The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-04-27

1 luS llfie Has Uetu al OTpIdI dldiI ioi
some time, indeed almost from the time
of its birth. Mr.. Gaines, the agent here
was Industrious IN working up business
but when freight came here and lay in
the warehouse week awaiting boat
shippers became shy end put no further
trust in a transportation company which
gave such cratic service. No agent could
work up business that had any perman-
ENJOY with such backing from those he
served.
| Last winter when the boats went trap
| eziDg down to Chicago and Milwaukee
to the utter neglect of the line here, The
! Pilot predicted what the outcome would
| be. Some old fossils at once declared
that The Pilot was sacrificing the inter
ests of the city by criticising the abom-
| Unable service, the F. & P. NJ. was giving.
| People with sand in them would have
| made protest then which would be
| needed by the company or else steps
would be taken to secure other connec-
tions, But the mollusks wanted no criti-
cism of the through line" which was
such only in name. The boats came here,
just about the same as men on toot go
home,-when they had no other place 10
go-and the aetute business men" were
delighted with the slip-shod and atten-
uated service. 1t was treason to say a
word against a policy which was certain
to result in discontinuance Of the line.
As uncertainty never yet was ia ,tor IN
any successful enterprise, business kept
dropping off as soon as shippers learned
that the running of boats here was solely
contingent upon the condition of the salt
market in Chicago. The Z. & 2. NJ. boats
were to commerce what transformers are
to the drama or guerlllas to legitimate
warfare. A little tub of boat was put
upon the line the first year upon which
if e man took passage, life insurance COM
panies would be justified in canceling his
policy. And then surprise was express
ed at the failure of the people to leopard
ize their lives in patroniZing the ante
diluvian affair. This spring, hotels were
crowded with people waiting the arrival
Of a boat which did not come. They
went to Milwaukee when hope deferred |
made their hearts sick. Freight lay in |
the warehouses and the Company won
come and felt hurt because shippers
didn't patronize line which was far more |
uncertain than the weather.
Now the boats are about to quit When |
the freight in the warehouse is moved, |
Man1towoc will know the T. & 2. NJ. |
boats no more forever. 1t will be no |
great deprivation as they have been |
gone" to all intents and purposes for
the last six months. They have been |
gone" so much that the roads to the
west which brought them freight have |
the Kewaunee line which kept its boats |
moving and thus showed they were re-
liable. If some old fossils would only 60 |
with the boats the cause for rejoicing |
would be materially increased.
The Pilot has learned from official |
sources that notices were sent out on the |
18th to ship no more freight for trans
shipment from Manitowoc nor to issue
tickets for passengers across the lakes. |
Mr.. Whitcomb has made every effort pos
slble TO induce the L. & p M. people to
keep one OF Its boats regularly on the |
line, but to all solicitations the answer
was that it wouldn't pay. Quite guam
tity of -four is still coming this way, there
being now in the yard IS car loads.
The Lake Shore & Western does not |
intend to abandon the line and just as
soon as arrangements can be made line
of steamers will be run from here. Off
cial assurances are given that there is alb
solutely no truth in the n. Y. dispatches
that the Chicago & North Western and |
the Lake Shore & Western have made any
traffic arrangement with the kewaunee
Route. The line here was established in
good faith by the Milwaukee Lake Shore
& Western and it will be maintained
though it may take time to make new ar
engagements. The advantages here will
not be cast aside. What freight is here
now will be moved, but none will be re-
ceived until further orders.