The New York herald., 1867-02-19

desvcrs bnt they seem TO have entirely absorbed the
public mind while this free canl-this free channel
a. s saS h,. vail sS: nSos pSSng but Ss
above have thrown upon ihas been ieft TO work it
way as best could. and the insurance companies and
the boatmen meet and struggle as best they with
the obstacles thrown their way Gentlemen is not
question Of promoting the interests Of st. Louis or
growing towns or cities upon The banks Of tne
Mississippi II is not question OF contest as some
foolish editors make it, between Chicago and 81 Louis
their individual ascendAncy, but il is Question
about what shall done the great Agricultural
on whether Ss ).
yond endurance and With them the cultivaton Of rns
soil thus far iIpoverishsd Because i takes bu. little
carried but comparatively short distance by railroad
before it IS all swallowed up BY the OF transporta
Of this mighty valley, which In few years win be ca
pable of feeding the world 70 have cheap means OF
the jealousy existing St Louis and Chicago the
President remarked :-Gentlemen I made an alusion
relation to the rivalry between 81 Louis and Chicago
40 not Ike TO speak against editors because they have
such contest. nave none But for one protest against
| eignty-one miles apart There is enough here to
build two larger cities than New York Every reader
nstory knows that the great cities OF the world have
been interior Cities surrounded by fields
velopment Of agricultural and mineral resources Such
cities will have the population tho time
| win come when, il they not great commer-
| tres Of power and wealth, larger than any Of the
seaboard cities That is certain that there to be
eighty miles farther apart than Philadelphia and
New York, and long as they continue to grow
extent they do there is no cause Of Jealousy There il
another thing viii take the liberty Of saying while
| here. Chicago has shown an enterprise which, ! am
sorry 70 say has not existed here and for which they
are entitled 70 the gives them. II remain
here drones and sleep ianced security and
fine location and prospects and 20 down. |. fault
and Chicago not to blame for IL All have got to say
take it; do deserve it and to ST. Louis, If YOU
proper enterprise you will get IT," There is enough for
BOTH There is ample room for everybody this coun.
matters.
Al the close of Mr. McPherson's remarks committee
da resolutions expressive OF the Of the Conven-
ton; after which the evening session closed BY ad
dresses from Captain Eads representing the Union
Merchants Exchange and Alderman Henry & Brock
meyer representing the citizens Of st. Louis Both
these gentlemen heartily welcomed the delegates and
spoke most enthusiastically in favor Of tho object the
Convention.
Al the morning session to-day Mr. Abbott, who had
been engaged as civil engineer with General Wilson
the survey Of the Upper Mississippi was motion Of
General vandever invited to address the Convention
Mr. ABBorr complied with the invitation, and entered
INTO detailed statement Of tho surveys made by General
wilson and the Engineer corps The following is the
and lower rapids differ the matter that although the
same volume OF water each the upper rapids
fve thousand feet vide and thus the water At the
lower rapids Is shallow, and necesstates . different
method Of Improvement Al the lower rapids that i'm.
provemeDt must be by canal six miles and seven.
tenhs In length and three hundred feet wde with two
lift locks IN which the velocity Of win be one
could only be counteracted BY the passage Of twenty
four boats through the canal each hour The upper
add can 6improved by cutting the natural channel
in doing which he largest excavation would be at Mo-
line chain when would occur the phenomena Of rather
retardng than >esng tho volume Of water tho
,ame time that tho would b widened, because
the current would be ened These positions were
ustaned BY minute statement or the survey in the
spids would Be- s7So COO and = making the improve
nent there as suggested and no< by canal ~ 7s00o0
Iould Be saved which would near~ defray the cost Of
canal at the lower raj where such .
Improvement is absolutely necessary.
Letters then read from Hon Alexands Ramsay, n
illinois, and Governor Fletcher, Of Hissvuri, ali oi
vhom approved heartily Of the object plated BY
he Convention, and expressed their regret thx public
iuss would mot allow their being present TO participate
n Its proceedings
It having been announced that the Committee on v
Resolutions would report at three O'Clock p NJ fhe
Convention adjourned till that hour =
sasss The anS tss
Is Cincinnati. reported the following
In Srss, = = bring RIM before this Conversion the
onwns your eopaee recommend the
That u. i..rsfs: & he whole Mississippi
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those rapids ,sS e. Of To1r se oss ns er %
o,a ,|E ssSHE' the navigation Of
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Resolved That Importance Of such action as will
needed % e.. az ss
sonsids congress yzhe Missouri Tissr from rs
HS%s s Ffr ass @
ser irksskl rysr 70 Fort smith and the cumoer.
Resolved gss Sai1 financial
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a. I'VE Sss TS sssssrss
sns Ossr nassaSs ss suan
Of railroad and river ansportaop hsrmonae those
vean IN fartnersnce Of the
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ton, with subcomm..ee Of Eve 70 prepare menoria
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Tue report Of the committee was accepted and mo.
ton made To adopt the resolutions when quite spirited
Illinois river The State cf Illinois bad her infancy,
he said tried TO open highway from ne Gun TO the
and she to-day bore the burden OF the debt there
by incurred tho constitution Of the United States in
his opinion. conferred Congress ample power In the
provision giving the right ito so': g 4. wsnae1n syer
lie hoped the wants Of the Illinois river would be
especially referred 70 IN the propossa memorial nt
proposed memorial that thus che osec. Of cue con.
vention would be defeated altogether He hoped action
would be concentrated on kssisspp Improvement
first, the others sure 10 como In time
Mr. RICHARDS, OF Dubuque, Iowa, made . stirring
speech in favor adopng The report IS presented by
the committee. Ten years ago hs said, the State o.
Minnesota wheat support her people, while
she now exported three millions Of bushels annually
What was wanted in order TO bonest the whole West
wss the free navigation OF the Mississippi that the
inense grain products might BE- taken direct 70 she
l Gulf The railroads tending towards monopoly,
and were taking Western products eastward The i'm
provement OF the Mississippi would coueteract th ten
dency Let all strive render The Mississippi what Il
ought TO be and due time all other Western rivers
i would be adequately improved. The Improvement OF
the great river would tend unite naienaby the COM
merce OF the North and Of the South aud would thu Q
prove the surest preventive against hs disintegra
| Of tho country .
The resolutions reported by the committee we're then
| adopted.
l The following gentlemen were then appointed q
committee OF ono from each State 70 carry 0ut the
design epbraced IN the commtees report :--cnnsyl.