, 1866-09-18

pc,.,litnso oi capital bscu io}t nntowarded. For
luis golden Htrunm OF trade hAs cur!chc'1. almoht
@ nS hpfss 81 tso oiS sn1 ao ~ nss
commercial metropolis Of Tho Nav World.
IL Is ihus lhas Tho problem o. furnlshug cheaper
ass m Interest s 81 t. poopie ine's
generally, becomes ono OF vast tntorust 10 tho city
O. s. 70 d.s q w NY
esn IS ps Seeonpshed IL 10 vsy 20 saniy u IN con:
tlereby sisins ehesp traaspoTtaloa to onr WHEAT,
rsodacts viii Ill of which eas i.nd il tsemine-
Commercial con- @ supremacy which we have see,s III. in
.e Se.e q ~ Ns Yo,k may not repeat itself III tho
Iiithef.o chicaSo has looked In tho main to her
q tIaile 10 The West and North. Nor has phe
asas or bo sae eoan &
With the great natural meadows only awaiting
The plow. ahonnding eyeFywhcre, q railroad has
ee.iief dot shc piat.,s, and wheat. aud corn nod
iii lu1urtenee on eyerysidc. Aislnste yea1 suf1ees
to convert pratrie wastes Into thrtstng busy com.
zailways, aud there ha. been, throughout the West
constantly increasing dcmand for cheaper trans:
nenes We hear Of great gatherings Of the ae1t-
cultural populations; H. who haye met 70 sonsnlt as
70 ufed q I'd ths
Rock and the Illinois rivers. Notwithstanding
all tllnl hss been said Of the effect Of chcapenng
rsised ia tho NorhWcstowe ars not Ottawa awaro n Il % iha
wonderful stimulation that this would gfye. not
onlY to production. butto all branches otfadustzy.
MOVEMENT or rRopCcE BT HALLWAY.
The shipments Of grain to Chicago oyaf the llnc
Of the railroads reaching the slississlppi River
@aEog INC ysss fTadng Tag na5 at stof !:
Mbeat, bushels. do; corn bnsels. iiso5 5,o5o;
ea.s, bushels, !sxl. Reduces the nogs 70 wheat
.ssSee qn bushels of T gain aans Il Sve Il @ espis
per lnehcl On which woald anaount to sl,sJ0, QUO.
Add TO ibis like savtpg On rye, ana barley, and
g1afs seed and tho total would fully amount TO
Nov, ~ jndicious eystcn o: public works,
agIordlrg water Communication with the Mfsss-
uaIEin than the one named could be lett in the
pockets Of the producers here n the West:
ahs II H. o 5 f. ess ,s s Rss9 BE-
24,ate 800 bushels corn, s,s90.0o9 bushels oats.
Tic amount by rall vas: M, ,ooo bushels wheat.
The export Of whcat was nearly a0N,0o0
bushels less than the year before. on account OF
| the short crop: =
OF tic Boa1d oi Trs1e, "thst during tic Winter
i; g. !sF: 80. s eS
unusually heary shipments by iairoad.'' fet we
Sc above,, the saipments BY 900 rail- we're
s;,s rearly. And wherefore tais difference: Look
the freight tariE tables. and lbc answer IL cvt
! dent Willie lake fIeiEhts for wheat ind corn
Gnshe Sail fic!sits, fourth Class, to Dn1lo. raase
| frclu . to u cents.
| T1.E co1uASpING POSITION OF CHICAGO.
Now 70 hack In The position Of Chicago. By
her location Hpcn The great Lake, by her safe and
e1eslsn. harbo5, sl,e fods The Eeys 10 tae trars;
eyrty suiplas bushcl Of wheat, or corn, or barrel
Of aonr. laa direct interest in taking Chicago In
bis route 20 tllc teaGoara market, On account 2
the eitnatton Of things to ihe westward. Iht
railroad sya!em spreads out like a fan toward the
wiz III etidsnt ietcnion gssn 81 eoa4us
Pouring POI te golden tide iaio .he lap of Ghicaso go
riaec by INC rapids in the 9{iselssippi at Rocl
Island, and still worse rapid. at KcoEnk, hns ma
ts!lally assisted II :his 5oSh1ns Of the Father
fse.ghts to Tic line Of railroads: Sinee bntk hal
to Be l7uken II were best to take It ly rail to th
.us Hsn
g1ancc at our map Of the State Of Illinois vii
show us another Interest almost forgotten ia ou
il 1ho line II lie Illinois ana Michigan Cansl. whfc
riscrs, but: unfortunately cndsnowherc. Notwite
ona s an has ssed IL no eaa ~
dE aEnp p @ sa e.
