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64 ure conducive to the public welfare, but also as a means of permanent, safe and lucrative investment. By its terms the charter is perpetual; and the dividends are unrestricted in amount by any law, other than the laws of trade and the discretion of the Company. The Com¬ pany is expressly authorized ^* to regulate tolls, to make such covenants, contracts and agreements, with any per¬ son, corporation, or body politic, whatsoever, as the ex¬ ecution and management of the works, and the conveni-* ence and interests of the Company may require." It therefore cannot be doubted that the productiveness of the road, when completed, will be such a-5 will satisfy all parties, when it is considered that the country trav¬ ersed by the line of this road is both populous, fertile and productive. The length of the road will be about two hundred miles; connecting the trade of the interior of Wisconsin and the commerce of the Mississippi River, embracing the business of a large part of Iowa and Minnesota, will the great chain of Northern Lakes, and the Eastern sea* board. The present plan of the Board of Directors, for tho execution of this great work, is to divide it into four principal divisions, in the hope of being able to complete one of those divisions in each year, and thus complett the whole in four years* The extent and position of these several divisions wil be seen by reference to the maps of the State of Wis¬ consin. Their several termini are as follows: The first division extends from Milwaukee, on the west ern shore of Lake Michigan, to Whitewater, a village o some -note in the valley of Rock river, and on a branch o that stream, the distance being about fifty miles, or i; quarter of the length of the road. The second divisior
Object Description
Page Title | The emigrant's hand book, and guide to Wisconsin |
Author | Freeman, Samuel |
Place of Publication | Milwaukee |
Source Publisher | Sentinel and Gazette Power Press Print. |
Source Creation Date | 1851 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | XML |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2005 |
Digital Identifier | TP067000 |
Description | Samuel Freeman published this popular guide to Wisconsin in 1851. Though ostensibly covering the entire state, the book focuses primarily on the economic conditions and potential of Milwaukee |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Recommended Citation | Freeman, Samuel. The emigrant's hand book, and guide to Wisconsin : comprising information respecting agricultural and manufacturing employment, wages, climate, population &c; sketch of Milwaukee ... (Milwaukee : Sentinel and Gazette power press print, 1851); online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=67 |
Document Number | TP067 |
Size | 148 p. ; 23 cm. |
URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=67 |
Owner Collection | Rare Book Collection |
Owner Object ID | F586 .F85 |
County | Brown County; Calumet County; Columbia County; Crawford County; Dane County; Sawyer County; Dodge County; Fond du Lac County; Grant County; Green County; Iowa County; Jefferson County; Kenosha County; Lafayette County; Manitowoc County; Marquette County; Milwaukee County; Outagamie County; Racine County; Rock County; Saint Croix County; Sauk County; Sheboygan County; Walworth County; Washington County; Waukesha County; Winnebago County |
City | Appleton; Beloit; De Pere; Green Bay; Janesville; Kaukauna; Kenosha; Madison; Manitowoc; Menasha; Milwaukee; Neenah; Pardeeville; Racine; Sheboygan |
State/Province | Wisconsin |
Race and Ethnicity | Native Americans |
Sub-Topic | Mid-19th century Immigration |
Event Date | 1850; 1851 |
Event Years | 1850-1851 |
Climate | High temperature; Low temperature; Rain; Weather |
Economics | Business; Labor unions |
Education | Schools; Universities and colleges; University of Wisconsin |
Food Industry and Trade | Flour mills |
Intellectual Life | Newspapers |
Land Use | Cities and towns |
Occupations | Pioneers |
Religion | Church buildings; Religion |
Social Relations | Emigration and immigration |
Topography | Islands; Lakes; Prairie; Rivers |
Transportation | Cargo ships; Railroads; Sailing ships; Ships; Steamboats |
Manufacturing and Industry | Manual work |
Service Industries | Hotels |
Type | Text |
Description
Page Title | Page 64 |
Author | Freeman, Samuel |
Place of Publication | Milwaukee |
Source Publisher | Sentinel and Gazette Power Press Print. |
Source Creation Date | 1851 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | JPG |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2005 |
Digital Identifier | TP067064 |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Size | 23 cm. |
Owner Collection | Rare Book Collection |
Owner Object ID | F586 .F85 |
Full Text | 64 ure conducive to the public welfare, but also as a means of permanent, safe and lucrative investment. By its terms the charter is perpetual; and the dividends are unrestricted in amount by any law, other than the laws of trade and the discretion of the Company. The Com¬ pany is expressly authorized ^* to regulate tolls, to make such covenants, contracts and agreements, with any per¬ son, corporation, or body politic, whatsoever, as the ex¬ ecution and management of the works, and the conveni-* ence and interests of the Company may require." It therefore cannot be doubted that the productiveness of the road, when completed, will be such a-5 will satisfy all parties, when it is considered that the country trav¬ ersed by the line of this road is both populous, fertile and productive. The length of the road will be about two hundred miles; connecting the trade of the interior of Wisconsin and the commerce of the Mississippi River, embracing the business of a large part of Iowa and Minnesota, will the great chain of Northern Lakes, and the Eastern sea* board. The present plan of the Board of Directors, for tho execution of this great work, is to divide it into four principal divisions, in the hope of being able to complete one of those divisions in each year, and thus complett the whole in four years* The extent and position of these several divisions wil be seen by reference to the maps of the State of Wis¬ consin. Their several termini are as follows: The first division extends from Milwaukee, on the west ern shore of Lake Michigan, to Whitewater, a village o some -note in the valley of Rock river, and on a branch o that stream, the distance being about fifty miles, or i; quarter of the length of the road. The second divisior |
Event Date | 1850; 1851 |
Event Years | 1850-1851 |
Type | Text |