Manitowoc, "the city of opportunities"

24 Pages·1929·2.184 MB·English

by  Manitowoc Association of Commerce

fOREWORD
RAl~EL )' 1n one's travels in this country doc' It is of parannant impol'l.ance \\hen arrantzini:
one find o count~· '"hich like t\·lnnhowoc: a nlOtor trip into northern \\'1sconsin that you
combine~ 1h rec prosperous indus.tritd ciclcs. o consider the most sctnic r~1tc. 1hc 5'hortest route,
rich nnd btautirul farming countr~· and .,uch the cool~t route 1hc 1n~t plcaM1rc in drivini:
natural ploy(tround.!; as nature provided tlt Cedar route. and that i'i V10 X.lon11o'A-OC: and l(C\\'tluncc
Lake, l ... ngl1sh Lake Pigron Lake. S1l\'Cf Lokt. 1! bou.nd tor Stur~('()n I~~- Rnd \'ta \.lanito"·oc
~-faribtl C..a\t.) and the Rapids on the \1en1t~ and Grern Bay 1f bound for the norlhem pert
''OC fl\'(( o( the Sl8lC (".ood oJd C.ool lake "'iichigan iS
your cons-tMt compan.on on tn.lS route and 1f
~lanito•oc. )OU ~ill note. is an 1nd1an name you happen to hvc 1n o city '1tuated a11oay from
and means 'Thr Home o( the Great Spirit'" the lake YQU "ill opprtt1ott and cn_1oy the scent()'
About $CVtnt)'·fivc years ago tht! count) Y.t5 and the 1rlp
the lnd1on-~ .. Gorden of Eden ... a vcr1tablc para Except for 1,1 fcv.• mile~ wh1th arc .,,,.ell graveled,
dise:, \lo ith the m(l.jt.stie ~lanitO\\'OC river flO\\'lng you "''111 find concrete rottd! from Milwau·
or
through the '''oodlond \Vith the pas.~lng tilt kcc to Green 13a)' Vin ~1lonitowoc Route 17
lndlon co1nc progress; {orcsts \\'ere cleorcd, pier'",
is paved from f\.lnnltO\\OC: to o point ten mile5
dock~. ~lcombottt.s. railroads and electric roads north or T"'·o Rivers. und the bolanee of the WO)'
c.umc until "-1anito,..-oc the count)' seal hos o
to Sturgeon Ba~· •~ \\'C11 gr.1vc:lcd
population of 2(1.,000, T•o R1\'tTS 10.100 and
Kid 1.800 As you brec:e alons; tht h1$lh11.i1)S at fifty per.
nott the .., ell k<'?t farm homc1' and barns, ol>
~lan1to•oc Cu.o.1u~ oi its •ondtrful harbor ~,·e pl~ the '11.ondcr£ul herd\ ot Holstein and
and g«>1raph1col pos.1t1on is destined. upon com· Guernsey CO\\S f« "-hKh ~tanilo"'oc: counl)" is
noted
plttion of the St L~o. .. rmce deep v.otcr""•>'· to
pill)' on 1mportunt part ln 1ntcrnatton.1l com- The SCCtltt)' on the follo"' 1ng pages must be
rflo(f~t" l:\cn nov.· •t is quite a common cxpcr9 §Cen to be appreciat~. therefore we take this
itncc 10 ~ec $lcumcr~ COl"ning up the rl\'Ct "'Ith opportunity to extend to ull readers of this book·
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cargoc1 rroin i':orway and 'cden let a cordial invitation to v1~1t MANITO\VOC.
Tht .1>1anilowoc Association of Commerce.
~1AN ITOWOC, TH£ C ITY OF •OPPORT UNITIES
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The lnvhx:iblc Corporation, a subsidiary of oval door. It is only a step or twenty one inches
the Invincible Metal Furniture Company of from the ground co che floor of the cabin
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ManitO\\'OC manufactures in this city the
fa1nous Invincible monoplane.
