The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-12-26
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| Mr.. Charnley, Master Mechanic of the
machine shop of the railroad company at
this city, showed us couple of bars of
! iron, manufactured from ore obtained at
| Iron Ridge, Dodge county. This iron
was manufactured by a new process
which makes the manufactured article
much more tenacious and malleable than
any other process. The bars were so
| tenacious that they could be beaten into
| almost any shape, while cold, without
| fracturing. The ore from which the
iron is manufactured is celebrated for its
poor quality. Iron manufactured from
| 1t by the process heretofore in vogue, is
so brittle that bars break when allowed
to fall distance of few feet.
Mr.. Charnley informed US that the
iron was given him by gentleman whom
he met in Milwaukee, as sample of
what can be done by this new mode.
This gentleman, who is resident of
Fond du Lac, we believe, is making in
quiries as to suitable place for estab-
fishing rolling mills. He contemplates
visiting Appleton in the early part of
January in the hope of receiving such
encouragement there that he may be able
to erect rolling mills at that place. Mr..
| Charnley induced him to promise to
speak with the business men of Mantle
voc before visiting Appleton. The
| question now is will business men bestir
themselves to secure this industry for
| Manitowoc? Of course it will be neces-
| sary for them to satisfy themselves that
the gentleman is fully competent to do
| all that he promises and that the industry
will prove remunerative to the stockhold-
ersand be a permanency. 1t will take some
money to have these rolling mills estab-
lished here, but the question that claims
attention is not the expense, but will it
add to the prosperity of the city? Manito-
| voc has great amount of capital invest
| cd In vessels, property which with the
present low freights, is comparatively
valueless. 1t is almost useless to await
! revival of lake business. Should it
revive, 1t can be only temporary. We
| must turn our attention to something
better calculated to add to the prosper
! ity of the place. A little of the energy for
merry expended in making Manitowoc
the principal ship building place on the
lakes, would now be productive of more
| substantial results. Considerable money
is tied up in the dry dock and elevator
but neither of these adds appreciably to
/ the reputation of the city. Manufactor-
les are the crying want The city can
not grow through the business of its
| Touring mills or through the purchase
of the farm produce of the county. We
need some industries that will give en-
ployment to laborers in the city, some
thing that will prevent our city from
being solely at the mercy OF bad wagon
roads, or entirely dependent for support
on the few bushels of wheat marketed
| here.
| The business men of Manitowoc should
make an effort to enlarge the resources
of the city. Let the time spent in rail
ing at farmers for not bringing their pro-
duce to market, be devoted to devlsing
means for the enlargement of business,
| and success will be sure to follow. Mr..
| Charley is well informed in matters
pertaining to mechanics. and we presume
will be pleased to confer with our bust
ness men In relation to the proposed
visit OF the gentleman to whom. We have
referred. It is the duty of every one
who feels interested in the growth Of our
city to make some move in this matter.
1t is poor policy to wait. like Macsw-
Der, for something TO turn up. With
! h!a blast furnace. rolling mills and the pres
emf quota of Touring mills, ManitowQc
will have g fair showing IL the business
of manufacturing. Tho tendency at
present Is to start store when persons
cash account warrants, and this city has
to-day about as many stores as Milwau-
keo, all looking to farmers, and laborers
without employment, for support. Give
iaborers a means of living, make it pos
sible for them to live here. Do some
thing to attract capital and the city will
escape, the deserved sneers of the intel
hgent farmers of the county, who know
that the city Is depending on them for
/ support and makes 10 effort to better its
condition. The city expended consider
able money III getting railroad communi-
! cation and then ''took a rest" expecting
! that increased business would surely
! follow. The railroad is to-day simply a
/ matter of convenience, simply because
| advantage was not taken OF the oppor-
| tunities which II ofIered OF building up
| the place. A rrilroad can make or break
a place, and Manitowoc is seemingly
anxious to secure the latter result. We
have now all the conpeniences which
will make manufactures profitable and
successful. Let manufactures follow by
the effort of the bust ness men,
The large number of English Spar
| rows which made their home at the
south side have been almost entirely
killed off by two birds of the species
known as the American Shrike or Butch.
er Bird, OF the great number of spar
rows IN the city last fall there are now
lett hnt FIVE Eli the OF hers harinr fallor,