The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-09-07
President Villas q Trump.
From the Sheboygan Times Extra of Sept 5th

From the Sheboygan Times Extra of Sept. 9Th
Mayor Elwell returned from NewYork
last night bringing the gratifying news
that President Villas has succeeded
against the combined influence of the
Milwaukee wheat ring and the Milwau-
kee & Northern. Milwaukee & St. Paul,
and Chicago & Northwestern Railroads
and their hackers i'll New York, In max
ing negotiations By which the Lake Shore
Railroad is to be commenced at once
and prosecuted 10 an early complexion
Mayor Eiwel says that to the mnflinch-
ing determination of President Villas not
to be defeated in this matter, is the sue
cess attending the negotiations entirely
due. and probably no other man in the
State OF Wisconsin could have carried
his point against the opposition with
which he had to contend
Mayor Elwell Of course backed up
President Y ilas with all his official infu-
ence as the representative of the city Of
Sheboygan, ar! they fought the opposi-
ton ipch by inch for six weeks, before
permanent victory crowned their efforts.
The iron to complete the road from
Milwaukee to Sheboygan has been
bought and is being shipped, and 1900
tons are now on the way.
Now let the people Of Sheboygan hear
tily endorse their work and the cars will
soon be running between this city and
Milwaukee.
Pre- ident Villas arrived on the morning
train from Fond du Lac, on his way
home.
PRESIDENT Villas returned home from
New York City last Tuesday night, wear
in Io e. I
happyfying every citizen he met, with
the gratifying Intelligence that he has
succeeded fully and completely in his
efforts for the Lake Shore Rail Road !;
that he has purchased already all the
Iron and Ties for the entire road from
Sheboygan to Milwaukee that he holds
certificates Of cash deposits. sufficient to
make several men independently rich,
and that the work has already been COM
mcnced at Sheboygan, under C.ief I'm
gineer Reed, with the purpose of finish
ing the road from Sheboygan to Milwau-
kee by the first Of January next; that
the work from Sheboygan north will be
taken IN hard as soon Us the frost is out
OF the ground, next spring, and pushed
forward as rapidly as ever possible. He
also tells us that the Milwaukee and
Northern Railroad is as deaa in reality as
the Lake Shore road was reported falsely
not more than week ago in Milwaukee.
Thus the great danger of our city, being cut
off by an interior road and thus forever
crippled in its progress to growth aud
prosperity, is entirely done away with
we can tear!essiy look forward to an in
crease IN every respect almost unparaI
eied. Under these bright prospects we
shall hardly feel the further requirement
of the Railroad company for local aid by
our city Of seventy FIVE thousand dollars
in bonds in exchange for stock Two
Rivers has to vote the sum Of twenty
five thous and dollars; Sheboygap the
further sum Of fifty thousand, and Port
Washing ten ten thousand dollars more
Sheboygan and Port Washington have
already pledged the amount required,
and we have no doubt that Two Rivers
and our own city will be as ready and
willing as the others.
Too much praise cannot be bestowed
uyon our own Joseph Villas it is as Mayor
Elwen OF Sheboygan truly says:
TO the uuln,nchins determination of
President Villas not to hc defeated in
this matter Is the success attending
these Negotiations entirely due, aud
probably no Other man in the State o!
Wisconsin could have carried his point
against the powerful opposition with
which he had to contend.