The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-05-18

VINO are patrons OF a cheese factory o
creamery, has occasion to visit the cit
for the purpose Of making sales. TIL
amount OF loose hay brought to market
steadily growing less each year. Tn
purchaser goes to the farmer more nov
than formerly and will do so more in tn
future than now.
Cheese factories and creameries. rails
Ing of young stock for the market an,
renting land to seed growers-have stop
ped the stream OF business travel from
rural districts to the city. The volum.
OF business may be greater, but it reaches
the city through fewer hands.
There is hardly business man In the
city who has not reason to complain Of
dull times. These dull times will con
tinUe no matter how bountiful the crops
| because the crops" are taking that cor
centrated shape which reduces the ex-
pense OF marketing to a minimum. The
business men of Manitowoc must recog-
nlZe the change in conditions and the
necessity of a readjustment to meet these
! conditions.
The time has come when Manltowoc
| must feel that it has within itself the
| elements of growth, and an opportunity
| must be given these for expansion. 1t
! Is not doing SO that several are willing
that Others put their shoulders to the
wheel, but when the wagon is moving
| without obstruction, are the first to
scramble on board. The time for work
Is when work is needed, and without it
there will be no onward movement. There
should be no time wasted in finding fault
with those who will do nothing. or squar-
ing our actions to accord with thelre.
Let each person who has the interests of
the city at heart say what he is willing
to do and be ready to do it, not tell what
others will not do. There is no glory III
comparing the little we have done with
the nothing which others have done.
We are in a critical period There has
been a great amount of work done, and
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the movement is only in its incipiency
and what has been done may be swept
away by recourse to the old policy of
waiting for others to CO nplete the work
we have inaugurated. To begin we'll and
grow weary before the contamination Of
tie task, is suicidal.
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institution of great value to the city. 1t
has grown until 1T has become one of its
leading industries. Wipe it out and it's
loss would be seriously felt. 1t has
sought no outside capital and found
within the city enough to sustain #. 1t
has grown to its present dimensions with
IN few years. The Manitowoc Seating
Co. now employs 10 men. II it proves
successful, it will have double that num-
Der of employees within short time. The
plant was constructed with reference to
expansion under liberal policy on the
part OF those responsible for its being.
Both these are new institutions, both are
deserving, both are controlled by Mani
towoc men; one has passed the period of
experiment and is a recognized success,
the other cannot fail to attain a similar
status If it be given an opportunity. On
its success depends the location of other
industries here. There are now two very
important industries desirious of locat-
ing here and influenced more by the .ad-
vantages of location than by the bonus
which may be secured. 1t is nc time TO
hesitate. Everything depends on prompt
and energetic action. We reap no bene-
fit by lying down, or standing up only
to support 80 saloons. There are other
institutions which to support will re-.
dOund more to our own advantage and
| far more to our credit.
Let us quit this eternal Jealousy,
| back-bittiug, fault-hndIng and lying.
Our energies can be better expended
than in going out on the streets and find
ing fault with those who are trying to do
som sUhlng, ay, even trumping up charges
which have no more foundation than the
dreams of an opium eater. The editor of
this paper ran down seven lies on Friday
and Saturday, all with reference to one
matter and ali involving men of whom no
one should belive that which was said of
them. Suspicious, jealousies, envious
feelings and exhibitions Of petty malice
constitute very poor material of which
to build a city. Harmony, mutual con-
tidence and some belief that there are
people fully as honest as we are ourselves
| are needed.
This may be very successful year il
we act wisely. It won't be acting wisely
to excuse our ina ctlon by decrying what
| we refuse to assist. People should not
be active in breaking down when they
| refuse to be s. III building up. An active
obstructionist is far worse than a passive
| do-nothing.
The railroad COMPANY seems disposed
/ TO do something. At least they ask tina,
| they be granted certain privileges which
would not be asked if they were not te
be utilized. We should not set aside
the promise of good things by refusing
that which is now of no benefit to us. I
won't do to sit down eternalIy and nurs,
our sores. The fault dear Brutus. is il
ourselves and not our stars" The tram1
rails at society and holds the existlns
order of things responsible for bis destitu
ton. We who earn our own living, know
that the tramp is the product of his oXI