The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-05-13

| Correspondence of The Sentinel
APPLETON, May 7th.-An excursion by
rail, the results of which promise to be CT
great interest to the people of Manitowoc,
Outagamie and Waupaca Counties and 9th
er portions of Northern Wisconsin, occurred
on Thursday and Friday OF last week. 1t
dent: Samuel S. Sands, secretary; IL. G.
H. Reed, superintendent; James II. Mead,
dire etor; and Hon. j. 2. G. Cottrill and
A. l.. Carey, attorneys, of the Milwaukee,
Lake Shore & Western Railroad Company;
and a delegation of the prominent citizens
and business men of Manitowoc, Appleton
and New London. The ManitowCc dele
CATION consisted of Hon. A. d. Jones,
mavor; Hon. Joseph Rankin, and Messrs.
C. G.. Barnes, S. A. Wood, j. d. Mark
ham, Jacob Leups and j. W. Barnes.
Messrs. ReeGer Smith-who was chiefly
instrumental in projecting the excursion
aud contributed largely to its successful exc
cution-Capt. Welcome Hyde and James
MEG illan represented Appleton; and Messrs
G. L. Patterson, J. G. Hoxie, III. S. Dixon,
DR.. p Dickinson, j. W. Bingham, Ii. P.
Briggs and Thomas Logan represen led
New London. Mr.. Gordon Norris, of New
York, who is largely interested in the Mil
waukee, Lake Shore u Western Railroad,
also accompanied the party.
The excurslonists left New London on
Thursday, a. II NJ, by the Green Bay d
Minnesota Railroad, a special car being
furnished for their use by the courtesy of
the officers of that road, and proceeded to
Wiucna, returning the next day.
The object of the trip wac to consider
the expediency of extending the Nj. L. S.
IL W. K. r., from Appleton, the present
terminus of the road, by the way of Hor-
tonville to New London-a project in which
, the citizens of this city and New London
! take deer interest-and in connection ex-
4 anime the facilities of tie q. b. Il NJ r.
/ r. for business, and its value as a connect
| ing line. We are glad to announce that
the excursioEists returned greatly pleased
with the trip; and that there seems to be a
reasonable prospect OF our having Il speedy
aud direct communication with the towns
west of us, provided the people of New
/ London and those living On the line encour
age the enterprise IN granting reasonable
loca, aid and right of way, as they easily
can and ought to do.
We have been requested to express, on
| OtuAI Vi lilt CillSt!is WIZ NeH', eltii SOi-
dial thanks to the officers of the Lake Shore
Company for furnishing an extra train that
brought the party from Manitowoc to APP
pleton, and generally for the interest mani
tested by them in the project; also to the
officers of the G. B. & Nj. r. r. for courte-
sizes extended; likewise TO Conductor Rose
and X. 7. Waters, guard, for their polite
attentions and gentlemanly conduct while
en- route. At a meeting held in the Huff
House, Winona, May 7, the excursionist
party duly organized and elected the follow
ing gentlemen respectively: Chairman, Mr..
Reeder Smith; secretary, MIR. l.. G. Patter.
sou. The Chair appointed a committee of
three. consisting of Mayor A. d. Jones, OF
Manitowoc, Capt. Hyde of Appleton, and
Ii. S. Dixon, of New London, who with
the Secretary, were instructed to draft rsso-
lutions to express the sentiment Of the party.
The committee reported as follows:
| RESOLVED, That we tender cordial thanks to
| the officers of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Yves
tern, the Green Bay IL Minnesota, aud the Chicago
! Il Northwestern Railway Companies. for the many
courtesies extended by them to US, and which have
| greatly enhanced the pleasure of our trip.
(Signed) A. d. JONES,
| w. HYDE.