The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-07-20
Mnnitowan Railway.

The proposition TO Issue 800, 600 Of the !
bonds Of the city, to aid IN the construc-
ton Of the Nanitowoc Railroad, Is now be- .
fore the peonle and in its discussion often
hear the question asked: " hat are we TO
receive in return for our bonds, If we should
vote to issue them to which many answers
are substantially correct, but there are a few
who show a lack Of knowledge Of the sub
iect or the effect Of outside influences. We
believe the question is one Of Importance TO
every citizen and should receive the thought
its importance demands. After careful IN
yestigations, We have answered the ques-
ton for ourselves as follows:
Ist. We receive 900 shares of the stock
issued by the company, which at its par
value. will equal the full amount of the
bonds issued.
ID, We receive all the advantage Of
through line; bringing to our water
power {hot to that of rival town few
miles up the river the business created by
the great numbering interests of the Wolf
and the Embarass rivers, and through Its
connection at New London with the Lake
Pepin road and other roads beyond, the
business Of the north Mississippi, and to
our Flotring mills the supplies from the
great wheat fields of the northwest, giving
US a main line mot side track across our
water power, receiving freight from the
doors of our mills and factories without ex-
ira charge Extending eastwardly to Man
| itowoc, one of the best ports on Lake Michi-
gan, 50 miles nearer than Green Bay and
! 300 miles nearer than Chicago to Buffalo,
forwarding the freights by Lake, till the
straits are closed and till they are opened
& ln-
t. Us one of the shortest and therefore
quickest and cheapest freight lines to the
cast.
Sd, This road extending from the Fox
river to Lake Michigan must be interscct-
ed by the Milwaukee and Northern Road
in running to Green Bay, and therefore
give to US all the advantages we could un-
der any circYmstatances have from that
road without losing those secured to US by
the NJ, A. L n. l.. road.
4th, 1t gives to us an additional connec-
ton with Milwaukee and Chicago by the
Lake Shore road, arrangements for com
plotting the building of which have now
been effected. The company having been
recently reorganized by placing the Hon.
Joseph Villas at its head as President;
Sheboygan having voted its $4,000 of
bonds to aid its construction, by more than
three hundred ma iority, and as soon as the
details are arranged, the work will be
pushed forward with energy till it is fin
ishcd.
9Th, 1t secures to us as we have shown
not only shorter and cheaper freight line
to the East-a line bringing to the doors of
our business houses, our mills and facto-
rcs, the trade and produce of the great
North West, but it gives to Us the adyan-
tagcs of Nree competing lines to Milwau-
kee and Chicago, the \. W, the Mil. II \
and the Lake Shore, besides the boat lines
by the way of Manitowoc and Sh"boygan
9th, 1t gives to the citizens Of Appleton
the credit and honor of having done what
they agreed to do, as on the conf lenct
: placed in their agreement, the Company
have made extensive contracts and spent
large sums Of money.
: 1t gives every voter the privilege OF
showing to those who made the advances
or assumed responsibility through faith il
their pledge, that confidence was not mis-
e placed.
With this view of the subject, and al
e honest desire to aid in doing what appears
/ to us under all the circumstances to be fo
: the best interest of our city, we shall e
. upon the day Of election and vote for thu
t railroad proposition.-Appleton Times.