The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-01-04
CONTINUALLY GROWING.
The Past Twelve Months Show Larx"
Amount of improvements Done
In this City.

AuOt1na VI VvCHssOsssc -.
I'm this City.
The following from recent issue OF
the Evening Telegram will be resu
with interest by our out of town read
ers who are interested in the prosper
;ty or the city.
An inventory of stock taken for the
city of Superior on the last day OF the
year produces some very pleasant
surprises. There have been years III
which more building has been done,
especially that kind of building that
makes itself apparent to the casual
observer, and this fact may have leo
to the opinion that the year 1871 mas
not been so prosperous as could nave
been hoped. But the surprise comes
in when survey of the city IL made
and the Improvements totaled up.
There has been a large amount OF
money spent in making permanent
additions to the assets Of the city,
both in industries and residences.
The fact that several of the most I'M
portant and beneficial additions have
been in the line Of improving or Ell
larging present plants is one reason
who cursory glance does not show
where all the money spent has gone
to and what there is 10 show for it.
Superior's largest single plant, the
barge works. has been one Of the fore
most in the lire Of progress. Is pres
en-. condition does mOie than does
;haI OF any other industry to recall the
''palmy days" A thousand men are
now on the pay rolls. TIE old dry
dock is being refitted at a cost Of
about $50, 900, new power house has
been built and other improvements
have been made since last winter.
Three new beats have been turned
out, two are now building and two
more are to fill the stocks as soon as
the present incumbents can be dis
charged.
The formation of the Duluth Super
ior Milling company which has leased
the Superior flour mills, practically
adds another big industry, the -four
mills at the Eaat End having been
idle for couple of years. Much
money has been spent on the Daisy
and Listman. The Commander is now
owned by new company and it runs
J day and night.
/ The biggest thing actually gotten
under way this year is the Northwest
/ ern Coal company's new dock on Su
perior bay. 1t will take more than
another year TO complete this nam
moth structure which is to be the
largest on the great lakes and viii
cost about 100000.
About half that sum is to be spent
by Jones & Adams on their new Goa
dock at St. Louis bay at the end of the
Philadelphia & Reading dock. Thit
dock will figure among the large onei
although its capacity will not come
nearly up to the Northwestern's.
The ST. Paul s. Western compan,
has spent about s50, 900 or more in en-
larging and improving its coal dock
on Connor's Point.
Anew linseed oil mill has been bull
by outside capital on Banks avenue
That mill is already in operation ant
employing from 20 to IS men. The
/ Northwestern Grass Irvine company
/ has spent thousands Of dollars in fit
ting out its plant here with the neces
sary machinery and stocking it's sheds
with grass. 1t Is now in shape to star
/ on short notice. The steel plan: foun
dry, which had been shut down fol
some time, started operations agail
this year and the outlook is for steady
running, employing about IS men fol
some time to come.
AT the South End, the Duplex Man
ufacturing company, whose business
for years has been crowding its quart
ers, has made the purchase of the ole
stove works plant, which is furnished
with power from the original plan,
and thus practically doubles the ca
pacity there.
During the year James j. Hill has
completed the purchase of the fine
bay front property at the East End
Nothing has been done to improve
that property rs yet but the Crest
Northern president has made plans
for big ''doings" there in the near
future. The Omaha road has also de-
cided upon the erection of compan-
ion elevator to its Itasca house
Several public buildings have been
added. The Carnegie library on Ham
mond avenue, costs $50, 900; the Nell
son Dewey high school costs about
S35, 900; the Kimbal school rebuilding
costs about $4,000.
The new Superior Laundry company
building on North Fifth street was
completed tins fall at cost all told os
about $4,000.
Senator A. P. Lovejoy of GAINESVILLE
built the Bank Of Commerce building
On Tower, costing $4,000
Many firms have made improve
ments of lesser Importance. including