The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-24
A Canadian Plan to Save
500 Miles between the
West and Europe.
The National Board of
Trade Propositions.
The Farmers invited to
meet with the Board OF
Trade.
Other Items of Interest.

CHICAGO, Oct. 23.-The farmers CON
vention this morning appointed the follow
ing committee to meet the Senatorial Trans
portation Committee at St Louis: W. c.
Flagg, OF Madison county; Bonny, of Bu-
reau; Splument, of Marion J. c. X Me
rome, of Livingston. Also the following
committee on Illinois railroad law NJ b.
Lloyd. of Henry county L, I; Ross, of
I ulton, and NJ. NJ Horton. of Marion.
Series OF resolutions opposing protective
tariff we're adpoted The subject of water
transportation was then taken up and dis
cussed without action until adjournment.
The consideration of the report Of the
committee on resolutions was resumed.
The first requests Congress to pass freight
and passenger law regulating the traffic
between States, and protesting against sub
sides to private corporations of any kind.
Adopted without debate. The second, re
questing Congress to speedily take meas
ures to open water routes from the Mis-
sissippi to the seaboard, elicted long dis
cussion. A substitute was offered asking
Congress to establish water routes along
the Mississippi to the seaboard. The sub
stitute was laid on the table by vote Of
35 to 2S. A discussion followed on the
general subject of railroad and water trans
portation. The almost unanimous i'm
preston was that the government should
do something to afford relief to the
producing class, but minority opposed
asking government aid Of any kind, only
asking that Congress cease to legIslate
against them. The convention was nearly
evenly divided in partiality for canal
routes to the Atlantic and river improve
ments to the gulf, while many favor both.
Boone, OF J0 Davless county, offered the
following resolutions, which were adopted
by a two-thirds vote I'VE demand the
construction of railroads and the improve
ment of water communications between
the interior and the seaboard, the same to
be owned and operated by the general
government, for the purpose of affording
cheap and ample transportation, and to
protect the people from exactions Of
monopolies The third resolution, en-
couraging home manufactures, was unan-
imously adopted The remaining resolu-
tions, advising the farmers to keep clear Of
debt to be prepared for the future great
struggle against all special legislation or
protection to any one industry, and recon-
mending further farmers organizations,
was unanimously adopted Flagg, of Ma
rion county, I'll. offered resolution author
lzing the officers Of this convention to ap-
point national committee of FIVE, and
state committees. whose duty would be to
urge Congress and the Legislatures for
official legislation controlling railway and
other transportation companies. Adopted.
| Rev FL. W. Alger then addressed the
convention, predicting success for the eff
| forts of the agrieulturists and mechanics.
Recess till evening.
At the evening session Mr. F. .Caprell,
of Canada, holder of the charter from the
Canadian government of the Huron and
Ontario ship canal, connecting the Georgian
| Bay with Lake Ontario, and shortening the
water route to Europe some 800 miles, ad-
dressed the meeting, urging the import
ance OF the projected canal and the neces-
sity there was of aiding it. He stated that
the Canadian government would aid the
canal with land grant of ten million
acres Of land if the United States would
make similar grant 1t was decided that
Mr. Caprell be requested to place his plans
tor cheap transportation in connection with
the projected ship canal in such a form
that it may be Incorporated with the print
IL i
following resolution was, after debate
adopted: This convention recommend tc
the farmers of the northwest that in order
to carry out IN practical manner the
spirit and the letter Of cooperation, they
will hold from the market their hog pro
ducts until the price shall reach such fig
ure that the producer shall receive the
legitimate fruits of his labor, and that We
consider S. per 100 pounds, gross, is a iust
and fair price both to producers and con
sumers. The report of the committee on
the practical working of the Illinois rail
road law said that not much has been ac
compEshed, but hoped for when the law il
enforced Adjourned, subject to the cal
Of the President,
| CHICAGO, Oct. 23-The National BoarC
of Trade resumed its session this morning
The Quincy delegation was admitted t.
seats without voice or vote The subjec
OF the Bureau of Internal Improvement
was referred to the Transportation Com
mittee without debate The resolutions O
yesterday reported by the Transportation
Committee we're taken up. Grosvenor, O
St. Louis, made the opening speech il
their favor, urging the necessity of increas
ed transportation facilities for western pre
duce. Baker, of st, Louis, opposed th,
report so far as related to railroads, whiel
he claimed should have the same protec
tion as individuals. He favored buildinl
double track railroad from New Yori
and Philadelphia, uniting on line nea
Philadelphia, and extending to St. Louis
, ana that Congress be asked to grant cap
itai 70 build the road, restricting the profit
70 ~ per cent. net, limiting state tax t
nonds or stocks, to the same rate as othe
, property IN the state, and prohibiting stat
interference of tolls or management A
invitation was extended TO the Farmer,
Convention to attend the sessions of til
Board. Adjourned to this evsn;nr u -
EVENING. The Finance Comna;.. Zoo s,,l
mitted report relating to the resnn,nt;o
of specie payment and the currency ub;c I,ic
t. was made the special order for Fr;5av q
ternoon, The report recommends Eongres
: : to provide for the restoration of the sneci
s standard to the circulating currency an
q for regulating its issue and use On II
4 basis First, for redeeming greer
]. backs - the Treasury in New Yor
It in gold coin on demand, on an
after the first Monday of July. 1877