The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-09-12
II Is Aim o~t Here.

II Is Almost Here.
For ten wears almost we have had
the management of the TINES. and
for almost ten years has the TINES
been kicker against the wicked dis
scrimination against Superior by the
railroads especially in the matter of
permitting the wheat of the great
Northwest country to flow through
its natural channel Superior, on its
way to the markets Of the worl,l. The
wheat trade should have been one of
our very first and most important in
dustries here at Superior from the day
the Northern Pacific road entered the
other than the railroads has put the
! embargo on wheat and kept it away
! away from Superior and sent it out OF
its course to fee ana enrich Minnea-
! polls, and to q great extent save Du-
/ luth from utter ruin and save to the
name I. place on the maps of the coun-
F, try. We have waited long, and impa
tiently, for the Inauguration of bet
ter and just system of things, and
now, we are happy to say, our desires
seem about to be gratifed.
Under recent rulings of the rail
roads, lead by the great Northern road
not only the wheat of the great North
/ west but of the Southwest as Well can
come direct to Superior and just as
cheaply as it can go to Minneapolis,
and III another ten years Superior will
be the Flower City" and the chief
grain market Of this continent, as she
of right should be.
The Minneapolis Journal of We'd
deslay had a long editorial, with inter
views of such men as P,l!sbury, Wash
burn, Rogers, and others, all of whom
were terribly exercised over the pres
ent state of affairs. We can not re
produce all of the opinions expressed,
but few will suffice. The Journal
for itself says:
1t has been many years since MIMI
eapolis millerS and grain men have
been SO aroused as they are now over
the rank discrimination against this
city III grain rates, made by railroads
III favor of Superior. The Great
Northern, by virtue of its short line
from North Dakota to Superior, has
a natural advantage over roads in
that section of the state, and has for
years made the same rates from North
Dakota to Superior and Duluth as to
Minneapolis, and the shipments from
that state have been governed by the
market in the cities. But now q rad
zeal move has been made and the re
suit is that wheat from southwestern
points III territory properly tributary
to Minneapolis, goes right by without
a blush, on the part of the railroads,
and finds Judgement in Superior
This Is cutting receipts OF wheat
here nearly in two, and is doubling up
at Superior The menance to the mill
ing interests here is regarded as seri-
Gus, and millers do not hesitate TO say
that unless there is d change the mills
will be in danger.
The Milwaukee, 500, st. Louis and
omaha railroads are engaged i'll the
business OF ignoring Minneapolis, the
them to exist in this part of the coun-
try. Why they have turned their
backs on this city when there is no
gain apparent to them is the question
that is troubling the millers.
President Greenleaf Of the Chamber
of Commerce said ne, regarded the
situation as very serious, and if per
sisted in it would mean obstruction to
Minneapolis milling interests"
Mr.. {. \. Pillsbury said: II regard
this discrimination against Mlnneapo-
lis as absolutely fatal to the milling in
terests of this city. And if it is allow
ed to stand as against wheat the time
is only short when it will be applied to
other articles Of merchandise ana tran
sfer all the johbing trade from Mimi
capolls and st. Paul to Superior"
There is nothing as serious as this
before the people, and if il cannot lie
Temidied, it would be much better to
change our proposed harvest festival
into a day of fasting than to make it
day of rejoicing''
Senator Washburn was jilst as EN-
phatic and pronounced against the
discrimination as Mr.. Pillsblry.
Col. Rogers, editor of the Market Rec
ord, said: The Chamber of commerce
is arranging to build 5000 float for
the harvest festival parade, showing
the complet operations Of work on
change. If the present rate to Super
ior hold it would be more appropriate
for the chamber to hire a wagon and
decorate it with Grape" And when
the band begins to play the Elephant
he goes round and round. We shall
soon see our ideas Of the wheat bust
ness put into sensible practice and
Superior become the wheat market OF
the Northwest.