The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-07-09
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.
Correspondence of the Manitowoc Tribune.l
CHICAGO. june 9th lS6S

CHICAGO, June 9th 1868.
EDS TRIGUNF:
The weather has become as ENJOYABLE
as the balniest season in Eden could
have been. Not too hot, not too cold,
with fresh CHEEKY breezes to modify the
heat Of a midsummer SUM- From the
country come joyous reports about the
crops. They are promised to be richer
In all RESPECTS than they been for years
past. The scalpers on the Board of
Trade jubilate greatly thereat for thew ~
expect to make much money. The
margins to be put up on grain transactions
when the material is cheap are much less
consequently less capital is required and
the profits are greater, In proportion to
the Increased amount of Grain thew are
enabled to handle. Every evening
almost there are jolly lake excursions
on some OF the numerous vessels which
are now lying up here without other
business to employ them. These excur-
slons are no doubt very funny for those
who have fancy for them, for those who
do not dislike the cinders Of the upper
deck, the bad smell on the lower, the
seaslckness or the pure cussedness of the
people who generally attend the affairs
The Sangerfest which concluded on
Sunday last was one of the most extern
slve and successful festivals ever held In
this country. There were over fifteen
hundred singers of the United States
and several from Germany present and
their concerts Were in the highest degree
artistic and enjoyable. The picnic with
which the Fest concluded was attended
by some eighteen thousand persons and
presented throughout a scene of innocent
enjoyment and good fellowship worthy of
admiration and emulation by our own
people. Not a single case of intoxica-
ton, not one quarrel marred the happiness
OF the gay.
A correspondent of a paper with which
l correspond, has written letter which
IN due course, been transmitted to me,
recognizing the truth of my recent ex-
pose OF the ingenious DEVICES of the new
Telegraph Companies now flooding the
country with their stock corroborative
thereof has given some well authentica-
ted facts concerning the Pacific & Allan
tic Telegraph Co., of the United States
which may be interesting to your
readers, especially as the stock of this
enterprise, hithertoat places in the East is
now being pushed into Western hands:
1t seems that this company was originally
gotten up by Mr.. g. H. Thurston of
Pittsburg and Mr.. Shaw, the former
President the latter Vice President and
both together building contractors of the
company The amount the contractors
are paid is $500 per mile for the building
and running for three months after com
pletion of the lines. AS their expendi-
ture will average 1925 to $3.50 per mile
they only make $3.50 to 375 clear profit
on each mile. At the same time ali the
receipts of the first three months being
applied to dividends among the stock
holders makes a very pretty bait to
catch gulls with On this basis the con-
tractors who are in point of fact, the
the Company. now propose to extend
the lines to Chicago. They think it
will pay. The Great Western concern
has ceased to work the city and is going
for the credulous of the country.
Hartz the great illusionest is here and
will begin his wonderful exhibitions on
MONDAY evening next.
The Little Western about which [
wrote you in my last letter went out in
6. trial trip on the lake last Sunday cap.
sized drowned Capt. Garret and Mr.. Fl.
Chisholm Don.