Outagamie County, WI - "New London 1876" ************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************* Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives Subject: newspaper article "New London 1876" Submitted by: county coordinator EMAIL: jmmarasch@aol.com Date Submitted: 15 March 2000 Source: New London Press newspaper article from Bicentennial issue, undated. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - New London 1876 According to the Jan. 15 issue of the New London Times, Ira Millerd, Jr. of this Village was elected as one of the Vice Presidents of the State Dairymen's Association, at a recent session in Sheboygan Falls. What was formerly the Appleton & New London Railroad, later the Appleton & Manitowoc Railroad, became a part of the Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western Railroad. President Rhinelander, in April, offered to settle all claims against the City of Appleton for $75,000. Of this amount, $50,000 would apply to the old contract with the Appleton & New London R.R. and $25,000 for building a line to New London. On May 25, citizens of Hortonia Township voted a 45 vote majority for $7,000 in aid to extend the railroad through Hortonville. If the proposition had been turned down, Hortonville would have been bypassed. On Tuesday, May 23, President Rhinelander, H.G. Reed, and A.L. Carey of the M.L.S. & W. R.R. arrived in New London to meet with the local citizens about what New London had to offer. On that evening a meeting was held at Cline's Hall (Stimson's). E.P. Perry presided and Henry Ketchum, President of the G.B. &, M. R.R. was called upon to submit the. railroad proposal. He stated that it had always been understood, by all parties, that when the road was extended, New London would be expected to build the bridge across Wolf River, and it had also been understood that the bridge would cost something like $8,000, and that sum this village has rather expected to pay. The New London Times went on to quote: "He astonished the audience, however, by stating that with the present low price of lumber, iron, and labor, etc. the Company were of the opinion that $6,000 would build the bridge, and that sum New London was asked to contrib- ute." After Mr. Ketchum finished, there was a discussion which led to an unanimous approval. On Wednesday, May 31, a large crew began laying track between Appleton and New London. On Thursday night, June 8, the New London Village Board approved the railroad offer. (On 3-31-78, the City of New London issued six vouchers, $1,000 each to the Railroad Co.) On Wednesday, Nov. 29, the last rail was laid in New London. On that day a train came from Appleton with President Rhinelander, Superintendent Reed, other officials, and directors aboard. The railroad officials and New London citizens met on the new tracks to shake hands. Rev. Traugott Gensike of Bethlehem Lutheran at Hortonville moved to New London sometime during the year of 1876. From St. Paul's of New London, Rev. Gensike served Bethlehem's of Hortonville, St. Paul's of Dale, St. Mary's of North Liberty, and Christ's of north Maple Creek.