The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-12-04


GRAND MARA1s. MINI. DEC. 4. 1897.
AS to the independents Line.
The Two Harbors News in reporting
the meeting held in Duluth recently,
says: "There was manifest determ,na-
ton push the move to early oonsum.
nation. To insure loyalty to the line.
Az effort will be made to induce all ben-
Gifted to become financially interested.
It this can be accomplished its success
is assured, as the North shore fishermen,
the greatest source of the present COM
pany's revenue, are the chief promoters.
1t is not proposed to start rival fish
company, simply to afford relief to the
fishermen whereby they may realize a;
living profit on their labor. The success
OF agricultural and other Developments
on the North shore is dependent on bet
ter freight rates. The present rates ap-
pear restrictive. The fisheries of the
North shore are source of perpetual
revenue, and If rightly handled would
yield largely to the commercial interests
of Duluth. That city at present fur
nishes hardly q fraction OF their supplies.
As whole they are very provident set
OF laborers. Their business is Q very
hazardous one, and they deserve every
dollar they make.
circumstances have placed the writer
closer to the new organization than he
anticipated. We have no personal griev.
ance against the Booth company but
have decided interest in the betterment
OF the condition of our neighbor, espe-
oially when it is but ssconding their ef-
forts. The line should be established as
diRnifed business venture to regulate
existing wrongs. We do not approve of
abuse Of the old line to create sympathy
for the new. Convince the people that
it is legitimate and deserving venture,
giving adequate and impartial service at
living rates. and it's success will be Ger
tain"
West Duluth Sun:
The people living along tho north shore
OF Like Superior are anxious to free
themselves from the A. Booth monopoly
These people are dependent wholly on
the Booth steamers for freight and pas
senger transportation and have been
forced to pay such e1orbitant prices for
this service that they find it difficult to
even exc out an existence. They see in
this condition of things an obstacle to
the natural development of the rich
country between Two Harbors and the
Canada line and they have taken it into
their heads to seek q remedy. A meet
ing of the citizens of the various settle
ments along the North shore was held
at the st. Louis hotel Tuesday to con.
slider the proposition Of organizing a
steamship company for the purpose OF
putting on a boat to compete with the
Dixon for the North shore traffic. The
plan. which seems msritorious one, is
to make it a. cooperative concern with
special Inducements to patrons to be-
come stockholders. All who are inter-
ested in any way in the Development of
Cook and Lake counties are taking q
friendly interest in the enterprise, and
it is among the probabilities that there
will be competition for Booth when nav
igation opens again.
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Two Harbors journal:
The citizens of Two Harbors and Lake
county should give every possible en-.
oouragement to the plan of starting an
Independent steamboat line on tho North
shore. Monopoly is always bad thing
and the Booth Packing compsny's mono
poly of the carrying trade on the North
shore greatly retards the developement
and growth Of this territory. An indie
pendent boat line. catering to tho de.
mands Of the trade, wonld do much to
Induce settlement. The Journal hopes
that the projeet will be successfully car.
ried ont.