The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-03-05

MANITowoC. The following, from the
pen of JOHN HUME, Esq, the genial editor
of the Chiffon Times, will give our readers
a good, and perhaps new, idea OF Manlto-
voc and its varied advantages:
AT the request of Messrs Robinson and
Esser, OF this village, We took ride to
Manitowoc this week ,and were much graft
he'd at the evidences OF improvement to be
seen IN every direction. Should an old
settler who had not seen the Calumet road
for l5 or l6 years, now pass over it, he
could hardly recognize 1t or the country.
Then nearly all Was forest and two or three
days were occupied In making trip with
a team from the lake to Calumet county.
Now all is changed, the road is in splendid
order In winter or summer, while the eye
never gets weary OF enjoying the beautiful,
| handsome farms and dwelling houses which
| line each side of it, and as the time usually
occupied IN traveifug between Calumet and
her natural outlet is or 5 hours no one
| is tired at the end of their journey.
The village OF Manitowoc contains about
| 1000 inhabitants and is one OF the most
| handsomely situated places IN the West, as
we'll as containing as hospitable and INDUS
| trIous a CLASS Of citIZpus as can be found
!
manufactures, newspapers and hotels are
under the charge of men VIII tor hbeGahty,
! fair dealing aud financial abilities have
few equals in our Western cities, while its
professional men aad mechanics compare
tavoraby With those OF larger places, and
| should Manltowoc Increase III wealth and
population as she ought, with all her Datur
al facilities, it will not he long ere the
Clipper City will be the secGud IN Wis
consln. Already about $50 900 ha, been
expended upon her harbor, and when this
is completed It viii be the best and safest
on the Western shore Of Lake Michigan;
! and II Is confidently expecte,: when her rail
road Is completed to the Fox River that,
during the season OF navigation, nearly all
OF the manufactures turned out ar the nu>
merou5 establishments OF Island City and
Appleton viii be sent TO Manltowoc for re-
shipment 10 the East and South
Had We space we would endeayOr to give
10 detail sketch OF Mamtowoc' yearly
productions IN the shape of steamboats,
lumber, machinery, staves, &c, &c. but
viii have to c0utent ourselves by saying
that the finest steamboats, and sailing ves-
sells, aHoat on our Western waters, were
butt under the supervision OF Capt. g. s.
Rand, as good ship builder as can be
found anywhere (; that there is no w0o'en
mill In the u est that turns out a better
piece OF cloth, or better wooen goods, OF
every description, than those manufactured
by Villas Il Co., and that tue machinery
made and cast at the machine shops and
toundrys of Richards & Co., and Smaliey
y Co., as well as the -four aud lumber
manufactured at the different lumber and
-four mills, will compare tavo:abiy with
similar articles manufactured In any other
place We know of.
We had the pleasure of calling on Jere
Crowley, of the Plot O. B. Smith, Of
the IItJnne; Carl Schmidt, Of the Nord
Hestea, and Otto Tlemel, Of the Zettuag,
and were pleased to learn that all The pa
pers were doing "a profitable business and
not short OF locals on account Of the nu
merous holes IN the ice, which are carelesoly
lett so that an unwary Traveller can get
cold tath at any moment, and because
each party can quarrel about what they
term The official corruption Of the county
aud village officers" The numerou,
friends OF Mr. Crowley will regret to learn
that his health still continues poor, and is
often confined TO his bed for days together
1t is hoped, however, that the warm DAYS
approaching will benefit his system The
other members of the press are in the best
OF health and seem to enjoy themselves as
well as anybody.
james LaCount, formerly of the Chiffon
House, Is running his hotel, the Manitowoc
House, IL appie>ple order and all who stop
With him unite IN praislng the manner in
whirh this hotel is kept. The Windiate
House Is the popular hotel on the North
side, while the Williams House ami het-
tenhofens 5 Hotel on the South side do
fair business Mr. kettenhofen intends
erecting large brick building in the
spring as his present Accommodations are
TOO small.
Wnen You go to Manitowoc be sure and
call at Villas & Co. mammoth establish
ment. 1t VIII repay you to examine the
immense stock of goods, which are sold at
Chicago prices, as well as having the pleas
ure OF making the acquaintance Of the best
looking man in Manitowoc, (according to
the ladies' statenlcnts) whose namesake
was led by ravens.
If you take load Of wheat with YOU
and want the highest price for.ir. be sure
and give the Conway boys a call! Their
office is on the North side, on the corner
of Sth and Buffalo streets. Two more hon
orable wheat buyers cannot lie found auy
where.
The Manitowoeians had a gay old time
in celebrating Washiugton's Birthday.
l be new band headed a procession OF mll>
itary, under command OF Capt. Becker,
Lieuts. Hemschmeyer and Schweitzer, then
followed the fire brigade in charge OF Chief
Engineer Greve, FIRST ASST Richards, and
Forenen Fiuegier and Luling. They made
splendid appearance and when IN line
were ably and appropriately addressed by
Capt. Whitman ana Maj Walker. The
festivities of the day wound uD with bali
in the evening.
Our visit taken altogether was a very
pleasant one and our numerou, ftiends have
our thauks ior nIauy couresies.
MEXICo.-There is another revolution in