The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-07-21
Local and Other News
OUR RAILROADS.

voc u Green Bay Railroad Company,
throwing overheard some of their former
officers, and electing men in their places
whose ability and integrity, heretofore
exercised in minor capacities, had fully
satisfied the company that they were THE
MEN FOR THE PLACES to which they were
chosen. The dissatisfaction given to some
of the former officers, thus compelled to
relinquish the honors and emoluments OF
their Offices. was carried so far by its for
mer president, that he stopped to mallgn
not only tho company, but, probably un-
thinkingly, himself, by throwing out
dark hints and unexplained surmises
against the same company, which, while
its President, he had praised up and eulo-
gised in the most unmeasured fattering
terms. The feeling of dissrust, thus Gre
ated among some of our nervously ex-
cited citizens, was cunningly pro6ted of
by the open enemies of our enterprise
and the end was petition to our County
Board of Supervisors with about 80 sig
natures, all that could be drummed up,
asking for information, whether the Rail
road Bonds ef this County had been
signed, and, if SO, whether they were
safe and in whose hands they were de-
posted. Now, if those eneuiring friends
would just read the published PROPOSE
tions of the two Railroad Companies in
whose favor our people voted to grant
these bonds, they would at once see that
it was the duty of the Chairman and
Clerk of our County Board to sign these
bonds WITHOUT DELAY and to have them
deposited with trustee in the city of
New York, to be agreed upon by both
parties, for safe keeping, said bonds to be
delivered to the respective Railroad Com
panies if they comply with their agree
ments to build, iron and furnish the
roads within the time fixed, or to be re-
turned to this County, if the Companies
failed to fulfill their several contracts.
Our county officers have thus far tried to
comply with what was required OF them
by resolutions talso published in The
TRIBgNE} of the County Board of Su-
pervisors, and no more and no less.
Complaints were also made because the
Appleton & New London r r Company
had been so long and was still delaying
the commencement of work from our city
west. Now our readers cannot have for
gotten the statement we made last winter
in regard to the immense opposition we
met with in trying to obtain our charter:
that by a right down swindle the so-called
Milwaukee & Northern Road obtained a
charter for building road west of the
Lake Shore which, if carried out, would
not only have made a road from here to
Appleton almost useless, but would have
ruined our present western trade and for
ever destroy any prospects ever to reach
the high destiny of our city, to become
one OF the most important thoroughfares
and commercial centers of the States
and territories of the Northwest.
To save our very existance almost, all
the ready means and all the energy that
could possibly be applied, had to be
thrown into the one purpose, to defeat
the Vaccinations of our enemies of the
Milwaukee g. Northern Road. Thanks
to Mr.. Villas and to our fearless and in
defatigable contractors, that, our pur-
pose, has been accomplished, their stock
is only laughing stock, while our road is
built ready for the ties and rails from
Milwaukee to Port Washington, $50 men
with 100 teams are constantly extending
it northward and in much less time than
the contractors have agreed on, the Mil
waukee, Manitowoc & Green Bay Road
will be finished to our city. And for such
an all important object, our people can
well afford to wait few days or weeks
longer, especially after they have beer
waiting patiently but vainly for over fif
teen years, to see the same object accom-,
plished. But this is not the only reason
and cause of delay; we allknow that The
one who has so shamefully betrayed oul
confidence, has still the audacity, or al
least did have up to the first of this
month, to claim some right to the ole
track laid from here towards the Fox riv
er at the expense of our fellow citizens
Messrs. Lueps and Jones, who certainly
ought to be protected, in trying to secure
some indemnity for their almost ruinou.
expenditures on that road in former
years. Another most weighty reason is
that our contractors, aohen they do com
mence work here, want to pushit through
without delay; this, however, cannot bt
avoided unless the Railroad bridge acros,
our river is completely rebuilt /; thi
bridge the Company want to erect In th'
most substantial manner, that is Of sole
iron, and they have already contracted
for its manufacture with company IL
Buffalo. Our statement, that a locomo
tive and a load of iron was 60 be shipped
from Buffalo to our harbor has been treat
| ed With ridicu!e and derision; we still IN
sist that We have stated tbs truth ane
| nothing but the truth, which in little
| while will be fully proven to the complete
l J;-oon,fit,ro of our .,,,~ocort.
| And now few words to these latter
gentlemen, especially those of our north
ern towns: We give you the credit, tha
lyou have done your very best to accom-
plish your object, but you have failed ant