Sublime

He well knew that the rising volume of freight that would come with settlement would far outweigh the value appreciation that would result from holding the properties.

Joseph

Harloe and Williams

everyone around the Saint Paul levees came to know “Jim” Hill, his name usually rendered as one word, “Jimhill,” a man who always seemed up on anything and everything that went on.

The Hills, and the other GN investors, were about to reap a dual harvest: from the rich mines themselves, and from freight rates levied on the massive tonnages of ore hauled from the Mesabi to Lake Superior.