The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-06-29
a Circular.


itself, and as it covers some points
which would come under our province
TO allude to, we give them III their own
words:
/ Office Of SUPERIOR CONSOLIDATED ]
LAND COMPANY.
Superior, " is, June 2l, 1889. )
/ DEAR SIR:
In accordance with the adjournment
from the meeting held at New York
+ on the p ult.. the members of the Su-
/ peri0r Consolidated Land Company
met here to-day \ resolution was
passed increasing the capital to $500
600 The directors elected, thirteen
in number, are as follows; James
/ Stins0n, of Chicago, H.; Horace S.
| Walbridge, of Toledo, Ohio; Chas. f.
| Speer, representing the estate of the
late John L. Dawsonl of Pittsburg,
Pa; Victor Guillou, representing the
estate Of the late Thomas a. ScotO
of Philadelphia, Pa; Charles NJ.
Mathews, representing the estate of
the late ". W. Corcoram of Wash
inGton, d. c.; Arson Maltby,
Francis b. Riggs, of New York; WI
liam G.. Robertson, Geo, w. Board,
representing the Northern Pacific II.
r. Coz OF st. Paul, Mimi; James Bar
don, f. L. johnson, Chas. l.. CatIn
and Jno. \. Bardon, Of Superior, Wis.
The executive committee consists of
Horace 5. Walbridge, James Stmson,
Chas. Z. Speer, George w. Board and
James BaTdon.
The object of the corporation is to
bring about 4 consolidation of owner
ship of the lots and parcels of the
original TOWNSHIP of SUPERIOR and thus
afford remedy for the greao 1isad-
yantages under which the place has
labored from the unWise distribu-
ton of the property among widely
scattered proprietors thirty years ago.
The gentlemen comprising the direc
tors are the largest owners of the
town, representing, in the aggregate,
more than one-half of the land origin
ally plated and divided into twenty
seven shares. Each contributes to the
corporation his individual property, OF
that which he represents.
y large number Of other owners
have promised to put III their property
and it is hoped that everyone owning
one or more parcels i'll Superior Will
join, and thus make this consolidated
company enc Of the strongest in the
country,
The property will be appraised and
equalized by board Of three arprais-
ers, whose work is subject to review
By the directors, and stock at par Will
be given as the price of each lot. An
amount Of stock ranging from half a
million to million dollars will be sold
for cash, and the proceeds expended in
improving the property Of the corpo-
ration.
The gentlemen composing the direc-
tors viii return to hold d meeting at
Superior on Thursday, July 18th, next,
at The Euclid, at , o'clock in the after
noon, for the purpose of electing
permanent officers, choosing a general
manager, outlining q policy and decid-
ing on plan Of action. To this meeting
the presence Of every Superior owner
is invited for consultation and coop
Grafton.
The meeting VIII be the first of the
kind since the early days, and the OPP
portunity Will be an excellent one for
the owners to become acquainted with
each other and each others objects and
purposes. Such a meeting, whether cor
porate or unorganized, viii have the re-
suit Of putting great heart into thisn
movement for the advancement of the
CID town. y week or 50 in the heat of
summer can lie very pleasantly spent
here. Several Of the gentlemen inter
ested expect to bring their families
with them when they next come.
In the meantime the corporation,
by its temporary officers and executive
com.aittee, will be industriousIy at
work listing all the property of the
town, appraislng it, securing lists and
conveyances from owners, examining
titles, and getting the machinery in
shape for a good start
1t is now an easy matter to reach
this place from the east. Every after
noon at $50 limited vestibule train
with elegant slaepers, leaves the
northwestern depot, Chicago, arriving
at Superior the next morning at
O'Clock. Besides this there are three
day and three night trains between
st. Paul and Superior, making the day
run in five hours. And trip on the
Lakes, in the elegant Lake Steamers,
from either Buffalo or Chicago in July
IS a rare pleasure. Superior has now
, first class hotel accommodations in
The Euclid just opened. 1t is a new
house built and handsomely furnished
at cost Of $4,000, with baths, steam
heat, electric lights, and all modern
c0nveniences.
Every owner should DO at once what
lies IN his power to speed and encour-
age the good work now inaugurated.
Owners who have agreed to put
their property into the corporation
VIII please send their lists and alb
stracts at once to the undersigned in
order that the appraisers may have all
the necessary information As soon
as they can be prepared deeds viii be
sent forward for execution.
Very respectfully,
JAMES BARDON.
Pres't pro ten.