, 1866-01-04
VOL. XIX,

VOL. XIX.
rxscve ,psrtY lincs, but men Of nj p.rties nuss
lin toTcthes determined that this shall b. done.
es sSse, ar = EoF ss I'd T. nss e
= that . convention viii b
sd .I At Geneteo two wseks f,om te,dsy. TO nrse
aid. furnished about all that onuld be desired for
'irh purpose. whereby # could be 1uade utth ltnic
e., and - sdsantsEes we1r afnost too great for
o shcfbeld. where II would supply such canal,
nd thus open nuzo thus town direct commuuiea-
ion both east md utst
LE1KH 1nox no4. y. n. IAN EprA.
The Chairman then read tho following letter from
1on- ". H. vsn Epqs:
).. Abbott:
pEAR f1n-NI dutY eslls me to Spxans8eld Just
loW lcxgrct II cxreedtugt5, - shoula IKE TO b
e Dzon e. ~ ee e e. ao o.
February next, for the pnrpoee of talking up. the
Of Rock 1itrcs by slack wstes. l b.
eYe 1t to be practicable thing. md Of the opEu
ion thai more can be done In talking abont new &y-
.nues md using our uatufu wnier courses to tdaru
IA market than severe speeches and denunclatorJ
e o,utinns aEatntt existing railroads.. Glve nj
.elves. VIC should aya,1 ourselves Of the ns,nr1l
chAnneIs ot trade 10 eeek warm climate We have
4 Hcw Orleans, sSavaunah, Cha,!cston, Norfolk
ard baltimore noT ana let ~ End ways Of getting
Y. 3. v4s Errs.
Address OF Kn. L. ". HuALI-
Mr.. A. II. Sms1l Of DcKalb county Was nexf In
He stnted that he and tic people Of
DeKu!b comfy were fighting the Northwestern HALL
n rfTNffnut 1UHF mt n hfdfF
90 The people Of Whiteside for BY hauling tbcir
ss y sen 'eHS q esaa e @ as styoa r. "a s09s u
rraeh Of thc Northses.c1n Company. wbero .hey
# uycod upon his hearers 10 rec 10 Ii ihal nous
1egislAtnfn; and also drcw lhesr Sstenison to thc
for ca,nctt cooperation II thcg would
hope TO achiese any thing.
LETTER From e. Z. WILLIAMS.
Mr. L Aapgood read letter from C. Z. VII
3lrms as follows:
Polo. Jan. :, 1861
l. Hsrepod. Eco:
DEAN S1n-I would much lfke to b At the met
irg Of yoHr faEnots. Era,n dealers and merchant.
tomorrow; had there been notice Of 1t tn t1me,
cSiesse % pspess la.t % escnne or M ths rss tine. " ''
will 10 susct3. tte appoint ment Of somr ten o.
more Of the best men living IN Northern Illinois =:
eommittes 10 e io st. Louis and confer w.th II.
some eysen Of sfau-porttns cur surplus pnodoe<
10 the Eartcsn uonrkets ria their city. hare nc
doubt Of The fessibllt oi he plan snd Of II. etrs
men Of New York Or Boston would be noEc ih...
iheir cities and New 5riesns to DO "1ae 1ne
a!ryins islde Of he Wcst: and am more
necessary upon the rivers Of the West TO do our
ttnnsIt business. Elevators eau he constructed 10
un1oad lfom ''afees 10 Larger boats. We have ey-
aatieaudn towaid St. Louis The railroads, lhe
Board Of Ttade and warehouses Of Chicago arc all
against n, and hase been for yeart. AZ IN illu4-
,,aiion oi The TACT will say that some four ycal.
wheat, abonl one hsN Rio Grande, and one hail
club. 1he hlo weighed No. !, The club lacked one
pound R % q coming nPto No.1- The rsenlt was,
ocu:e rer bush as i conld The Rio, yet the clut
mede The best md most -four. So aaid j. II
Wilson, who e well known In yout dty. Now
mho Int ths :, ~. Hoand e Itade and
the lo-s Of from *s0io SD Oh thar wheat Thls Il
only an evcTy-da occurrence Ill over onr State,
Mhtre The gr1tn - cent TO ihe Chicago market
Ilte year paid 955 freight on efn.;1e car load o
wool TO Chicago-D GEMS per hundred, and {l.l
ir0m Chicago to Boston. Lave We not i reason t(
complain Push on The WORK that yoa hive begun
70 That Chicago sha1l do ]nsnee or else she ssl
a''''' Ell 6: I, wuu44..
