, 1864-07-18
the CHICAGO RIVER,
Our "Csual's AEtisle-How the River Shall b.
Qeaned-produelng Currcnt-The
Different Methods Proposed
The Only Available ono,

A letter inserted in last Thursdsy'e issue Of the
TRIBUNE refers to our stueual article OF the con-
dition OF the Chicago River We were not be-
fore conscious of bciu. contributors to that tsal
fashy periodical "Once Week. nor did the
writer Of this venture to h1ttcT himself that his
articles on the Chicago River had come to be
t'famlltaz in the mouth as household wordB'' The
Dickens tuke it say We. It seems the thing is
looked for. 4 dissertation on the Chicago Rive,
has become thing in COURSE" and expected
with as much Of periodic regularity as the stencil
ol the river 1teeli IL eHuted for by those who
c1oss the bridges. It Is exceedingly embarrassing
to he Obliged 70 scribble when ono has uothinr 10
write It y 8 little worse than the dilemma Of
Flora McF limsey, who WAs compelled to 30 to
hall though she had *'no1h.ng to wear, We do
ceItees that the use OF thnt word "uEual " ID
raiher calling. Yet we would not complain. As
said the poick: - thank thee, JeW, for teaching
me that wotd."
There fe, however, little nsc In saying more
aboEt The river Or attempting to reduce Its stencil
the trouble to visit those places for himeelf wpud
eay az did the Queen OF Sheba, The half hss not
been told ms;" but there il little use In whipping
hold Of the matter, and We be.teve that the new
Committee means 10 and will DO something. The
day os,o5e ysstesday the gss,e%sn eonposlns % it
and they had altogether "a good talk" On the sub
ject, which will we hope. result in the adoption of
come Efficient means for the avoidance Of the null
hhLEE HD 431 ac aAt pE3tCLtssN2e AIuIlElHcA Au
that We with now to cay on this part Of the sub
1ett IL, TINT mo halfway measures VAL avail"
They have bccn tried time and again, bit the temp
tatlon to cyade is 20 strong that In few ds5s or
Heeks. the thing is as bad ever. Radical reform
will alone content us. Moderation may be good
thing in some walks life, bue n1oderate measures
With the Chicago River Is something Ike moderate
chastity in xife-eexceedingly unsatisfactory to
others aud not particularly excellent per g. We
have temporzed long enough; We mnst now adopt
the advice Of Hamlet to the players, and 'reormit it
altogether"
10 The euffect admits the necessity Of the latter
Int the plan to be adopted is still in obeyance.
c1ncaro ID like sick man eveT5 body who comes
10 see him recommends different mode OF treat
mn. p aud TIE poor patient is il imminent danger
Or o. becoming disguaied with their deyerstty. Of
9plnson. and dying throuEh neglect OF any remedy.
tn ON cnss too many cooks hare g. oiled the broth
6ltaest9 9aaa More ihsu a dozen plans have each
sn1 ,ouno 1neu Ms!m ndEocates, who haze scarcely
1 srrsed1 70 70 o. OMIT In their views, OF these plans
several a1e 30 hosufd to be unworthy OF notice:
there are two Or three apparently fsasihle -only
one that czn possibly be encctunl ''
There ere two things to be done in o,der In
The puriheation Of .he riser-stou the ~ emn1r,no
iuto It OF fifth from the di.tiileries. cow-sheds'
slaughter and packing hou1s and fr1de,ine estab.