The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-05
HAD GOOD SEASON
BUSINESS AT PORT OF DULUTH HAS
BEEN VERY Salts
FACTORY
TONNAGE ABOVE LAST YEARS
Heavy Gains in Lumber, Wheat and
Flax Shipments = Iron Ore
Shows Slight De-
crease.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
DULUTH, Dec 4-Naviga ton at the
head of the lakes for the season of 1901
is practically over so far as lumber
and ore is concerned; but there will be
some grain shipped and coal and general
merchandise received before the ships tie
UP for the winter. The harbor is begin
ming to freeze over enough to hamper
the boats a little. but the lake, usually re-
mains. open until the first of. February,
and until that time some of the smaller
boats run to and from north shore
points.
According to the records at the Gus
toms office UP to Dec. 1 the aggregate
tonnage carried through the Duluth ca
nal for the season has. been 5,414,346 tons,
compared with 5,525,346 for the entire sea-
son of 1900. When the present season
finally closes the business will probably
exceed that of last year by several thou
sand tons. The figures given represent
4,179.755 of shipments and 1,234,59 re-
ceIpts.
There are heavy gains in lumber, wheat
and fax shipments, but iron ore ship
mentS are shy, due to the United States
Steel company sending most of it over
the Iron Range road and shipping down
the lakes from Two Harbors. That COM
pany owns docks there, as well as here,
shipments at that point which, however,
is SUPPORT of Duluth. The total tons
OF ore sent from Duluth this season
were 2,SS3.SG9 tons, compared with 1882, SIG
tons last year.
OF lumber, 39o663,77 rs feet have been
shipped UP to Dec. I, probably the heavi-
est in single season, and 16S, %, 1888 feet
in excess of 1900. Of wheat, 1902, $50
bushels have been sent down the lakes
fr-Or har~0 zoo
of last year. There is also a heavy in
crease in flax, which viii be added to
before the season finally ends. Up to the
first of the month 3,241 All bushels were
shipped against 1851, 1864 bushels last
year.
Flour shipments show decrease. Up
to December, i, 493, $50 barrels have been
taken down the lakes, compared with
1S07.061 a year ago, and the difference
is not likely to be made up.
Receipts for the season show no espe
cial feature over average years, but will
probably be few thousand tons heavier
Up to Dec 1. 925,7S6 tons of coal have
been received, but this figure will be
materially increased. During 1900 a72 652
tens were received by water Log re-
ceipts were heavier this year by 13. COO 900
feet than last year, the total being A, Co.'S
COO feet.
A great many large steamers are be-
ing Brought up to THE head of the lakes
to remain for the winter It Is said about
eighty will be locked in the harbor. and
many of them will be repaired at the SUI
perior shipyards. Several new boats are
under construction, and contracts have
been made for others.
w. f. Fitch, second vice president and
general manager of the Duluth, South
Shore & Atlantic has been in the city
this week and in an interview in reia-
ton to the report that his road would
move it's general offices from Marquette.
Mich, to Duluth, said that it was under
consideration and that it probably would
be done. similar report was circulated
several months ago, but nothing more
was heard of the matter until Mr. Fitch S
statement. The roads general freight
Office is located here, and, in the opinion
of local railroad men, this is the logical
point for general headquarters.
Alex. Pollock, a farm hand from Cav
alier county. North Dakota, complained
to the police that he was relieved of $40
by a Bemidji policeman. He says that he
left North Dakota with S120 in his pocket
to take little trip. about the country.
He stopped at Bemidji and his verdancy-
and money-attracted several crooks aI9
they attempted to relieve him Of some of
his wealth. The disturbance attracted
the police and Pollock and one of the
big mitt men were locked up, Pollock be-
ing incarcerated in order to secure his
presence in court His roll was taken
from him according to custom. The next
day he was released and was placed on
an east-bound train by the officer Just
as the train pulled out the latter gave
Pollock his money in an envelope and
cautioned him to be more careful in
future When Pollock examined the en-
velope later he says he discovered he
was 500 short. He wants the Duluth po-
lice department to recover it for him.