St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
Expenditures for Improve
ments in West Superior
Will Reach Millions.
La Crosse to Have a Municipal
Election With Three Tick
cts Out.
The People to Vote Elsewhere
CHRONICLES of Events at
Many Points.
Special to the Globe.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, March o.
AS the season for building approaches
the plans made during the winter for
rapidly, and it is surprising to note
that as many as 800 tenement houses
have either been commenced or con-
tracted for; and, besides these, the eX-
penditures for business blocks, railroad
and city improvements, docks, eleva-
tors. ETC., will reach into the millions
of dollars. Tho city has let the con-
tract for the construction of crema-
tory of the Kilvington patent, which
cost $1,000; and IN few days the con-
tract Will be let for the paving of
Tower avenue. 1t is probable that
Broadway and Winter streets will also
be paved this summer, but before this
can be done water and sewerage pipes
must be laid. These improvements will
DeceS state alone the employment of q
large number of laborerS, and the num-
Der will be largely increased when the
railroads and other improvements will
have been commenced.
The land company will In all proba-
bility take the most active interest In
the establishment of new industries
this summer, but the plans of other
parties, as far as made known, will call
FOR the expenditure of sums far exceed
made last year. The land company
is contemplating the erection of
q fine Office building for its
own use on Tower avenue,
and is also negotiating with parties for
the putting up of an immense ship yard
on Towards Pocket. The five rail-
roads here are expected this summer to
develop the many projections which
served as the principal topics of CONVEX
sation during the winter. 1t is well
known that the Eastern Minnesota
will eXpend large sums of money in the
extension of its facilities here and, th at
Its contemplated improvements in
clude the construction of another coal
dock and the completion of the fine
office building which was commenced
last fall. This road has made West
Superior its home and already estab-
lished here a plant which would
be boosted of in high terms by
larger cities. They derive the
principal part Of their haulage from
the flour shipments from Minneapolis
consigned to Eastern ports by lake, and
they have built here a monstrous mer-
ehandise dock, with capacious ware
houses, as facilities for handling the
Hour and grain. In connection with
Its rail system the Eastern owns and
operates steamship line known as the
Northern Steamship company. This
line is composed of five of the largest
craft OH the lakes, and all of them are
run for the exclusive purpose of carry
Ing freight to Eastern ports in connec-
tion with the Eastern Minnesota rail-
way. The Duluth, South Shore &
Atlantic railwayis reported as making
arrangements for the construction of
a coal dock and for the putting in of
terminal facilities on the St. Louis Bay :;
but as yet has not commenced opera
Mons.
The Omaha company has made
several substantial improvements here
recently, and it will be necessary for
them to still further improve in order to
acquire facilities for the disposition of
receiving from the Lehigh and st. Paul
& Pacific companies.
The Northern Pacific road, 1t Is said,
will. expend considerable money in the
building of elevators and docks, and it
rs very likely it will construct a
freight depot here, as the freight bust
ness has grown to such proportions as
TO necessitate the removal of the Office
from the union depot where it is at
present located.
The st. Paul & Duluth, the last to
gain entrance into the city. according
TO reports will build a coal dock,
freight depot and otherwise obtain the
good graces of the populace from whom
they seek patronage.
;. The election next Tuesday promises
TO be exciting in the extreme. There
are three candidates for the Office of
county judge, ID. E. Roberts, j. T. Wen
ger and l.. S. Larson, and for municipal
Judge but one candidate, j. D. Stack,
has thus far presented himself. For
the mayOralty there are at least a
dozen candidates, and as all are politi-
Clans of more or less strength, it is i'm
possible to even surmise as to who will
pc the successful one. It is generally
thought that Frank A. Ross will receive
the nomination of the Republicans, and
a. nj. Spencer is spoken of as the most
likely nominee on the Democratic side.
The balance of the city offices
each have any number of candidates
and the aldermen'S chairs will be filled
with good selection from each of the
Seyen wards. Although party lines
Will be drawn and tickets put in the
held by Democrats and Republicans, so
many other tickets will appear that par
tisan rules will not be observed, and
the party tickets will be of little benefit
70 their nominees. E. McMahon, for
Merly cashier OF the Bank of Superior,
and financier of thirty years. expert
ence, has been presented by his friends
rs candidate for the Office of city
comptroller, and has but one opponent,
u. >. Rogers, the present police justice.