Conventionol Type of Construction
1·hc four passenger cent.er \\1ing cabin n1ono
planc illustrated on this page weighs, empty, The e1'lgineers have built chis new plane along
1,673 lbs .• has a 42 foot v.1ing span, is lS feet six vc:ryconventional lines. No radical construction has
inches long and seven feet three inches high bt:cn ello\\·cd to enter into the manufacture of
The Curtiss ··c hallenger" 170 horsepov.;er motor the plane. F ramC\\'Ork of the cabin body and
is stock cquiprnent in the four passenger plane. tl:Jil is of steel tube construction and fabric cov
The plane has o cruising speed of 122 miles per erecl. The wings a.re of conventional 'vood frame·
hour, a high speed of 142 miles per hour and a "'ork with fabric covering. An unusually strong
cn1ising range of 600 miles. and vibrationless ?.'ing has been "'orkcd out
through an unust1ally strong systen1 of \Vire l'rac~
l"hc paran1ount consideration in designing the ing.
cabin of the ln\'incible pla11e was comfort and
3ppearance and \Vith this in view the cabin is The Invincible )..fetal Furniture Co1npany,
nlade four inches \Vlder than Is common practice the parent organization, manufactures a large
a1ld all seats are upholstered. Access co the and di,•ersified line of bank vault equipnlcnt,
c.abh1 is obcai1\ed through an unusually large steel office furniture and steel store fixtures
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t-.iANITOWOC. THE CITY Of' OPPORTUNITIES
Facts and Figures· on the Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co.
- , r-.1ttnitowoc-T"'·o Ril'era. \Vis.
A small tOlll'T'I, a s1nall gr-ay roorn, a few plcoes o( cumbct· Two RJ\1etJ. "Ole oo-1pu:t of tht!e plants mako l\.fanlto1•1oc
some mac.hlnc:f}'. a little gro1,1p or .slkn; men Wsf:lna thcm C.OUnty the Aluminum \\fore Center of chc \Vorkl.
sclva ltl the manuf4Cturc of ()Q(ll1;)s ond h<lirpim. Ola s~!;}~ 1'hc Q\'CrO&_C cmpl~.lrlCO; liK Of the <:ornpo.ny i$ ),5()()
..-httc m«al. Tiwlt is the pkturc ol the 1\l1,1minum ?C!?Ple, 'l'he (.lcncrol Officeot Monit<>"o'OC cmployi oix-.1t 250,
ManufaClurinii Qlmpgnr thirty )~lfl iaJO, lht bia ou1put or 1~ Compo.ny i.:i on il3 IITTc. or ki1thg'i
5'1ch v.·as die beginning of 11 great indUJtty. utcmil.-MIRRO, The FiOQt :\luminum. This rcptt:S4!:nt.s
In 1898, tilumi.num had been CO!'l'lfl'lttelally poss:ible for the lafg.est ai'ld m06t coniplett: line on tl'lt mo.tket. Just re
1C$$ than a dc<.:ulc. It ....o , MUI a novelty metoJ, bcln_g pro oently a line of unusually he.OV>' :sto.mptd 11.'0tt ..'O s added
duced on 11 small ~le, and ..,.a, used only for the manu£accu1e with heovy OOYCt$ which tt.St l.n a ~e arow\d the top of
or now.lties-combs. thimbles. pen-holders, matclwofcs, end the ~cmll forming the Vapo-Scal. These new, ach1anced.
()(ix.r souvenir goocb. It W\l.S then fn:qvcnily referred to ru hcrm nrc cs:pccitllily fine (or "-'tHC-lius «d\ing.
Silver (rem Clay. Besides the line oJ kilehcn utensils e..nd toy scu, the Ccm
For combs and hoirpim there lll'tlS a m.'lrk<t 11.'hleh could po.ny m3nuJi'lctUTC$ the m:ijor port of oil the olU!T'Jnum hub
not be glutted. It renewed itself ~lutOmaticall)'. T<> tht C8pct wed by automobile rronufnc:turc:J'$, ll~ Other outo
llttk: gro1.1p of men it stanod the line of lea.st rcs.lstanoe for po.n.s such as scuff plotcs, hcd pl1no. trunk mils. running
an aluminum \>t«b:t. Thdt lltnittd eapltal compelled board moulding, etc.
oon:entmtion. l'herefore. they oonot:ntNltcd on combs and 1\nothcr end Of the business ls the maiu1f3tturc of all kl.nds
hairpins. o( special stamped alumlnwn itetM. l.nelud1ng weh onlclC*
•In their ncv.• old factory building, these plonc« aluminum U$ 00$rT'ICtic boxes, 'ubes, $C.rCW cops for bottb, boxe& and
rmnurac:tur~ cxp3nclod cheit 11.nc. Soon they "'-ere mo.ldnsc ru~. hlgh<h.iir trU)':S, thCnTIO$ bottk pe.m;, w;uhlng tt'lll·
rn'ltch. .s urcs, key ehai.ll,, house numbers, ro;;or handle$. pic chine ~rs ond other p.'"lrt.$. rtO\'Chk.s, c:tc, In faitt, the
ture (~mes. card coses, letter cpenc:rs ond other goods, Company has lt1c.ilities for the mnnufu.cturc o( till kind$ of
DilT'icultics "'etc: encountered in the next 1cn years. but stamped aluminum products.
