, 1866-02-23
THE ROCKFORD ANTI-NONOP.
OILY CONVENTION,
Xhe Improvement OF Rock River-1n-
tercsat0E Dtacussion-t2es = nd
Lctter-Appolnt1nent of Committee
10 Investigate Coat of Survey. Ac4

tefpss10E Dlacussion-tzesoiu9io \ nd
LetteF-Appolnt1nent of a Committee
10 Investigate Coat OF Survey. 2c~
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Ttlbune]
RocKroRu, Feb. -.
The Convention YVES called 10 order BY Il. r.
huc> Esq, On Hho&e motion senator Richards, Of
Whitaeidr county, was appolnled temporary Chair
xn1u, md ]. s. Hyatt, Esq., temporary Secretary.
On uot.nu of Mr. Lane, cQmsnittee vas ar-
pointed composed Of QUO member. appointed By
the delegation, from each comfy for pesrnsnent or
gzntrs.lnn, james Dlnsmose, OF Wht,ettde coun-
B;w. Il. Van Epps, Of Leg county; aoseph "
irving. Of Oele county; D. $. .fardee. Of Winnie.
Gonkiinc. Or Fond Du Lac, were appohted he
temponfy committee
oa motion Of ": Emerson, on account 1,9 q the
ed to meet tu Metropolitan Ha!l:
ported through Eoa1mn .ae 10 ioiaseE
nent, Hno, uamel Richards, oi Wnl:estds county
Vfoe-fTeeldenla, Wu. y. Coukl1nc ol Fond du Lac.
noea ns eennss. I T. Il. heats q Boae =: csaaty i. T.
Church Of NtnnchaEo county. Col ]. ". Shadt Of
Stephenson GoIn, !, y, psaE.on 81 oss ceunty
s. Hyat. OF Rockford, ]. L. Griffith. of Fond dn
Lac. J. boaron1n Of Dixon, and z. J. DooA o.
In motion Of Mt Emerson the following gentle
sneu wcro appointed as COMMITTEES On llesoio'
tlons. two IRON each county delegation: Lee coanty,
J. II s spa az Z ~ T. isap bsi1de Roes
Nteconsu, H. uyntl Smith and y. J, nsn: stS'
fesnssn eeaa' eaa I Sa,e! az eonnty
ai,1 and Auxon usrnun wh,tcs11e county, ",
S. WiIlipson and june. ointmose.
by cpunt,es iu case Of difference OF o1mion, and
also 10 ltnlt apAakefs IN len minutes time unless
osa"lse granted ~ she consent % o. she coascaaon.
remarked that he hoped Rock River would be made
xav,sable from II: mouth 10 it, eon,cc. and there
at~r khSn I.~f,jn
1cc1use 1t is not subject to the 11sc and L4ll OF
mountainous shores, and has not the shining .And
2ars and msr*hy banks Of otocl hseF: The only
rountry require IN improvement of this rirrr: II
~as attempted soDe 10 ycArs ECO. End ta1led ior the
reason thaf II srtasted nowhere ana e'de1 no%he;e.
with scarcsly nobody tcsd1ag OF lite bsnSA. u the
41s population Of ~ 4.s and in 1855 153 o2o, Or
1,rovc1ncut ean moi be efnma1cd. The coal mfnes
p this region aione would rep4y the expenditures
ot .has mprovemen + and nsee :he Rocs a;fcr Va
than IL, oO0 mice Of navigation the 3llsaiss1pp
snd'Its tributaries. II Mould make het tnauuEactur
ing sutczests nsal tho most favorable localities Of
NOT render nd in this matter the Icop1e Of the
Valley would 10 II e1ectnally themselves.
Importance Of tl.x improvement ~ae long felt In
bis county. but has been laid aside number oi
seam hy t.e railroad corporations, 1n lii county
&C. They had also established, OF are establishing
&hese pretty extensive tanntacl cries of al kinds
and arc nIto connected With the rich ncN mining
regions Of lake Superior; but all this wealth. al
these natural resources. lie contepded were Useless
wlll no, aud eau not do IL T1.r article Of lumber
alone would scquirc 15.@n u 22oG cars, hoci
1tiser nln=t be improved, cansl can be- bullt a;
1ro,ec to be perfectly feas1ole aud hs was with ths
work heart nHn hhnd.