Il. q. HKSRT.
n. $: Henry made statement Of an Interview
with the officers Of the Northwestern Ksilroai
Company. He ksA that the charges we1e that ,nsy
raised on the old treigtte charged On tho Gaiens
rosd; that thets local ftelgntB Wcro much higheI
roads east Of Chicago. In answer 10 this Ihe Rai
road Company Replied that they had not tncrgaset
their rate on The CHARGES Of tho old Galena road
and that ,hel5 Present rates were n1ed By agree
1he irechs Of grain IN 1850 'rese bat IS CENTS pc,
1an Il sent' i In ,5 ,ss t9ey to = osa;s
and then up 10 &c Il the present ioar CON cots
tten oser ,hzt distance Tne epeskes I'D eos taias
railroad syatsm as long as ,hele was more r1a1
1kieeu here Than could be carried over thr roaJs,
1he only hope Of relief Tor the people Is to esab-
cfsanncls for ratcr t,ansportatson-ihe only chcsp
mode OF transportation lor gratn.
person tn The audience remarked that the prices
.uh IL aaa h,s M . b.rs h.ued a. T. S h's sis Tse
on WaEru ~ cn1eago ana nauled nscK his uelghts
In return.
H.. 1hos. 4. Gait gave some evidence Of tie cx-
o1bi.ant frighta Through aud local chasges by The
NM. Il. Il. TO. he showed that one lof Of fright
cost Lea 10 come from 11ttsburg to Chicago, oscz
miles. ANOTHER Loot of ftelght fame distance,
cost <7.N 10 Chicago nom Pittsburgh, and $8.35
10 Sterling from Chicago. On machine sent 10
Fort ~ ne from tefEo II r3at Il 43 ftn1, mi.
caFo 10 fon Wayne, lis miles, md sass nom ster-
ans " Nn'S2Ee. Aooana MaSnne ssnl 70 lne
f11ne ptaet tno*eG Lie cost 10 Go1caSo Sa.Sl, and
fhccee 10 Fort NA4e *l1. This company also
chnrgef double for thSiuc 1taE Of breakases an
csrrv aIticlc Of yaiuc to fs,,ncr.. md jndesd "a
oyer1 ore N rn,rIr.ton hs ur1.sd 49,, III -
er the 1rst .nontsnr * ~ stntn1 s,at ~ ,1sas
~ t1G Etcat " o1taanauG "Ata9 uana-
poHaaon nom 1nn tectlou O. The country both
tast aTd ncs:, and thus restoring these enormous
ratea 10 tomcthtng like proper 1estL
rrxn,-nxv
..
The following resolutions nc1e ferQrted by Nr,
j. Dintmole. chairman OF tho committee, consist.
I'M, f,t h111,3 e5f l. 4 3asnnfnntnn r. II -. u
no1n,. .na + W.rar ~ ~ 80 - % ~. Goe ~
tr nrrIi;n.-y n,ert;r h.,d ~. ~, , III
Mh1As, ane seats q 11tnn1s, Eatn ooly about
one.A1t9 oI ~ Afsbte !and 1ndef cultivation, pro-
oucG !MEc surplus Q! eIeala 0! prime heceAsH{ Ia
tas s.sl1fq naa Thel nc a.e nearly vsinsleas 70 the
,eT the VAIL o1 adequate fAclHue8 {Of get
nnE 20 W1t3tl; ana
Naf1FA The lsatlsoad system which wR1 tuaugu.
7fed With 70 uch hope OF 1neet1ng the
Ha9ts ooah q tae consumer and produtef both hT At