The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-10-29

re lived BY him, from the coanty .f3r The final
complesion of that road Iris true. how
ever, that Mr. Eassou and Others, contract
o.s under Mr. Chas Cain, then President
Of the Lake Shore Road, over whom Mr..
Villas had no power or ooatrol whatever,
after working about two months in the
counties of Milwaukee md O1aukce, fail.
ing to get money 70 pay their men or pros
ecute the ork, left tie State sats,ly
bankrupt.
Finally tie business men OF the lake
shore counties united IN asking Mr.. fii.s
to take hold Of tat road also, and be 1t
last consented. Tie went to New York
city. and after q three months session
with moneyed tnen, succeeded IL getting d
portion of the funds necessary, and com
meneed the work abandoned by ar. Gains
company and contractors. He pushed the
work as far as the money obtained or credit
of the road would avail, then added the
funds and credit Of himself and
friends t. stimulate Eastern capitalists
faith in the enterprise, bu. owing to tho
financial panic aud the excessive sttingency
III monetary affairs he was obliged to sus-
pend work-blocked but not beaten.
His indomitGtle energy took him to
New York ssain, and before returning be
succeeded in getting propositif n frora
those Eastern capitalists, whereby they
promised means to complete the road, pro-
vide1, however, that the city Of Sheboygan
would rote In aid thereof $50 900, the city
Of Manitowoc, $4,000, and Two Rivers
SIS, 900 in their municipal bonds. Mr..
Villas came home with their ultimatum,
and the people of Sheboygan, Manitowoc
and Two Rivers promptly accepted their
unanimously, the Nord Weston and Ze,-
tung not only supporting but believing
'braro Via>.' and joining h encore with the
| Tribune and PILor. Shut ouF serrant o T
1872 be christened a dog IN 1874 because
he is running for office ?
Why the road was located via Kau-
kauna and Little Chute is very easy and
sruthfully answered by stating that two
routes were surveyed by the Chief En-
CINE er, and submitted to the capisalst
who furnished the funds and CO n rolled its
location. They decided to accommodate
the eight miles of water power opposite
and below Appleton. on the Fox river.
They also made investments in real e.tate
there, but Mr.. Villas never invested u
dollar in property there, as nm examin-
alton of the records Of Outagamie COUNTY
| will show. Blu, he is the able fnancier who
raised about $4,000, 600 wherewith to
build the Lake Shore g. Western Railroad,
cf which over 100000 in cash was paid
ont II this county. Has lis oppore ut
done rs much
Why did he no. bring the Wisconsin,
Central load TO Manitowoc and make this
city lis outlet? This question is SO easy
that school children ght answer it be-
fore or after election, VIZ: As Mr.. Wins
had no voice in the control or construction
! OF the Wisconsin Central. and no power
to enjsin the company or Board of Directors
when they concluded to lease the Northern
Railyead. a line twenty miles nearer NJ i.
waukee from Menasl a than the lake
shore, would strike the average adnt es
a SUFFICIENT answer to shat We City que ii u
withous mentioning otLer re-sous e.ll
more Potcns. "a
Mr. v,l,s viii receive the votes Of all
true Reormers at the esnrins electiln.
! Col. Weic'ststit, of the ZeitaaJ, in yes
terdas's Issue, came on. wi'h long TRADE
against Hon. Jo,. Villas We would na-
ruraIly suppose that tbs eenecitcI n-s
would have learned T. little discretion itom
his tnngling !.ilurc To aniiihilats Senator
Carl Schulz at Wate-tONn, Wis, after
comi6g all the way IRON ST. Louis under
contract during the Greeley campaign.
But it seems that be has yet to learn that
slanderous reports from trayins donkeys
against political opponents just on tie
eve OF election, never did, an n;ver Will,
iniure a,y one 1t might stampede . ne.
gro regiment, but Northern wA,tes are
captured by carpet baggers' tricks.