River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-30
SUPERIOR STILL,
SOLID.
GENEROUSLY ENTERTAINS
EDITORS.
Forms for Formers IN the Land of
Red Clover.

inst. for a three days session
While this association has an eye tc
business, its members are not entire
ly oblivious to the social and recrea-
tive privileges involved in these
annual gatherings, and modestly ac-
copied the "freedom Of the city" in
the same spirit in which it was ten.
dered. The Superior people are
royal entertainers, and the social
feature of the congress" was hum
mer from start to finish.
Evolution, ever more or less ac-
tive, is just now giving denizens Of
the second city little diversion in
way Of familiarizing themselves with
recent REIMBURSEMENT which has
given to Superior a condition metro
poltian in character, that she has not
heretofore enjoyed. The city has
three "ends"-East End, West End
and South End-and until recently
had three postofices. What was
formerly West Superior postoffice
is now known as Superior, and
what were postoffices at the East
and South ends are now only sub
stations, all mail for which should
be addressed to Superior, and must
first go to the main office now stu
ated at the West end. The railway
companies whose roads center in
that city are making changes to con-
form to the new order of things, and
West Superior as such will soon
cease to be mentioned, except in a
historic way. This change greatly
simplifes matters there, was emf
nently proper, and is an important
step in the right direction.
The most conservative of visitors
cannot mingle with the people OF
Superior, and look their city over,
without becoming profoundly i'm
pressed with the magnificent posi-
bilities lying before what is now
the second city in the state. The
inevitable reaction following pro-
digious "boom," Superior has ex-
perienced. But that reaction neither
killed or paralyzed her. It did not
change her geographical situation
at the head of navigation on the
great chain of lakes, where are cen
tering the gigantic railway systems
of the great northwest, situation
which gives positive assurance of
perpetuity. Duluth boomers claim
for that city everything that is being
done at the head of the lake in the
way of commerce and manufacture.
That claim, however, is simply a
"bluff" but it is big one, and is be-
ing worked with tireless energy.
Superior has the only shipyard and
drydock in that region; miles of
harbor frontage upon one of the
finest natural harbors in the world /;
an elevator capacity aggregating
millions of bushels, one of her ele-
vators being the largest in the
world; she has an extensive system
of railway yard tracks, and immense
coal and merchandise docks, cover
ing acres of area; a number of large
Touring mills and saw mills; large
furniture factory, and numerous
other industries of less Importance
than. those above noted. The ex-
tensive facilities possessed by SUI
perior for receiving and shipping
grain, coal and general merchandise
is an indication of the vast amount
of these staple commodities annual
ly handled there, while her numer-
Gus large mills testify to a large an
nual output of flour and lumber.
Something over thirty religious
organization, orthodox and other.
wise minister to the spiritual needs
of the people of Superior, while Sc
cret societies galore furnish ample
opportunity for fraternal utilization
The Normal school, two higl
schools, ten ward schools, and two
parochial institutions of learning
furnish excellent educational facili.
ties, which are under watchful anc
competent supervision. The repre-
sentative business and professional
men of Superior are a hustling
wide-awake, cordial lot of fellows
who never tire of expatiating upoI
the real advantages possessed b,