The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-03

electrical horse power when needed
(also meaning cheap power; have
-four mill capacity of 5000 barrels of
-four per day. and are producing about
half that; manufacture chairs, etc., in
large quantities, wind mills, pumps,
water tanks, iron culyert pipe, etc.,
etc. Ito say nothing of Duluth which
makes pig iron, tar paper, carbolite,
matches, sandpaper boilers, etc., etc.,
and all charging and making money;
with the additional fact that the
United States Steel Corporation is
building here steel plant to cost
s25,000,0O0 or over, is proof positive
that this is point for manufacturing
iron and steel, and numerous other
things. which have a large and in
creasing market in the prairie country
west of us.
"Where Good Things Cluster"
Mr.. Van Week in his pamphlet con-
tinues:
s'This seems to be, beyond question.
the focal point where good things
cluster.
population of $4,000, and Duluth with
$4,000. a commerce has grown within
a comparatively few years until dur
ing the season of navigation for 1907
the freight arriving and departing by
water through the Superior-Duluth
harbor aggregated the enormous total
OF 34,7S6, TOO net tons, with value OF
s287 ,529, 694, which is believed to be.
and stated by Graham d. Fitch, major,
corps of engineers, U. 8. A, In
charge, in his printed official report
for year ending June 80, 1908, as be-
ing escond only in yOiume to New
York and Philadelphia
where within from so to 100 miles
lie the Vermilion and Mesaba iron
ranges, with an output in 1907 OF 2S,-
590,969 tons of iron ore, to say moth
ing of the Cayuna iron range, which
is of recent discovery and not yet pro-
ducing, and containing the greatest
bodies of iron ore known.
Where by reason of the foregoing
the United States Steel corporation
have designed, propose to build, and
are now building mammoth steel
plant at Gary, Ind, besides locating
pressed steel car works, locomotive
works, cement works, and others
which will cost more and employ
more labor than the basic plant.
Where, to the end that freight orig
mating around the great lake system
can more easily seek salt water, the
state OF New York is charging the
Erie canal, at an estimated expense OF
800, 600, 900, to amplify and extend it's
usefulness.
Canal Appropriations.
where the last congress aprro-
priated money for a survey of canal
from the head of the lakes, via the st.
Croix river, to the Mississippi river,
by the most feasible route, connect
ing the great lakes with the Mississip-
pi valley, former surveys having
proved it practicable.
Where Canada, with British cap
ital, has arranged for and proposes to
build the so-called Georgian Bay Ship
canal, from Georgia bay to and down
resulting in landing without trans-ship-
ment the products of the west, north
west and Canadian northwest from
the docks at Superior and Duluth d.
rect to the docks of all the leading
seaports of the world.
Where is received and distributed
the coal for this whole north country,
both in the United States and Canada.
Where, by reason of the enormous
coal receipts Tin 1907, over 100000
tons), is found cheap fuel for power
purposes.
Natural Motive Power.
Where, by reason of the recent
partial development of the st. Louis
river water power, 20 miles west of
here, machinery is installed develop
ing 10000 electrical horse power to be
transmitted here, $4,000 of which is
now in use, maximum, and which by
reasonable additional expense can be
increased to $4,000 horsepower when
needed. resulting in cheap competitive
power for all kinds of manufacturing
enterprise.
Where, by reason of the constantly
increasing lake traffic, all the rail-
roads of the northwest have their wa
ter terminals, and such as are not
now here are building or arranging to
come and get their quota
Where, by reason of our location
and Importance as traffic point, rail-
road freight rates for the distribution
of products are constantly lowering,
and where It is promised by the
United States Steel corporation that