Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-22

e0cs, will b about ~ follows:
/. The improvement NJ tie II.
hnoisriver below LsSalle,say Z 100000
.. seepening the Illinois aud
Michigan canal from cbicsgo
TO Lockpor', cnlasgingto 100
feet wide, and walling $500. 100000
B. Your Illinois and Mississippi
canal, with feeder from Dixon 1900, 900
8. Towards Rock river improve.
meut, wy -. 100000
Total .................t ga, 000, 900
Nov 10 obtain this money, ] would sug>
ssst The folio wing sources, to-wit
l. A donation from Govern
ment Of not less than ...... 5000, 900
2. Amount Of bonds to be il.
sued by city Of Chicago. 100000
Q. Two-nill tax for four ycars.
ssy.... :. .............. 5000. 900
Total. .......... ...... "a. 900. 900
Il Il obvious enough hat eddIeieAsl tas>
alton would not ~ populas, tbosgh we
might be able 10 dstnenatrate that the wealth
u the state would ultimately b largely in.
creased ~ IT, but can ~ not change Tie
form oi our state debt without any violaeisn
Of our present eonstiiutien. b. issuing long
bonds, and taking up those that have una
tursd or will soon maturse We sheuld then
have another class u cseditovs, 70 when
our present constitutional tai Of two mills
the dollar would not be pledged, and W
could use il - ab~ve suggestsd. Ia this
way We could deies the payment OF the prn.
cipal Of our debt until Il could Be fully paid
by the revenues arising fron The improve
ments which ~ propose 10 make and which,
immediately upon their completion. would
doubtless add more thaa oiO0, 600, 900 to
the taxable property Of the state.
But. IL money arising from taxes cannot
be appropriated - have suggested, why
not authorize the cosaties, cities aud towns
most directly bsos6tesd 70 issue their bonds
aud levy taxes To pay the interes, thereon,
until the revenue asising from the improve
rnents made shall b Sufficient for that Oh
Jscts This, 10 be sure, would be less re-
liable mode Of raising money, but might be
better than none.
You will see that | havo not suggested
making any Of these improv ements by CON-
pauIes, ~ consider 1t rery desirable that
they should I've controlled by the state, ~
that transportation should lie placed at the
lowest rates practicable.
know that the most of our people arc
beginning to despair Of getting a.y assist
ance from the General Govtrnnsnt; but |
don't believe in swing it up -. In 1854.
when We were stlil In tho midst Of war. the
cad OF which no one could determine. Mr.
Arnold aocceeded in getting hill passed
ia The llouse sppropriating t6.oOo,OOo t.
wards tho enlargement If the Illinois aud
Michigan canal and improvement Of the ILL
noia river. The bill Was not pscSssd In the
Senate. aud, had il been, would probably
have been defeated. because many Of the
Senators who were in favor Of the measure.
and under other circumstances would have
voted for il, we're unwilling tAss 10 uss the
resources Of the country for any other pur>
pose than putting down the rebellion. But
ths circumstances. VI the county are now
entirely different. We ere q beaee with all
the world, but have IN Immense national
debt upon our shsuldsrs, aad 70 pay that,
or 10 make il least burdsnsome 70 our peo-
pie. our resources msst be developed. 10 il
not alpabie that tho expenditure or t6,-
900. 600 by the Government would come
back TO il fold within . few years after
the completion of the improvements upon
which the money would be txpendede The
Nuuiu 'lot EiHhe tu tuVeUtfu0Ot
Of an equal amour; within its limits that
would pay IS well in dollars and cents, 10
say nothing OF other advantages.
But, to get sress TO oct promptly. no
time should 10 lost in bringing every lssio-
innate influence to bear ON the ms1bsrs. u
There are those who are postsd in these
matters | am not. Let those who know
low. TO commence action ct once, nor cease
their efforts until the otjsc. be accompliah-
I'd have no doubt that the city Of Chi
csgc would readily issue ito bombs e3s e3.-
100000 20 secure such . drain 40 have
mentioned, 10 wit, 100 feet vide on the
bottom and ice, below standard low water
in Lake Michigan. The thorough eleAnsins
OF Chicago river would be accomplished By
sdch an Improvement Tho very life Of the
city depends upon thorough drainage, and
tins deep cut 10 unqucstionably the best
mod. oi doing II. II congress with make
liberal appropriation to the State for the
purpose Of improving the lllineh tlSo, ems
is,g.ng our canal. and constructing yours,
have no doubt about The aeaion Of the
city of Chicago. But this government sp
prnpriasica is really the ose6tr import ant
matter. because the other funds 10 he OBJ.
tanned from tho State, city. &C.. depend up
On that.
II appears 70 ne that the consractien Of
your canal will greatly aid In securing an
appropriation By congress, end THE is an
additional arGument in favor Of the dons :
ton. Il really ought e. 10 go 0O0, 0C0
instead Of 50. OO0,ooO
have not smbsaced the sslasecj impssve-
lsnt between here and Ia sails In my
present calculation, because thooght il
could Wal; until the other improvements
suggested were completed. A little im>
provement Of our present canal would ena-
bic Us 70 meet the wants Of commerce for I
lev ysars. This part Of tho work. 10 adapt
il 20 large steamboat navigation, would coef.
say a., coo, 900, or a, 500, 600.
ATM aware that the suggestions made are
liable to some. perhaps too many. objec-
sions. Ny object has been, not SO much 10
point out any particular plan. A 70 give
hints Of general character and, il they
will be oi any service whatever in shaping
your plans Of operation to raise the wind,
shalt be highly grati6ed. IT | have failed
70 make the right kind Of suggsstiouss It
has not been through neglect TO give the
subject proper coaside, alton. but from the
difficulties which surround it, think ci
these matters continually; but you and
Jour associates must not 10 contented- "a
theorife. ha. ac'. and that promptly,
Very truly yssrs.
Va. Gcevsxs.
AknAAks a. M. .. Z. pnxrfyNAx.
b. 8. Pssttyman, Of Pskin, followed in ,
very ioresble aud sensible speech, He said
thss the towns % The lNidsis diver below
Ottawa, which were TO receive ouch great Adj,
vantaess from the re1p. svsnsut II tina,
strsao in eonusctio61 - ~ eansl aSaame
would raise the w6(0 @p64&hf Seue,
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general gevssnasne md b15G = .
evsus 81 6 foreign Waf, 81 UoCa ~ 8
ous year mere Shan tha1e yoooeoo - ~
asked o subeeibs. Hs 49, stroo
poiot .by ahoviag how canals lso1ed
cheaper tsanspseia1lsa. Il ssly go eiga
eents ~ bushd = t1nepsst u1soe ~
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