The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-06-06

vessels IN the past TWO years. Ine Uoou
rich Transportation Company build al
their steam ers here, and have moved thei
yard from below the bridge to the bend 0
the river.
Among the Improvements of the plact
we noticed a new church edifce, new
school building in the 1st ward, havin:
cost $4,000, and another building fol
the same purpose is under way in the q
ward on the north side of the river, which il
/ to be magnificent structure, to cost wher
completed $4,000.
| The city authorities were diligently a
work last summer improving the streets, hav
ing graded and graveled the principal ones
at a cos. of $4,000, making them hand
some and comfortable thoroughfares, and
adding greatly to the cleanliness of the
city. More will be done in this direc.
ton the coming summer. The harbor and
docks up to the bridge have been complet
ei and are excellent. Above the bridge
DIRE dying is going on vigorously, and, when
finished, will. leave the river much wider
and deeper than it is n>w
A new foundry ard machine shop has
been built by J. Richards, Esq, which is a
tiBe brick building, doing good work and
an honor to the town. The erections of
new business blocks have been many ;
.l,rn i that of I Dl,,.
which is a large two story brick building,
having double store on the lower floor
Among the other new branches of business
is a glue factory, which is doing large
business. They have two banks, ,one owned
by I. c. Shoyc, and the other-the First
National, Of which Mr.. c. Luling is chief
manager. Mr. Shove Is the Oldest banker
in Manitowoc county and one Of the oldest
in the State, having now been in the bank
Ing business in this city since 1853. Mr..
S. is,sif possible, doing more prosperous
and larger business than ever. His has
always been substantial institution, living
and prospering under shrewd management
through the trying times of the war and the
protracted crisis since. He rendered us
valuable assistance in obtaining informa-
ton that this letter is based u pom.
This city is well represented by four
newspapers, two printed in the German
language and two in English. The Tra-
bune BY I. Borcherdt, is Republican pa
per, eight columns and all printed at home
1t il wide awake to the interests Of the
lake shore, ana ever advocating Repubii-
can principles. The PiLor, by T.G. Ohm
stea, is a ''red hot Democratic sheet.
The editor thereof, personally as well as in
editorials, congratulates the Cincinnati
Convention on their nomination for the
Presi lcncy. Bro. Omsted is one of those
genial. good fellows that will make friends
anywhere, and as we are Il sincere friend
Of his, we shall cnlcavor to administer
words of consolation to him in h,s sorA af-
Fiction next November, when he will have
discovered the rottcnncss Of the Cincinnati
Libaru!s.
From Mantowoc We took the boat for
TWO RIVERS,
situated in the same county, about six miles
north Of the city. This place, a few years
ago, was but little known outside cf its
own nei rhborhood, but the time has now
come when she demands attention from
the outside world, rs she now has two Of
the largest manufacturing establishments
in the State, consisting of a chair and wood
en- ware factory and a large tannery.
The chartered capital Of the chair and
wooden ware factories is $4,000. That
however, only embraces personal property
and factories, having large amount of
real estate outside of this. The wooden
ware factory is 325 feet long, three stories
high, in which nearly every conceivable ar
ticle of wooden ware is manufactured, in
cludin. pals, tubs, panakins, clothes pins,
dairy and tobacco pals, fish kits, and II
thousand and one other articles too nnmer-
Gus to mention. The chair factory, which
is situated but a short distance from the
other, is 225 feet long aud three stories. in
which every variety of chairs al manufac-
tured, from the plain@st up to the finest.
'fhev are also turning out large amount
# belsteais and other furniture, they
/. =,
ply store. This establishment gives om-
ploymcnt to 80 men, the most Of whom
are foreigners The officers are men of
! large experience, and thoroughly versed in
the business. This being the case, how
can a concern of this magnitude help being
success financially as we'll as a great help
to the town. One member of the firm
spends most of his time in Chicago, where
| they have a branch Office. The Two Rly-
ers Manufacturing Company is probably
the largest of the kind in the West.
The Wisconsin Hide and Leather Co.,
have large tanncry about two miles from
the village, which gives nployment to one
hundred men. Through the kindness of
c. B. Whitcomb, the Superintendent son,
we were enabled to 90 through this NAM
moth concern, and was much pleased and
amused By the working of the machinery,
which moves like clock work under the su-
pervision of Superintendent Whitcomb.
/ The consumers of leather little realize the
amount of labor there is in caring it, and
/ the number of hands it passes through be-
! fore it is ready to put on the feet. This is
the largest tannery in the State excepting
| the one in Milwaukee, owned by the same
company. 1t would afford US much pleas
ure to give the reader a much fuller and
accurate description of the above named
institutions, but owing to the brietness of
our visit We were unable to do so.