The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-05-16
RAILROAD MATTERS.

No other city in the United Statei
4 the size OF ManItowoc is receiving ths
same amount of advertising. This is no
/ alone due to the fact that 1t is to have
new railway. 1t is largely because of tbs
| natural advantages the city possesse!
I and the belief that these will be utilized
/ through the coming of the new line. The
interview with Mr.. Abbott after visiting
this place last week, published in The
/ Sentinel, is reproduced elsewhere IN this
issue. Mr.. Abbott is president of the Wis
consin Central and as such as well as
by reason OF his experience and business
sagacity, his words have weight. No
stronger words could be used ID desert
bing possibilities than MIR. Abbott uses IL
this interview.
To speaking to individuals II MiIwau-
kes Of the facilities Manitowoc offers, he
said he would not have believed them to
be as excellent from any description
which might be given him. He is en-
thusiastic and ANXIOUS that work be be
gun as quickly as possible. His brother,
General Abbott, now on the retired list,
was at one time chief of the engineer de-
partment He will visit Manitowoc this
simmer to make personal inspect II Of
the haTbor. 4 word from him Will have
great weight With tie war department
because of former Official relations.
The ST. Paul Globe OF last Sunday bias
q four column article on Manitowoc
written by 2. J. Smalley. 1t contains q
map Of the harbor and of that section of
the city in which the terminals are to be
located together with the lands designed
for factories. The map locates all the
Ha5.a.1 and otaorpchrn n .aEc A IrI
map shows the through line, when COM
pleted. from St. Paul to Boston and New
York and the detour made by lines to
the sea board by way OF Chicago. This
map likewise shows how much more d.
rect the new line will be than the Soc is.
The issue of The Globe is a very large
one as that paper is making an effort TO
cover ali portions of Wisconsin and this
is a special edition. The article IN queG-
tion is big advertisement for the city
and will aid in bringing business to the
new line when established.
T. e. Gill, one of the attorneys of tie
Central arrived IL the city on Monday, his
mission being to furnish such Information
the proposed line as the city
council might need for intelligent action.
Mr.. Gill is well qualified to deal with
pubic bodies. He is frank, prompt and
not inclined toward exaggeratiop. He
set wholly at rest the fears that the G. &
n. ", BY. Go. has anything to do with
the project,
An informal meeting Of the city conn
Gil was held IN the forenoon. Every aid
ermen was present. Mr.. Gill was called
upon and stated that the Terminal Co.
meant business, That the expectation
was to have the line completed by Janu-
airy | 1896, and it would be built by that
time unless unforeseen circumstances
would prevent. While as lawyer he
was opposed to anything bearing condi-
lions, his Instructions were to say that
if the road WAS not completed by Janu
airy 1898 then their vacation was TO be
void and they were to return to the City
without cost. The city might reserve
Chicago street, but to grant the Terminal
Co. the right to cross it. When the time
came to build bridge and the viaduct
which would be necessary, no doubt the
custom which prevails now would be OBJ
served by the company and 1t would as
sist in building the viaduct. 1t was an
absolute necessity that the streets be va
Gated as the parties who were to furnish
the money for building this line and the
one westward require this. The reason
why Chicago street might be retained by
the city in preference to the Others Is,
that the slips which are to be put in will
be 800 feet IL length, and vladuct over
them would destroy their usefulness or
make the street comparatively worthless.
The slips will not reach Chicago street.
The company, he said is acting in good
faith, wants to deal squarely with every
one and asks nothing which is not neces-
sary to carry out the purposes for which,
it IS organized.
The meeting was very harmonious
one. Mr.. Gill made very favorable i'm
preston and his candor won the conf
dence Of every one. The council seemed
to be very favorably disposed and was
we'll satisfied with the explanations offer.
ed that there is no wild cat scheme In the
project
Mr.. Gill did not state what there is
good reason to believe has already beer
and that is arrangements with
eastern lines. Connections will be made
at Ludlngton with the f. Il 2. u. and
possibly beyond that the closest relations
will be with the Grand Trunk. 1t is rea-
sonably certain that ferry boats will be
constructed the coming winter, through
the opening of the line. if the road be
completed, Will not await these ferry
boats. The parties in interest are desIr-
Gus OF beginning work Just as soon as
matters are adjusted in this city, and ex-
pect to have the road completde by the
first OF January next. Owing to some
slight omission the city council did not
act on the ordinance on Monday last, but
will on Monday next, and it Is safe to
rro1int that action will ba favorable