History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . Mr. Russell was appointed one ofthe commissioners, by Governor Austin, ofMinnesota, under an act of the legislature, tosettle the controversy existing between thestates of Wisconsin and Minnesota concern-ing the entrance of the Bay of Superior, thejurisdiction of which had been in dispute,and litigation in the United States court forfive years, at a cost of more than one hunderdthousand dollars to the city of Duluth, oneof th
History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . Mr. Russell was appointed one ofthe commissioners, by Governor Austin, ofMinnesota, under an act of the legislature, tosettle the controversy existing between thestates of Wisconsin and Minnesota concern-ing the entrance of the Bay of Superior, thejurisdiction of which had been in dispute,and litigation in the United States court forfive years, at a cost of more than one hunderdthousand dollars to the city of Duluth, oneof the parties to the controversy. The com-mission met at Washington. There were ninemen present at the meeting, including thecommissioners: Governor , Tiniothy O. Howe, Senator Philetus Sawyer—thenmember of the lowei house and on the com-mittee of commerce having in charge therivers and harbors—Jerry Rusk, member ofcongress; Senators Alexander Ramsey andWilliam Windom, and the Lnce, mayor of Duluth, Ex-mayorJoshua B. Culver, and B. S. ThisaiTay of noted men indicates the importanceof the subject under consideration, and the. S. IMSSKLL. public interest in the result of the delibera-tions of the conference. Of the nine menpresent only two survive—Alexander Ram-sey and Mr. Russell. The commissicth wassuccessful in devising a jilan of set I was, to stop all controversy over the en-trances by making them all eciually avail-able for commercial jiurjMjses. Tliis couldb( done by an ajtjjropriation from the gov-ernment to imjjrove I hem. The modest sumof one hundred thousand dollars was askedfor this i)uri)ose, and it was granted. Gov-ernor Washburn then predicted that (he har-bor of Duluth would be the best on thelakes. This has come to pass through themuniflcience of (lie geneial government,which has already expended (wo million ofdollars in improving the harbor, and has ap-jiropriated two millions more for contractsexte
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