The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-01-23
VIZ are not satisfied To have the recent

event in our business life become an
accepted fact without dwelling a little
fur ther on probable results and present
benefits. Reference is made to the new
line across the lake via F. & p. NJ. r. r..
steamers.
Michigan and Wisconsin have many
interests In common. The wealth of the
forests of both states has been sought
and obtained by people of various cir
cumstances in life and the humble home
steader, the industrious but occasionally
unfortunate iobber and the solid lumber
men manipulating plenty of ready money
and running camps where huge rollways
spoke for the money put into circulation
and to be circulated in Transforming the
unwieldy log into modest and palatial
homes, known to both states.
We have vast deposits of iron to off,
set the riches of the copper yield of the
upper peninsula, and opposite us with
but sixty miles intervening are the Lud-
ington and Manistee salt wells producing
tens of thousands of barrels annually
and dairy salt of unrivaled purity. We
are well situated for the distribution of
coal, why not as we'll situated for the dis
tribution of vast quantities of salt to the
west and northwest?
Michigan, across the lake, has manu-
featuring industries and farming inter-
ests taking the place of the numbering
operations of certain parts of the state
north of the middle line Although like
our own state there will be an enormous
cut of pine for years to come.
To share in the benefit of supplying
the lumbermen who are still operating
across the lake with grain the dealers at
manufacturing centres with our famous
dairy products and the farmers with our
agricultural implements,-this is our
privilege and as some wideawake towns
men have already stated men out it is
safe TO say the harvest will not be neg
lected
Freight rates have been put on the same
basis as from Milwaukee by the F. & p. N.
r. r. our buyers of peas will have greater
inducements for doubling the volume of
business in that staple and our reputa-
ton as the chief point of export of the
enormous yield of sound peas that con-
tribute SO largely to the supply of the
entire country, will be still further in
creased.
In the matter of travelling we are for
tunate. No more going around the horn
with consequent expense and long time,
but a five hours ride on first class boat
to Ludington and through trains to Port
Huron, Detroit and Toledo, where con-
nections are made in union depots with
all the leading roads there centering and
in addition, the opportunity to reach
Traverse City, Potosky, Mackinaw, Che
boygan, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ann
Arbor and other Michigan points OF pre-
eminence, by the shortest lines to those
places.
So much for present benefits. AS for
the future, shall we not begin at once to
invite attention to the facts that we have
locations for wood and il on working plants
with three transportation companies to
distribute products cheaply to the four
points of the compass? That we have
population containing hundreds of I'M
skilled but orderly and home loving
laborers; that we are surrounded by
region famous for its output of farm and
dairy products and in short have every
thing requisite to promise abundant re-
turns for the investment of money in any
enterprise converting raw material into
staple articles. We can no longer be ob-
scure if we should wish to be. The high
way of the new line will bring the great
northwest and commercial centers of the
eastern states into closer relations and
the spirit of prophecy with due recognl-
ton of elusive hopes, says the new line
being the shortest, and roads composing
it being supplied with ample terminal
facilities at st. Paul and New York the
intervening roads being also thoroughly
equipped, this will be the way for the
tide of travel and products of the soil and
work shop and factory of the east to
journey. Figures make strong argu-
ments, let us use two complications Of
mileage, one a route long established
the other just opened.
NEW YORK TO ST. PAUL.
New York to Buffalo, N.YC. & H.R, R.R. 40 mis-
Ruffalo to Detroit, M. c. r. r. PSI
Detroit to Mackinaw Bay, Nj. c. r. r. 29l
Mackinaw City to st. Ignace, Straits g
St. Ignace to Mason, D. s. S. & A. BY. 81
Mason to st. Paul, G. s. & P. NJ. 4 V. Ry. los
Total 1895
New York to Buffalo, D. l.. & w. Ry. 400 mis-
Buffalo to Port Huron G. T. Ry. 1s6 6
Port Huron to Huntington, F. & P. NJ. RR. 227 %
Ludington to Manitowoc. F. & p. M. Str. 80 9
| Manitowoc to New London, NILS. & W. Ry 60 =
New London to Mcmillan Jc. G. b. W. &
| st. p. BY. 100 "
Merriam Jc. to St. Paul {. st M. & V.Ry1s2 "
! 1876 .
The mere passing OF traffic does not
benefit an interior town but here where
freight is transferred from cars to boat
and boat to cars large amount of labor
will be employed and the ready money
thus circulated will result beneficially to
our merchants. Our merchants now re-
ceive the same rates of freight from New
York, Philadelphia and Boston as the
Milwaukee merchants and orders fol
goods via the new route have air eady
been given eastern shippers.
Our duty to the new line is clear. 1t
has not come prefacing its opening tc
any request or conditions, but opening
the way for our increased prosperity has
through it's representative said Let Us
be of mutual benefit and begin and main