The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-07-19
WIN AND CO.UN TRY

MoRE RAILROAD EXTENSION ISL
nd City Times brings out its big gun in
nnouncing the fact that Neenah and Me-
iasha are 10 have without delay Railroad
COMMUNICATION with Milwaukee. The
Tines says
"The citizens of Neepah and Menasha
rill join with US in rejoicing over the bright
prospect of the building of the Ripon dl-
ision of the Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail
way from Omro to Winneconne,. this Fall,
md from Winneconne to this point during
he coming year.
"We have the intelligence from the most
eliable authority that such is to be the
.ase, and its Importance to the growth and
development of this region is hardly to be
3verestimated.
"With the Omro railroad extended to
Yeenab and Menasha, the growth Of our
village but begins, and it requires no pro-
nhetic vision to. see here city OF dimen-
sions and population only second to Mil
waukee in Wisconsin.
1--WE have here the largest and most
available Water Power in the State, and it
,nly requires competition in and freight ia
,iEties to bring hither such rush of cap
tal and business as will make this what 1t
ought to be-the metropolitan inland town
Of the State of Wisconsin.
"Now is the time fer people to buy prop
crty here and engage in business The time
will be short before property will double,
treble and auadruple in price, and business
stands that can now be purchased at low
rates, be held at figures that will astonish
those who do not realize the future OF our
city. =,
We base our predictions on 10 idle
Itheory-but upon facts! Mr.. B. H. Ed
CARTON, the Chief Engineer of the st. Paul
| Co., has been here the past week, and look
ing into the business of Neenah and Me
nasha with view to connecting them with
Milwaukee by railroad via Winneconne. =
. We violate no confidence in stating that he
expresses himself surprised at the amount
of business done at these points, although
previously informed by committees and
otherwise But to learn the business Of
our foundres, our paper mill, our Touring
mills, our hub and spoke factories, our pail
and tub factories, our barrel factories, &c,
&C., &c, one must make personal exam
ination.
"Thc Directors of the Mil. & St. Paul
Railway-when they hear Mr. Edgerton's
rerort-n1ust order the proposed extension
at once, and our people Will not be back.
ward in aiding an enterprise which will add
untold wealth and prosperity to the town.
"On Friday last Mr.. E1gerton, together
with Messrs. Hewitt and Shells, of the
Necnah National Bank, took trip across
the proposed route to Winneconne from
this place There IS no question as to the
result of this inquiry into our local business
and the route Of the railroad. 1t points
unerringly to the favorable elimination of
the hopes of our people for years back
Let those whose experience has taught
them wisdom, strike now, while the iron Is
hot"
The Daily Wisconsin says that the road
is to be built At the annual meeting of
the directors Of the St. Paul road, held in
that city, it was unanimously voted to build
the road without delay. The people of Me-
nasha may, therefore, expect within a short
time to get upon the train and go through
to Milwaukee without change of cars.
Judge REED is tie President of the Rip
on and Menasha Railroad Company, and
has recently visited New York and Milwau-
kec, with other parties interested, for the
purpose of consummating the arrangement
above referred to, and which is of so much
importance to large and valuable section
of the State, peopled by no less than lO0,-
O0O souls, now deprived of the necessary
Railroad communications with the COM
mcrcial world The extension of the road
from the Wolf River, at Winneconne, to
Neenah, Menasha and Appleton, must lead
to very important results in advancing the
best interests of this and other portions of
our State, especially of Milwaukee. The
project is in good hands, and we doubt
not of its success.
The business men Of Milwaukee alone,
had they looked well.to their own interests,
would have furnished the means to have
built this extension of road years ago; but
they are +" a slow coach"
RISKY BUSINESS. On Tuesday forenoon