, 1866-01-19

/ EQCd GIt0
t1ons hy ahouts OF de1ision.
William q: Van Eppa and Gen. Utley, Of Dlxo
and Lender Smith, Of Fulton, vera limited 10 tai
seats II lhe convention.
r. n. VAN KPFs ADuHtsA.
~ ~ .its ~. Il. Ean Epps Of Dtxon, was called upo
/ forward md said:
NJ NJ: Chairman and eittrsns Of whl.c.ide County
&c hare come together to talk over out matters an
nave no doubt that The hearts Of the people Of Lc
Gouniy eeatsin It m harmony With those oi Nhlteside,
| as Inc physician sayt, ttts action Is designed a.
counter ldtanI." for when yo1 talk about maxim
fansis sixty Or seventy niles 10 length, and maxim
of th13 tirer from !8 natural course you ar
talking about thing that God never tlesigued. ",
% naxs got a na.9tal avenue Al our doors, and If 81
| that check upon the rairoad monopoly. thinI
that i more Important than the denuaclauon o
WtsoonsinHsbe Illinois aud Michigan Csnal. th'
ltock river to its head waters, and the other, th
an; 1a ,nIsEe.1o se ana he Wisconsin ,. nEet-and bec
Of the Rock river aud the Fox river in Wisconsin
,h ans Roes riveE tnps9yernent Is paramount to a
@ ptnef m5tte5e. Gentlemen, think we cannot wait
transit facilities quicker. Instead d deaouncias
Isiltoade ! would tatuer help to double Of tebl.
,Sei III 1ssye g t ahere T. Inv that will resa,,
ut We nscd mere railroads and then competition
"" u 1sEnase e this n,stteE =; q transpor2tIon
dollar spent tor II will be returned almost lmmci
! ateiy: This river, when properly Improved. iii
afford ehock 10 the e1tzaosdinary charges ol MI
nal By way Of LaSslis 10 Chicago, when We EN- ce
to Green Bay BY m improvement Of Rock river IT.
northesstern DIRECTION -
Them do night; Iou can send init snch men ss yon
fhoose fhss to The LegIslsture WHO Hl make ths awe
Sea .an Te.s Is sa IT, that hc 1sro,;
nre elutted vim the produce Of the farmers. Lei
tIrrn direct our attention 10 the improvement d
Rock river, which will be direct banent TO Us
sasnef tnan bnlld canal for somebody else.
REFoH1 OF 1CtrEss.
4. A. Terrell, from The committee appointed tc
propose business for the action Of the Convention
m1ae the following report:
We, the 1ndsrslgned, your COMMITTEES appointed
tioL make the following report:
That we deem 1t for the interest Of the people
TLo ate present and rerae.entcu in this Convention
action, and th4t practical spplieafion Of what We
have talked about is the remedy thai presents tse;
ana or Tie R5oper esI{iue ont Of these s1ewa We
Of one fsom each o~uehtp in this county, consis1-
ganc. (: snish: e w Ayie.worih' oliser GsT: aaGer:
Ralph Ssye- Leri Fuller, NJ. Thompeon ueusy D1d.
!eT. II; I. sampeon, r r. Colcord, Jas. Dlnsmorr.
Chs. Wright, J. G, Bodcley. L. \. HenneE, Daniel
Robert Davis, whose duty It sha be to raise iapds
Infadent for the purpose Of securing survey Of
; Aoek Mscf and also surse5 q the most feasible
cage. and to have tull power 10 appoint any and ali
sub-eommiltees that may be found Necessary {pr
the proper carving ont Of the wishes Of the people
water Communication to Chicago and the tui{ Of
Mc11eo- They shall also hare power to confer and
act in concert with the people OF other coputies
Nhoee interests are Identified With this movement.
tSlgned By the Committed
NR. TEnHE1L's ADphEss.
M Terrell then tpokc a. follows:
we secure proper f1ryey OF Rock River and
toward RELIEVING Ills whole Tesnn of County from rom
1he nRfssson Under e al sasss q
Geneseo Canal II. Is ye15 fne 10 taiE about a
canal $50 feet up IN the air. but when you consider
taat com Z worth but ten cents pei bnshel md
re how mneh mus. b psid ths tax 20 sathese1s, lie
won't mn up iii Is nice th1nc to tait about. sui
i asei ae ws aGafy asy ysss s ,a1 hsy Do !
In Eng and one would not do here. They send ont
Pirate sc=sels, for instance. Laughter and ap-
My fdea !. this, that the coun,ics along the Rock
river should combine md get a thorough surrey Of
Eock nter; with very few dams. beliege ihIs
The dam at Dixon sets back 20 that The riycf Is
nsvieable for ei1 miles above it The dam at Ster
ling i ef9 or fesen feet high and It was three or
ovrr The rapids. Perhaps i've dams would be sui
clent md beheve that11re d1ms wouA more than
par for themte'Ees IN five yea:s. What money We
compla.h .9msthin9. In the meantime, let rs eiso
our undivided attention to the next Legislature.
kR. GAIT.
