The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-10-17
NIAGARA FALLS SHIP CANAL.

The Dubuqe Board of Trade have late
iy passed unanimously the following pre-
amble and Resolutions in relation to the
Niagara Falls Ship Canal, to wit
To HIS Eccellency, the President of The
United States
The Dubuque Board of Trade of the
city and county Of Dubuque, in the State
OF Iowa, would present for the considera
tion Of His Excelency, the President of
the United States, the following pream-
bic and resolutions, to wit:
WHEREAs, The unpreceden,ed settlement and de-.
yelopement of the northwestern States and the CON
sequent increase of their agricultural manufactur-
ing and commercial products together with the ex-
the Atlantic seaboard, eXactcd by railroad and other
means OF conveyance, have rendered cheaper and
permanently competing system of transit impera-
tive necessity The mere increase in number and
pacity Of these avenues of trade existing will
not. and cannot by any possibility, obyiate the diff
Guilty or meet that necessity. Nothing but unil-
errupted and competing line of transportation of
large faI scty which connot be DISTRACTED monopo-
ized, Sit up consolidated with other syseIs
and which will be free to all, that demand
relieve the people of the country from the oppres-
sve burthens and exactions under which they now
labor This object only be secured by the inaug-
uTation OF continuous steam navigation from the
Valley OF the Mississippi to the Atlantic Ocean, by
way OF the Northern lakes Niagara Falls Lake On
rio, River St Lawrence Lake Champlain and the
Hudson River But this route cannot be made avaia-
ble to the demands and necessities of commerce. eX-
cept by the removal OF the distractions in the chan
mel thereof, and especially that formidable barrier ex-
isting at Niagara Fails.
AND WHEREAS The removal of these obstructions
and the general supervision of navigation western
rivers and lakes have, from the earliest period
country, been recognized and undertaken by tho
general government national measures, the
improvement of the rapids and removal of other OBJ
strucons of the Mississippi and other rvers
the construction OF the water route from the Valley
OF the mississippi to Lake Michigan by way of the
Wisconsin AMI Fox Rivers the canals at the foot of
and across Kenewe Point, in Lake Superior, also at
Green Bay in Lake Michigan; the improvement of
the flats at the outlet of Lake Huron the establish
ment of lighters, boceiers signal stations and light
houses along reefs coast lines islands and harors of
the Lakes: the Improvement of harbors, and the
adjustment OF custom houses and other works of
utility and Importance along the great navigabe
ter channels of the continent by the general govern
ment, establish, beyond all doubt and controversy
this proposition; therefore,
cellency tie President of the United States be re-
spectfully requested to recommend, in his next
nual message that Congress make an appropriation,
adopt such other measures shall may be ne
cessGry to The speedy construction of ship
canal, of large capacity around the Falls of Niagara
on the American side thereof.
Resolred: That duly authenticated copy of this
preamble and resolutions be transmitted to the Presi
dent.
ResoIced: That, in view of the imperative de-
mands and necessities ofthe agricultural manufactu-
ring, commercial and other vital interests of the
whole country and more especially of the west for
greater and cheaper and facilities for trans
portaton between the great agricultural states of the
west and northwest and the Atlantic seaboard, al
of the national character of the proposed ship
nal, boards of trade and other commercial organiza
tons and the people in popular assemblies through
out the country be requested to adopt and forward to
the President similar resolutions of request,
Resotred; That the newspaper press throughout
the country representing these great and important
interests and advocating such additional and cheaper
means and facilities for transportation be requested
publish these resolutions and unite in the forego
ing request TO the President also to advocate that
Congress adopt such measures and render such
couagement and assistance to the enterprise shall
secure the speedy construction of that work.
ResoIred That the newspapers of tue city be re-
quested to publish these proceedings.
NJ. KINGMAN, President.
Z. P. WEATHERBT, Secretary.
We would call the attention of the
PEOPLE to the above preamble and resolu-
tons in relation to the Niagara Falls
ship canal. A vigorous and combined
movements being made in all parts of
the country, to secure, at the next sess-
ion of Congress, favorable legislation on
this subject. During the past winter
more than fifteen States Including all
the great agricultural states of the west
and northwest) adopted memorials to
Congress on this subject; therein in,
structing their represe ntatives and sena
tors to put forth their best efforts to Sc
cure favorable legislation thereon. Ev-
cry one Of those memorials, without one
exec ption, set forth in the strongest and
most emphatic language, the absolute
importance-indeed, imperative necessi
ty-of opening up that water route to
the Atlantic Ocean with the least possi-
ble delay. In addition to such legisla-
tive action, commercial conventions have
from time to time been held in different
portions Of the west, and they all affirm
ed and reiterated the imperative necessi-
ty Of this work. It's national character
has also, with equal emphasis and unan-
unity, been affirmed.
The commercial convention held at
Detroit, in the State of Michigan, on the
llth, 18th, and 18th days of July, 1865,
composed Of nearly eight hundred Of the
first business men of the United States
and the Canadas, adopted the following,
among its resolutions, to-Tit.
Resolced: That this convention regard the
struction of ship canal around the Falls of Niagara
a national work of great commercial importance,
alike demanded by the necessities of commerce and
political WISDOM and that its early completion by the
general government is required by every considera
tion OF sound political economy.
This work then being national in char
acter, it is perfectly legitimate and pro-
per that the people should request the
President Of the United States to call the
attention of Congress to the necessity
and Importance Of this work, and it is
equally proper for him to recommend il
his annual message that such legislation
should be had as shall secure the speedy
construction Of the same nay, it is his
duty SO to do when called upon by so
large portion Of the people. We hope
the press Of the country will take up this
matter and insist that speedy legislation
thereon shall be had We shall refer to
this subject again.