none ~ imutmounu1ble, New blood VMS tiJkcn in.to the The tott1l ma:nu!octurc of lhc Company includes O\'Cr
eoo.,.iny. \Vuh lncrca.,W c;;1pirnl and 1• bettered orgu.nl:a Z.,200 dlstinetly dlfft:rMt Items. rangin& from the I inch ~poon
clon, the Aluminum Goods ?l.bnurec:uri.ng Company sought Jn the Obk:l".s To)' Set to a 20 quart Pr~r,•ing Kettle and
for ne. .• 00lkt$ for mcrchtlndi.sc. 'he other lorgc spc:c1al hems.
In IC)()7 lc .....a , dcc:.id«I to m:inufa-etote n bne of h1£h g;r~c: "fet1. kettles eon be m.')nufacturcd at the nnt: of &,000 per
«dtlng utensil$, Aluminul'n was an abeolmcly &1tfsfGCtory da.y, Pt:rwlatOC$ 20,000 per da.y, 5-ilt Grd Pepper Shi.lk«s
rnt:t.:il ror chis pufPMe. It d15tributcd heat evenly, tet.oincd J0,000 per day. In the~ o( Sult nnd Pcpp:r Sh11kcr$, the
it for 11 JonR tinw:, \\'OS li.ght. Mrong, and dur1.1blc. total producrion nppcQximtl.tt: l,S'00,000 per )'tar.
The c:«:cllcnt cook~g Utcns.1ls of the Alum!nu:n C'.oods MIRRO Aluminum hos distribution in ~'·«y Stitt: in thi~
Manufactunng Compony found o rc.ady nverkct. The in. country.
tC"grity or the Company. it$ honest policy to·•·nrd its c:ust<> 11'IC Compo.ny Is ~~nt«I In thls c:ount1 'I b)' 8 force of
mc:rs, abo 'll1C"re factors thtiit m.idc for g~·th. cl05ot: to 100 salcsrncn. r;xpon ~k.s rcp1t.5C:rutith•C$ of the
As the oo.k compares tO the 1.oom, ~does the Aluminum Compeny fire statklncd In pra«le<1ll)' ell o! the rorcl~ «iUn
Goods Mlnufaitturin~ Compcmy of 192<) C01'1"1P3-te with the rr!cs. ci;pechdly L.ntin Amerk:o. AllStr;ilMlo o,nd 1hC Orient.
po.rent ~l'ICS.$. From the: one-room factory of thirty.one In nddition to the Cc:ne;rol Office llt ~1llfllto11o'()C, \Vis,, the
\'e.1rs tlJlO h.1$ gn·n•n the Rtcat Bousis.hing bWinCM of tcxUly. Comp11ny n»int01ins $1'.1k$ ofl"x:cs llt New York. Chica~. and
• Toda~· the Company has large p!ant.s at Mnnho11.w n.nd o~roit.
MANITOWOC, Tl-I S C ITY OF OPPORTUN ITl.~B;.S,.__===--.5;
1- urhlMue •ndN p•ltfrt .1111 '6w-fn.tIff-. A tC-oSod_.rl<,:b.. tT Lr•.• .ES.l ~Co'. 11111 -•.t aaf-l$-1#>1•;e1>',c rrei.,,...r .M a.~...&rt.o e 1C1h. r1b-S~.r.- .Clfolh•... -Qi-u. ftf1t-14 1·c~r . t.. & C.f 9N.Tla•
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The Harbor---Manitowoc's Greatest Asset
~fan1to•oc haJ -.ithout question the bd.t har· The ri\·er is dttdgt'd to a depth of t•-enty-one
bor on lake )..ilchigan and because of thls fact feet -.ruch permits the laraot .stc:amerS to enter
the city hat gro••n and f>n>$petcd. Through its and clear '1th full loads. A tug is employed to
piers approximately 4,4;0 steamcn enter and tow the larger steamers up to the cement plant
clear annually.
