The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-12-25

Two RIyERs.-The severe blows which
have been given to the prosperity OF Two
Rivers during the past few years by that
destructive element, FIRE, have not been
Nilhout their salutsry lesson; and here
after. however much orr sister yl.8ge slay
suffer- her ci,irens cannot be charged WIKI
not having taken pendent sad ample
measures for TIE protection Of their own
properly.
On "Wednesday eve ming Of last week an
eG.sine cos psny was oFsaB.zed under tLs
aane of "E1ce'Sior Engane Company, and
tie following officers we're elected
Foreman Bradford f. Smith.
FIRST Asst Fosem0n-E,nst Han mel
Second do Frank Bou,an.
Secr-iayy-Michoel Malioy.
Istassrer-John VI. Coriue.
The company already Iasbers SO active
members, aud unless there should te q
great faliiug off in the interest 50 far mant-
fes:ed, the Excelsior brake. vii! Away y
lie well manned Tue engine, xhioh sr
rived about two weeks ago, is r medium
sized Waterford machine, But:oa pska,
aud wss purchased At second haad itoU
JanesviIie No. ;, for SGO0 1t Is gTs.~
.o;sss machine in every respect, snd 10 Ike
uaHds ot the boys" who satuislly s.anar.l
II, csnled 1T prizes IN two successive State
touruam erts The 'Exc.liors" viii tax {
il cut ier practice ou Saturday, and wo aa-
dersrand dat, as seou rs they hsve acquf~
ed Sufficient skill la its management, they
won't he sverse to having friendly jeust
with the BADGER" or ''Iforrests."
Ga Thursday evening, tie I..k, atog.
80 of The young men oi Two Rivers alet and
resolved tbon selves into 4 hook ana laiIey
company. They hait;zed their orsaniza-
ton 'De1ter J}Dok oad Ladder Company,
AID selected rhe following cE
f"resHoa-G gorge DnshaelI.
Fiat Asst Forsmaa-Gus. Eggers.
Second do L. Il. Young,
S,cetnry-H. Fi,cbheip.
9y.o8pypr- Chas q uad.
They also adcptod the,r constitution AMI
bylaws Vhioh were approved Ivy .he iii
laIe Board on Tuesday essh.tg. Mr.
ApI,ew f@tz has taken the contract tos
t-~siag the cariisse ss3 lsiaefs, sni the
..ckes> VIII be oI4sltoa - ~eon Rs rise. tea
IT,. The ioestiel for the projected cnea'e
h"4-e has net set been Gxe4 apea, hat Il
Nil soon lie selected, ana The building celn
nepced aud ruShea 20 ~ O..
IL will i,e of sufsiciea,i. large dimensions to
aecomEods,e the n.achipe sud sppsratus Of
bofh compsnIeS.
The uew Tso Rivers Tub and Pail Fsc
tory, owned by Messrs j. AaHn 4 Co, i,
bns fully coe,, 'Laied, and has been rss.H'n Z
t4o ni"titho past, hes-ss. Mana 4 Co
em,ioy l20 hsnd-, and tara ost vcct y
I 500 pals, i 300 sut-, go bs.es rEothe>
pins, iesides large grr-At,fy Of m'~"eii-ae
o.I- wares, such "a sorse-p4iis, s~h>trs,
ctsras, etc. Tie old Tab ard Pail fsc-
tory, it will te reco.ectcti, wss totally DC
>,royed ty Ere on the first CT April l.st, ,.rd
on the sr,t of Augaat, or.iy foar months
afterwards, the new factory commenced
o,-.rstinn-, though net fully ce-,rie,ed
Tire dimensions Of the hcw bxikiine are :
ieus.h, :62 feet; brcsith, 4o feet, ard
three stories IN height. TIE oid building
MS only tso stories high The energy aad
perseverance, witch the lvopricto,s q the
Tab and Pail Factory have displayed, as-
scr the dfnculties with which they have
hccn hcset, assuredly ou.-it 70 entisie them
10 success, ard sc are happy to believe
hey are achieving it.