tonnage was JOG, 900. Thi
had increased to 100000 in 1SS
which was the last year they were use,
exclusively. In 1881 the government
completed the lock now in use 500xS
feet in size, and allowing the passag,
OF vessels drawing l6 feet. Followin!
the completion of the new lock Their
was complete change in the charac
ter of vessels. Instead of tugs town!
small schooEers, large steambarge
towing consorts appeared and bushes
continued to increase until for tn
year ending June so, 1889, the register
ed tonnage passing through the cana
amounted to about ,000, 00o tons. L
then spoke Of the magnificent new loci
under construction, S00x100 feet il
size and with y feet of water on tn
inter sills, the Golfer dam for whicl
has just been completed. The frs
locks which were built have been re
moved TO make room for the buildin,
of the new lock, leaving but one in ope
ration, on which the entire cnmmerc