The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-05-19

The city council agreed at the meeting
held last Monday evening to appropriate
$500 for putting in culvert at Sherman
Greek where it opens into the river. 7 his
makes certain here the erection of the
new elevator. The care of the creek
named was the only point of difference
between the city and the Northern Grain
company. Work Will be begun at once.
LATER. Ten car loads of pi.ipg arrived
here this week for the elevator. Hall
Bros. received letter on Tuesday telling
them to unload the cars. Wednesday
morning they received telegram telling
them not TO unload, that Manitowoc
would probably not get the elevator.
Mayor Torrison at once wired the North
ern Grain Co. stating that Manitowoc
wanted the elevator and asking what was
wrong. The reply came offering thanks
for what had been done. but stating there
were other places where they would not
be taxed to death nor have TO spend the
balance OF their natural lives In taking
care of sewers. The Mayor again tele
gIaphed asking that nothing be done
hastily.
The agent here received orders to for
ward four of the cars of timber to She
boygan at once, 80 that is probably the
point selected.
The chances are that the elevator Is
lost to us, not because of dissatisfaction
with what has been withheld as much as
from being outbid by other places. This
is the mistake which was made by us at
the outset. The whole thing should have
been clinched at once without haggllng.
We might thus give more than would be
required had we driven close bargain.
But it is always better to concede little
things,-grant them without argument
and without besltancy, than to run the
chance OF losing everything to save a
little. 1t is penny wise and pound fool
lsh to haggle over that which would be
given gladly if it were needed to consum-
mate the bargain. Every thing should be
settled while matters we're hot and thus
prevent other places from being Compel
itors. We have lost an opportunity by
magnifylng the Importance of little
things. People Of Manitowoc may now
gaze with satisfaction on the stub of 18th
street whose function Ps dumping
place has been most valiantly but very
extensively preserved. Go up and look
at it and see what q thing of beauty it Is.
This morning Hall Bros. received a let
ter from the Gram Company stating that
the elevator Will not be built here. VIM.
hhnT ana oJntT BUSINESS IHcD nave now
taken hold of the matter and have tele
graphed the company that the people of
the city will care for the creek regardless
Of what the action of the city council may
be. The fact seems to be that the COM
pany gave the council to understand that
what concessions it made would be salts
factory. If the concessions had been
made at once all would be we'll.
A special meeting of the city coun
Gil will be held at IL A. NJ. to day.
A delegation will be sent to Chicago
and it is expected the council will
authorize them to state definitely
what the city will do. Now that we
are running after the Northern Grain
company much more will have to be
granted than was asked originally.
There is glimmer of hope that some
accommodation may yet be made.
The following is the last telegram
received:
VIM RAHR:
We started in to make Milwau
kee out of Manitowoc, establish board
of trade etc, but concluded it too
much.of an undertaking. Without CO
operation We can't fight everything
inch by inch, life is too short.
NORTHERN GRAIN Co.