The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-06-23
MANrrowoc, Wis, May 81, 1870.


and organized this spring. electing Hon.
p. Johnston the first mayor The new
city has population of about 5000, and
is uncommonly well located for a lake
shore town. The lay of the land is ele-
waited, but not too much SO, and just
uneven enough to present q varied and
pleasant appearance. The city has the
advantage, also, of being built close down
to the border of the lake, and upon both
sides of the river. The river, however,
does not divide the town, as Is too often
the case. The atmosphere is peculiarly
grateful and invigorating particularly
noticeable to a stranger, and 1mpartinS
keenness to the appetite aud vlgor to the
mind and body. The best of fish abound
in these waters and are OF fine flavor, and
! upon this point the most fastidious can
not help being fully satisfied and gratIf-
ed
W. Manitowoc has the honor of furnishing
the state with a treasurer, IN the person
of Hon. Henry Betz.
HARBOR.
~ During the past two years the harbor
has been greatly improved, Is now equal
}. to any on this lake shore, and when furth-
er work shall have been added this sea-
son, it will be unsurpassed on this side
of the lake. The amount set down IN
the appropriation:bll now before con
gress for this harbor is $40, 900. This
sum will be extended this season IN
-lengthening out the piers that have been
built of late years, and further Improving
the channel Any vessels, however,
that ply the lakes can now this harbor,
loaded, there being fourteen feet OF wa
ter.
The Goodrich steamers have been COM
ing into the harbor since last year, In
stead of stopping at an outside pier as
heretofore. This company has an excel
lent dock and warehouse. which are near
to the business of the place. A dredge
is now at work deepening the inner har
Dor at its sides below the bridge, and the
owners of the privileges on either side
will Immediately construct substantial
docks the entire distance. The river Is
wide, forms beautiful semicircle around
the western portion of the city, and Is
navigable from three to four miles.
BUSINESS MATTERS.
There is to be found no place where
there is more life, energy and enterprise
than there is among the leading business
meu OF this city. The streets always
look lively, and the stores thronged with
customers. The merchants enjoy a first
class reputation for soundness, and dur
ing these trying times not a solitary fail
ure has taken place. That business is
prosperous is proven by the fact that both
of the banks report a constant increase OF
busincss-that of [. c. Shove largely so.
The other bank is the first national, OF
which c. c. Barnes is President and G.
Luling, cashier.
The post office is conducted in man
ner so satisfactory to every person inter-
ested that Chas. Eslinger, Esq, has
been continued postmaster nine years
consecutively.
Among the improvements now going
on is the building of a Presbyterian
church, Of brick, which will cost So
600, have fine town clock, and will be
the most conspicuous and notable public
building IN the city.
MANUFACTURING.
The most noted here is the wooden
mill of j. Villas Il Co.. located short
distance from the city, and which manu-
features constantly a large amount Of
wooden goods, that for quality are not
surpassed in the western states. There
are, also, several lumber mills, four -four
ing mills. planning mills, sash, door and
blind factories, chair factory, several
machine shops, and various other In
dustries. H. ID. Smalley & Brothers
make cast iron and steel plows, particu
larly adopted to use In the soil Of this
section Of country. A large amount of
agricultural machines are sold in this
place. A short distance from the city is
the hub and spoke factory OF II. 4. Hub
bard, making, also, lumber and lath, en-
ploying fifteen men.
SHIP BUILDING.
A. d. Jones aud j. Hanson built, last
winter, the schooner Ii. e. Albrecht, OF
237 tons, or 5000 bushels OF grain ca
pacity, for themselves and Captain Al
brecht rebuilt the schooner John Web
er. of 4, 500 bushels capacity, for Brown
and Slauson, Racine; thoroughly rebuilt
and heightened the schooner j. x A.
Stronach, of las tons and have on the
stocks schooner of $50 tons for Rud-
duck and SlauSon, to be launched Au-
gust l. There are employed 50 men at
this yard. The timber used is splen-
did quality of white oak. These and
other parties of this place own vessels of
various description now sailing on the
lakes.
! 1t is here where the Goodrich COM
pany build all their boats, under the
superintendent of G., Rand. lie built
last winter the steamer Corona OF 600
tons, now OIL the Chicago and st. Joseph
line, and has or the stock a propeller OF
500 tons, intended for the Chicago and
Green Bay line The old steamer Comet
is laid up here, showing marks of hard
! service, and is to be reduced to the lgno-
BILE grade of freight barge.
PRODUCTS.
Formerly the chief trade was in lum-
Der and shingles, which has been conSid-
erably surpanted by the trade in grain,
this county contributed about 800, 600
bushels of wheat to this point, for ship
ment annually, IT. addition to that which
is supplied to the several Touring mills.
During the past three years, the grain
products of this csnnty have doubled.
Wool is another staple crop. j. Villas
& Co. purchased, last season, $4,000
pound and are buying largely this year.
SHIPPING INTERESTS.
From Mr.. Charles Luling, the colIec'
tor, the following items have been obta n
ed The total arrivals and departures o.
steamers and sail vessels at this port last
season were 206, S2I tons. employing
5000 seamen; and there were exported
243, ASS bushels of wheat 10, 245 barrels
of flour; $500 bushels of rye; ,46l
packages of butter; 30S of eggs; sol
dressed hogs; Ia bales of wool; 81
half barrels of fish; 742 tons of hay
2.4lS b arrels of lime; 1900 cords OF
bark 6.So0 broom handles; 6.S45, 9ll
feet of lumber; l25, 0O0 feet of timber
1886, 600 shingles; 25S. $50 posts: 2S.-
500 railroad ties; 919,200 lath 10000
pickets; l0.067 cords of wood; 2.70t