The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-06-01
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III A N | T O w &C:
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1860.
Our Railroad.

considerably excited upon the subject of
the Railroad from this place to Menasha,
in consequence Of the visit OF Messrs
JAMES BEAcuEL and ROBERT BELL, two
experienced and reliable Railroad opera
tors, Of Canada. We published, last week,
he letter Of these gentlemen to Mr..
LUEPs, Vice President of the r. r. Co.,
and, as we then remarked in connection
with that letter, it only rema ms with
the parties heretofore having control of
the Road, and its destiny, to arrange all
existing difficulties among themselves, to
secure the early complexion of the road to
M-nasha, and It's ultimate extension to the
Mississippi river.
That serious personal difficulties have
existed among the Directors and Stock
holders Of the Company for the past four
years, has been well known to the public
b 1t the exact nature Of those difficulties,
the causes Of quarrel, or the actual rights
or wrongs of either, or any of the parties,
it is impossible that any one not Of the in
ner circle Of the organization, should
know nor is it necessary at this time for
any to inquire. That personal quarrel
continued i'll the organization for 50 long
time, should have embitteIed the minds
of tho actors towards each other, to such
an extreme degree, as to render it difficult
for them to attribute good good motives
/ or honest intentions to those who oppose
them, is only natural therefore all alIu-
sions to, or explanations of, past conduct
in railroad matters, will only have a ten
dency to revive old prejulices, and TO wi
den the breach between those who Should
be, aud necessarily are, true friends to the
early construction Of lie Road; not one
man connected with thee difficulties. but
must look u the immediate completion
OF tha Road, as matter of paramount i'm
portance, not onl = to two tiouri: hing com
munities, but also to their own individual
interests. Since then the true interest Of
each individual is inseparabIe from the
success Of this enterprise, let all parties to
past quarrels determine to be silent as to
the past; to give credit to their opponents
for good intentions in all that has trans
pired ; and meet in a spirit Of conciiia
! ton, that will enable them to take advan-
tage Of the present opportunity to conduct
our r. r. affairs to a favorable issue, and
place the yiIIages Of Manitowoc and Me
nasha on the high road to prosperity.
Forgetting and forgiying the past, We
will secure the present and the future and
to tina end consider wha. is the present
condition Of the road what It's hopes
what its evils and what the remedy Of the
latter. These questions we viii endeayor
to answer as well as we know how.
The last election held for Directors of
the Manitowoc d Mississippi r. r. Co.,
was in July, 1858; at that time there had
been issuel about$9O, 900 of the first mort
gage bonds Of the Roa /. s,queutv.
by order Of the Boa ri Of Directors, there
was a farther issue Of bonds, in all about
'$121 900.
At this time there was no money in the
treasury Of the Company, to pay the inter
est on the outstanding bonds, all Of which
except 81, 000-came into the hands of
BENZ MIN JONES and JACOB LUEps, two
the firInest friends of the road-gentlemen
of very large real estate interest in this
village.
Messrs. JONES 81 LUEps, being advised,
and convinced that the sale of the Road
under the bonds and mortgage which they
held, by vesting the ownership Of the Road
Ia them, would put its affairs in better
position for its construction, did, some
thing over yer ago, cause the Road to
be advertised and sold by the trustees of
the mortgage bonds, and themselves
bought the Road.
Many of the Stockholders advised and
consented to this sale while many others
believed the sale wrong, and unnecessary;
but we believe there are none, or at east
very few, who do not believe that Messrs.
JOKES d LUErs acted for what they con-
sidered the best interests Of the Road, and
OF all parties interested therein; and those
gentlemen, We sincerely believe, have new
er entertained any desire or intention to
reap for themselves any particular advan.
tage arising from the purchase and owner
ship thereof, to the exclusion of the former
Stock holders Of the Company. who, by
the sale Of the Road, lost their stock aud
all voice in the management of the affairs
Of the Company, as they (LUErs & JoNEs) |
have declared themselves ready to make
much larger sacrifices toward the building
OF the Road, than will. be required from
any aud all others.
Some time about the last of last March |
Mr.. CURTIS REED, Of Menasha, obtained
an Injunction from the Circuit Cour, Of
Winnebago County, against the operation |