The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-03-14
LAKE. SHORE ROAD.


from the Milwaukee -Neirs in regard TO the
Lake Shoe. Railroad. Ne commend it to
the perussl Of our rea ler,:
SEEBorCAN, March l, lS72
The people of Milwaukee | have no
doubt, Will be leased 10 learn that the
Milwaukee, Manitowoc /. Green BAY Rail
road Is being rapidly built; and the time is
close at hand when Milwaukee will be
brought into direct railroa communication
with thc thriving village Of Port Washing
ten, and the cities Of Mauitowoc and She
boygan, and u no distant t1Y, with Green
Dsv.
Notwithstanding the business men of
Milwaukee nave. in every instance, given
this ea5crpTile less thaa their cordial CO.
operation at the same time contributing
Lberaiy to other railroad projects, the
shc Milwaukee, MInitowoc i Green Bay
Railroad is being built
As FAST As MONEY AND NEN
can DO it, having due regard for economy
| visited the Office of the company to-
/ day, ami me: II. q. II. Reed, ESQ. Chief
Eagineer, ana was shown the nru.;,es -
/ the line from ManitUwoc to Milwaukee
c0antv line, il IS shown t. be one of tr.e
s.ruiote>t and easiest gradel roads in the
STATE; fifty feet to the mile IS the heaviest
anywhere, and the avera re IS bat little more
than thirty. The cost OF grading, bridging
and tielng the road from Shcboy.au to
Milwaukee,, will not exceed $1,000
FER NILE.
lat is, as any man Of experience knows.
less than the cost of any railroad vet built
i'll this State. While most road Is have to
buili costly bridges every ten, fifteen or
twenty miles, this road has but one bridge
between Milwaukee and Shchovgan.
Being invited by the gentlcnIauiy Super
intendant, Hon. William Eiwcil, to take a
ride over the road with him rs far as the
tricI was laid, willingly accepted. The
locomotive j. \. Richmond 60 - was
detached from Il gravel train that was being
4"a.ied. On boarl wc stepped, and away
Ne Went toward milwaukee, at Il rupi rate
II speed.
FIFTEEN MILES
Dro1oat Us to the end ot the track Mr..
aiue.i informed me- TIA; It's are dis
trihuted ana r,a y for tie irao.> ayin. for
,uc next tea u.ies, ANA ta:ic t.t, ~. iIu,c IS
.amPlateI to Fort Nas.l.-.ou. AM
-ssu.cI tAs, the Milwaukee, Na..tJuoc ! ,
urecn Bay I.a.,ay VIII DC formally opyA-I .
Iiom
sHkBoVCAE TO NILwAChEE
" the lrst OF jay HeAt, an. from hEnitO- .
Voc To milwaukee, by tie close ut nuyiga-
non next tai.
The company have ties on hand at this .
place toE the entire line. Iron Is on hand .
uCfe, and on the way, sufficient to iuv the
crack INTO the corporate limits Of MllNau-
Acc. They lave tarte heavy freight loco
motives, I iu.! supply OF fiat and box car,
oh maud now and IN use Tor construction
purposes Everything Is in readiness for
AA edr.y ami vigorous prosecution of the .
"oE> along iue entire line, and before the
e"d u t-e ytar oI ls'o the road VIII be .
Completed
ihc4 MILWAUKEE TO GREEN BAY.
i"1 8,5S''oh Ii"- '@@" III t"e minus OF
many VA" ''is A"e et railroad pay, ran
s'-'S u '--1l e''-e proximity to the 3l!!wau-
"1c q N"''H1Eii Eo1i lie answer Is,
emp ..c.'il.E' yea II MI not only pay
- = ~, = a,9"r9 II - tt1 A7'1'1S' .li,,s no"
si--,, "...-"'' \ visit 20 'he i11f4'-
''a aia
Busy fo"<S AEb CITIES /
t,otS t"" me anu eA''Ill-' ''''''o" "' 'h5 ~
tla''I., =. 7'''"'''a w ''p.I'7 "'t n"i1.1' ~
'"' "'l,.t1' i"'"t> ~ - =" ''''''
Tue Lake Suorr Raa! has many strou5
points IL its favor. Among them axe the '
1ozt OF construction, wu.rh IS less than nj
most ANY other IN the State, tae grade is
H''Sr7 "''i my - ~ NV - sl''''
Chr3agh large section Of the heaviest hard
WOO 'hlpeI III TIC 7,'t1' "ic1e 20 ',''
i0"h'y I'll nara No'u - oI'ti''t.; 80 oi, -' tue
me oi ','s ToaI IL rom ~ 70 81 per
e'F.' Al i "'1''tF tr'e" VII 'o' u pa
'"f many ears - e'E.e' II Is sH'S''5
west shore enterprise "'l.i o''S '""I ''IS '"e
hearts u 'Ae people enlisted III lt' la'of' !
ami VII receiyr t"eir patronage to Il man
winch Is S.iltigiI guarantee i'S 10 us imam
cal success 10
JOSEPH Villas,
tie pre,i lent Of the company, is due the