The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-12-12
NIANITOWOCS FUTURE

There are var1ons rumoTs set atiOat &C.
casion ally. that this road, that and t'other
are seeking entrance TO ManitovCc. It
may safely be said that uzder present
coalitions no great road will be attract
ed toward MaUItowOc. 1t may with equal
confidence be said that II would not be
difficult to create conditions which viii
attract such roads here. Railway cor
pCratiOns do not build roads for. the
pleasure OF construction. Where II pays
there they will 90. If the Great North
err or the 500" or both, perceive adj
yantages to them n coming to MaGlto-
VICE they will not be slow in dOlD5 SO.
But these advantages must be real
It Is generally conceded that its marine
interests have been the greatest factor in
building up Chicago. Il Is Reluctantly
conceded b.. people Of that city that lnese
interests arc nov seriously endangered
AMI wholly because Of the condition OF
les ,larbuT. Chicago did Lot plan for the
future Ia dealing with its haTbor ana tie
beginning OF the end Of It's supremacy as
distributing point IS at Gand. It's tuC-
neis ara only I6l5 feet below the present
water level. The foundation Of bridges
and docks viii not permit much more
deepening OF the river and the new boats
now building, are deelgnsd for % feet OF
water " hen he limit Of their carrying ca
pacity is reached. Duluth, Superior and
Milwaukee are not only dividing the bush
ness Of Chicago but are likely to take
away the larger part o. It. Coal freight
charges have for some years been much
higher 10 Chicago than to Milwaukee,
Chicago cannot give the dispatch which
newer cities with more modern appliances
f-I-fT III
are significant facts for every lake city Of
growing Importance To secure bus;-
ness which Is seeking new channels
soOuld be the inspiring purpose OF all.
!, ,3 SO with cities at the head OF Lake
Superior. Il should be SO With US.
With facilities for hanuing business 1t
is sure to come II this period OF transition,
and business Is always the forerunuer q
new lines of railway. Should the bust
ness OF the Wisconsin Central at this
point attain large volume, il will have ex-
elusive control of the field for only
short time. Il Is planning for a large
business and Il Is sure to come If We 90
our part. Our marine interests properly
fostere5, are capable OF building Us up as
Chicago vas Luilt. Not to the same ex-
tent, as we will have competitors, and
A4' " u IL lS Ol-EI anu EEtlIp-- ; Libib tLt4i-
petltive than when Chicago was young.
But the times are pTopitiOUs owing to
the changes taking place II distributing
points. Commerce Is 70 less potent q
factor il building place than maGufac
turing. Indeed the former Is often the
piCueeT Of the latter.
The uuezampied activity IN snip bald
ing this season is a strogg hint to cities
which hsra nd ,- y Ft9t Y he
men Interested IN these boats do nothing
biiuaIy. They study the fatGre aad
when they act il may safely be assumed
that possibilities are about To crystalline
INTO certaiuties. Il is safer to follow
their movements than to heed thu Iemon-
STRANGE Of the man who is fre8 TO assert
lnat dredging the river dout DO no
good and that lake car ferry Is OF no
benefit 10 place because It gives uC en-
plUyment 10 labor"
Give rs 2 harb0r accessible 10 the larg-
est boats or the lake and these boats
viii come and new ipe3 OF railway viii
be here 10 meet them. Do Won fad any
large cites devoid u transportation IA
ciiiCies. Why Is New York greater than
C!arks Mills? Geographical location, in
the sense of commercial advantages, Qoes
not mean points Of latitude and longi-
tude. The greatest seaport towns OF the
world furnish living proof Of the value of
water None but fool will deoTy il.
II we want large trunk lines here We
must have something to offer. something
which can be used by them to advantage
with resulting benefit to them and TO Us.
We must do our share toward creating
these conditions and induce the govern
ment to do It's share. We must supple
ment what nature has done. No ulacter
now rich the nine it will not yield Its
treasures except to labor. It Is folly TO
boom" the town or 10 advertise It. It
would be as sensible for merchant to
advertise goods not found IN his store.
The boom we Should be partial 10 is
work TO secure conditions favorable TO
prosperity, We have work right here.
withja the city limits. lots ii Il, "hich if
accomplished will yislj harvest Of rich
resnlts. The boom" we need is TO pro-
coed at once to do the work We shoaid
for the time dispense with childish pre-
dIctons of future glory ard campueeting
eXaitati0n Of spirit which has no root n
serious purpose 10 PTogreas. TINS il the
seed time and unless W 90 the duty OF
the hour there viii be no harvest, We
should not talk OF what is coming, but Of
what we shall bring by concert Of action
ana public spirit. Don't you think, dear
reaGer, that it Is better to be doing some
thing than building castle. il tLs air?