=. y. Lock, Of Rock comfy, Was called upon te
EnNAe Hr ffm4fkRd that hi st,TfneeF
not speaker. lie bad made IMP from Wtnneha
GO 10 ntceon lake 10 a-re1a1n ~hich Was the aieh
OF ridges through which canal conld not be 'cnt
aid tllAt would necessatAtc supplying Of the feed
err iot the summit level from some aeut and pe1
tue two takes is lls ftat LASe Michigan beng th
Highest. Lake Wianebs*o cou!a no. be used AZ
oSs 1sds ge. hs s found Cd, no aas ,Saua ridge Il
I'D canal eoa:trnctsd . Il, Vii VIII tSa = = SUNNI
Eourccs. OF supplying the wafer. both Of which ca
1,e readily used, One IL The South Arnnch Of th
Fond d iee, iha: 1awz into Lake Ninnehsso .
Drceon mareh. ha~ IN altitude Of over Que foo
above Lake michigan. It Is ocrta.n canal cau b
Jake T or n1as, to ihe intersection ., th,s srasua
and thtnec down The valley OF the stscan
IT, se cssaaaoe s CO. Of n9 Houd 4, Zen s aa
a much bttter and mare tea=tuie tout.
can ,.c obtained t,y running from the head Of ii.
1EAIeA Il Iulle VI &"us falCHEt uQ1IuEhsk11l1
seeking the loScr mar<hy ground nnt1l yon inter
4 mile std T hal! northwest of oaSdeid ststion
e sa esne at e.psa5n1s aen9 q ae aeass
drumming UreEon Ha1sh in the spr1ng o. wlnte
iofuih "at.r ior soo % oayt Of ia ioeEs per DIV
1nurh 1sotr ;hsn would he n all Necessary. He bs
Iii "d the Canal Sas quut fea',bfe and would coz
1trs tllnn the CON -ifnct10H 0f a railroad
Eir. Shatlef, Of Stephenson comfy, rccomncnde
tosustns VI the cospotanon. as the most rsoatAh!
Investment for eone time to GONE. lie wanted
ahc stcckholucrs Q! the.e railroads. wherever lie
1txlde. to CONC out and sce and Investigate then
and find who is interested IN thesc outside !tnea
Low MANY raIl1uaI Manacess are interested in 1hee
steamboat 1tne-, md how many an: interested ,
1l1tse grain c]e, atom and ca1,le yards; bow nasr
lolr that will explain w.e1c the money Il gone til:
should be used TO pay dividends, fos i must b
robbed from the farmer anyhow, and the stocl
1eldess should know where tue plaDdcr goes.
Judge church, Of Winntba.o, severely denoun'
ID the Bossd Of Trade Of chicago. Tbelr repo
made against sccnts Of ,bcir nppo,nlmeat, aud II
evidence Was satlaer.d from them and OF co1E4
:hey w.Ec nj t convicted ior The rea-on that
neunst them.
loving resolutions, which we're adopled:
WnEEEAs. The 1mmenee aud richly pfoductiy
valley Q. Rock 1ssta, extending Tor more than :;
1nle- through the mot h.autisu1 rad f:r-ile po
t,ous OF Wisconsin nnt Illinois. is devotd OF su1
C,cntis ehcan aEi ext tntye tac1llnea for tausport
tio., and III. H.pn development OF the ploauctl,
cspgcl.y ol Tic Valley, r,ude1s the increase n
chcspeuhg ot transportation o1esmanent necessti!
and.
IRON e4Mul are 1ss ,c1y Increased In cast by II
feish,. lh1:du:, nnd profits that intervene befHe.
