The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-03-17
The NIanitowoc Railway.
From the Appleton Crescea

From the Appleton Crescent.
The "WinaebaEo County Pns. Nee
nah, one of our BEST exchanges, unwittingly
does grea, injustice to our locality. 1t ex-
Illcitly conveys the impression that the
people OF Appleton sought TO prevent the
building OF The Maui,owos R TO Msnasha
and Neenah, and wanted 1t all TO them
selves. This Is no; the fact Appleton Co.
mands 10 be placed on the maiu ilu- IT that
Road, ant Was wiling to .ay the expct,e
to carry II down 81 az 20 ACCOMMODATE all The
y alter Power an the south s.d- Of the river.
Mena>ha Was a.sio,t mix against II, as
We found when Ne came 20 meet thel- lead
lux men. And Ne were assured then and
since, aud fully believe dat Meua.ha will
not vote do..ar ut bonds 10 Uulid ATTY road
from Meua>ha to Mani.osoc, If Gsorge
Retd Is TO lie It's consr ing spirit. 4 the
lhhuence Apple on could bring TO bear. in
connection with ManitJwoc, Was welded TO
induce George Reed To resign the Prs.i-
dency of the 50 ca!isd "MahiiOwoc l. Min.
nesota K. K. Co, on condition that we'll
known capitals, and Railroad owner in
Michigan should be hi. su cessor. The in.
huentlai men Of Mena.ha would not con-
sent TO this, and George Reed himself
you'd not give way altho he knew NJ nj
towoc would vote no aid TO a road managed
by him. 1t is also proper to state that
quite portion Of The people Of Menasha
were aud are opposed TO building = road
thence to Msnitowoc on any terms.
Alter exhausting negotiations and efforts
to place Appleton on the main line OF the
proposed ManItowoc 4 MenaSha Railway,
aud 10 get the management into hands
commanding the confidence Of the people
and able and ready to commence the work
At once, the people Of Appleton and Man
ltowoc, almost 10 man united upon the
scheme OF getting charter FOR q Railroad
trom Nanltowoc via. Appleton 10 the Min
nesota State Line, Intending to run it via
New London, and thus avoid ali pretense
OF spparent interference with the Land
Grant Read. Aiterward, the Lake Shore
towns, between Mani,owoc aud Milwaukee,
desired to be included and they were 50 in
Guided
This bill was defeated in the Assembly
by talschood, uIlsr presentation and chilean
cry, and very few OF our own citizens
IN their Zeal 10 obtain = direct Road TO MI
waukce, az we nay charitable suppo e
lent the II aid 10 compass that defeat, and
were successful Influencing the memh Der Of
Assembly from this county to 80 with them
against the great mass Of the people of this
city. This, too, IN the plain face Of the
fact that the chartcring Of that Manitowoc
Road ,could hare comp-!led the Jml3:ng Of
q direct rocsd from -Hlraukee to .4yp!eton
just 50 soon rs york pus commenced 6ct.ceea
.tdaitoUoc and Ne,c Londpn, whether the
Swinging chatter road was controlled
by citizens OF Milwaukee or by the Mllwau-
kee Il st, Paul Railway Company.
The Press should further understand tina.
Manltowoc made last effort just few
days before the vote was taken 70 induce
Menasha and Neenah to con.eut to a com
promise which would have run the road
from Nanitowoc to Appleton, Mena1h
a.. Neenah, aid there terminate, and that
the proposition was lie sc'ed wiki contempt.
They prcierre1 TO contlnu; an alliance
with Geo. Reed, backed by one Roberts, q
Boston commissioner siOc. broker. and
Resder Smith, Hho i. lot unknown TO fame.
There We leave them. When they rspeut
their Ill advised action, as they will BY and
by, We only hope 1t Will not be at too late d
day l. rsreiy the evil already accomplish
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