The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-12-10

could hess tbought-of than this wholesale
| steal. ~Our river dockage Is beng crowd
ed to excess, and the time is not far dis
! that when large addition must be made
1 to the dock accommodation. Now Is the
4 time to lay the foundation Of magnii-
cent scheme for docks and wharves, and
not allow private individuals, to get
claims on property which rightly belongs
to the city. The lake for half mile east
Of the city is the proper place for the
construction of an immense harbor with
out which the future progress OF Chicago
would fall far short of what is hoped and
expected.
The subject Of parks and public re-
sorts IS another which is of vital impor-
tance IN building up large city Health
and prosperity go hand in hand no one
can deny that large rows OF masonry
without roonifor fresh air is not conIu-
Give to the former. Now while real es-
tate is comparatively cheap parks and
public resorts should be provided, that
rosy cheeks, broad shoulders and full
chests may be the rule and not the ex-
rception in the generations to come.
| How to educate the children is some
thing of an elephant on the hands of our
school board. The most strenuous exer-
! tions are being made to build shool houses
! and provide facilities for training the nu-
merous juvenile minds but SO far only
about half those applying for admission
can be accommodated. A few years ago
the men who proposed and carried out
the idea Of several school houses which
would accommodate one thousand pupils,
were looked upon as extravagant. but
ROW i've or six a year are added and still
! the cry Is more room for school children
While upon the school question L wish
to mention an outrage that was perpetra
ted in some of our schools recently, by
those forced there for a different purpose
| BY threats and rid:cule, pennies were
gathered from the children to buy pi-
ano, which was osten ,ibly for the school
room, but really for the teachers room.
One of our enterprisng newspapers ex-
posed the affair and put damper on
such outrageous proceedings. Occasion
ally such cases as the above come to the
surface, but taken on the average our
schools are we'll cond lcteu and a credit to
those having them in charge.
The city papers have been busy for a
few days taking back some false impress
sions in relation to prominent commits
sion firm. It is the grain case of Easton
against Sherman, 1t III & PoDe in which
an effort was made to make Mr.. Pope APP
pear as having sold wheat at higher
price than reported The house is one
of the Oldest and N nst thoroughly reli-
able in the city, land they at once solicited
an examination by the Board Of Trade,
the report completely eXonerated Mr..
Pope and his firm from any blame what
ever and actually shows that the sale was
made at one cent per bushel in advance
of another firm who had orders to sell
grain for the same pt ty ut the anne time.
Country correspondents have so often
good cause for com oEaict that it is very
desirable to prove reproacEos on respec-
table man as ground.eSs and their char
acter unim peachable. The competition
is so keen for trade that the less scrupu-
ious competitors are too wiling to report
aud exagcrate any sorry that they think
will help them to the business of another
or especially portion Of It's profits. Illis
firm coming out exonerated after the in
justice that was IN 7ittingly done them.
proves them to be worthy OF the fullest
confidence auu Ia, u # all 0,I friends and
hosts Of new ones.
For an unusually long period we have
enjoyed almost per. yct tr1edun from fires
but this pleasant state OF affairs was not
destined to last long. Tuesday night five
alarms were soun led and two of them
proved to be warnings Of extensive con-
Hagrations Where there are so many
healing concerns in asc, and such d va:
ETY. Of characters to control them, it IS
not really to be expected that accidents
will succeed almost certain carelessness
As winter has come upon as with its un
pleasant accompanlments, every chimney
must smoke. ever man has his own fire
side, and as con equence the fire de
partment will have all the exercise that
they require for pr-sl rvlEg their appe-
tites, -