the Eassem manufacturer md tue Western enns
Incf: and
WnEBEAs, Rock River l. capablc Of dere!opne
tnto cheap and easy mean: oi transportation OF
1asm products Of the sal,cy on the ont side to Ia
Mlrh{rau and the Nllfsf to the Mf8atFEtNh{
WuFnEAe, Itp large volume nf water csr easily
Csed a. power ut 1alu1 bic manufacturing ceutfe
At short intervals Throughout its entire 1en:t
Thereby creating en- Immense md profitable h01
1ratkel Tor The farm products Of the valley; she'
Tore
Rcso{red, Tint the people Of Tue Rock Riy
Valley owe IL 10 themselves and to Their po*teti
to establish system OF ws1er communication
tlc fmpro @3ncnt Of itock River, 50 - 10 coune
the Mississippi By WY Of thir T'srT and Lake WI
s.cnago with Lake Michigan. giytn. u che4p tran
ma1eet sud soph 5nE b az
dis uiets Of lie North and The coal nelda Of i
Rsstlred, That ~ IN important resrN Of The i
proreu,-nt by Which Itock River can be made M
;:ahse, Immense ard valuable water powers will
Constructed every lew miller from u1c tnd Of
SAile. to the other, which viii be the mems OF
4abl,shins ne~ town.. Of enhancing the psopczty =
inses nnti Nock H,ver Valley viii ro9n become I
ereal manu!act usnT; district Of the Sor1hwetr,
Ressxrtd, That while she tnwn. Will be % bEz
greater. for IN addition to The chcap means Of tfa.
3,o!taAon thus onvted to distant markas*, the let
population tAat w11 Eather in thu towns will aeo
cutetpEieinc farntT. ..
KetosreI, lhal The rendering Of Rock Rtres NJ
Gable woule 50 caeapcn freight. ,ha' ns proa.s
11ru1cd. apt This tac., IN CONNECTION with the MI
.''ac;uEine 'asaIile* which w"aId J., ne aeEslope
1DcrrASr flr TrNardt of industry that thu noDU
lion and wealth ol llock River valley would
more 'llsn auadr1pfed tn ten years. and the
tea1cls Ese 80 dcnAonatfabIe thxs every. eist'
nlshiu tcore o. miller Of the river ha- . dsrect
sc:tst TO contribute botallJ and Cleckully TO aid
tilc speedy Inauguration and early completion
1s.oistJ, TIN, the scl-ra.,nn. present in +
Convention from all counties which have not
pointed executive committees Oh tlls subject
requested to eecuse tie appointment Of ese n
each county. to 'ufeE v7th those already appoi
cd. and that such counties ~ are not Represent
he requested 10 appoint similar committees;
Niotr committee to meet IN Convention at Bcls
Viz, ul tIe 18th day Of March next 10 rnature
plan oi organization for the execution Of Ibis no,
:sut II E'1,cteanlc plan caE he Agreed upou,
faid committees be reqne<'ed TO 20 forward, P
curr chsrlcT. perfect IN organization. anh psoc
subscriptions 10 tlr faue IN thciI rgsPeeuFe CO
Mr. Talc, O, Delo,;, spokc h.ieny, recommend
the opening Of subscription IL 70 raise
means to construct the caual. FIhr dollars II
csc1y man In The valley would more ihan equal
rcaGlrrd exl cutiture. The heavy freighlago on
1a.isosts ii sstnsns Tho business tn'ere-fs q II
f,n.acr cnun,tca. ~ IN improvement Of 4
river thcr could bid denanct to hll euspornht
Not IN hour should be lost In tHkiu@ surrey.
1nstook The Com crtlon. il hc conld not sec
s11l tia, sus needed waE TO know Hhat It no
to-, and how IoEs. 1t would take. and the peo
would do the work. The stock Q! the enlerp
would moi Ike sold on the market and the Pea
would alwsss rule 1t themselves. Otherwise,
fsllerr would come in and buy the stnck, and vi
7le stockholders would thsnk the project ~
craud +uccees, sehold the directors Ges.xety dec
Tia! 1t was iuc1pcdient 10 proceed. Who ON
the controlling interest in the Northwestern !
tuad: !LeEchtrr.]
Nj. rticy Of Dixon. remarked that the inpre
11,+ut ot Nock River would t,e Tar cheaper
buuct rnian. Of transportation without compel!
1Ac people 30 tp,p psoauce uf lumber uazih, Z
west aid linen eouth. iour tmee a. fnr 4f would
necessR!J hE lhit improvement lie Nelicre3
rl:r ~.a 10 put the maiter iufo the hande OF
EXECUTIVE tutnnlttce- wnD should dcEiee mean
=u,i.r Msy IL supp!y nno easily accomplish
ptjeet.