The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-05-13
THE NORTHWEST..
Projected Extension of the Nil
waukee, Lake Shore & West
ern Railroad.
Excursion of Offers and Capitalists to
Points Along the Line.

APPLETON, May An excursion by
rail, the results of which promise to be
of great interest to the people of Mani
4z5awoc, Outagan1ie and Waupaca coun-
dies, aud otaer portions of Northern
Wisconsin, occurred on Thursday and
Friday of last week. 1t was composed
of T. ". Rhinelander. president; Sam
21el S. Sands, secretary; IL. q. ID. Reed.
superintendent; James Fl. Mead, direc-
Tor; Hon. J. P. G. Cottrill and A. l..
Carey, attorneys, of the Milwaukee,
Lake Shore & Western Railroad Con-
g,any, and delegation CT the prominent
citizens and business men Of Manitowoc,
Appleton and New London. The Mani
4owoc delegation consisted OF Hon. A..
.. Jones, mayor; Hon. Jos. Rankin,
and Afessrs. c. G. Barnes, S. A. Wood,
E. ID. Markham, Jacob Leubs and j..
w. Barnes. Messrs Reeder Smith
who was chiefly instrumental in project
ing the EXCURSION and contributed large
" 10 it's successful execution-Captain
Welcome Hyde and James MCCLELLAN re-
presented Appleton; and Messrs. G. l..
Patterson, j. G. Hoxie, 81. S. Dixon,
EBr. 2. Dickinson, j. W. Bingham, q.
q Briggs and Thomas Logan represent
ea1 New London. Mr.. Gordon Norris,
IF New York, who Is largely interested
IN the Milwaukee, Lake Shore d
Western Railroad, also accompanied the
gsartv.
The excursionists left New London on
Thursday, at II NJ, by the Green Bay
& Minnesota Railroad, special car
l.seang furnished for their use by the
courtesy of the officers of that road, and
proceeded to Winona, returning the next
day.
The object Of the trip was to consider
xIle expediency of extending the H., l..
& 81 W. r. r., from Appleton, the
gsesent terminus of the road, by the
gray of Hortonville to New London-a
xs1oiect in which the citizens of this city
and New London take deep interest
and in connection examine the facilities
of the G.. 3. & M. r. r. for business,
@4nd It's value as connecting line. We
axre glad to announce that the excursion
asts returned greatly pleased with the
grip; and that there seems to be rea-
ssonable prospect of our having speedy
End direct communication with the
towns west of us, provided the people Of
New London and those living Oh the
lime encourage the enterprise in granting
reasonable local aid and right of way, as
shey easily can and ought to do.
We have been requested to express,
cordial thanks to the officers of the Lake
Shore Compay for furnishing an extra
train that brought the party from Mani
.aswoc to Appleton, and generally for
Ehe interest manifested by them in the
gsroiect; also to the officers of the G.. B.
q; M. E. r. for courtesies extended
likewise to Conductor Rose and K. T.
Waters, guard, for their polite atten-
sions and gentlemanly conduct while
em route. At meeting held in the
Huff House, Winona, May z, the ex-
ssSysionist party duly organized and
zSeeted the following gentlemen. re-
gpectively: Chairman, Mr.. Feeder
ss:snslth; secretary, Mr.. L. c. Patterson.
The Chair appointed committee of
fhree, consisting of Mayor A. d. Jones,
ssE Manitowoe, Capt. Hyde, of Appleton,
Saad III. S. Dixon, of New London, who,
ex1th the Secretary, were instructed to
draft resolutions to express the senti-
meat of the party. The committee re-
ported as follows:
g2esolUed, That we tender CUR cordial
GEsAnks to the officers of the Milwaukee,
lake Shore & Western, the Geen Bay &
Minnesota, and the Chicago & North
vsestern Railway Companies, for the
many courtesies extended by them to US,
1nSasz which have greatly enhanced the
pleasure of our trip.
Signed, A. D. JONES,
w. HYDE,
I'll. S. DIXON.
The party was well received along the
- -tire route and express themselves as