and ship yards but ot no .w.ason or the year do
The harbor ond the river 3re open oil year os the earfcrrics require the assistance of a tug.
the wintc:rs ore not so severe as to hamper the To see them turn otound hl the rlver with but
schedules or the earfcrry 1ine$ seriously. 01lCC a rew feet clearance on coch end of the boat is o
every d«ade Is the cold so severe a.s co tempororl· sight long to be remembered
ly affect schedules. The picture on this page
sho,.,-s SC\'trol carfcrriC$ ice boond off ~tanito­ ~lost goocls manufacturttl in ~lanitov.·oc 3nd
.,.oc harbor. 1n C\'ent that happens but onc:c In comigncd to the <Mt ind the seaboard is shipped
a lifetime. \\1\en this occurs the ice brc:aks Into across the lake on the carfcrries. thus avoiding
small pace.cs by the action of the sea and become$
the <OngeStion and delay in the Chicago yards.
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packed to • depth of t•·cnt)' 0.- mor< The
It requires but three to four days for a car to ar-
U. S go\•cmmcnt opco:ratcs the life s.aving stat.on
at T ... "O Rivers oU year to proteet, if necessary, rivc at Ne ...., York and you will no doubt appre
the lives of the .scatncn. ciate "''hat this service: means to o manurocturcr.
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l\tANITO\\IOC. Tt.18 C ITY OP O PPORTUN ITIES
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and U&N Cor=p.ny, Al thtt tlitDI: ClwK •Cff; 1.418 cwtc>
men and the popui•UOft hiMt grcn.l"I cri)' Jightty co ebouC
12,SOO. ~ compun)' •>cnt •Iona und'r this manas;cmrnc
until IQl1 when It v.•35 .okl to Mr. C. A. l~un)·An, lvfr. A. I I.
Ry•JI" •°n"d''" M r. L. F, l~)·oll. At thllt time the CU$lOmcr h4<l
Nd to ?,SJ8, cQtNJming GpptO'Umatcl~· Sl,000,000
Nblc t«l f:i ps and the ck)· lw:t J'°"'n to aboui. Jb.000. In
J9J:f, chc :..-tani:to-'OC propcny became a p1n ol the lncc:r·
tt•tc Ft.1el *1'Ci Up;trt ~Y and in JQl$ .., .. Kt"\'1"£ 4,f)b
t:uit<in'lt'tt and tumlJ\,jl• to ut more that IOl\000,000 cubtc f«t
or wis. the population tl'lllt time bclnti In the nelghbofhocd
1 ot lJJOOp:opk..
Man.itowoc Muni~ipal Light
and \Vater Plant
Mt:lnlto·•"oc.: cltl:cru ~t nnd feel proud of their munki.
po;lly 0\\---ncd public ucllky plane•.
Cr,"M.llkla.r ..- di ..1 11ct u dotrib.itcd to" .WO hcn1D ud
~rkS from fn'C' •'tlli ha\'sn;: • Cllpk*')" ol me mil.on
p_Um) per day, ThrM 't.'C"lls arc 19d,. •, ._~y locatt'd
two c:wi the nonh end thr« on the 'l()Uth slcLe o( the 1h'Ct,
1'htrc arc two submc1i;ed river ct'Ql.\.'lln.1t' lntc~t!na 1hc
Uu/11b y Btugtr llo.:11 Qi.
dl~ributlon S)'Stcrns on bcxh $idc$ of the tht:r. SleAm •nd
C"katlc p.imps •re ~. Then:: are fl(t)"6\--.: tnUa d •l-c.
co ~\((!Cn inch clamctcr cast i.J"Oft tmlftt.. llJ'lrJ four hnlr«I
Wisconsin Light & Fuel Co.
fire hydnirq ~~thereto.
