The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-12-25
ManitoWoc out in the Cold.

m,re the gate. # commerce and business
wi h,iny our mail in hree dnys fron
Mlmaukee - -M1nitoync Ptot Dtc IL
We can see no gooi -4xson why our
Marit ,anr re'ghbors should be compelled
TO wait Mree da,s for their mal~, ptovid
Ell they are vii ing to have ihen sent az
tfr--n Bav The iiaps 'ha, leave Mi
vaukee and Chicago a, s 80 p VI. arrive
1t Green Bav the nex' day \, - 80. when
sn,ari team cou'd lake 'he mails through
to Haniownc fhe same dav, T ak'ug 'he
lime from Chirago and Milwaukee. 70 Man
! i'owoc in - hour>-a saving of As hpurs
! in time. If the government j. slow in
moving in this matter. We should Think
there was private enterprise enough in
Msnitow"r to try the experiment of daily
| mn'l. AS the passenger and express husi
ness would pay ~ least one-' ali Of the ex
pen-a. We have two mails dav here
and the stage could correct with the
morning or noon train. Tr, i, gentle
men.
The above. from the Green Bay Aduo-
cate shows what wonderful changes are
wrought in short spaces Of time in the
yrea: Northwest A very few Years ago.
and 50 few that We will not name the num-
Der for fear Of being charged with fiction
or exaggera'ion Green Bav had no rail
road connec'ion with The South. and her
communication in that direction was h,
water. 90 mile. from M.,wauk.e and $50
rom Chirxgo, and now she is ONLY >ix,.er
hours h, rail distant from these two mart
Of trade: AMI what is a'sn won lerfnl. she
Is now able 10 send her compliments Ia
Manitowoc. and sav, You can make rhe
same important connections and receive.
Your mail from those Two cities overland
from here in ,weniy-forr honr-.' These
are facts. unni'igafad in their s,arnnesS.
which We are forced to look sqnare|v il
the face and put in our pipes and smok-
Al our lei.ure during these cold winter
months We would much prefer 10 be
called to the contemplation of less ragged
facts and TO k- goo.. favored regs
a. or sweei-scen'ed Turkish tobacco in
$50 meerschsum, on a railroad car be.
tween here and Menasha
The idea that we. of Manitovoc are a,
this late day. for wan, Of energy, en,rr-
prise, or y hall modirun Of common sense
20 be forced t" travel in the ancianr me de
forty miles north, at the expense Of frozen
feet and noses. to get start to trav..
south in truly comfortable and christian
way way, ia. 10 say Tie least, verv chilling.
Whv only think Of it: what pumpkins we
c"nside, ei ourselves six wears ago, We
were o6ont 10 emerge from mice to men.
and the people OF Green Bav, away IN
north were nothirg but mice, and mus,
ever remain so. Now. presto! we find
ourselves nothing hu' mice, while the peo-
pie Of Greon BAY are boas'ing of thei,
manhood Six wears ago We had expend
Sd more money to get railroad cnnnac-
nnn with The railroads son'h \, ManaSha,
than Green Rav has expended 10 obtain
her present hoas,ed railroad cnnner,ions
we had on full head rf steam, and fuel
enough to carrv ourselves through we
had good pilot, IN whom We could at
trust 3; hnt the creW mu'nipd 2nt roo m,rl,
weight on I le sat-, valve our boiler col
lap.ed, and ~hew. ~e AL went mp like
r"rk-'s. bur dame Il wn like sticks w.
have been sticks since. AM very poor nnaS
or we would have p,ck-d nur-elve~ M
gone TO work and repaired all damage,
long ago. We are >irk; but nnr disra.4
which to all outward appearance has a..
>umed chronic fn,m il not so iny-,era,e
thas 1t cannot be speedily cured. We
must be on own physician, ard care for
Ourselves We know wha, our disease is.
and We possess the remedies which will
prove sovereign if applied promptly and
skllfllv.
We. Of the P'lot knowing all this. are
not wi'h"u' hope OF seeing the railroad to
Menashs completed a, no distant day. and
We think We NAV hive to see ,he Lake
Shore railroad ex ended from Milwaukee
10 Green Bxv. and to ride in all -ouf,rt
% fh- B-v CITY in lee. than two hours
If Milwaukee would he wha, 4ha ough, 10
be, she must wake up from her Kip Van
Wlnk!e sleep and push the Lake Shore
road through 10 the Rav ,ni chain The
business aud commerce OF this ex,en,iye
valley Ia her-e'f with iron bands.
W. return our rn,np'im~n,s IN lie d1.
r'co'e an 81, that while We ri i-e in he
;,ru>rarifv Of it> patrons uf rh. B.--ui,,,
whom W. hope n some future day 10 hs
more Intimately connected hv I;yh'niEg
trains W. have ~ ad- on mail ,yt.ro..
nents for the winter hy cnnuer,ipg b,
: ay- ~ih Mana>i,s. Which will si,. n
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