The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-11-12
What the Seattle People Say About
Us.

In the Seattle Post 1nteillgencer OF q
recent date we find the following inter-
esting interview with CITY Comptroller
Parry of that city who had charge of the
excursion of city officials who visited
the head Of the lakes a short time ago:
ION the evening OF the 18th we left
st. Paul at 11:15 for Duluth, arriving
there Sunday morning. The principal
object ofthe trip to Duluth and Superior,
or the head of the Great Lakes, was to
look into the question of transportation
terminals and improvements. Duluth
is a city of almost the same population
as Seattle, a city somewhat similar in
its topography, and therefore presented
many features OF unusual interest.
Through the courtesy of Capt. Alec Nc
Dougall, inventor and builder of the
whaleback boats, we were taken to the
Duluth and Superior harbor on Capt.
McDougalfs private tug, and were
shown the splendid system OF slips and
docks which give the head of the lake $
such a great advantage III the matter of
transhipment from rail to water, and
water to rail.
Largest Ore Docks in the World.
We were shown the great package
Garner ship Troy, recently completed,
which during the day was to be loaded
with 5000 tons of flour. We were taken
past the iron ore docks with their miles
of frontage where 900 ton ship could
be loaded, trimmed and made ready
for sea within two hours from the time
of its arrival in port. These are the
largest ore docks IN the world. At one
of the big elevators the whaIeback Nc
DOugall had received its load of 23S, OOO
bushels Of grain and was casting off for
its voyage to Buffalo, having been in
port but little longer than the time re-
luired on the Pacific coast for ship to
get ready to receive her cargo.
We also visited the immense ware
houses of the Great Northern railway
system on the Superior side. One of
these warehouses, used principally for
package freight, is 500 feet in length,
two stories in height aud with a floor
space OF over ten acres. Ten large ships
can load at this one warehouse in a day
and frequently do SO. Nothing is
lifted, everything being arranged so that
the freight is either dropped or slid
down.
The following day, Monday, was
spent, in the morning, in visiting the
several departments of the city govern
ment at the city hail, all Of the officials
being present to furnish information.
In the evening the party was driven
over the beautiful TelTord pavement,
made from rock eXCayated IN making
the roadway to the pumping plant sew
eral miles north of the city on the
! shores of Lake Superior where pumps
of home manufacture have recently
/ been installed. We also were shown
I the new reservoir nearing completion
on one OF the high levels of the city. In
I the evening a meeting of the Duluth
/ CITY council was attended by q majority
! of the party.
The following morning, Tuesday we
were guests of NJ 3. Philbln, vice presi-
dent OF the Eastern Minnesota railway
company. and James Robinson, general
agent OF the Great Northern railway,
on a tour Of Inspection through the ter,
minals Of Duluth and Superior. The
day was very stormy, but the party Ell.
joyed the trip from Duluth harhor
and around by Lake Superior on one OF
the staunch TUGS of The Inman line with
Capt. Inman at the wheel. This trip
gave Us a splendid idea Of the Duluth,
superior harDor, and we were particu.
lariv impressed with the TACT that Min
uesota, and pariicu arly that district
must nave been represented in congress
bv widewake and influential congress
men, when we found that over 81, 0O0,
600 had been appropriated for the i'm
proyemeDt Of the harbor, the last ap-
preparation, made IN 1897, being So
CS0. 0G3.
8 The WORK under that approximation