The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-09
DULUTH WILL BE
GREAT SEAPORT
JAMES a. FARRELL's PREDICTION
WHEN PANAMA, WELLANp
AND BARGE CANALS ARE
FINISHED.

Duluth, Sept. 9.--When the Panama
canal Is complete and improvements
are made to the WeIland canal and
the New York barge canal the bar
rleTs between Duluth and the worlds
markets will be broken down and Du-
luth VIII be one Of the great seaports
q the world, was the prediction Of
James A. Farrell, president of the
United State Steel corporation at a
luncheon at the commercial club here.
surrounded by other officials of the
corporation of which he is the head
and OF its subsidiaries and by many
representative citizens OF Duluth.
President Farrell pledged to this city
the continued attention OF the steel
corporation, progressive development
Of its resources and industries here
and a careful policy toward it's opera
tons so there may be no retrogres-
sion.
To Develop Mining Properties.
The development of it's mining prop
critics and the extension of its trans
portation facilities on the range win
be pushed until the best results pos
sible have been obtained. President
Farrell said.
The Minnesota steel plant will be
complete In every respect for the man
ufacture Of every class of steel prod
uct for which a market can be found.
He RETAINED from making any predic-
ton as to the time the manufacture
Of steel would be begun. but he as
sured all possible speed.
Banqueted at Duluth.
The luncheon at the commercial
club was rendered President Farrell,
the other visiting officials and repre-
sentative business men by the officials
Of the Duluth, Missabe & Northern
and the Duluth g. Iron Range rail-
roads. About $50 men gathered around
the board.
After the luncheon Mayor Cullum
welcomed the visitors, he. too, touch
ing upon the probability of the lakes
to the sea waterway bringing the
northwest In direct touch with sea-
ports Of the world.
In Minnesota Four Days.
The party arrived in Duluth today
on a special train over the Omaha
road. They will remain in northern
Minnesota four days, looking over the
holdings Of the corporation, holding
conferences and meeting prominent
steel men Of Duluth.
They are making a tour of inspec-
ton of the corporations properties,
and, in connection with the inspec-
ton here. the annual meeting of the
heads Of subsidiary corporations will
be held.
Members OF the Party
Those in the visiting party are;
James A. Farrell, president United
States Steel corporation; d. G. Kerr,
vice president, same corporation; John
Refs, vice president, w. j. FfIBert,
comptroller, r. C. Boiling, assistant
general solicitor OF the parent corpor-
alton; r. p. Thomas, president United
States Steel Products company; w. J.
Sullivan, secretary to president Unit
ed States Steel corporation, New
York city; A. G. Dinkey, president
Carnegie Steel company; D. M. Glenn
son, president Carnegie Natural Gas
company; ]. III. Reed, president Bes-
semer and Lake Erie Railroad COM
pany; William b. Schiller. president
National Tube company; E. III. Utley,
N4CS RASSluE4AL bSSSSiAAGI dIlu Lake
Railroad company, Pittsburgh: Daniel
Coolidge, president Lorain Steel COM
pany, YOUNGSTOWN, Pa; S. A. Davis,
vice president American Sheet and Tin
Plate company, Pittsburgh, Pa; VIII
liam p. Palmer, president OF the
American Steel and Wire company;
I'll. Coulby, president Pittsburgh
company, Cleveland, Ohio;
]. S. Keefe, vice president OF the
American Steel and Wire company,
Chicago; George q. Crawford, presi-
dent Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
road company, Birmingham, Ala; e.
J. Burlington, president Illinois Steel
A. +. Banks, president Ell
gin, Joliet e. Eastern Railway COM
pany; Edward M Hagar, president
Universal Portland Cement company.
Chicago; August ziesing, president
American Bridge company, Pitts
burgh, Pa.