The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-05-26

They are now ct work on new plank
road, called the Green Bay & Manitow9c
plank road-have about ten miles already
completed, and intend, during tie summer,
to complete it as far as Cooperstown. Then,
if Mani.oToc does not take hold and make
a good grareI road from here to Coopers-
town, she will deserve to lose the trade Of
the northern part Of the county.
Green Bay is bound, at no distant day,
to be large city It's natural advantages
are good, and it will hereafter put in high
bid for the trade Of all the country north
Of her; and were she not frozen up about
half Of the year, she would be the future
rival of our city.
We called at the 4drocate ofncs, found
brother Albert Robinson hard at work
looked over their extensive and valuable
Office, and believe it to be the best printing
establishment in the State.
Our next stopping place was Appleton,
the most picturesque city in the world
We have already had occasion to speak Of
this place in The PILOT. We will only add
here, that we a.e no prophet, if Appleton
within less than score of years, is not the
largest manufacturing city in the United
States. Actual estimates have iemonstrat-
ed that the water power at this place is the
largest aud best IN the 'gorll, and when the
country north AMI west, is improved as it
will be, Appleton viii be the point where
untold quantities Of raw material, coming
from this new country, will be manufacture
ed. The city is beautifully situated, has
an ative, go-ahead population, who will
ever be ready to grasp all the means pos
slble to push their city ahead towards its
manifest destiny"
Aud now We leave Appleton, city Of
friends and allies, and at FIVE O'Clock in the
morning, wake up in Milwaukee, a city
whose people are, and always have been,
opposed to any project intended to benefit
any place outside Of her own limits. And
often, if not always, her opposition to pub
lie improvements in other parts OF the State,
have reacted upon herself, keeping her
third rate city on the west shore Of Lake
Michigan, Instead OF her baiag what she
might have beea-the FIRST. There are a
few public spirited, far reaching men in
Milwaukee; men who regret, bat cannot
prevent the action NJ her representation
men, in fighting all the rest Of the State.
Among the whoie-soaod, Jctrless men Of
Milwaukee who, by the way, ought to live
N different atmospheric We have only
space to speak of one,
AD0LpH MElNEKE, ESQ,
manufacturer and wholesale dealer ia will
low ware, and all kinds Of fancy goods, toys,
etc. Mr.. Meincke is German, a young
man, whom TO see and know, is to respect.
Mr.. N. has in his employ about 400 hands.
nearly half Of whom are boys, many Of
whom by their labor support widowed
mother; and to the credit OF Mr.. NJ we
learned that he always, in giving employ
mcnt to me0 or boys, selected those who
were needy; care being taken, Of course, to
select good hands.
There is but one other mandatory Of
this kind in the United States, AMI that is
in Hartford, Conn. If any Of cur readers
should he in Milwaukee, aud have an hours
time to spare, it could not be more profit
ably spent than in looking over this cstab
lishment. We wish that thousand such
gentlemen as Mr. u. would move into
Manitowoc. and Acy lrW come ,cten orr
city Is opened to the ecorU Jy railroads.
Leaving Milwaukee on Wednesday even.
ing in the splendid steamer StejQygaa. we
found ourselt Thursday morning safely
moorcd in Chicago-a city that Is a city.
Activity, life, energy, business, hurry, all
combined, streets crowded. iammed, side
walks full OF moving, hurrying humanity,
street cars overloaded. omnibusses full in
side and human beings all over the outside,
ike bees swarming.
Men of business at work, quick to decide
and quick to act; liberal, broad minded aud
strong men; such men make a city large
and prosperous
There is as much contrast between Mis-
waukee and Chicago, as there is between
New York City and Chiffon.
We were pleased to learn from many Of
the wholesale men Of Chicago that strong
desire existed on their part to help the
lake shore towns north of Milwaukee, IN
their strife against Milwaukee, and that if
/: were possible to do SO, Chicago would
give half a million of dollars t. secure the
building of our Lake Shore road around
Milwaukee, leaving her about ten miles to
the east, and connecting with the Chicago
4 Milwaukee road.
The north lake shore counties. and IN
fact the entire state Of Wisconsin should
form itself int league, agreeing to teach
Milwaukee that the selfish course she has
always pursued had better be abandoned,
if she expects to secure the trade and sup>
port that should be given her.
From Chicago hone. and 10 The puOT
harness again, and expect to remain here
until the non Horse carries as south. or
west: which time we are satisfied will soon
come when W. will d., 80 -