, 1866-01-14

Improvement of Rock ntEeFs
Iron, The sterling UaIetts, lNh1 -

Improvement oS 1fcsk AsftF
tFrom The sterling Ua1ette, lah1' -
+. Amenc The Congressional proceedings Of
FsidaY, 5th In.t., Tho hFst day Ut the rs-ssseaa-
bling, We find the following:
t,.raUye ,tc Iastyauop Of I!oef rtsx nd shs uppr
ana Lowe Nap!14 Of Tho Ms4.ssppi rvet. Whieh
waz :afeurd to lhe cotusu'ttee On sIounseree -.
Following 20 Immediately upon The decla.
1ntiuns Of tho farmers a7d mercantile fn9a Of
sutmll To- thr' sItorionate taE,Sa OF ,fail'
roads, thls act IT sour mei,ter';s h!4 u1a'
.uai aIxlIGca:,ce. II Il, III net, d rubstan-
lfal declaration thsl lie Is pErpafed to act,
~ well ~ +rtak, In favor vf Tho lSoplc ~
against ne9opel!ea; puttns b. stay In
The 1f.u Geud Of bis eoas.ltusncy, making
tleir cauAe his OWL, ,gnas.iiug sh<L t3Ehts
with the utmost vigilance. and firhalh!k
ttrir interests BY every 10 aable inesns within
Liza power. I:ut In The intro ductf1n oil bill
far tie lhpro ovetaent q. tho water eotsaea of
illa inseIe.t4 Of tic whole Northwest, fbr II "
Of, tAc rarjRation VI shese uatnsnl thpsoucl-
mes that tftlr sseopin tnust Muutr or 1asFr de-
p<1td for The transportation of the vast
a,nounts ofproiuer Which !aa<t fnd it, way
10 reynuuefziIre aaa1kIh. with oIs country
uuu, the szllroad. lave already proved tho1n-
rrIyts inadequate to meet The .hfprcF.' dr.
mpn.is, ard what produce Is carried
over thctr lines Is at such rultua
ratcs that llttle OK 20 profit fus, hs
latur l. let1 10 the producer The 7,ektgea.
eIss Of The iimes deruaud thorough system
pf yater co1lMunIcnsin0. whtcl. will atInr1 ua
cheaper transit, upd 1t t(te m1n: tiIne Eive US
The benefit Of wilder rangp ofmarkess. The
benefits to to atsifeo DJ tha improvement Of
Rock I;1yer eao hardly - enumerated, when
Tie slaGll ex,,e1ee necessary for Its perfection
L. ha fFr1a f,
| lis nnnth, sun4 through rtgiou us!excclltd
Tor fertility and rlchrck OF auil. which will, 81
no listnnt day, be entirely under cultivation.
A. ttcrr Il mt reason shy TIL river may not
! le 1aala Ike route hv which to transport 4
| largo purtIun Of thc agricultural products to
market. With tie exception If rome. half
| do1eu points, the river h i'aw naF!Kahle tot
ltxht dr4ft LoAta frulu tAuetvtlle, Wis., to the
! Mississippi, AID with = comparatively snail
outlay al t,betaelea may br ra.sly overcome.
CpnErc.s can we1l Afford 10 make an nppro-
! pftation which would confer such subatan-
tIal benefit on our people. but il they shJuid
| d. :idc ndses-e n tic prot+rs, let private
| tntarprtsr takr The matter IL hand sud carry
| II through 10 4 successful Termination.
| We cisim 10 be directly interested in lis
project, hut no u,ore 70 th4a are Hel0it.
NocAton, Rockford, byron, urrs.oy. Grand
| do -four, th1on, Como. Lyndon, fsophrts-
town. Portland, Rock 1slanl, mad the many
| pthc1 toseua whose eit4:s arr within a&oue's
throw uf the beautiful rirts nj xhsch ~c
spesk. With the Improvement Of the H9cE
| viii renewed Eigur bo Infused unto The ,ctnd
uf Ill thr.c places; thcir business Will In
| cn.se. rnanu5actories i'll spElng Up, and IN
! iupoEtnMcc at:ach tG them whIlh They can,
no: soon hope to attain ty any other means.
/ Thc preliminary steps toward tt.e fIttacrtntt
| Of tdit project shnald BE- taken al once
surveys Ehoud be 1nalu, estimates formed
and reliable facts ubtaiaed whlch will g.ve
| Congress soue Ilcs II tho character Of the
! work, md sl.o set forth The demand, aat
the almost ab.olute necessity for theif early
hill alluded 70 ahoyc has hsen referred tt
lAe Cuarnfttec GU Cu1nmrEre, OF which Mr.
WaSAbur7.a Is chairman, and Nc may conf
drntly hope and expect, that l!u WILL Etv.
/ II his bcartr Ind dor-trac.t. and that hr vii
uto his best endeavn!s 10 securr IL earl,
| passage.