shcn rovc;ty ii ihe county. that was ieti aaion
I olhsS .e @ e ao
River.
e,siasts ef what TT eanal Il might do We.
river we refer TO the report ol se Board Of sslt
of tolls Iccalsed 81 Chicago durins the last si
Yeas: [scs page y Of said rcpo:t,l
c1ehed nine days esrer tisa sny q the presedia @
ire years. and yet the loats amounted % mo!
than dnubte those Of any other Of thosc ycar
10 III wet SUMMIT, eaasin; hisa watcr IN ts= III
, nois River; II few tllnnd;r Showers can do TIL
o 1sfc s e. rye! q ss s aSseis a @ f5
| the entire ecason OF open canal. The City Of Ch
! eago fas aTp,orEsated ssNDuo 1o cqt down y
t.rest tbat The city owns IL thls public Work. i
l. llitnois in : isw years: The State, We may 50
thcu. is virtually owner -..,....
TIE rnorosEp E11ESsioN 70 THE x1sslss1T
1sIsEn.
y ,9a,s @
ptoE9ssd atef r.
."Sa.d @ he a,ss'ss eri: an the u eati!ns aona M
q 1R Sss ss
f1tt.claSs caual, hnilt already; more than b:
V Mississippi. By continuing this LING wcs,war
o following nearly the 1tne of The Rock Island Ra
wnula give an uninterrupted line Of water col
mnn1caiion between the Mississippi irer and t
) Lake At Chicago; OF, 9y taking aayantage OF
4 tsmpIs,ea, ron, n T. iasaiic % 70 Hen Mcnrepin, aiS
= waters Of The Mississippi ,sith, The Lase- 7!
J. nois and Michigan caAal. Nor dies thIs prof.
?" Interfere IN any ~uy II ith the improvement OF {
~ at sha3 W, ,i
el ft nsrnepn @ H. 1Se. max %akes 81.
~ cur,e to the eouth, and from thence its gene
Ct ssn e. sse eaa
ID ,rsinc the Mississippi at Or about Rock lRaI
%sas 's ssf Is
u iha proprietor Of both Interests as She shouid
Y colleen current poured into lier tscasurT.
=. Tue sIrrIr " WATER xoE THE sUxair LEvE1
IS In order to obtain .eisnle supply or water a
X ri!crs, i WA found neecet sag to Jap The ii
At 1rSn 81 henes sef
~ ~ making this feeder navigah1c, 1t will sc11aye
IT'S wants, long fe1s; Of water Communication f
as the valley of LICK River, for that river could
H5s IL e 1.af ts Ct as mssf Ss sy r
@ Nse e. s Vim e. as
:ss means of forwarding that enterprise to early G
dc n1etion.
~, Anntl,r- nnc.ijon sr1ersts ttse,r n ~ :,
he vital tmpoltanea to the city Of Chicago, and
in Il the construction Of this canal at Is early
~ ~ as possible for sctfpsotec,ion, III the New !
~ Canal Report OF last year, he Auditor, Mr..
ito ton, pictures The dcplorab1e destruction to
~. ~. eoHlHeIIG " NJ 1cIk .oas Aue f9nl.enun
~ Sana, vnnr arno ,t II t rase WONG ptomss
@ uu. In ru1ns. nr hs1 ~ as*FTnwn strects' scrms
~ ~ pcst itsclf IN he Su{hcfs Imagination "a thc
'ut- sequence which wonIa mare 10 the city Of
aGe York hy the opening Of this uew channel Of {
1au mcsre: He men edas, Moold y oe inst te
IT'S nbefantF ana en1etptlse q tae EmptIc say
or wo:EF Without replying 10 this question
W " lnow that The Eationni Government has air