Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-05-13

NORTHwEsTBRN SHIP CANAL.
The Northwestern Ship Canal Convention,
which vas in session in Dubuque last week,
adjourned on Thursday. From the resolu.
tons we make the following extracts:
Resolced, That while We would not object
to see the construction Of Ship Canal from
LaSalle to the Mississippi river, If cheap and
practicablc-if not 50 Canal terminating at
the mouth Of the Illinois river, asr duty to
the great bread producing States of the north.
west will demand that we pcrsistently urge
on Congress an appropriation for the enlarge.
ment Of the Fox and Wisconsin river i'm.
provements, a. being most cminebtly cheap
and practicable. necessary for military dc.
fensc, and to afford facilities for the cheap
transportation Of the products Of the North.
west to an Atlantic and European market.
Resoteed. That the improvement Of the
upper and lower rapids Of the Mississippi ly
canal, is q proper counterpart and compile.
give full value to the latter work, and 10 i'm.
peratively demanded by tho highest consid.
erations Of public policy and for the good Of
the whole nation.
Resolred, That this convention would most
respectfully but earnestly recommend 10 the
people Of the whole country, and more es.
pccially of the upper Mississippi Valley, that
they adopt the foregoing system Of improve
mrnts rs national policy. and insist on all
occasions that their members in Congress
shall receive and adopt it a. their programme
upon which to base all their sctions on the
subject Of internal improvements Of na.
tional character.
It was shown that the Wisconsin improve.
ment was most feasible and natural and con.
sequontly its construction would cost less,
and that IL but one canal could be built by
the Government it ought to be selected.
A resolution was also adopted requesting
the Senator's and members Of the House Of
Representatives Of the State Of Iowa. Mime.
sofa and Wisconsin. at Washington to act in
concert with each otter to obtaiu an appro.
priation from Congress for the survey Of the
Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, with the view Of
making it Ship Canal. and said survey be
made under instructions Of the Secretary Of
War and Secretary Of the Navy.
The following Executive Committee was
appointed: #... o..
W. !. Gilchrist, Of McGregor; D. B. Rich.
ards, Geo. w. Jones, and Plat Smith of Du-
buque; L. w. Barlcn, Of Portage City; b.
w. Brisbois, Of Prairie dn Chen NJ. ii.
Davis, Of Appleton; Chas. Hallaez, Of Sank
City; L. r. Ingcrsoll, Of St. Paul, and L.
A. Thomas Of Dubuque. .s.
The above committee are to prepare ! re-
port concerning the proposed canal Tor circu-
lation, and also memorial to Congress.
The Convention adjourned, having prsba.
bly, accomplished all that It could do at this
time. We hope that this will not be the last
Of it, but that tho importance Of the speedy
completion of this grand enterprise DO kept
constantly before the country. To the north.
west this proposed channel Of communities.
ton would be worth millions Of dollars, by
giving it direct water communication with
the East, thus lessening the rates Of trans
portation in large degree, and directly ben
eftting every producer, by putting in bis
pocket the difference in cost Of transit.