, 1866-12-25
CHICAGO, December u, 1865.

Remarks Of fl.leu1euantG Governor Rroas,
Of n1lno1s, NJ the Banquet Given 10 the
hoArds OF IFado Of Chicago and o.
Wego, BIZ the Directors or ihc Huron X
Ontario Ship Canal and the MAYOR
and tiAxsns OF Toronto, on wcdnc.-
day kvenln=, December 10. 1906
III response TO tho toast .'Our Guests" the
Chairman Of the Chicago Committe: re-.
sporled as follows:
Me- CHAIRMAN Axp GExIraKN-A little morr
'Ean eleven year have passed swsy since - 4
,ep ese ots1tve Of The Board OF chical:o, with toe
ablcs. men that scotland ever Ra1e 10 Canada snd
tansda passed on To chtesgo, han lhe hoaot %
.nset u ms CITY many VI Jonr leAllas elieens-
fscm ;he & 'ns saant,cs s - .;so
neihs o:ness. and Of o. xeso on our side, TO
Sonf'dtr 90 nc feasibility Of ship canal from
sention Wa hcId on The 1sih Of September,
!ss5. ana a. a result Of 1t, careful suryeJ mads
x kivas FULLY, Egg with Colonel Il b. Mason, ol
afe s. IL ss.t III
enterprise, .eqaili1s large outlay Of cspiiai.
a.d no % Que ever knew nauk:nd 10 srspPie Al
nus; be allowed % shink - abont il; he c,unt9y %
,isy o.. II tefose It can b: seriously undertaken.
directly Interested IN Its con. ructoiI mua1 loee
pefhap. .eFeal times the Of 1t from the =nees
Lex OF tas tAciltft-t It wuud a10t1 to cou.1c1er
b.tcf. they ecs Themselves vigorously 1t wo-k 10
complete it. Does not the wan. Of ihls
vest Of Lake Michigan, Of .csnada, and
y 'Htc' estrd In the completion Of Ata :rcai atch-
nay for lie commerce nf tho ceut1aent-she Trs:
.sa. ne nsas fSse es ealasa aoe cheaper
10 he oeesn canads, that She might reap Tic
srea1 advantaces slat would A,c.ne 70 hsr iroua
beloE made fhe 91ed,nm o. that commerce, and
tah ~
soprly food lot her su.pla:
ceu1nslion Of Ibis csnI esa,d b. justly sssa..ed I'd
sent sent oi ~ value 70 them every three Jears would
OF cnurre- sal1e1ess uL1ess abnadaot fae:s a3d
,e e sss e tqta !,
during reArty Ill Of the Last weak has p1.renssd
ne f!um making thst preparation IN this regard
Vt, when h.a hopsd 10 sa.se beg, hoTsvcr. to
70 give you-
xxrKHr, &C.. or TIE coCxT8r.
Ecnt TO the extent and .rcsoarcta Of The county
Neantatns, sna W!!aia :hs United ss.tes @ 1so.s
Wnh our rAflw1ye 70 the sputhwest br3uc111 t.tdr
from q far down A. ksntaa, th,re Is teEttory
snoush stlhln the bound .lies Under eons1tetaitoa
understand. l!t,1c Of their soil and eliasasc :san
does not know thAt In The no .ls.4nt fuluss, they
mo1s produe.i1e. Some or III. pI tenI39y. '1s y
llAaole, losa. Wisconsin AID Atnncsota arc row
staice deEr}opinE most r.a.clf II all The elements
Of wealth snd substantial fFcatneas, and o:Asrs
vii very soon ene1Ec fsom Their territorial ens,-
dis!on and 5eqnl.e 1no:her staI to b phee4 ior
Scnvention was held herr tisren yesrs 10 aSo, M tsr
within he Uni,e ss,,es fss seen pso7el % ZEE e
A.. .es sooaes L a;e sss E5sGss e p Z si L.
naaA'n saG VIC saore tnan thisty millions Of gold.
s!nl, sna Mons.ra Mont. sase ~ sesoant 4; the
u sixteen millions Of doiia:s Whils ihs mere mere
p,odustion Of bull1ca 70 any extent IN sas Rocky
Mountains woald Of Itself tnrElah no ba,.usss 10
'he eapal tho cotanoesce Of tho people residing in
these tich rainc1a districts would be pl m.ch
value to it. Il it wpuld be The noat dire, and the
q b Es ~ s1s .s
deposits ii ihe lake Superior dnu4ci.. bo,n Ia |
shote eomaesee would leek iha osean by ill
canal. -.-.
tn. n.nTAr " r1Inxs.oss:
eleven ycafs, In epite Of The financial cash Of |
n important tla:15a'.ou oi 10 progress 81 ne
oisss + he ut aen 1a.. on sar ns: I'D en
iesehed The N..slssippi Il Alton, Bx.!ngton,
RSce Island F1,ton azd p1Saq1s 's. II Io 70 NJ M
nots, and running north and Eest from ChieAco:
Since Ihee nc h2re aided At least tvo Housand |
seven hundred ten miles to those thfn In ope-
ration. Vow with steamboat navigation ~ Green |
lay, The Northwestern md l'cn1naala ro:o. can"
pest Chicago tiIcetly-~itn Marquette on aasc Sn-
ver,or, to1ac soor hundred niles ftnm chicago.
Whh ouly h.sas ot tory E1les b wen
lAt,rosse xnd WfnouI, sooo to Be- etHpeted,
our railxa connect Us directly 9Th st.
.1oad n nesso ,31rd en tss nd aiitlap 1t ,ss se
nosaspss, oaa sp'f q cnieaso. Se1t weeS 4: H;!is
81 Of txsay .s ssnssSns siS soaSai M II n1as LIZ
VIII be np1hed, a ben Caicsco will httcA dl:sce
railroad 2 ~ .ou.n fsss e ~ r.,e ~ - s ss n1ss
Pseinc RaIlwaY promise to nare their me three
hundred mile. taths; sss. e. fsass1af rsasa = u g.
Tn Ihn sonihvrsf the Burlington s QaneJ, 1s-
Hannibal i St Joseph, md the eoanes9ns lines
rraeh Fost Riley, OF some polot eeyonan y. sons
tix hundred and tfty mics from oar 9sy. Al
thete great e1tenslous Of our rsll<ass.l tspea!
have been msde in spite Of war ano aanaat u,.'
asse,a doslnc The List eleven Feas. ana nov.
with peace 10 ble-s tnc land, tnsn sa2 os
little doubt thai the great Fseiae RAILWAY