The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-03-29

| 600 feet.
The sash. door. and blind factories do
annualiy-g
The two at Menasha, $50 600
Sc" Neenah, g. ~. 10000
Cabinet manufactures of 0. A. KEYEs &
Co., Menasha, $4,000
OFT. Price, Menasha, 1000
OF X. HoLD, Neenah, 5000
SPOKE Machines Of 4. J. WEBSTER l. Co.,
Menasha, 10000
Of DAVIS d Co. Mena.ha, 10000
Wooden Factory OF GILLKrr i PRIEST,
"-t $4,000
Planing Mills Of 4. NJ. EoBI> son, Mena.
sha, 50 COO
| Of e. s. * J. A. WEIGH, N-enah, 3 900
Latin and Picket mill o: ID JoNrs, 5000
Machine Shop Of L. WILLIAMS & Co 5000
Stone ware manuf,ctory of c. BArcnEL
DER, 10000
Menasl.a and Neenal should be treated
as one town, as the two are situated on the
outlets of Lake Winnebago, and are only
fraction over half mile apart, bat are
connected by bridges over the two chan
nels of the Fox, and by plank road across
Doty's Island that lies between, and af
fords the most lovely sites for dwellings, in
the West, and commanding views of both
Menasha and Neenah.
There are in these two towns other
manufactures in operation, and to be put
| in opera,ion. that we have not enumerated
nor have va Sail anvtbino Of the business
accessory to these manufacturing estab-
lishments If operatiop. nor of the number
Of men empIoved in them. Our purpose
i 10 show the amount of business now
done and how much It would be eplarred
by Railroad connection between Mantle
voc and Menasha, and what great benefits
this p lace would derive from 1t when the
road is completed.
The water power at this outlet of Lake
Winnvbago is almost limi,-less in extent,
and is the most cheaply available of any
we ever saw. As does the canal, so will
the Railroad run along mast the doors Of
these several mills and manufacturing es~
Establishments. at which freights can be re-
ceived and discharged free from the almost
universal charges for carriage and extra
handling of freights.
Menashs has ever regarded Manitowoc
as the best outlet for Its trade, and the
most feasible connection with tie COM
merce of the East, and has long and per-
sis'ently sought for this, and has ever been
ready to lend all her power 10 accomplish
it. But when she offered to build the road
if Manitowoc would give the aid voted by
its people, and was refused, she was forced
to look in some other direction for the IA
cilities of marketing the products of her
industry, and is now building Railroad
or'age and track from the canal 10 con
meet WIN me chicago road, ana nave con-
tracted Tor the iron, and nave already fur
ni'hed Tho materials Tor the bridge, and
The connection VIII oe made This season.
Within the year this road will also be ex
tended to Omro, and form direct con
nection with Milwaukee.
The Chicago road is now completed to
this place, (Menasha and Neenaa) and
freight trains have been running since the
21.t of January, and have taken from
the mills above mentioned over 1900 bar
rels of -four per day to the Chicago mar,
ket. THIS flour goes two hundred miles
by Railroad and AS soon az NAVIGATION is
opened on our Lakes will be seen passing
Maritowoc, $50 miles north of Chicago,
and 40 miles from Menasha, on vessels
fregh,ed for the East. This is very sig
niicant fact, and should be pondersd well