Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-11-18
THE LAKES TO THE MISSISSIPPI.
Move for the Improving Of Fox and Wisconsin
Rivers to Make a NayIgable Channel.
Convention at Prairie du Chen.
A LARGE AND INTERESTING MEETING
and its Early Completion Urged.
Full Report of the Proceedings.
at Prairie du Chen.
LARGE AND INTERESTING MEETING.
PRAIRIE pu CHEN. Nov. 10. 1868.

N6u. y Olu Law IeT Cdileu the CON
venton to order, and Gen. Atwood,
of Madison, was chosen Chairman of
the temporary organization, and O.
b. Thomas, Esq, was chosen tempo
rary Secretary.
Gen. Atwood, on taking the chair,
returned his sincere thanks for the
unexpected and undeserved honor OF
being called upon to preside over this
large and intelligent convention. 1t
had met for a very important pur-
pose; to consider and adopt the best
method TO secure the advancement OF
the Improvement Of Fox and Wiscon-
sin rivers, so as to make them nav
igable at all seasons. This would be
work of vast Importance, not only
to the people of Wisconsin, but to
those of our sister States, bordering
on the west and northwest. What
ever has for It's object the increase
of facilities for transportation, and
shall tend to the cheapening OF
freights, should receive the attention
of every true friend of the Vest
A IL improvements calculated to ben
eft the people of the great West
shall receive his cordial and earnest
support Without detaining the con
vention with further remarks-ag gam
thanking the members for the honor
conferred upon him--he would await
It's pleasure.
On motion committee on perma-
nent organization was appointed by
the Chair, as follows:
Gov. Fairchild, of Wisconsin; Gen. La
Due of Minnesota, w. |. Gilchrist, Esq,
McCregor, Iowa; Mr.. Wilcox, of Buchan-
an Co, Iowa Henry S. Baird, of Green
Bay, Wis.
On motion, committee Of three on
credentials, was appointed as follows :
Hon George Hyer, of Wisconsin; Hon.
II. Tucker Iowa; Hon. L. B. Villas, Wis.
The Committee on Credentials re-
ported the names Of ll3 delegates
from the States of Iowa, Minnesota L,
Wisconsin, Missouri, New \ ork and
Massachusetts.
The Committee on permanC 1t or
ganization reported the following per
sons as permanent officers of this
Convention:
Presjde1.t-Gov. SAMUEL MERRILL, of
Des Moines, Iowa.
Vjce Ptresjd3,ts-Hon. w. D. Allison, Du-
buque, Iowa; Hon. B. B. Richards, Du-
buque, Iowa; Col. L A Thomas, Dubuque,
Iowa Hon. b. F. Hopkins, Madison, Wis;
Gen. John Lawler Prairie du CHEN, Wis. :;
Hon. 2. Sawyer, Oshkosh, Wis. Hon. w
&. f. Thomas, Green Bay, Wis; Major
Willis Drummond, McGregor, Iowa; Gen.
Wm e. lie Due, Hastings, Minnesota; j.
c. Burbank, St. Paul, Mimi. Hon. NJ. 5.
Wilkinson, Mankato, MINI. /; Gen. l.. F.
Hubbard, Red Wing, Mimi.
SerretarieS-Horace Rublee, Esq, Madl-
son, Wis; Hon. Geo. Hyer, Oshkosh, Wis. :;
r. Tompkins, McGregor, Iowa.
Tn motion, the following Commit
tee on Resolutions and Memorials
was appointed by the chair.
Gov. L. EairchiId, Of Wisconsin
Hon. H S Baird, of Wisconsin.
Horace Rublee, of Wisconsin.
Hon. NJ. 5 Wilkinson, of Minnesota.
Gen W G. LaDuque, of Minnesota
Hon Hiram Barney, of New York City
Hon Daniel Needham, of Boston, Mass.
Hon. W Gilchrsist, of Iowa
Hon Douglas Leffingwen, of Iowa.
The char presented to the Con-
vention and caused to be read, a com
munication from \. Penfed, Esq, Of
the Treasury Department, Washing
ton. D. c., together with documents
in relation to the improvement of the
Wisconsin River, which was referred.