The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-08-31
THE CITY OF MANITOwOC.

THE CITY OF MANITOWOC.
A week ago we received letter from
dorchester, Mass. enquiring about the
present location, condition and future
prospects of our City, and saying that by
satisfactory answer we might secure
the location of several wide awake first
class mechanics, and business men, to
whom [ have shown yonr paper and who
have become interested by what they
have seen therein" Our friend, Will A.
Place happening to be present, we show
ed him the letter, and he at once very
kindly offered to answer it. The follow
ing correct and quite interesting state
ment will, we believe, be interesting to
all our friends and induce some of them
to communicate the information here
to their friends east for mutual benefit
Mantowoc Wisconsin, known near and far for its
excellent Harbor at the head of the safest bay
full shipping in the time of need, an enterprising
growing city of 5000 Inhabitants. Commanding the
of Maniowoc county with population of OOO
beautiful Lake view for miles north, east and
south. To those only viewing city from the pas
sing boats the first obj ects that attracts their
ton is
INHABITANTS,
being composed of all classes among whom we find
the American, English, Scotch, German, Swede, Nor
wegian, PoIander, Irish and Bohemian, all working
together with the object in view, to- build for
themselves homes in this our land of plenty You do
not in passing streets, the many intoxicated
form that show to the energetic Pioneer that he is
merging into land of waste but we find men of de-
termination, energy and business. Each going his
way to attend to his affairs, here you do not
the corner loafers, you find in cities of smaller
size, for they they have learned that if they have
by corner meetings for slang. The next thing that
meets their eyes
OUR HARBoR,
standing now some 500 feet into the lake and is to be
extended lbs feet each side this year, but even
making safe entrance and extending to Sth street
Bridge with channel of IA feet of water then from
sth street Bridge the R. R. Bridge something like
mile with channel of from to II feet. This is
fully locked to Main street. while our two steam
Pile Drivers hard at work all the time building
docks, and the cities Dredge steadily working its
way up the river leaving the channel in its course
from II TO IL feet. Already Dock room extend
ing some q mile on each side of the river with
water front of depth of 13 feet Next the Docks
is the natural home of
OUR WAREHOUSES;;
among which are all kinds of Flour Feed Storage
and Commission Houses, going along the Docks we
find on the north side the Warehouse and Dock of
the Goodrich Transportation Company at which from
10 to IA steamers make landing each week. Then we
find the Hay Packing house of Johnston & Hall, next
the Com mission House of P Johnston Co; next
the Warehouse E. Conway, next storeroom, Ware
house and yard of o. Torrison, next the Warehouse
and yard of W. II. Horn, and next the splendid new
brick Warehouse of J. E. Platt and passing over to
the south side find the Flour mill, Packing
House. Warehouse and yard of Morse, Truman & Co.,
schuette Bro, next the Warehouse of Cramer Bros
all doing good and paying business the shipping of
last year footing up follows: Hay packed lem
TONS for complete statement of the exports we must
refer TO the statement of Collector Luing for the
1869. No report being kept lest of 1870 or 1871
1t reads as follows, to-wit:
The total arrival and departures of steamers and
sail vessels at this port last 206s21 TONS
employing $500 seamen; there exported 2t3, ass
bushels of wheat 245 barrels of Flour 200 bush
els of Rye, 1850 packages of Butter, sos of Eggs
,301 dressed Hogs ia bales of Wool Sal half bar
rels of Fish, 21S barrels of Lime 90 cords of Bark
$500 Broom Handles, 5S45 oil feet of Lumber 1875
600 feet of Timber 13S16Ooo Shingles 25s $50 cedar
Posts, Is 500 r. r. Tes 979 200 Lath 40 900 Pickets
1850 cords of Wood, 1900 Telegraph Poles 495o0o
Slaves, 5,64S bundles of Spokes, 1,S03 bundles of
Leather, Sc head of Cattle 147s Barrels, 125 dozen
Chairs, 474 barrels of Headings 376O packages Of
Sundries besides the classes of smaller articles
handled by all general Commission Houses these sew
eral Houses keep in employment from $50 to 2oOmen
and represent moving capital of about s15O,ooo
business in this line being conducted by and all
on the principal of small protsabut argessales. Then
passing north or south,
OUR SALE ROOMS,
meet the eye of ALL and can look on with pride to
think that our little city of only $500 inhabitants
thrifty and independent, mostly settled in good
homes of their own, should open to the public the
loaded shelves, burdencd counters and full boxes of
115 Stores Groceries and sales rooms of all kinds
some doing large business both wholesale and re-
tai, and all make pleasant and easy living showing
to all at glance that the original of money is
here known and put to its full use that of passing
between man and man, and purchasing the comforts
of fe increasing the wealth of it's fortunate owner
this may say it is wonder to some if each of the
many competors, is there much call for goods and
to whom it is sold but this passes entirely out of the
question when take our friends to see
OUR MANUFACTURES,
go where'you will you cannot find many live per-
severing Propretors of Manufactures as in Manito-
woo and yacinity offering to the young mechanic a
Home in our beautiful city, with many chances of
employment of the lesser class do not speak but
1 would ask those wishing to come west when we
tell you that we have machine shops, furniture
factories, A Tanneries, / Wooden MILL . Saw Mills,
2 Tannerie's, FIGURING Wills, Breweres Cooper
shops, 1 Stave Factory, 1 Glue Factory, Brick
Yards, Sash, Door and Blind Factories, Planning
Mills, employing constantly 500 to 900 men, paving
wages according to the ability of the workmen and
ranging for the best workmen So S35 per day TO
common lab' rers (hepers) 81 rs to SITS per day
(meanIng IN the old standard of day labor 10 hours
per days work. the capital invested in the smaller
branches it would be almost impossible to state but
one may judge for the Manufactures Factories and
interests, hero assessed something
like Ssoooo0 and machinery is largely represented
here as in city OF larger sze but we do not con-
hne our Manufactures to steam alone for if you will