The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-08-22
MOVEMENTS OFLIFE IN MAN
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manly IN examining the property pur-
chased by the Terminal Company, study
ing the contour Of the liver, determining
its depth at various points and gather,
ing facts regarding the harbor. They
gave evasiYe answers to all Inquiries as
to the purpose of their Investigators
and Kept their own counsel, as men OF
business are apt to do when considering
matters of moment.
The arrival of General Abbot on Sat
urday in company with Chief Engineer
Tweedy Of the Wisconsin Central, and on
Monday OF Mr.. BIount, chief engineer of
the Northwestern System, convinced peo-
pie that there was something unusual
afoot. Gen. Abbot's prominence as mill
tary and civil engineer; his distinguish
ed services during the war; his connec-
ton with large railway enterprises since
then, and the position he held until re-
| Gently, that Of President of the Board OF
| [. S. Engineers, caused something more
than q tiutter Of excitement when 1t was
| learned that he would speDu the week
here IL company with the chief engineer
| of the Northwestern and Wisconsin Cen
trail Systems. Il was learned definitely,
that the gentlemen were here for the par
pose OF collecting data which are TO be
used to secure an appropriation for 20
foot channel in the Manitowoc harbor, so
! that when the work now In progress OF
| deepening the channel between Buffalo
/ and Chicago is completed, the larger
! class OF lake craft which will Immediate
| " follow, can find ready entrance here.
| Both the Wisconsin Central and the Chi
| cago & Northwestern are deeply interest
| ed II the Improvement Of the harbor at
| this place to an extent sufficient To ac-
commodate the largest craft OF the lakes,
as each has transfer facilities here unap-
! pToachable by any other point on the
| lake. As early as last May the Mantle
| VOC city council committed itself by res
olution to the policy of putting it's har-
Dor in readiness 10 profit by the change
in lake carriers which will be inaugural
ed by the completion Of the deep channel
TO Buffalo. The active cooperation IN
this work of an engineer SO distinguished
as Gen. Abbot, backed by the influence
OF two such corporations as the Chicago
& Northwestern BY. Co. and the Wiscon-
sin Central, is an elemenJ of strength
which cannot be overestimated.
General Abbot is a warm advocate Of
harGor Improvement. 1t Is singular
fact he said in speaking of these deep
waterways, That Notwithstanding the
enormous volume OF our lake commerce,
there are but few natural harbors on our
great lakes-hardly any except IN Lake
Ontario So that the commerce of these
inland seas is the outcome OF artificial
creation Of what nature neglected TO co.
The money expended In creating harbors
and otherwise providing Tor lake trans
portatlon Is insignificant when compared
with the commerce thereby made posi-
ole. / learn there is no danger of en-
counLering rock il deepening your har-
Dor and that the formation of bars IS IN
known here, TWO very important consId-
erayions as the expense OF improvement
and the cost Of maintaining are thereby
| greatly lesgen8d."
The contracts for the 2O-foot channel
to Buffalo require the completion of tie
eight sections by the close of the season
| Of 1895. 1t is thought that all, with tie
possible exception of one, will be COM
pleted within contract time. Officials Of
the Wisconsin Central hope to have tie
line from this city to Menasha or Hilbert
| Junction whichever pOlnL may be Sc
lected completed before January !. The
Terminal Co. and the Manitow0c & West
ern. (Che latter beng the company which
is 20 build from the city limits to connect
with the Wisconsin CentraiJ have estim-
ates prepared Of the cost of d9awtridges,
grading and dredging for slips. The
slips and transfer docks are to be part
Of the immediate work to be done. Con-
| tracts for the work will soon be let as
parties are now figuring on it. Tie
work of construction is to be IN tie
| hands OF the Manitowoc Land Improve
| ment Co, corporation which owns a
| large amount of real estate contiguous
to the proposed line. Work On a large
| elevator will be commenced IN season to
warrant its completion by the time the
new line IS opened, The M2nitowoc
| Land Improvement Go. hopes by liberal
| inducements to secure manufacturing in
dustries. The facilities which will be
offered for shipment by land or water Of
the output OF factories located here are
such as to invite the attention of inter
ested parties. Cities westward on the
line of the Wisconsin Central are very
much interested N this new road as it
affords a connecting link which enables
them TO reach eastern markets by a short
route. Daily inquiries are made by peO=
pie of these cities as to how matters are
progressing With the new line.
All these things have called attention
| u IEf EtCIAD u lLt AuLt!AS n5 well &c VI
tbs present, and the roads centering here
have determined to use every available
means to put the ManItowoc harbor in q
position 10 trade Win any port on the
lake on equal terms, SO far as transfer
facilities and depth OF water are con-
cerued. The people Of the city are not
slow in responding to this progressive
movement and are willing to eEpend any
reasonable sum los Improvements which
give promise of being productive in the
future, The output OF the factories To-
Gated here were last year of the value oil