The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-10-26
MANiT0N0C COUNTY.
It's Manufacturer, Commerce and
Resources.

Wihch paper we md IN the Transactions
of the Wisconsin State Agricultural So
ciety for 1870; it is exhaustive, and will
well repay perusal:
! On the western shore Of Lake Nichiran.
about midway between Chicago and Mack
inaw, is the county of Manitowoc. 1t con-
tans 800 acres of land, of which I2S,
t49 are improved. The population, ac-
cording to the last census, is 33, 800, most
of whom are Of foreign BIRTH principally
Germans.
The surface of the land is rolling, and
well watered by rivers, creeks and small
lakes. The rivers are comparatively short.
the distance between Lake Michisan and
Lake Ninnebago being only FORTY miles.
but they furnish splendid water powers. .anl
are mostly nayigabIe for logs The eli
mate Is milder in winter and cooler in sum
mer than in the western part of the State.
/ Spring commences later than further west
but the fail fully compensates for this loss.
+ The lands were originally covered with
timber, partly pine, partly oak, maple and
beech. The pine has been cut away. but
there is good supply Of hard wood vet,
for tircwood and manufacturing purposes.
The timber is cut and shipped to Milwau-
kcc and Chicago markets.
In timbered country the clearing Of the
+ lands and the cultivation Of farms is
more difficult than on prairies, but the
lands fully repay for the amount Of labor
/ expended on them. Our farms are there
fore small, but well cultivated The nam
products Of the county are wheat ami other
cereals the yield is not only large, and the
crop sure but the quality is superior. The
amount OF wheat produced in 1870 was
o23,9S3 bushels; Of rye, y3,T41: Of oats,
3IS,S4O; Of barley, 3o,l55: Of potatoes,
IU9,VIS bushels; Of wool, 81 ,9G3 pounds:
Of butter, 51S, l06; Of cheese, 4,4l2: Of
hops, LOO poauds, and of bay, 26.744
tons. n large area Is s0Wn with winter
wheat, which yields well and is verv sell
dom killed by frosts. Corn, however, is
crown very little, the summer not being
warm enough to ripcn it. Flax and rape
seed are cultivated somewhat, for home
consumption; peas are extensively grown
and exported: onions, potatoes and roots
grow well, and command good prices
The country being partly timberei vet, and
well Watered by streams and creeks, crops
are well protected against drought, as well
as against the storms.
Stock Is not grown so extensively as in
bnrn,,o,. - a,,,,I,- +to S.oIh y Atl,1'
meo+ and son,o +pr Wv - i,','le "i'i'
hnon ,,a+.,;aIT,- ;,,,,-,i'i 1'2on ii's
few wears and the GOOD work i Eli ii'o d;n ,,s,
on. 00
The cultivation Of fruit trees attracted
t;nn onr 1, 49,. IA M At an e'IlH
in rantnr orchards iut m nt;I atoj n, ,ji'., m ~
tennis have f,iIaI a,I :. ~, .r,,,,a,,T,.
supnoscd that the soil nJ cI;,.57, - ,,,.
coi,i,fv ycos not ,,I,,,+ol - r.,,.t -.
Thrsc f,irnras LnIn,., III 49, l,-,,,.
every frnit-rrowcr, ana far The Ia -, !
years orchards have been rlau4al yyi+I, !
crcat successes. The c,ifrrn in f,.,oa, |
vears 2,ai. .,..;-.,.f J.. ..,r..;r,t..I ~,
cul,i' "tc' S'"IG Vi o'r Ho'i' pu' more Sl"- |
crafty 10 'he SelectIoh q trees not adapted
% our eI'iiia'e.
- my !" N'i5 l5i'''y''
i".''ti', D', no 80 Pc - "a I,'"
'.,"' my iiI1 ~ .'''i ~ s'''''''1''O ""i
l'l u supply, 'Lit i'"iii' "eil'i'l' 0"l"''
lf"ll' a' g"o>e'cffie9' c"ff3i.''' FaSl 'DeIIle4'
straWberrlcs, etc. gro" eAcehently, as
WCH "ill ilS cu-tI'ated- |
Npiehalu water powers abundance o.
raw material Tor manufacturing purposes
"phcSS oi i''',I ''''', cc'' ana coia'el'l'h
li'''"S VI 'i'''S i'"i '''."'' ''"'y ~, i''U',eo,
mahu!acturerS TO locate mere. ne Lfsl
es'''plishniGhtS lei were lor [he m@hulaetnfG ol
,iiiioef' Inc supply q lo5s' however mas
Deeh nearly exhausted, ana number Oh
saW-mLs nave therefore been transformed
''? o'L'eF tS'3'',i>'ll'li''s y ''ilero,S TAN
iicileS lUo"'o" 'hi hi9'-"oG' 'i'e county "''e
ma''riaIIy aSSl'lo1 III uc'eIoP'h5 ItS re-
sources;
nc i',FsG ana i'Liios5 liieHil;tus'loIg sup
pts oi ..,,'tI li' ci'ouee1 'iig e7''oiiSLi- ,II
hieiiI oI factories % "ooucH-""re: Il Ht
most most important are tile pan factory III Two
MYERS turning OUT cargo a1ter cargo OF
1loS, PaiiS' etc; a large chair factory al
the same pace, giving employment 10
very iaFSe number OF m men ana c, hahulac-
'uril@ : luI'h."'e oi ''il hih"s. inree oller
clidii l"C,oile9 ~, are III o'0L"'ioh 1T -n"ll'o-
woo ne i, ia'h'i"cluIe ol S,'''Cs mas oteH
| sncccssluldE cohllaencea: \ factory lof
| oeeh III operation Ior n'e or SIX years, ana
- uSiii2 d 9Ie"t 4'Iilt'Sl Vi 'Ih'ocT' sugar
f,a,,rod :, I ~ lii5',
o.; and ~ lf;1Di;,,,, 80, ~ CrLa
Sta,.a9. f,r ,orl- All ,,Iit;LLto-, 1,..al, I,on.
- IL -, -, IL -, .,o1 l1-,.,,,
keys, ana idISe C"sAS are il""G' DiooI''
Laloles nuoS ana n,L SPoAes are ''iSG hlF3eil
manufactured. Inc lnanuiaetuTe ii @ OF wagons,
ouS,Js t,' "L.i',1 1-i''. II, Iiilel's "s
No''ll' lii:''i -
rt"iil superior 'tI'cieS II 'llis liile are turn
eo n our.
Two Wooien mihs are IN operation IN
..IIs Io"i'c1 l5osii i'i''iIII,'e.,'Ie d
article o1 cio'5 ana other "ooieh goods
anu an collsui,ie arg qu"h'.'IG. 81 Ho',;
touring nuns i'''' ptoi, eS'''l!s'ieu III an
parts OF llls COUNT ana ,tre CONG Eooa
cSstolH business ''I,;. i; ,uIL'i'5 ot' are
iu.ll1l.''s t}a,.,,,l ~. i.I 'li'e,,, H. 4 s'ug
lat:oi! C. H. .,-,''.,J:II r},;a en9, So - 80
aE'ic.e VI 80, "-l'o NJ, III iclts s',t;
illl5 an" IIh''17 NM '.Ie ~ Slccs>I u
oper"clon airo iIr 'ne
nlanulat'ure nI, oi l"Ii,l'"I' ',oo's "h1 s''oc9
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