The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-26

nate people, They are confined III dis
NAL, loathsome cells without attendants,
as great punishment as is visited
upon criminals. At one time it is said
there were confined in this Jail fifteen
insane persons and not a single attend
ant furnished by the county. 1t is a
matter of extreme difficulty to keep the
cells clean. Located as they are and of
such small dimensions it is almost i'm
possible. Insane people need spacious,
airy rooms. In this county they have dis
nal cells which cannot ventilated. They
need careful surroundings. Here they
contemplate nothing but dirt and misery.
They need exercise and recreation. Here
they must necessarily be kept in close
confinement. The affliction of having q
loved one stricken with this terrible NAL
ady should not be augmented by the
reflection that when the quota of the
county at the Asylum is full, that loved
one must be consigned to those revolving
cells. The desease must be aggravated
by having the sufferers immured from
fresh air, by contact with filth and
breathing impure odors. Humanity de-
mands that this thing be remedied. The
county board should cease its dilatory
course and take some decisive action on
the matter. A committee has been APP
pointed ID inquire into the matter and
report at the next session of the board.
From the character of the gentlemen
comprising the committee we are led TO
hope that the matter will recei7e the at
tention which its urgency demands. The
county board should take prompt action
on the report and relieve the county of
the disgrace Of making more miserable,
the condition Of those who suffer the
greatest atliiction to which mankind is
subject. We have heard the opinion
quite generally expressed by intelligent
citizens, that rather than have their
friends suffer the horrors incident to
confinement in the county jail, they
would willingly see them dead. This
being the opinion that prevails, the
county board by establishing a county
insane asylum, will meet the approval of
the people and do deed which will re-
dound to their credit,
FARMERS residing in those towns ad-
joining Sheboygan county admit that
Manitowoc is much superior to Sheboy
gan as wheat market, but notwithstand-
ing this, large quantity of wheat raised
in this county is marketed at Sheboygan
and this city loses the trade of the best
portion of the county which is naturally
tributary to it. In the absence of facto-
ries Manitowoc must rely principally on
the agricultural industries of The county.
It is to til e interest of our business men
to ascertain the causes which induce far
mers to sell their produce III a market
outside the county and to endeavor to
bring about those conditions which would
draw that trade to this city. Cur bust
ness men must abandon that little selfish
policy which looks to immediate gain
and which fosters little local iealousies.
Each should realize that anything which
advances the interests of the city as :
whole, furthers his individual interests
and should act accordingly. The mer-
chants having done their shala, d duty
rests with other parties.
Manitowoc has perhaps the best streets
OF any city in the state, and it is equally
true that there are miserable roads lead
ing into it from the country. Schleswig
trades exclusively at Sheboygan for the
reason that there is no good road leading
from that town to Maaitowoc. The
roads are clrcultous and unimproged
end it would he almost a foolhardy I'm
dertaking to attempt to draw a heavy
load Of wheat from that town to this
market. From a business stand point
Schleswig IS 3 part OF our neighbor
county Oh the south. 1t is wholly es.
tranged from Manitowoc and it is a rare
thing to see man from that town on
orr streets. IL is a good fertile town
with a well-to-do population, aud on ac-
conat OF a good road to that city contrib
utes to the wealth of Sheboygan. The
same thing is true of Centerville. and
southern Meeme. The Grsea Bay road,
which at o,e slime, received considerable
attention IS now neglected to such an
extent that it is lot much superior 20 an
ordinary private road. The fences of
farmers encsoach yearly and give it the
appearance OF LANE It is 50 narrow in
many places that teams must proceed
cautiously when passing one another,
and it is blocked up by sn1w IN winter.
Something should Se done by the proper
aGtLotit,4s 10 prevent this. The county
should give little more attention to the
proper grading of roads. The work
done each year is of a temporary cha.4ac-
ter. and there Is a pepetua. sinsaring and
a waste of time ana money without any
lmpcrtals results A county as old and
us thlckiy settled as Manitowoc, should
have roads passable at 81 seasons.
One would suppose anal a road on which
there Is So much travel as there is on the
calumet from this city to Browns eorpars
Wonld receive some sttentfcL. k33 ina,
part IS the dreassd &. fsr4s,pfa a.
iv,as,.ii,et. il Is '.,-l ling wet
vi . r,>~ .--haps the worst piece
IN the state and still no protest
IS made against its condition, no effort
Is made at improvement.