The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-08
Prospects for 1902.
First Vice President Gay1ey, Of
the U. S. Steel Corporation,
is Optimistic.

IAAS ~" -. 1lSSA NOTPOIdt1CQ4>
is Optimistic. !
WILL MINE QUANTITIES OF ORE.
James Gayley, first vice president
of the United States Steel corpora
tion, who is paying his second visit
to Minnesota since the great iron
and steel railroad, mining and |
steamboat combination was con-
summated, is at the Spaulding, In
company with other officials of the
company he returned at s o'clock |
last evening from a visit to the
company's mines on the Mesaba !
range. Those members of the par
ty who are from the east will leave
this morning on the South Shore
train for the Upper Michigan rang
es for an inspection of the steel cor
poration mines in those districts.
Most Duluth people have begun
to feel that they know Mr.. Gayley
on account of his prominence in
that part of the steel corporation
which is of the greatest interest to
Duluth. He is at the head of the
departments of mining and trans
portation, and his duties therefore
are with matters of great import
and magnitude. The mining de-.
partment will this, it's first year,
show operations to the extent of
probably 13,500,O00 gross tons. The
transportation department embrace
es the boat lines, with 112 ships and
as many more under charter, and
all of the railroads embraced by
the steel corporation, which include
the Duluth, Missabe & Northern
and Duluth & Iron Range in Mimi
esota. It has been said that 25,OW
men are employed in the various
subsidiary companies over which
Mr.. Gayley exercises general an.
pervision.
ave are here on the annual tour
Of inspection of the .mines;" said
/ Mr.: Gayley last evening to the News
Tribune. ave shall go from here
to inspect the United States Steel
mines on the south shore of Lake
Superior"
"What are the prospects for next
years iron and steel business" was
asked.
"Splendid, splendid. There is ev
cry indication of a busy year in
1902. There is every prospect of our
taking much ore next season from
the Mesaba. We have been casting
about oday with reference to this
matter. I cannot say that the out
put of ore from the Minnesota next
year will b e greater than that of
this year. but it probably will be as
great.
improvements? Well, the only
thing of importance along that line
that can give you at present is the
reconstruction of dock No. 4 at Two
Harbors. That work has been de-
te rminedupon for the coming win
ter"
It has been reported that the Unit
ed States Steel company has plan
or merging all of it's mining COM
panies that now maintain separate
Identities, into single corporation,
and that it would be known as the
Minnesota Iron company. This
plan was followed with the boat
line, all of which we're merged into
the Pittsburg Steamship company.
Asked in regard to this Mr.. Gayley
said:
"The Minnesota Iron and Oliver
Iron Mining companies will have
charge of all operating mines, in
addition to their individual hold
ings. Their identities will be kept
separate as now, and the same will
be true of the Consolidated"
Mr.. Gayley was asked if the Cana
dian Northern road is as reported,
going to extend it's line down from
the international border to a con-
nection with the Duluth & Iron
Range at Ely. He said that he had
no official information on the SUBJ
ject. He intimated, with a smile
that the Duluth & Iron Range pro-
badly would not place any obstruc-
tioHs in the way of the Canadian
railroad builders if they sought to
make such eonnections.-News Trib-
une.