The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-04-20

oneDOygan is TO nave steamboat line
across the lake to Muskegon. The Tay-
lOr, small steamboat will run between
these points. She has carrying capacity
for 30 passengers, but runs Independent
Of the lines which she connects The
enterprise is local and is mainly the work
of Sheboygan business men, Should the
route prove profitable it Will no doubt
attract the attention of the large trans
pOrtatIon companies.
The STEINER Phillip Armour passed
through the straits on Monday morning.
She was followed by several other steam
ers. While there is considerable drift
ice, there are long stretches of clear water
All the lower lake boats which have
been wintering at Chicago are now out.
The new government cruiser, the De
troit, is the fastest boat of her size ahoat.
She was built for minimum speed of II
knots an hour and she made or more
than her contract called for. The build
ers we're to receive a b nus for extra speed
and thus gain $4,000 by the speed at
tanned. The test was made on Monday
and the boat went away beyond eXpecta
tons, The weather was quite favorable
for the test.
One of the old dump scows owned by
Truman IL Cooper which was lying up
the river abandoned, was towed out in
the lake by the Arctic this week. She
drifted shoreward beyond the south har-
Dor pier and did considerable damage to
the railroad pier.
The kewaunee Line now advertises a
new passenger and freight line between
Kewaunee, Ahnapee, Manistee and Frank.
fort. The City of Marquette will make
trl-weekly trips between these points.
The st. Charles Hotel of this city has
crowd Of people waiting for some days
for the L. & p. III. boats and all are
swearing mad.
The Milwaukee Sentinel n speaking
OF the traffic arrangement by which the
Kewaunee Route is to secure the bust
ness of the Nil. Il st. Paul and the CHI
cago " n. W. says, that while local rail-
road men nave not been officially notified
of any such arrangement they are in
clined to believe it has been effected.
The Green Bay Gazette reports an inter
view with General Manger Champion of
the Green Bay, WInona & st. Paul who
had just returned from Frankfort and
Manistee, who stated that he had agreed
to handle the traffic of the two roads
mentioned between Green Bay and Ke-
waunee. He anticipates very Leavy
business over the line and says that the
business is to be handled by the trains
OF the Green Bay Il Kewaupee road.
This would seem to be authoritative,
though it is difficult to believe. II this
arrangement is made it is because the
Ann Arbor boats run between Kewaunee
and Frankfort and are not chasing all
over the lake to end barrel of salt to be
transported, The ferry boats stuck to
their route and were not diverted from it
by the prospect of getting a cargo else
where. Being reliable has won in this
case as it always will and should.
The steamer City of Marquette will not
be sold as reported. She has been over
hauled and will run on the Kewaunee
Route this season,
The river boats or the Fox River will
find 1t does not pay to keep transporta-
ton rates away up. There is in boom at
Depere 5000 cords of pulp wood. The
vessel owners asked from 81 to SIPS per
cord to move the wood by water to it's
destination. The &. Il n. W. offered to
do the work for soc per cord and got the
contract. A side track is to be laid to
the boom in which the wood is stored.
The f. & ?. NJ. boats will be run to
Chicago tins season so as to get its share
OF the Worlds Fair business.