, 1865-10-28

yye<sern proauce Enron r, =, III.
sl,irn.rnt 10 ~ 11arnc.-1es,sr from.
" u.A1 Ac Al"na
nc Prealdens Of the Detroit Board Of
From The Detroit Tribune. a,tb,l
It viii be remembered that short time
Zen: William 6lrncy, Of Illinois, to Joseph
1TrslaiLatl, Tsla Hka,, ffeslaent q our Board OF
ta.so tsaas' r. On saoleet "a'ea mas begun 10 en-
i,+asa.4 ~ t"!Ies1 attenu9h o. me proqactng
.,.uaH L. o. t,lG nest. 10 lhls istter Ar As,
uI - nse n on Mneh Is deemed
solicited the consent Of the writer to hare 1t
paonsaea, Rhieh mas been aGGorued. as It has
ere tnis been given to the Illinois public, we
taKe rue liberty o1 9iEing It m insertion, anu
q tcn. blfneys let1er Is orfe1, we reproduce
IN lis proper connection. m ,.
, ,m MUh9Is' msa. o.n1ay CO., L. sept -, 1sS9s
DEAR sIMIhG a.;;1 @ fatmers OF this grain growing
Sd c1an.5 az !n1y ass 70 toe necessity Of having
s1sis 1Is9 d of 1ael pfodoee % htls5
adontc seres n ,ca,ns;nns exnTcs ,in1s thaIr n
views, and calling a Convention tot Ibis and other
counties. A soon a. these arc published In the
co59pSty paps.s. t' WI send {ou eopy.
% o aaas re r. q, E, s oo"eat interested IN the
PJcase eend mr. cn,,v If vonr s,,eoeb hafa-c III,
Dctroit Commercial Conscntion, q your rrio,udcr
10 u. s. Benton, OF New YofE, and of such olher
DOCUMENTS as throw light On the subject.
What difficulties, II my, are interposrd BY Can
9s adian !egielauon: to the ire navigation Of the
'oSer -, 2G,, LaMaenee' sns,s I,s ~ ~,
,be hest reno Of thc +, s:nssinn IN H. Hese3;
Commercial Conyentionf Very t1uiy, yoafs,
WM GlnxEY
BoAEp OF Trade RooNs. !,
DE1no1T. Oct, 8. 1875.
Gen. Wu. B,rnev NIorrf, Gr,rndv ro. H..
Dcar Sir-On rctnrninr. nfter n f.w DAYS;
absence rom lie city. I find T yoar II yainesi I IA.
rnr @ Of the sst1, nit. stnt,nr init thu % faTmrr,
ofl;rnndy and other crai3, .rrowin@ % cnnnties
IN 11lnois were f,ifv alive IN ire necessitv ~
secnr;rrr cl,caper transDnrtatfn,, an thcir Hri.
i1ncfs tr fi,e 1fr;j;sI, marEets. nnd Thai meei.
mrs mrs had been held and RESOLUTIONS adopted
calling Tor general convention Of the firm.
in The rruin trade of the Lakes. and rcoucst-
ins- 4 copy Of nv address 10 the late Detroit
C1mmeTcial Conycntion. and also nv r..
ioini1er tn the lptter nf HIM. N. & Rer.
ION. Canal auditor ut Albany. md such in
for1natfon nnd docnmcnts as viii throw
licLt on the subject; also asking what
difficulties arc in The var. by Canadian
1rnislation. IN tIe fra na,,;ration of tha
81. LaWrence River 10 the Gcean. &C.. &c.
Ian nrnff51ad IN lear of thf5 nnyemoIt ~,
tbe mart of thc farmers Of tfe Nnrth.wcst,
"a them nothing can he of mnre fmnnrtance
than nrrnanrrt1y chennentngy frnnsnnrt atfnn
m Western nroductiona. rin the lake. tn The
eeaboard. and The uarkefs Of the world, If
lie farmers Of the West and Northwest will
only take hold Of this mntter in earnest, the
frec nayipntIon Of fhe St. Lawrence river and
canals. With q clear draft Of fourteen or fifteen
feet Of water. can be secured. m event which
cannot faii IN t]Ic f1turc to double the value
Of eyeyy farm in the Western country, and
yirtualiy transform every city on the chain Of
lakes INTO seaport towns. In accomplishing
this desired cnd. TIC only retarlipc iaiIuence
or;ses in nv oninfon. ffom polIt;caI cahals.
md FINN Tie intcrested onposition Of rrcaf
Ecsfern comhJnafions. Tfa West to ?nIIr
o1nrec,ote fhc ndrnnfacrs Of this r1c,t wnrE
sfan1d sec That alt its nolitIcal faynrs arr gir,
~ tn men n1ei1nri tn fts fi,lf;Isment
Thc Gnnaf1;an Rccfnroeifv Traotv cavc us
viii othcT ;mnortant meas11res thc f5ee an n,vi. Vi,
r,tion Of the 1t. Lawrence Riysr md Canals.
f. tfn =, nceon hnt with H. % r1,onaa n +, ,nr
~ T.. ~" ,et fonr 1oar1 - h".a,,., n
sar that ~ sn,,e o,noni,Ients shora he ,oojn
~ ~ }ho e.Hx trestr md tha EnyeTn,nnt tban%ft
)" ~ ~ ~ c;Ec+hs % necesso,v ima'va nnn;bs,
uoiiee u,5i Of its abroont1on M xb,ch rxnfres neSt
sn1;ng wber r. sha11 iosa ali rinht 1o t1,e
ELLIE, prina,,n., nrths u 1aanr, r;tar sn1 ~ tne Sa
mis- nj as an outlet IRON the likes to tie @ ocean. m