The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-03-01
FARMERS.

We have bought car load OF Pure
Manila Binding Irvine and now we will
give our customers benefit. You all re-
member what scarcity there was last sea-
son, and the present outlook is even
worse; but as we said before we will give
our customers the benefit of the market.
We viii take your orders for as much
Pure Manila Irvine as you will want at
15e per pound aud we viii guarantee the
price as follows: If Irvine is cheaper
when you get it you are to have it for the
cheaper price but if Irvine should be
higher, then you are to pay only 15c, so
you see you can only gain, not lose.
Come place your Orders and be on the
safe side. Our Irvine runs 700 feet to the
pound. We have contracted for the VIM.
bearing C Co.'S. Farm Machinery, the
Worlds best. THE WAGNER HOWE. Co.
THE people of Milwaukee do not feel
very friendly toward the Chicago & North
western Railway. That road maintains
a lot OF old barracks there which it calls
a depot. It talks of putting up new
depot, but there is suspicion that this
will only be done after the city has grant
ed the road privileges more valuable than
the depot building which is contemplated
They want to build a sea wall distance
from the shore line and to become own
ers Of the land thus reclaimed from the
lake 1t is thought this is movement
to head off the Lake Shore & Western
from running its line into Milwaukee and
through to Chicago The Lake Shore l.
Westerns line ends at Lake Shore juno
ton and it is taxed heavily for every
pound of freight sent from this point to
Milwaukee. 1t is said that to escape this
tax and be on better footing to compete
with the Wisconsin Central, the Lake
Shore & Western owners are contemplate
ing cutting loose from the Northwestern.
But should the latter road get possess
ion OF the lake front this movement would
be checkmated. Manitowoc would like
to hurrah for the Lake Shore if it were
do So
WE have now received in store our
spring stock of embroideries muslin,
nainsook, iaconette and India linen cloths,
and colored embroideries on Scotch
zephyr cloths. We have many beautiful
patterns Of embroidery flouncings on fine
India linen cloths, and apron patterns
on fine French cloths.
The designs are new this season, and
we have picked out the prettiest and most
striking effects, and can assure our Gus
toners that we have now the most varied,
best selected and largest assortment Of
embrOideries ever before shown in this
city.
The new spring styles in fine ging-
hams and satines are also in stock, and we
would be pleased to show them to all
vino favor us with call.
Our spring purchases of dress goods
are all made, and when the goods arrive
we can promise our customers the finest
assortment to choose from, ever seen in
Manitowoc
BARNES, MENDL1K & MULHoLLAND.
ANDREW CARNEGIE, the Iron King OF
Pittsburg, says the iron and steel manu.
facturers of that city are unable to COM
pete with Chicago and the Northwest.
Lower freight rates give the west the adj
vantage. Iron and steel manufacturers
must come west. In this new adjust
ment Of industries Manitowoc may gain
some benefit. If the iron industries come
west, as Carnegie intimates, location
must be sought which viii give them the
advantages whose lack prevents them
from competing successfully with like in
dustries having these facilities. West
ward the star of Empire takes way" and
we should he prepared to receive it.