The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-01-04
BUSINESS OF THE MANIT0WOC
HARB0R

Deputy Collector of Customs, c, H
| Sedgwick has prepared most exhaust
i've report concerning the Manitowo
harbor He has furnished a copy OF thi
to Congressman Davidson and has also
copy for the use of the committee APP
pointed to go to Washington to aid IL
advancing the interests of our harbor
The report covers in detail period o
three years and is q mass of statistic
and explanatory remarks.
A comparative statement of boats Ell
tered and cleared from 1892 to 1899 il
also given, ard this shows a steady ano
large increase each year. The year 1887
is the largest apparently, but is not Sc
in fact Mr. Sedgwick explains that
during 1897 the tonnage of the Pert
Marquette was officially reported at d.,
| 1876. On December "a, 1897 it was re
duced to l ,634 which explains the ap
parent reduction in the tonnage of 1895
and that of 1889 from that of S91.
1t would require almost week to sci
ND Mr.. Sedgwick' S report in full so that
summary is all that it is possible to
give.
The total entries for 1899 are as fol
lows: steamers, | $3.50; tonnage 1,636.204
schooners, $780, tonnage, 7O,4S1; total
entered, 1925 total tonnage, LOG, $50.
Clearances, steamers, 1913; tonnage.
1 sos, 5Sl; schooners, 311; tonnage, ga,
972; total clearances, 1890; total TOM
age, l,611, 525.
The record for 1898 is, entered, steam
ers, $40; tonnage, l,4Sl,21l; schooners,
305: tonnage "a, 726; total entrances |, 9l4
total tonnage, 635, 997.
Clearances, steamers 1868; tonnage,
|. sos. 563: schooners 375; tonnage ga, 1854
total clearances, 1913; total tonnage,
1 ,572, 725.
The entrances and tonnage from lS9!
is as follows: 1892; No. of vessels, l,l62
tonnage, 59S, $3.50. 1898, No. of vessels,
SS7: tonnage, 4l6,0SS; 1894, No. 951
tonnage. 462, S97; 1895, No 1886; tonnage
457. 521: 1896, No. lt04; tonnage 6l0,2oli
1s97. No. 1857; tonnage, 2,121,6l5.
The clearances are not given as they
are approximately the same rs the en-
frances
1t will be noticed that there Isl steady
increase each succeeding year with the
exception of 1898, and the number of
vessels entered for that year has more
than the average rate of increase over
the year proceeding. The explanation
of the apparently reduced tonnage is
explained by the reduction made in the
Marquette.
To the table of statistics Mr.. Sedg-
wick adds the following:
During the year 1899 the number of
boats entering this port from ports across
the lake and returning from such trip to
points across the lake making Mantle
voc their only port on west shore of
Lake Michigan was, $50
The number of boats entering this
port from ports on the lower lakes and
returning clearing for ports on lower
lakes was, 1903; being over one half of
the entries in this port this year.
Add to this the number of vessels
which have sought refuge in this port on
account of bad weather of which record
has been made as entering windbound
AMI of which cannot report where they
came from or where they We're going
but know they have remained in port
several hours at time, waiting for fa-
yorable weather -12S5.
The boats entering this port for the
year 1899, 662 have been over 1000 ton
mage burden, 601 over 1900, over 1000,
6 over $500, 3 over 1000, and one over
$500.
40 boats have laid up at this port this