The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-08-16
Opaa... oCt-,e Grand opera.

We venture the assertion that no
other city in this country Of our age,
ever produced 50 elegant Il play house
as the Land i River Improvement Go.
has given to this city, as the Opera
House Which WAS first opened to the
public last Monday evening by the
Hess Opera Company, ole OF the best
companies on the boards And right
here we wish to apologize for not an
nouncing the opening III our last issue.
1T was an oversight on orr part which
is hardly excusablp, still the matter
was forgotten until our city subscrib-
ers had been served, and then It was
too late to rtctify the hlunder.
The house WAS well filed Monday
evening to hear Martha as rendered
by the famous troupe and finer CON
gregation Of people it would he diff
cult to find IN any city. The building
itself is a gem Of beauty, elegant, vet
not elaborate III finish, We'll ventilated
and whether filed with one voice or
twenty every tone is ciesr and dis
tinct Tie building was designed by
Carl Worth OF this city AMI erected
under the management OF Howard
Thomas ii a cost Of 80, ESQ, and the
Land Company'i is entitled 10 much
praise for Their true town building
enterprise IL giving us this structure
among the many other fine improve
ment, they have given us 1t is this
spirit of enterprise, push, do some
thing" which is pushing the West
End Of orr city away to the front
Whllethe last End drags ont a lazy,
penurious, miserable existence, with
out a head or a tail, Il management or
policy, an original idea OF HharalIty
enough 10 carry il out if it had one.
Had we at the East Erd Of the city
2 management with one half the enter
prise Of the Land 4 River Improve
ment Company at the West End, we
would outstrip them iii wealth and
population two TO one III less than five
wears We do not much blame orr
West End neighb0rs for being ashamed
to acknoWledg las as part OF the city.
While West IaderS are given such Gle
giant quarters IS the Grand Opera, We
have no place fit to hold 4 ward caucus
in. and were it not for the liher&lity
Of the trustees of the Methodist church
it would he impossible for MS to ever
have even Il concert or q lecture III the
town.
1t is shame that ii is 50, and now
is Il good tinse TO say 50, or, rather to
re-;terate What we have said many
times before We have = company
here representing rs suc!; Il capital Of
about $4,000, 09o, and il private capital
Of probably S.a, eco, Gee These men
hold in their hands the destiny OF what
is designated Fast superior. yet i'll the
liberia! sense of the word they are do
ing absolutely nothing for the place.
Onlya week ago when We had Just a
/. IL t.Air ltatn Tx. hAr
talent there WAS no room large enough
to hold those &lo wished to attend,
ana more than Il hundred people who
he'd tickets to the entertainment could
not get in ana had to 90 home, and it
is looked urcn rs Il good JOKE on the
people who bought tickets and then
couldn't get III.
What Is the trouble do you ask:
We do not know MI we have are the
cold facts before us. Private indiyid
uals are trying to build up city here,
but how can they do anything when
the great head and totally controlling
power Will do nothing? How long is
state Of affairs going 10 last. Well
hat is another leading question we
cannot answer The company has
been waiting over q year now for the
donation of more lots. How long it
Will take - StarV& ont the individual
holders anl make them Glad to give
away their property and forget they
ever had any here is 4 problem we can
not solve. II the company wants more
water front than il owns, why don't it
90 INTO the market and buy ii: tasks
mighty high prices for al ii las tost Il,
why is it not willing to pay for what
it wants to buy. Had the company
bought up the water front wear ago
and gone ahead III 4 husineSs-lke man
ncr the increase Of values and business
would hy this time have paid back the
costs Eve times over. Tie company
may think it has i valid excuse for its
do nothing policy, but it cannot con
vince any intelligent people that such
is the case Get Il move on, gentle
men, and redeem yoursI Ives.