This reolh· nnd tNlv • ·-\\ray back "'hcn".t.10F)' c;/ the \\11.,_. 1'he titttrie po•-tt plonL or 10,000 I<. \\I. e1pi1c1t)' ,, an
coruln F1.11d und LlgJ\t Coci11X1ny. In lq()(). ll fr.incnuc: .,,., OUIMfu'lduig ~mplc o( t1C(l()n"lpHshmtnt end o. OOromctcr
ar11ntcd to ~1c~r3. I knt)' Vits,.Jullu, I lnd~cdt. l!n,11 Telle.en of the p~~h·cnt)" of Ol.lf cu-y. Fl(tttn yc:1u·s. •go •hen
o.nJ >.I. H. Ocrnptcy, to ororu:e und opcrotc• CMCon,,,a;ny. the ptuc ~ ocquir«I rrom priV9tC: lntcrnu. tht: ap«lty
Tht populatlOn of 1hc Clt) •t that lime: •"U appro.1"'9tt:!)' wu 810 K. \\'. A new plant "a°nMd c•t•te tC'd m 1917. lhrcc
Jl.000. The fmc. )ICaf, 1901, the COllWWWI)' had)~) C'U't.0. o.tc:nQ'e .sdil:klm 10 t~ pa... n\l"l' r.uc rcduc'ttonf
men,. Rc:c:orcb fttt 1hc actual coruwnpuon of ..., en: not have bttn made-~net:
e\111Lnble. but o rair &\IC$S -...w ld be about S,S00,000 c-.ibic: Rc.,ldmcc lij,ihtinJt tAICS are b. f, 4 011d 1e per kll09.•au
(<,t. hour per momh. (or qu.1ncltiu, 2-0. 40. -'O tt"iptetl\tly, with
In 1901. the plant ...., sold to ~«1r O.vld ~ ancl !I.it'. the 1c niu: <11pplylr« co tonsuimpclcn In <-X«h d 100 K. \V.
IL C. ()ouclas. promc \'~nt of chc lrcm1atc Futl H. per mi:nh. The nwumum ehlr&'(: :Sc per mc:tcr
MANITO\VOC. THE CITY OF OPPORTUNITIES 1
I Ma11Jto"oc Savini'• ballk. : ~cw Krtift ttulldl.1ur. 8-U~n~n.ll~ StGfot..
~ \\'v .t lf.otk. $- Cnwnnef'ff Ww:t.
8 MAN r T 0 \V oc. THE c IT y OF OP PORT u NJ 1-'..1;..E;;;.s;;..._ __= ==
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I A-n.. ,..tu..•. _s B-a1u. !B-a.laa\... na.-r• ~· t o.: . lola •\ e'. ,...,.,..... .. ...,t _. 1-.t.f 'f')lrw .t
10 1\1ANIT0 \V 0 C, T H E C l Tl' 0 F 0 PP 0 RT UN J T I ES
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'''""' <>/ ,\4Qnit..x.i-x Sl=ipbuildin.c Cwp. /r::m tlit air
l"he Manitov.·oc Shipbuilding Corporation em mits the largest. steamers to tum around ..v ith
bracing The ~1anito,voc Engineering \\rorks and eose, and Is served by four railroads.
The Monitov.·oc Boiler \\.orks represents Man
I-luge floating dry docks and a station3ry dr)'·
itowoc'.s leading industr~·. In lact $hipbuilding
dock are able to accommodate the largest stennl
and ManitO\VOC ho.ve becon1e traditional o.nd
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S)'l'K>nymous. For almost a century, ninety-one crs on chc Lakes. \\ith these excellent facilities
ycorS to be exact, shipbuilding: has been the vo in addition lO the efficient orgoniz.ation and mod
or ern shop equipment, the shipbuilding plant Is
cation of many the <:it:izens. The high class
able to take care of urgent. repairs of carferries
"'orkmanship embodied in stea.mers built at. the
and other ve&Sel.s. and hos expended large su1ns
local yurds and no'4' plying the Grtat Lakes and
of money to improve its facilities co release boot.S
the seven se3S is a floating testin1onial to the
genius and ab!Hty of 1he officials and e1nployees with the greatest dispntch. \Vith its sheltered
of the Manitovooc Shipbuildin$l: Corporation and harbor, ample free \\1harlage adjacent to the ship
subsidiary conipanic-s. building pl<int makes ~anitowoc an ideal place
(or laying up ves.sel$ for the winter.
Although the Boiler shops arc located near chc
harbor entr~nce the n1ain shops of the shipbuild Everythhlg that enters into the construction
ing plant are located a mile up the NlanitO\\'OC of steamers is made in the n1animoth pla1lt.S of
river on a pcnin.sula. i·hc plant .covers thirty the Mnnitov.·0<: Shipbuilding Corporation. In
six acres, has 4,lOO ft, of navigable dock frontage, addition to the excellent repair racilities 1his cor
has a turn basin obreost of the plant \Vhich 'per- poration is recogni=ed for itS efficiency i1l design·