, 1874-04-08
THE DETROIT. BRIDGE.
Convention Of Michigan Merchant.
FaVorlng Tho Project.
Congress Asked to Extend Help.
ing Hand.
Many vessel.0wners Protest Aqainst
the Bridge.

the Bridge.
Special Di.patch to The Chicago Trf1uns.
DETROIT, Mich., April 7.-TAe State Conyen.
tion which mot here to-day to consider tho
question Of railroad transit ut this point was 7o1y
largcly attended from Ill partR OF tho State,
near1y every ono OF tho moro populous oountloa
being represented About all the largo cities sont
prominent mon, and the local attendance war
also very great. Much interest Was manifested
In the proceedings, and the Convention was ccr-
tainly successful ono in point Of numbers and
the representative character Of its tnembora.
It assembled In tho Young Mons Hall At 10 q.
n., and philo Parsons, President Of the Board
of Trade, was called to the clair. He
said tho question to DO discussed was
at important ono. The Detroit Board Of
Trade, representing tho commercial intorcsta Of
tho city, have takon action on tho subject.
On March 81, meeting was held, at which
committee was appointed to call this Convention,
! and the subject was now before the moottng.
Washtonew, q: Joa1yn Calhoun, E. 8: Crane
Monroe. ]. III, stcrling.; .van1uren, L. 7. Raw
son; n%ontesl@} % y; Slick; Gnorrisn. y. qheR~
4 BraEey; fenis ~ + W SsR ate'o eng'as B{.neb:
n. 4. AIornfeid; Eaton, Z. 8. Lacey Oakland,
6.5s r. III f4oai osTn scso9 a'SgS E. Mubbera
mazoo, Alon Potter; Liviuestona, P Piiio e~iI L.
Gay; 'Hillrdale, Waltor ]. Daxtor: shiawassee,
| Q. l.. qoodhue Midland, ". II. Bartram
Lapoor, Lorenzo Hoard; Wayne, Winfield Scott;
| Clinton, Richard DayliHs.
The following Secretaries werc chosen G.
n. Hewitt, Of Washtenaw a. q. Button Of
Eaton; George 3. Dickinson. Of Wayne; George
Parsons. Of Berrien.
/
resolution dacinring I ' Il to % be tic seose Of tho
| meeting that railroad-tunnel ACROSS tho Do
trolt River would DO preferable to q low bridge,
II 1t were practicable to build one, aa 1t would
this point, enabling them to cross their cars aud
business safely and speedily without hindrnnce,
! and without obBtructing tho great national ves-
| aol-highway Of tho Northwest. This WAS referred
to Committee on Resolutions yet to be APP
pointed, Mr.. Bagg protesting against this, which
ho charactized Us trick Of wiro-puling po]it-
| ical convention.
MIR. .Woodman Of. Worthwhile moved that
Committee On Resolutions be appointed by the
Chair, ono from each Congressional District.
Carried and tho Ohair appointed tho following
as the Committee: 2. 8: Woodman, Of Wayne
r. ]. nedaeld Of Hilledale: D. stryk or, Of
| Barry; L. 8. Cobb OF Kalamazoo; John Blanoh-
erd, Of 1onia,; 4: N. Hart, Of hgham Y. T.
Mitchell, of st. Clair Newell Barnard, Of saSi-
nav.
After some miscellaneous business rocosa
|
Rcsoiutd That tho hgricultural, numbering, msnn-
featuring. and conmorcial interests Of Michigan m
demand the Of o. one or more
City Of Detroit.
Hesotued, That our delegation In Congrcss b and
arc heroby requested to urge upon Congress the In
portance Of this measure, and that they employ all
proper means to Recure such Congressional Legislation
% may 10 necessary to secure tho accomplishment Of
10 9 desirable ~ s1. an oe}ect. ,>
Ma. W l1oeyu 4 BALL '.n anas 10 nau o9gt
1ela'steu s ~ hpenA iGr 5no Vasset aoseIests: ~
'no ~ sat ~, tai na
lnas .,s; 1au nos Deen .aSiea . 70 sase
any pat' ~ tnls t t9nsonstun' auu .n1y plotoss
affanroJ ~ A. a1nrosn;onn ~ ,i,a sanso - IT,
ao,a ~ ~ ~ ~ iaaa l.. .un ta sesJ ~. ''
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a'e, aoia,oo, nna ~ .,t;ti"1 ~ a,oor eo,e =
;o,,,"s;a "a ~ T,,naa5 tt;s 1RHaA. % nu
".; a.nouas.oa a a a s o H. paosUue
4oSo,",iano "'7 A. +1';a na;,+ Il hoa,r p";1o,
tot ,;ia IT,, - iu tsora ee,
wv; "hto tio ootobnsoe noLo nonsn! - 3Hsoa
o. o. prlage sno outsla9 eromo were were lrienaly TO
tI Ine Vesso! lntelest anu WeIG qulte poistofon5'
INC previous question Was IoHoweo ~ SO muc9
cpnIuslon tuas u "as nnaiy lec9nsiaoloa, aau
shofs speechos IN tag9r ol tne 9Iloee were naea y
i' Gauy, Daan1S o. a1op' quaa r.. a.soIGa' NJ n
niAy% ~ 1o's" ~ nocchar ~ natrojt
anu ~ - r. =. basslA VI m.u'aao. .sn;s ,.,
, Ms. y: homoyn snen spoke at iengln 1 IN
eol lnterost6.
He was followed BY speeches in favor OF the
bridge from Mayor Todd, of Dearborn; G. JoBlyn,
; Of 4psIlantl; II. 7. Cook, Of Brooklyn; i,
Pringle Of Jackson, and few others.
hlr. J. IL. Ballent1ne, vesBel. .oWner of thiE
aq 9uest1a ion %as moyod % aa and
answoren hia cali Tor tho ayea. and ~ about the