The labor world., 1899-12-02
EXPECT TGOODRESUL
NEW WORKERS HERE BELIEVE
VISIT WILL HELP METROPOLIS.

Charles 4. schieren, Chairman of
| New York State Commission Is
Amazed ut Duluth's Wonderful
! Shipping Facilitics-Expects More
Freight to go From Northwest Via
| New York in Future.
Charles A. schieren, chairman of the
| New York state commission that is
visiting the principal shipping centers
! of the United States to ascertain why
export business from the West is being
diverted from New York to other
ports, left Duluth last evening for Chi
cagO, where he has an important busi-
ness engagement. The other members
of the commission that visited Duluth
yesterday, Alex r. Smith and y. L.
Fairchild, have gone for trip over the
iron range of Minnesota with President
Greatsinger Of the Duluth & Iron
Range road. Mr.. Schieren said before
! taking his departure that he was eX-
tremely sorry that he could not visit
| the ranges also. Duluth has made
strong impression on Chairman Schie-
rem and his associates on the New York
state commission. They were sur
prised at the commercial Importance
of this city and the fine public build
! ings that they found. Chairman
i Schieren said to representative Of
The News Tribune before going to the
| train:
i "I have been much surprised at the
| extent of Duluth and it's commercial
4 Importance. I had no idea that the
! city was as big. that It was Of such
metropolitan character or that the
i commercial interests were of such
/ great extent. 1t is my first visit to
Duluth and I shall carry away an ad-
miration and liking for the city and it's
people. The public buildings here are
very fine. I was particularly i'm
pressed with your high school build
i ing. Architectually it is one of the
finest school buildings that I ever saw
All of your school buildings are fine.
Duluth people have an cye to the beau
tiful hat cannot but be elevating in
4 it's effects"
1.-THE shipping interests Of Duluth are
enormous. The figures we have OBJ
tained here indicate that you have got
a big future, especially In the iron ore
industry. Our commission was received
very courteously by your president and
members Of the board, of trade and
they gave us some valuable informa-
ton as to the Importance of the port
Of Duluth to the shipping interests Of
the port of New York.
II have no doubt that as result of
our visit there will be more freight go
via New York in future and that our
business relations with the Northwest
will be closer than ever. I hope that
the results will be mutually beneficial
For f1o 1f f1n NnvfI nd
for the port of New York,
"President J. L. Greatsinger of the
Duluth s. Iron Range road and Cap
tain Alex McDougall entertained the
visiting members Of the commission at
the Kitchi Gammi club: We are under
great obligations to the people of Du-
luth for the kindness and hospitality
that have been shown to us. We have
met many bright, active business men
here.
'In regard to the decline of the COM
merce of New York state may say
that we lack terminal facilities at Buff
fa1o and New York: The legislature
of New York state will no doubt pass
appropriations ample to create addi-
tional rail and canal facilities. I The
Erie canal is absolutely necessary for
prestige of New York"
II The visiting members of the New
York state commission met yesterday
with the Duluth shippers at the Board
of Trade. A. D. Thomson was the first
speaker to offer explanations for the
benefit of the commission why the port
of New York is not getting as much
business as formerly. He said it was
simply a question of rates. Mr.. Thom-
son said that there has been gradual
II decline of the amount Of business go
ing from Duluth to New York in favor
of Montreal and Boston. The commits
sion asked Mr.. Thomson what could
be done to assist New York in regain
ing it's lost commerce. Mr.. Thomson
II answered that if New York and the
railroads will give practically free ele
vator storage and a small charge for
H loading into vessels the chief argument
II against New York will be taken away.
II Mr.. Thomson said that only about one
II fourth of his business goes via New
York, whereas one-half of it fornely
went through that port.
Ward Ames was the next speaker.
Mr.. Ames said that about One-half of
his business goes via New York. New
York has lost grain business in recent
years for the reason that other routes
s5fe bidding for it and the business
is bound to go where the Inducements
take it. The Canadian canals were
mentioned as among the new compe.
tition. Nine-tenths Of the corn for ex-
port goes via Montreal on account Of
the cool temperature in the summe!
months. The Erie canal. the speaker
said, cannot compete with the rail
roads. Mr.. Ames recommended that
in order to obtain cheaper rates from
Buffalo to New York the Erie canal
should be deepened and boats should
be operated on it capable of transport
ing $4,000 bushels of wheat.
Captain Alex McDougall also recon-
mended that the Erie canal be i'm
proved. He informed the commission,
however, that the Western shippers
will not he satisfied with anything