The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-05

farmers can load their grain and
produce for the markets of the
world, the discussion becomes to
a certain extent a matter of general
interest to the State of Minnesota,
1t is conceded that if the port of
entry is ever established at the
head of the lakes it will be either
at Duluth or West Superior, in
Wisconsin, and, of course, citizens
of Minnesota are directly interested
in having the port located in their
State. The excuse used by men,
bers for participating in the dis
cussion of a local matter was that
the interests of the State were op
posed to any division of the re-
sources at the head of lakes or the
creation of two rival cities there,
which would dissipate and impair
the strength of the Minnesota port
on Lake Superior 1t was for this
reason that many opposed the sep
arate incorporation of West Du-
luth. On the other hand Mr.. Boyd
showed beyond question that the
vast majority Of the citizens of
West Duluth favored the city char
ter which his bill proposed to grant,
and many members felt that it was
a matter of which the people them
selves were the best judges and
that the legislature had no right to
deny their request. The discussion
resulted in recommendation by
the committee to indefinitely post
pone the bill, and in the refusal of
the house to accept the report by a
vote of 81 to 81. The matter was
finally disposed of by referring the
bill to the St. Louis county dele
cation for amendment so that the
bill should not take effect except
by majority vote of the people of
the city of West Duluth, with in
structions to report the matter
back within four days, the amend
ed bill to go at once to the calen-
dar for final passage.
MIR. Boyd is certainly to be COM
plimented on the able manner in
which he handled the interests of
his bill both on the floor of the
house and in it's progress from the
committee on towns and counties
to the calendar, and it is safe to say
that if the bill had been entrusted
to less able hands it would have
been indefinitely postponed. The
interests Of Duluth lacked the able
management of a man like Col:
Graves, who represented that city
two years ago. Had he been in the
house this year, there is not much
doubt that the bill would have
been postponed. It is true that
MIR. Kinney is an able representa-
tive and a pleasant gentleman but
as he comes from Ely, the men,
bers rather looked to Mr.. Kendall
TO show why the bill should not
pass. That gentleman is
hotheaded and Incorporate in
his language and address, and
the result is that he made very
unfavorable impression and prob
ably lost many votes which would
have otherwise gone to the Duluth
side of the controversy. As it is
the chances are against the pas
sage Of the bill in the senate even
it it gets through the house, there
being a strong disposition among
many members to let the matter
rest for a couple of years, until the
two towns can come to some agree
ment between themselves. The
part which the governor has taken
in lobbying for the Boyd bill
through the agency of r. G. Ell
lott, his former private secretary,
and the present manager of his
West Superior interests, his pres,
ent private secretary, Tams Bixby,
and Adjutant General Mullen, has
been the subject of much adverse
criticism from all sides of the
house. Such a course probably
has no precedent in the history of
the State.
The trip taken by the legislature
to Duluth, last Saturday and Sun
day was not a bowling success, and
was a disappointment both to the
Duluth citizens and the represent
atives who had charge of the ex-
petition. The party included the
rag-tag and bob tail of the twin
cities, all of the spittoon cleaners.
door-keepers, committee clerks.
cloak room keepers, pages,
heelers, political prostitutes, roust-
abouts, boodlers, pimps, parasites
and lobbyists that usually infect
the Legislative halls. Altogether
the party numbered 1877 persons Of
whom there were eight senators
and about forty representatives.