Year: 1873

New York, Jan. 2S 1878.


The Northern Pacific Railroad Company will agree
to build branch from the main line of the Lake Su
perior and Mississippi Railroad in Duluth across Rce
Point and Connors Point and along the shore of the
bay of Superior to the Nemadji rver-the line to be
located with view t. economy of construction and
connecting with wharyes and docks in said bay, with
such necessary station houses may be neediu for
the business of the town of Superior-he road TO be
completed within eight months from the time when
deed shall be delivered this company for the right
of way and all the station grounds and wharf frontage
needed for the present and future business of the Nor
thern Pacific Railroad. The right of way herein men
toned is from Connors Point to the Nemadji river
including the right TO construct bridge across the
channel between Connor's Point and Rice's Point.


In conducting the business of the road the North
ern Pacific Railroad agrees to place Dcluth and Supe-
rior on such equal footing will leave the CONNER
cial world elect for itself where it will do business
without any discrimination in favor of either place,
delivering passengers and freight both at Superior and
Duluth


And the railroad company further agree TO erect
grain elevators in Superior permit private parties
do and if private parties shall erect elevators
en- the line of the railroad the company agrees to de-
liver the elevators all the grain which may be
signed to them G. w. CASS, President


1t agreed between the representatives from Du-
luth the president of the North Pacific ard myself
that an appropriations should be asked for from Con-
gress in the river and harbOr bill in the following
terms making the reservation that the same should
meet the approval of the Wisconsin delegation in
Congress:


"For the dredging out of the bay of Superior from
the natural the docks at Superior and Du
luth and preserving each entrance for the purposes OF
Commerce, Sl5 900"


The Duluth committee and myself Immediately pro-
ceeded to Washington to lay the subject before the
Wisconsin and Minnesota delegations. l invited a
meeting of the entire Wisconsin delegation, at which
all but member present, to whom | submit
ted the proposed settlement, all of whom expressed
their decided approval of it. The Minnesota deega-
in Din 1tatiyp
then invited to meet the Wisconsin delegation, and
did so with the exception of the members of the
House. and it then agreed that the bay of Supe-
ror should be improved indcateA IN the language
TO go into the river and harbor bill as before named


This adjustment contemplates the removal of the
dixie or SO much as is desirable in the interests of
commerce, and the will be removed soon as
the appropriation is available The canal will remain
open but General Humphrey, Chief of the Engineer
Department. gave assurance that in the event that
time should demonstrate that the canal was working
injury the natural entrance, he would cause tight
dixie be placed the canal that should arrest
any diversion of water through that outlet. should
add that this method of settlement met with the cor
dial approval of the Engineer Department.


The result of it will give TO Wisconsin what she
could not have obtained by litigation, viz railroad
to Superior and the dredging out of the harbor 1t
also secures the removal of the dixie. In word, 1t
gives Superior all at she has any right to and all
that is necessary to her development.


In making tins adjustment, did not expect that all



there who think that any adjustment that left
Duluth standing would be sacrifice of the rights OF
Wisconsin.


With these persons do not sympathize; my desire
has been to effect settlement that should be honora-
ble TO both states.


If with her great natural advantages the same facil-
tiles of railroads and better harbor Superior cannot
cope with her rival it will be the fault OF her own
citizens. {. {. NASHBUkN,


The above message of Gov. Washburn
to the Legislature of Wisconsin, is the only
authentic version we have received, of the
settlement of the controversy between WIS
consin and Minnesota-Superior and Du-
luth


The kilograms and boastlngs of Mime
sota's victory, by some of the Minnesota
Press, which we published in the Times
some two weeks since. led US astray IN
commenting on Gov. Washburn's action IN
the matter; but now that we are more fully
informed as to the terms of the settlement,
we are convinced that the Governor has
been animated by the utmost zeal on be-
half of Superior and his State, and that we
have good reason to be satisfied with the
arrangement made.