, 1873-12-17


, roas y.,r Il wa'i known tha frext os b.
r,nl III rvcr whore t1,ero are M obyrnctiuts. At
mi ~ nnl Gy 1hke May, Mt fair profit. With THO
fluif r"fo oicp wa Bi!a jayc co,pciion tliut will
nue to thu Atlantic, une that will kec,, III check both
ako md river freight md ro tho throngh lincs 4
IN arnn IRON Uhicago to Iyorpool hayo averaged for
a,le years from G5 10 10 ceuts rrr bslcl II IL oa
fnutei ,nou tho ost authority that, by enr Of tesn
improved waor-routcs, tu rt.3rgcs would not exceed
20 10 2a ccnts T4ts, hen wlo!t is sain Liverpool, aa
4 + now would " s115 IN o,i*so anaM M wl.en e'r
saving 10 ,la of from 4J to 10 cons urun ypery lshc
wo hnd 10 rcli.
Eng'suA imports 600 hnshcls Of wheat yearly
otlor Erains HBsla, wth hcr grand system of c"lna
l,art Of tlis from hor Die md part 81: lroyinccs,
with frcIgs ut from rs tt IL celts tr bnshol. When
ff0o A'ner''" euA11, De u,,r nsoucu
to emulate dcapoc Nus'il IN this icnpcct. and ittilize
rri.sai ones ~ afe ,lccrssasy for tilt r,rposc, W.
ecolrc .lis market, and with tuo production Of our
fertile rraIres stimulated by steady md rcMuncrattve
preos there !s lulot could supply Tho Whole Tae
Static Of Minnesota a1ono exl!or.s W ,Wo
ba'0s n,rop"x nox ws unoa ts o 'oG soD 0sss s4yeG
in freight alone would bo $el oG 900 ouch year wl'o
e whole amount toee:ye4 from this t, 9f T. wneat
S3co po 0o enougn to rrscrso The batnuee of traue
t4s s ow 10 engrioasy Hs4t,st w. and lot to- sfa.
%htsn I'll Epopa % as ss .os ' gradually dr4ng Us foi 30
many yoara:, ,,u. :, -. .-..,...,., :.
GH: ss se sss@ :s & s1Rs;nx
as T. nnturaI consequence.
Wo all feel thai tue manner in which our railroads
have been constructed null operated. fur many years.
uas bcon a. nonhtroas wrulg and injnHlice to .ho
their powerful tomtinasion Of c.lal and unscrupu-
| loAs uso of II have becon'o QUO of thy
polite, Yet y Jt s1usrs speedily
deprive tile proplo of yoico tu tlo alm,niar4-
tion Ut public aiatrs and ultimately 70 virtually con
most ielcss to oldsayor to restrain ta growing
power by egslAtoii 11s dehaues Of lay y as auda-
justice.
| The ony sure antdote for tho steadiy-incrcaelag
i Commerce wnich tnoy now enjoy, y tic improvement
Of our waer-rouscs, aud naso tnoto great natural
h!shways tho eerain nc Y redcnK ther po%sF
rncias mud suborn tua{ce with money s1tortcd from
Ieic people.
1'A" "A' ~A HAVE a ntou7
to demand these improvements Mt tho hands Of
would como win poor grace a1.er tlo avished
os or as ad snG eor ho
Uncrs Il ook il 50U oU to pay ts Increase of CON-
grcssousl ud Presidential salary, whilo 81 UG0 000 was
appropriated for pEyinQ the s.ructs OF Washington.
Another 81, 4,Coa.eo0 bus bean paid cut within iaw
weeks to prepare tho hwy for war that had itlc
prospect of existence, eayo In tue tfnugnAtlons aud
| wieues Of t,loso who hoped to proong thor
! Regardless ct the consequences to tho
| rest Of the world. donatlon In 1auds worth t20,-
oso 900 given to the Norhcrn PACIFIC; and enough
Southern Pacific to h,d tic Nauara, tho onan,plai,
md tho Fort St. p1hp Caa!4. to complete tho Kanaw-
ha Canal improve tho ObtO, aud EiSu nH dcclwater
navigation from Laks Michigan tn tie Dull. More than
oo acres Of tnc reop!os e patrmony haye Geen
lands they are selling at from 81 to SIS per acre.
afaiy Of theEo roads were not nncle and built For
purely speculative purposes, hars only resulted III ILL.,
plead the uoed Of economy wou ask for ntrrolriu-
ttona for porfcctiug these three great sn%ays Lat
lolzed consolidated under the control OF any
| company, corEoratiou, or r1ug but
| wiL1. Ut YnEx,
for the use Of tho Whole tpp]e, an for the benefit Of
future generations as well aa for Our OWL? II would
be wosk Of tho wiacst economy, in my opinion,
If Its expeusa were tfrayed ny threat h1Atlon Of tho
people, since wo'ea EVe US speedy return for tho
noney tnresleu anu provo honu compensation 70 onr
ruroads.
will be tho policy su regard to most Of luaa
| improvements Ii, thmH, 1orcsnauowsa III
! thu late message Of Tho treatuent+ WHO auv1scs
tue ssictcst econuny, especially IN appropriations
Tor rtsor and harnor improvements" TAoEs is, how-
s'er' a,,,,. ~, oo,,,..
in luis proposition ook Afsr and keep IN navgabo
GSudition 'ns oyerslsuxl en a he lspn tue g. o!ass
Fa's anl t9e lneis ana N1ssissini I'ysts provided
aS sa,es NY 9orE ana ~ os M w rsago e. S
vessels:
New 9oFx s abnndantIy aus 10 10 hor part Of such
Wor9, and i ~ pretty certain TINT sne will do II.
VIII Illinois follow her example, Or can Rhe do 50
I. for one. wontl favor tho immediate undertaking of
tho work by the State, end will tron'ise not to gruiabe
any Increase Of taxes necessary to tnsnro liz com.
plcsiou, providing congresa Will sEcedily set shout
performing ihoar part oi tho contract. a.,
In concluding this TASTY glance at ths bnbject Of
through transportation BY water, allow mo to Say TINT,
It we would nuke our movement for choap TRANSPORTS
ton successful. 1t is high tlmo We liked upon somo
srEc1Fio PLAN or ACTION,
that will unite A0t only the people Of tho Wes hut
hosc Of the Eas who are equally Interested with III
III tho matter, and arc already moving for tho aGco
you now tAe aavtsahtty Of uniting a our forces IN ~
cuGft 70 sSeuse ING oIen u tese tn!co
a. tue eAtnset lostag'o us... - 1ue neaauFe 1Aat
nubea huo oest ana 1n@et .eaas NY ae 9istg ntc
1st DO, ms eeuensu1a'e WIZ &Ao nee"s u tAo pfes
eAt nt0 lne aalate.
hi4o" me- no~ 70 ptosent tne iopo"ln8
FnEaantE AND nEaoLu1ioas,
NJ mua'n t uot - NV ""ot's" - y "4"a'ous 'o'o VI
tais GohVeh''nm w -, =.
nH1AkAs, !uo Itn,tpcslt5 y! 14e wAolo country &c