The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-04-26

The Sanu---t.Ov. Wells
The Chicago papers, the Boar! of Trade Of the
City Of Chicago and Mr.. STATE Trustee Well,
have for several weeks been trying to Get into a
quarrel about TIN late hrog,rc. IN the canal. hat
their success has hardly been sufficient yet to
make 1t interesting. 4 few days altcr tie breach
cs occurred, the Board If Trade Of Clcago ,uspe,
nlctter to Gov We'll cul.iras a, to the extent ot
the damage done, aud what steps towards repair
Ind been taken The letter vas lated las Ia.
and i, publication IN the Chicago papers ~, ia
every instance hut one accompanied with >tric
lures upon the ino'Fcieqcy If tho officials ia
charge Of The canal The lcpr in.iuuitcl hat
Gov. ". was even isnor.mt If what va, being
Gone to repair the Nc't'e Creek alueloct ani
stated that Immediately upon the receipt Of the
communication from tho board # trade, De had
started for Morris, to furnish himself with the re-
qulsite information to answer it. The irgp, also
affirms, in supper, Of The charye Of bal manage
nient that
1T was perfectly vel, known to mosl Of those
who were engaged in the canaIling business, tAat
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path IN several places was IN 4 very insecure con-
dlton, and that before Tie water was let into th,
canal they should have been secured yet no
hing va. done, a ire-het coInc', Carrying away
Yr =" neu,. r o -, ,v 10" Pon an ~
come Two or iLrce ~ Tyr, fr,r yeat, H., A.,
great los, and deirimyu, % boat owners am.
'h''s under 'h'ir employ, rs well a- To tie bu-i-
oe's interests q every ma. 'ni '' from waH'
oil attention ." th' p"' 81 those "H"-edD'y It B,
!" protect 'he c"nA' 1hI people dung business
upon H. from these very "Jun'',
On the lTth Gov Wells replies TO the letter u
che board of trad. f,,u Morris Stain. r.u ill.,.
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".'oU''' u u'"'s' ".''', ''' SWING Voc iF'7'e'5
oi repairs IN reference TO The Nciile Creek aqgs-
dUc he says, ~ the beginning ofhis letter.
Gv,rtyyr; In ar.,..r.,., ,.,,r ....r.,,,,.,:.,
ton Of cuoujrv in Relation, IN, Ill. ,i,r, nl,,, ,l.
Canal will IN. =, r,,.,.II.. ,.,I i.,,, l.... ~
state that u. nil ,virl.. r.It r,5.., .,..., a.
flsntv. nm ip.t brtr. ,'.. .V.ti. r...-r
ouedu1 can be- f...I, r,,...rg.s. L,,, L,,t..t,s ,
uless from some .u.f,r,..a., r,.,,,l, /, ,,u H.
Temporarily re can.,rg.,4.i and tho amir, l;" ~
canal restored to usr nh. soraJv"t - nI,.l'.'
destroyed, and tho work that is to be done o., Il
now, is only !n!enieI to b. temporary ~ is char
seier.
The Gov. was y lille too fast in having lie e.
uol omen ay,in m ,hn 95,I, a., , VAR. l:., ,..,
W, nI..9...,l -.
",'"'' ''"''.' 'N ""''' Is To "' 'ts j" To-Day
anu 'Ha' COATS vi. "e au,e to pass through Is
usual on Monday. In reference 10 the other Jrel.
ehas tho st,,e ,rrs... s,,,
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me "'n5r injuries inc lanai sustained by roe
" we nav ',,'',' anu ','i' were several SINAI.
y'I. PN." ,',"I'" A'nel's ana
o,''" '''"',e" ~ 'he ie'uu rl lock
80 w. I'm wv u',Su,' "'l"N 81 water rom
'"','o,'"t H"'' ,e"' L"".'''t also uEee small
ole"H' os'",e" JOCKS Nv" ana 'hfec ana one be-
sNes'' I'm ~. '"',e "uu '"uF' a treach was
MAJ I'''o .no C'lt ABOUT ''sht ""!e' 0V"w Nor,
- w 'n',s "''s WI announcer or'aN occurred
re'"eei 'o0Ns ,'e'e" am 'Wel'e' 'hite miles he
~" ot''""' h''" ","'"er preach INTO the Canal
,'ol" 'rr S o'eI"pW % u'' ans"o'e' and IoFmIng
o'' 'n1,' soNe''il|U 'le' are no" -ao''an''alN
i'i'.uu w. ,e'y ,u''' " nm my more Wo'N VIII
med lave beep snt;rel rsn,st ''' i,, "I,s '
now no hnlrance to passing the whole lenrlb Of
the Canal with the exception fthe Interruption
"o"' 'N's Io'"''!'
-, :" ~ W "' .ns very renat"aoe mat those
and others whose pscnriyv intor.. y" Wv oi"I
and effected should be h,arl u,,qrinc Complaints,
and especially all those who are not aware Of the
r,'nsHiues 'hat must h' encountered at crisis
ni. ni.nJ ,,,,,L ~, H. Nv y 70 Te tSi"G'eu'
cauaalte, occur hpt all mu., knew ,b,,,JI o..
rasare greatly exposed to lhe power and Inda.
'hIo o. the elements
o.,c ,n" '"'',','N y. ,'nl"S' 'r' ''1i none
,ha, !, ough, To- furnish room n, coprr,,nIa,ian
considering the devastating floods that have PIE.
vailed IN me country that the damage done t"
Grafton has No, boen ,,oro. on -, T pU' Wv" "i
far greater in the deprivation of lis use to fine
business community At no time when breaks
u"'c oe.u,reI nas .hete oeeh any remarkable
s,,s hoa eon r , Ia, ,h "ev "Sir "nR a.. the
ed, promptly and withou, DELAY >1'''
10 ha o,ro,,,r,, ~ Az; ,,,.a. A. h.. ,