The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-01-13
L Fl Il PILOT.
Rail Road to Anplaton.

etafch or 4 rdlfOdu. 10 VII. JACOB LUeps,
Richard Kliugholz Geo. w Barker, Henry
Hoes, S. A. Wood, Charles kIingholz, L.
kemper. H. McAlis,er, p p Fuessenich,
p Mulholland, a. d. Jones, c. W White,
". Erikson, j. F.Guyles, and Oscar King
/ holz. and TO give tone and dignity to the
expedition, they took along the editor Of
this paper.
1t wss singing cold day, but with the
object which stimulated us-that is, rail
road, aud our feet horses, we landed at
Appleton at about 4 clock p. H., IN the
best Of spirits. Here we were met and
welcomed by some Of the leading citizens
Of Appleton.
The greater part OF our delegation took
quarters at tie LEvAKE House, kept by
Il. L. Blood. Esq. The remainder at
George kreis' Hotel.
After We had warmed ourselves and par,
taken Of hearty supper, we we're invited
to the parlors Of the Levake House. where
We were Joined by large number Of the
business men Of Appleton, among whom
were Mayor Richmond, j. T. Gilmore, J.
/ +. Hartman, J. s. Buck Sam Ryan, .Ir.,
/ Edward West, j. ". Hutchinson and II.
( l.. Blood These gentlemen comprise the
! Railroad Committee in whose hands the
people o. Appleton have entrusted the
management Of their railroad interests It
1 is impossible for Us to give our readers
anything near full report Of our confer,
/ ence at this meeting. We will only say
| that from what we heard we are satisfied
that the people Of Appleton are unani-
mocsiy ia favor of railroad from that
place to this that they are determined,
wide.awake men that in Appleton there
are 10 two sided men; that they know what
they want, ana are not afraid to make an
effort to set it. They want a railroad to
Manitowoc lcithout any delay! and they
want to 60 to work at it Immediately, with
out waiting for the c0nsummation OF ary
other project; and are ready to strike hands
With Manitowoc in an efectual effort to
unite the two places with a road, which
will be of mutual benefit to both.
We also learned that the people Of Ap
pjeton had ceased TO believe that the road
would be built under the direction If a
company OF which Judge Reed was Pre,i
dent, and peremt0rly ueCHucu 20 UncI any
aid or fellowship to any road under bis
management, But Of this We will speak
in another article.
After a very satisfactory conference, in
which our entire delegation, IN erery respect
cojocilcl with the Appletouians, Mani
towoc" sought repose, happy i'll the assur
auce that she wa, in the house Of her
/ friends.
In The morning, the seventeen Of US
wsrc taken captiycs, and under the escort
o. few of the App'etoniaus, headed by the
! Hon Mayor, We were shown over the city,
-in,o and around the great mills and manu-
/ factories at that smart little city.
! Among the places we visited were tie
Touring mills Of Capt Conkey The wool
en- mills Of Hutchenson & Co. The barrel
manufactury of G. j. Brewster. The paper
mills Of Mayor Observation-Disclosures.
/ Conkey's mills can make 600 barrels Ct flour
day. Hutchinson mills employ % hands.
/ Brewster 5 factory, 50 hands, annual busi-
ness, $780, 600; and those mills and manu-
facturies are but sample of what Apple
ton contains. The water power Of
Appleton stands, to-day, nation Of indus
try.and wealth; but its power is not
huudredth part developed.
Upon the Fox river, at Appleton, can,
and some day will be, erected the King
manufacturing city Of the world; and to
this poin: we want railroad that there
By we may become the great basin into
which will be poured all this vast wealth
and commerce; but we ueed NOT, must not
stop at Appleton.
| New London. 20 miles beyond due west,
says she will build railroad to Appleton,
to feed the road. New London is or the
Wolf river, and with this connection We
/ shall receive the commerce OF the whole
Wolf river, north. But we must not stop
at New London, and the " off river.
80 or 80 miles beyond, nearly due west,
is Stevens Point, on the Wisconsin river
\ point Of equal or greater Importance
than New London.
The people Of this country propose to
connect with US, ana pour their commerce
Into Mani;owoc
Win the reader now please get map Of
the state, aud look at oar line Of railroad,
and see Il it is not magnificent, grand and
profitable. Ard when comrleted will it
no; make Aanitogoc one of the greatest
commercial shipping points in the world,
aud Appleton unites with Us, heart and
!, hand, and money, to effect this end.
All hail Appleton, aud her men whom
we know where to End
Oar expedition left Appleton in the
afternoon for NeRasha, accompanied BY a
few of the representatives of Appleton
Reaching Menasha in the evening, the most