NI Gait moved that tho portion Of tho report be
stricken ont which follows the subject OF the saEyeJ
Ia nuta hn ynz5a IL. L..
cause he thought the Convention Ehonid finit
themselves to one thing # TING. II wc get Rock
EIe, 1ss%fs iii M ,,sas II Pa;s do.a .ad
much = 1e es!!d .ee saq9 tt liz eoaaee;s Eaaes
along Rock River, nho ehaIl make enryeT Of fhc
river from is month to tts source. This committee
should aseeHsn Just Tbat the cost Of The Improve
satle.
MI. rRoTu1ow.
NJ. rfothroW thought It the proposed survey np
Rock E.cr would prove 1t to Be rarlcablc be hsd
no doubt MD could be obtstoed for completing The
i.np1oss.nent The people Of st. Louis no making
sIcat eaoIts 70 direct .he tsade Of th,s region q
forts 70 control the fade Of the Mississippi Valley
and ehe will do all that she can to accomplish II,
N. CT1EI's Address.
MI. Joteph uaey addressed tho meeting a. fol-
When think Of the wonderful fertility ct the
toll and ne prosperity Of the State Of Illinois;
population Of Ten 1allliont, It strikes me tda{ Il
your commercial advantages ehopld be thofoucbly
developed. On the West, with It's four hundred
i1a es o. E1tet e9mmunlcaion On The east with the
river Ike the Rock running dta2onaly across The
St11e and through the Richest AGRICULTURAL region in
the Motid-wc hare commercial advantages which
network Of 1alIva1s Ee ha.e lie means Of com.
relltne railroad corporations to be jask IN their
fR,Esa sse s1et n making oc
aotth end of the river are vast lumber recions and
At tts mouth arc the coal fields OF The South. Ii u
or dniy to Ake measures to fayoz the interchange
ble; Nature has made channel which need. but
ttftIe improvement to make it nayiexhIe, nnn hun
aseds o. nillsons Of fect of lumber are annually
star'l1nc statement; but If gentlemen will take
ttale pains to sec how mneh il sold In their own
pTD, he5 w1 ssf J. th.t h. handrsls Of millions
! fact that cannot be denied, that lumber can be
bousht At Oshkosh and brought down the Rock
dTer and .od at apy town acng that atream for i've
chcago: II one hundred millions are consumed IN
year, It amounts to half = million Of doli srs
Z not IT. ~ sta,,lngf collect the statistics
aual!y consumed In Rock Rirer Talley. You can
e1change that lumber foE cool saving Of I've dol
aTs On every thousand ieet Of lumber, and ftom one
g two dolafs On every ton Of coal It l. well cs-
anlshed that transportation orer five or Gix miles
u Nater communication costs no More than one |
NILE q railroad transportation. Take the figures
nade BY my railroad, and Tell ron The cost
cent Per thousand for mile upon lumber carried
ipon their cnnals- The sane figures would rcda5e |
. mere aactsou the eott Q! ca.r5ing cur goods
u tho advantages That ui1l accrue
thu people BY making ibis river nasIeable Look
and Aaysnd. E1sry one haa L. aaa aa:a}: IN
be mountains, and it inrolycs great e1pente to
nake tue locks and dauls aecure: but Rock River
1tfn. /
9 lake nhtch furnishes never fatIlnc supply Of
gatcr. II Is not tutject to the obstruc1fons OF
many other rsTers- 1t has no fund bars like the ILL.,
ivers which hare been made nstieable. Submit
to practical engineers and they Will FAY tnelo is
ot river u The United States 20 susceptible Of
a,ns H. r. Rex htser and spgFshend il xia be
be money invested Situated as VI aFe, destitute Of
1ore thsn ali the rest Of tie @ stste % nes,5e.;
estAtn thctc dams md their use for hydraulic
urpoees would more than psy interest on their
tse,c tse ~ W. Ea
md, and this extraordinary increased valuation or
he land would enable The stass to pay for It With
ppfo.e Of the plsn 81 tsakine from The resou,,on.
upFoye,ncn. Of Roek R1yer; You attempted its
Ia interests or the country did not require II; but
be vast nseemblages Of these popular meetings
eli the story whethet 1t Is a necessity nov no.
do not bclieye Congress will ever give. you cent
Q make canal from the lakes TO the Mississippi
.ver, nor do believe you ought to allow any so-
company TO control these improve
lents Lei them be the property Of the great State
I illinois, and let them bcqucath them a. rnonu-
lents Of it, enterprise 10 succeeding generations.
I ta said that Il will take long time 10 complete
bis work. but let there bo BEGINNING Appoint
oMm1ttee Of judici0us men and have tho proper |
ursey made, md let us know The cost OF the I'M
rorcment, and then re shall know what TO do.
" the time This Is effected the Legislature will be
session. and then we can ask the State Of Illinois
. improve the river, and ask in euch a manncr that
VIII doft- Its my judgment It will not reiusctt.
STRIKING OUT.
The question OF striking ont Was further dis |
used. N. II. Potter opposed striking ont the
snal portion Of the resolution. Mr., Smith, OF
usfon, opposed striking cut the can i project ffom
be scport Of the committee, and hoped It would
g atopted a. wholc. Tho great bulk Of our
tain win 60 ont to Chicago, and that 10 the point
0 which We muet look.
EHIAEA11nEB-
1T. Ut]ey here explained his PREVIOUS remarks.
le did not believe the peeple or Chicago would
ook load Of grain to 81. Louia. He ftlt sure the
anal y onfd eventually be built.
Df. Snyder favored Tho report Of the committee