The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-11-19
RAILROAD MATTERS.

The Milwaukee Sentinel of Monday
last had lengthy article regarding The
importance 10 Milwaukee. Oshkosh, She
boygan Of the opening Of the Manitowoc
route became Of saving OF time in ship
ments eastward Manitowoc has now
just the same rates Chicago has, some
thing " bich people here did not hope for
until after orr local shipments justified
reduction. The Sentinel also quotes n
railroad man corrected With the Chicago,
Milwaukee Il ST. Paul, the chief competi-
tor of the c & \. W, as saying that be-
fore the year is ont the ST. Paul road
will be connected with Mauitowoc. But
the force of the prediction seems lost by
the statement that the line will be from
Plymouth, The same authority says the
Northwestern will shorten its route 10
st. Paul by cutting through Adams
county. He also says the Northwestern
is surveying a route west of Princeton,
which may mean that that company IS
either going 10 use Sheboygan as an out
let or intends to enlarge the territory for
the Manito1 &C route.
The purchase of lands on the lake front
north Of the river continues. Whitney
Bros. are busy moving the buildings OFF
the property purchased. Who is making
these purchases cannot be learned. The
deeds thus far RIM to Mark ham Il Mark
ham. but 1t understood they are agents
only. Ii it is the Central, then that com
pany Is looking for a belt line and is pre-
parlng terminals in addition to which it
now has, In anticipation of the coming of
other roads, without much doubt. But
this Is all conjecture, as are the reports
that the purchases are made by the 800"
and by the St. Paul. The only thing
certain is that it is q rali-oad company
which is making the purchases.
1t is SAID. but this IS merely suggested
by the eXlgencies of the case, that the Q.
q n. w will build an elevator here for
the shipment of grain to Buffalo. No
doubt this will be done. OF more NOM
ment to the farmers CT this county is the
report that an elevator for local pur-
chases is to be erected here. the proprle-
tor of which is an Ashland man. This
would mean a local market equal to that
of Milwaukee, a very important fact to
the farming community, If true. Ofcourse
such an elevator would have to rely to
great tAGeuG upon Jne ceTedlS Ol OlnST
counties, whether brought here by team
or by rail.
There Is no means at the command of
The Pilot by which any OF these reports
canbe verified, and it's simply giving street
rumors for the authenticity of which it
cannot vodch, but the reasonableness of
which it is willing to admit.
One feature of this advertising of the
city's prospects which is not desirable, is
the number Of concerns which it Is bring
ing here which contribute IN no way to
the clty's prosperity while claiming a
share Of the city s trade, to the detrlment
Of those who have stood by the city 10
Its past when its prospects were not SO
bright. Ii they followed. but did not pre-
cede, growth tie bad effects on our own
merchants would not be SO sensibly felt.
There is one branch OF industry which
no doubt Will be developed by this in
crease Of transportation facilities and
that is the wholesale business. The pres
ent wholesale establishments have al
ready felt the Importance of enlarged ia
cilities and this will no doubt be an III.
centive to others to engage in a line of
business here the future of which is SO
promising.