The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-12-17


of the businessmen of Reedsvllle, they are
not going to permit their village to suffer
loss if they can help it. They are not
wasting their time in whining but are up
and at work. No place will give up the
ghost, having such enterprise as a plucky
fight for mainte nance shows.
MRssRs J. Ct. MARTIN and Walter
Frltch of The Northern Grain &c. were
in the city on Saturday last. This Ia the
company which is erecting the elevator
here, which is to be ready for business by
February next. The work IS now well
under way, every available spot where a
man could work to advantage being oc-
cupied by workman.
The principal office of the company
is at Ashland and the company runs q
line of country elevators ID Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and the Da-
kotas, having 60 IN all. The capacity of
the elevator here is 100000 bushels The
loading capacity 10000 bushels per hour.
1t Will cost complete, $4,000, and Will en-
plOy from 20 to 40 men according to vol
ume OF business.
The elevator is the most modern on
Lake Michigan. Its location here is
ard surrounding country. 1t is we'll
known that grain buyers We're, and are
now, at a great disadvantage here. The
grain purchased was stored in ware
houses, hauled by team to the depot and
loaded OF cars by hand, then shipped to
Milwaukee, paying local rates. and from
thence to the point of destination. All
this is to be changed by means of this
elevator The grain will now be shipped
direct to Buffalo from this point and thus
handling and local freight will be saved.
This will make Mauitowoc one of the
| most important grain markets on the
lake.
The business for the present will be
represented by local manager on the
ground who will represent the main office
at Ashland. IL the elevator here should
prove successful 70 the extent anticipated
the main office of the company will be
established here.
The company has not yet decided what
shall be done with local grain, leaving
| that to the result of future arrangements
with local dealers. The company will
either purchase directly what grain may
be offered here. locally, for sale, or take
1t from the warehouses of local dealers.
ManltowOc will soon be put on trial as
| to whether it can become a factor in the
| grain business or not. It has every facil-
| ity of the most favored place on the lake,,
having lines of railway extending into the
| heart of the best agricultural sections of
the country; an elevator finely equipped,
and water communication to Buffalo Sec
ond to no city or the lakes. There is
nothing lacking but loyal support to the
venture by the people of Manitowoc, and
encouragement commensurate with the
| advantages very likely to result to the
! city and surrounding country.
With such an amount Of monev invest
| ed, the company naturally seeks fire pro-
| lection. 1t has asked nothing fIom the
| city for locating here and certainly is en-
! titled 10 what the city grants It's people
| in general. The elevator which was de-
stroyed by fire in Green Bay proved cost
| ly TO the people of that city IN its rebuild
| ing. The city should guard against any
such experience. The request for ample
| fire protection is in every sense proper
| and should be readily granted. This
much is due every enterprise which To-
| Gates here and particularly when it seeks
no bonus and employs its own capital
| only III the erection of its plant.
One thing more The Pilot wishes to
| state in this connection with a view to
| prevent future misunderstanding: No
one is to believe that because an elevator
is located here the price of grain is GER
tain to advance. 1t simply puts the city
| IN position TO pay more for grain than
II there was 10 elevator here. There has
been no patent device yet invented which
will raise the price of grain independent
| of the demand. The elevator will make
| Manitowoc better grain market than 1t
| would be without it.