The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-09-04
: a'.' MAE1rowoc, WISCONSIN SEPTEMBER 4 4

Manit.woc and mississippi Railway
/ The following article, relative to tha
prospects Of the Manitowoc & Mississippi
r. R., we take, from the Appleton Crs-
cent of last Saturday. To the untiring en-
ergy Of Judge REED, the President 9th
Road, is due the cheering prospect Of early
railroad Communication with tie outer
world, which only needs the active ce-op>
Grafton of those who will be benefited
thereby to resolve itself into certainly:
'To enable our readers to judge Of the
situation of matters, We will state few
facts. The Manitowoc Il Miss. r. r. Co.,
having expended in round numbers $780,
900 in procuring the Right of Way,
/ Grading, Depot Grounds. &C., was sold
out TO Jacob Leups for 500. 900, he float
ing debt and stock being thus wiped out
The Legislature authorized the creation of
a new corporation, the "Mantowoc &
Minnesota Railway Co. This Company
has organized and arranged for the pur-
chase by bonds and stock Of the Leups
judgment, and with it acquires all tie fran
chises of the old company.
"A sufficient amount Of corporate aid, it
is believed can be obtained from the towns
iinterestedto com plete the grade, and lpur-
chase of right Of way sand to tie the whole
line of road from Lake Michigan to Lake
Winnebago, just as soon as the people are
satisfied that the iron and rolling stock can
be procured.
Hiram Barney, S. JTilden and other
New York capitalists of equal note, now
propose to furnish these sinews OF action
just SO soon as they are satisfied that the
road bed will be ready for the iron. It is,
therefore, in contemplation to lay this mat
ter before the people and ask them to vote
the necessary corporate aid upon the ex-
press condition that no town or city bonds
shall be issued for the grading, etc., until
the authorities are satisfied by contracts
between the New York capitalists and the
Railway Company that the purchase of the
iron and rolling stock is assured. bafa
1t is also in contemplation to SO change
the route as to bring Appleton into the
proposed line of Railway from Manitowoc
and Menasha to the Wolf and Wisconsin
river, with the full expectation that, the
now dormant North Eastern Land Grant
can be, by Congressional legislation, to
which there will probably be no objection,
made available in whole or in part.
1T is is also proper to say that the
Land Grant Railway from Detroit and
Saginaw via. Flint is being rapidly built
toward Pere Marquette uudington), under
the auspices OF that stirring capitalist II.
B. Ward, who will put iron steamships
between the latter point and Manitowoc
the moment his Road reaches the Eastern
shore of Lake Michigan.
1T will thus be seen that every man
from AppistulI tu Iakr Michigan, will soon
have an opportunity to act definitely with
reference to obtaining what our business
interests so, greatly additional rail-
way facilities !, and as, these various sug-
gestions and propositions assume positive
form for action, We trust that every one
will give the subject the attention its im-
portance demands.
We had hoped, long ere this time, that
the long pending and favorably received
negotiation with the st. .Paal Railway CO. /,
would have given our section direct rail
way communication WITH Milwaukee via.
Winneeonne but we, became satisfied in
June that the management had determin-
ed TO abandon the proposed extension OF
their line into North Eastern Wisconsin,
and look1,to a State Combination and their
lines to Minnesota and Iowa for future bus.
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While we concede the right Of Milwau>
managers and capitalists think for their
interest, the people Of North Eastern
Wisconsin will not, if they can help them
selves, (and they believe they can, aban>
don the idea, of obtaining greater railway
foo ha,, -
hardly admits Of doubt that the Mani
tive results to this River Valley than the
Milwaukee scheme,
PROSPECTS OF THE CAMPAIGN. The
New York Round Table is an able literary
journal, with Republican tendencies. After
the nomination Of Gov. SEYMOUR it pre-,
dicted his defeat. But in it's issue of Au
gust % it takes it, back G5 hae gra3s
Did We Judge merely from indications
on the surface, this conviction might re-
main unchanged We have, however, be-
| come persuaded that there is powerful
undercurrent of popular dissatisfaction with
radical rule and radical measures which il
gaining rather than losing strength With
the passage of time, and that. consequent
", the chances, which at present we esti,
mate as nearly even, may incline in No
vember, in victorious degree, TO the
Democratic side. - *ia* From
present indications, however, We are led tc
believe that the thee great States of New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio will throw
themselves into the scale for Seymour and
Blair; and, should they do so, not all the
hosts of New England, backed as they may
be by the west and south, by voters black
or white. constitutional or unconstitutional,
will avail to prevent the Republican forces
from kicking the beam. si5f -
DoS.s~x;~ - 80 - G.ov.E En>o Yns ~