Telegram-herald., 1890-08-11
THE ZENITH CITY
It's Foundations as on the Ever
Living Rocks
PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE AND PRESS.
oaartetgs Of Enterprising Cities, ID q
tath, Superior Cigy. West saperior
ana south sGPsri0r-N onasr-
TAI Prosperity.

Lake superior, and at the foot OF II.
( LOUIS bay, = short distance below the
| mouth OF the II. Louis river, which
rises Ia the highest and roughest part
Of Minnesota, and drains about 500
square mites OF the State 10 Lake Sa-
periog. Its current Is very rapid. Big
White Face riyer Is the pTiacipsl trlbu-
tary. The average annual temperature
IS about 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The
distance from Buffalo. Y. y, 10 Dn-
luth, through the great lakes. by the
most direct route. is about 1900 miles,
and about 1000 miles via Canadian
North Shore; TO ST. Paul by rail. l55
miles, and TO Chicago by rail, $50 miles;
to the Red River OF the North, 26O
miles; TO the nearest point of the Upper
! Missouri river, 450 miles, and to Pugets
Sound, by the Northern Pacific rail
road, 1850. This prosperous great city
is but few years old. Though laid
out some years ago, il was badly Grip
pied in the panic OF 1878, from which il
never recovered, till about 80. Since
then it has made great strides in the
direction of prosperity. 1t stands AT
the extreme western end of the great
chain of lakes, and is about 1860 miles
from Quebec, which is at the extreme
eastern end of the lakes.
The ship canalthrough the Minnesota
point. which affords access 10 the inner
harbor in the Bay of Duluth, is 1900
feet IN length, 2j0 feet wide and twenty
feet deep. This beautiful bay is the
dividing line between Minnesota ana
| Wisconsin. Here is one of the finest
natural harbors in America, deep
enough and large enough for the
largest ocean and lake boats. The
present population of Duluth is be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000, with a rapid
| increase. 1t has added 70 its improved
real estate, a large blast furnace, num-
ber of large sawmills, several monster
elevators, among the very largest IN the
country, about fifteen in number.
But It is the material development of
Duluth that arouses ones especial in
tcrest. The blocks and magnificent
business houses built upon rock, and
solid from the bottom up, the fine
hotels, the universal shipping facilities,
the push, the energy, the general 60
ahead -ativeness of Its people, the net
work of railways. her ship-building, her
steamship lines, are, in their own way,
, immense and astonishing factors in the
material development of the city. One
of the best evidences of the city's ad-
va ncement IS It's press, so well support
ed by the progressive citizens, in return
for which Duluth is well served and re-
paid u hundred fold. Not so in Grand
Rapids. There the press, either from
necessity or natural causes, must do a
penny business; the re the people have
been educated in the narrow path of
having their printing and advertising
done for no thing. Wherever we find a
paper well supported, there we also find
progressive press, and wherever we
find progressive press. there we find q
liberal-m inded, progressive people.
The two must go hand in hand. One
helps Tia G other. Papers in Grand Rap
ids must advertise at starvation prices,
which keep them down, but they are
really better than the patronage war
rants.
On our arrival in the city, we went to
the magnific ent Spalding House, said
to have cost 5000, 600. II was flied with
people, which showed the spirit OF
progress noticeable IN the Northwest
The build ing is seven stories high, and
presents a magnificent view. We were
waited up into the sixth story INTO the
elegant dining room. and the first per.
son we met from Grand RAPID was our
old-time friend, }. Frederic Baars, Jr
After we had shaken hands with him
several other former Grand Rapids
men entered. We alFo met several
( members Of the Owashtanong Club
/ Once seated. our eyes met with a most
/ magnificent view 90 Lake Superior,
4 Duluth bay up to tie mouth ol the ST.
Louis river. superior bay, and the "a.
perior cities OF Wisconsin. three N
number, as follows, Superior City
West Superior and South Superior
But of these we viii Try TO speak later
on.
The hotel So Louis, next il sze and
/ cost 70 the spaIdng, vas sold q ieV
DAYS since for 10000 in cash. When
+ We reflect on the great change that ba'
taken place bere during the past fen
wears. when we recall what We saw when
ne were fret here, only = few wears
ago. then see I a. 70 j. nos. and shat
iitiseo.ug 70 b., IN population, prosper
itv and wealth. we are ~ 3 loss r. knov
( bow 90 express these thoaghts an8 fsai
rigs in words on paper for tie Grand
Rap ds press.
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