The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-02-13
OVER THE WESTERN ROAD.

minus of the NILS. &c W.Road. Those
who think that the road runs through :
comparative wilderness when it leave:
Appleton will be delightfully."- disabuset
OF the opinion as they pass highly cult
waited and rich farms lying between APP
pleton and New London. The read
through its whole course westward h s
tributary to it as fine agricultural country
as the state can boast of. Those lands
are greatly enhanced in value by the
transportation facilities afforded by the
road and by the many new industries
which it has caused to spring up at ia.
vorable points.
Appleton is in a position to derive
solid advantage from n road which brings
a track TO the doors of its factories. Its
various manufacturing interests demand
ed facilities superior to those furnished
by the C. & n. w, and they are furnish
ed by the western road which passes
through the valley which is dotted by
Institutions that warrant the most san
gpine expectations for the thriving
young city. Not only does the road
Transport manufactured articles but il
brings in raw material and other things
needful for the operation of the factories.
About ten car loads daily, of ore are
being brought from the junction with
the G. & n. W., large quantities of pop.
lar for the pulp mill, from the junction
with the G. B. & NJ. road, and charcoal
from the kilns near Bear Greek in Wau-
paca county and those near Kaukauna.
1t required no small amount of engineer
ing skill to find an exit from the imme
date valley of the Fox 50 as to form 8
junction with the G. & n. W. This
difficulty is what deferred the last named
read from constructing a branch to the
water power" for the convenience OF
manufacturers, and it was the neglect to
do so that made the people of Appleton
SO anxious to see the western road com.
pleted. Every factory in the valley" is
now provided with a side track and the
expense of transportation is greatly
lessened.
The brick houses, capacious frame
barns and excellent wagon roads to the
west of Appleton will be a surprise to
any one with the preconceived notion
that New London is town in the "wiid
wood" Supt. Donohue informed us
that the right of way between Appleton
and New London cost on an average $50
per acre, a higher average than paid
anywhere else except near Milwaukee.
The long stretches of improved land
give evidence of thrift on the part OF
the settlers anG of fertility which en-
courages industry. The country is Level
until New London is approached and
then the unimportant bluffs give notice
of the proximity of the VOLTA stream
well known to lumbermen. The con-
structlon of the road from the junction
with the G.. & n. w. to Clintonville, was
comparatively inexpensive on account OF
the country traversed being 60 level
The road in is excellent condition, even
the part from New London to Clinton
vile being as firm as an old road
New London is a city of about 5000
inhabitants. 1t is now in common with
other places, suffering from the 'hard
times But when numbering was brisk
New London was second to none in
point of business. The immediate coun
try is not numbering district, but New
London furnished the supplies to the
country north and the large empty ware.
houses Oh the banks of the Wolf beal
melancholy testimony to the business
that has gone. But New London will
not share the fate of those towns of pre-
mature growth in numbering districts
1t is contiguous to too good a farming
country, and is now turning attention tc
manufactures. 1T already has three
Touring mills and stave factory, ant
one of the best hotels, the New Londor
House, in the state, kept by the prince
of landlords, Mr.. Spurs. Besides the
Western road, New London enjoys tn,
distinction of being located on the roat
made famous by George Peck's hostility
1t also has water communication will
Oshkosh, the Wolf being navigated b,
| steamers. The Wolf is joined at thi
place by the Embarrass, and as the roat
crosses both, it required the construction
of a number of bridges.
From New London to Clintonvill
there is a greater degree of activity thai
anywhere else along the road. The roat
| is literally lined with cord wood, hem
! lock bark, railroad ties, telegraph poles
piles, ship timber, stave bolts, &c. Tn
road has made new industries start int
being and furnished every body with EN-
plovment. Near Bear Greek are six char
coal kilns; white ard dome shaped he
have a picturesque appearance in the / ea1
of the forest. Immense piles of WOO
lie near awaiting transformation int
charcoal, and side track runs up til
heavy grade to the kilns. The compan
has built several cars suitable for tn
transportation of this commodity. Tn
charcoal manufactured here is used er
tirely at Appleton in the smelling of ore
A car load a day is shipped. Some c
the finest hard wood timber land in tn
state may be found between New Lcndo
and Clintonville. The naples an
beeches are immense. Hemlock grow
quite extensively here and we predlC
that ere long some enterprising man wi
grow rich by the erection of a tanner
here. There are also some well cultiva