, 1874-12-23
THE HEMNEPlM CANAL.
The Upper mississippi Valley
Demands a Hearing.
Its Voice Is for Making tho Mia-
sissippi. River Terminus
Above Rook Ialaud,
Congress viii Be Asked to Order
Surveys OF Both Routes.

Surveys Of Both Routes.
8p.tfat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
CLINTON, H.. Doc. 22.-The Conyauttoo hold
in this city to-day to consider tho project Of
building ship cnnal from tho N1isBiBatppl Riyor
to tho Illinois 1liyor wna very }nrgoiy nttoudcd,
delogatos being present from largo number Of
towns In Illinois and Iowa. Tho utmoat harmony
proyailod, md thoro was but ono expression uon-
ccrning tho project, md that was In favor Of tho
AliasiRairpt Kiyor terminus boing above tho up.
por rapids.
TIE CONVENTION ASSEMBLED
At the opora-tfou'io at Il o'clock q. nj, and was
Clinton Citizens Association. upon wloao mo.
ton = G, Alngill, Of Clinton. was elected tcnpo-
Tary T ohnr1nnn snd @. D. Booth, Of Morrison,
The following Committee waB appointed on
permanent organization: Il. II. Thayor, of Clin-
ton, 1uwa; W. T.. Hotinson. OF Dnb,n,c: Dr.
smith, of Fulton :. Tiodt, Of bellevue; 3.
Zimmerman, Of Cordivia.
This Cunnlttco reported for
PERMANENT OrF1cEns
OF tllo Convention tho following nnynod eoptlo
men: President, Hon. D, n, Cnnjov, nf IN.
haano; Vice Prcaislontc,, Thomas Il. Davis, Of
Il cnsoa D & 0YSo n wcasr Ss ens Il foy ffS9ey
Quick, Of Albany; E. Il. Warmer, OF Morrison:
II. ". Smith. Of Camancho. Secretaries. J. a.
booth, Of Aorrlsou; William II. Trout, ot Dol.
mar.
Yha Committee on REVOLUTIONS was o,,nouncoa
as follows: u. G. Masiil, Of Clinton, H.; ii. 8.
Hcthington, Of Dubuque; aIr. Crouch. OF De.
witt, Ia; d. Zimmerman, Of Corlovn, 1lI.; ".
G. Snyder S Of Eultg,,, Ill.,; I'll. Wight, ot 1y:
Knapp, Of. Albany. III; ". Il. Hart, Of Go.
ID. David Miller, Of Garden plain, iii. @t'A''''
Col. MsEll, ns temporary Chairman, and Sen.
nrpropriats speeches, briefly discussing tLo prac-
tleability Of tho routu FOR
\ mi? CANAL
from pout on ti,o N.,si:. Eippt River above tho
nppar rapids. Tilo nnoakcra thought that tho
cnuBo q survey, and. il 1t was not found that
tho routo was far superior to tho Rock l5l-
md route tho Hnbject would bo dropped and
tho wAolo Northwest would unito iu favor Of Tho
routl found to bo tho moot ptactcslte rcfor-
onco being h,d to tho chcnpnes, Of % contribution @
and tho accommodation OF the la1Euet number
Of producora
III tho afternoon Tho Committee on ncsolu-
tionB repoitcla
r1sgAiiBbE AND RESOLUTIONS.
Tho following Ia tho most important part Of tho
report: i, =, ,,,. ., ,
S ssons Il ats:y s5ouI Sin y
ignored, and tho rote adopted should be ac IA tue
best sk!! ';y ay determine t. bo ,not
4,A"A<0StSf
tho wants aud interests Ut tho whola people to 10
benefited by its construction End
communities Interested III uocuring 1nrt!car loc,t
tion to obtain national aid for tho construction Of
ss sxsp River IT Rock Isd In ino,s 20 wah tas o d
make tle Western terminus Of such canal below tho
WEsEay, The great bulk Of tic commerce which
would How through the proposed canal would DO to aud
from Tho country north Of the limo Of tho Rock 1raad
Rapids, aud If Bch western terminus were nado below
fhn rnt,d9 It WAuiI hh hbtl}nntp4 ~ tn
creased demand Of tranHit whion such location would
create, to greater amount Of loctnga and to tho great
dangers, telnys mud expenses Incident Ia navigating
those raplue depriviug tho people Of tho Upper Mis-
siahipp, Valley largely Of tho advantages which they
% Wfar S WI. IN ,' dgnsnt a Of hs coa9enton
bE.cd upon our knowledge Of tho topography Of tho
country through which the proposed canal y e 10
Of competent engineers, tint tbs shortest. most prac-
ticabc, economical, md natural route for tho COD
whero thu proposed iIcnnerin h nock Island Oanaf
eaSss iatl river 20 iho Asa'stlpp hyer Is through
tue 'esy or Msrotes1a P making the 70 confluence with
tho Rock 1sali 1aids, avoiding Tho great obstacle
to nasgation which those rapids interpoac, and
tho river and canal nearly or quito 90 ntlcs Of raus;
therefore, rs
anco oi 80 lsgaating upon Ills subject as to reauro
:sIn.4as @ aPoa tho ais9is:ipg !rss soaSs @ tas oss
found, by careful! Government surveys to bc equally
feasible, practicable, anil economical wihthe proposed
routo Ut tue rlyor below the rapids.
Rtsortf, That, Of Justice to tho people
Of tho Upper Ntiastrsrpi Valley, who vitaly liz
tcre5tcl In tho construction Of THU caual, we would
especially urge upon Congress that 1t made tn-
dfspcnBAblo condition. III any measusa which they may
adopt grsnting national ail to thts project, that no
location a1u DO a1rd fer tho construction ef this
cana! until careful ana thorough survey haa heon
nlac, under tAe direction Of the Var Department. ot
the route to tho Mississippi River aoove, well as
Of these routes shall 10 fully and unterstaudlngly
niatio known to Congress aud tho country By nnd
through tho War Department.
Resolrci, That wa respectfully ana earnestly protest
against thu adoption BY Congress Of any MEASURE
granting Government Old TO thu proposed lIeun.pn 4
hook island Cannl project which does not coun tho
just and equitable propositions that embodied In
tho foregoing rcaolutiona for the protection Of tho
paramount interests which tho people Of tho Upper
AIisstpsppi Valoy have In this proposed canal.
Reso{tsd, Tint committee bo appointed BY tho
Chairman, whoso duty It shu!l be to prepare
rial to Congress couylng tho yicws Of tlis conTcn~
tio Expressed in tArse resolutions aud tase tho
aanlo circulated for obtaining tho signatures OF tho
people Of tho Northwest, forwarding tho sems to tho
Gcnntors and Maubara Of Congress from tut Eorth-
western Statos.
Several committees woro appointed, aad pro-
vislona mado Tor calling tue Convcntion together
again..
The delegatoh were then invited to visit tho
Clinton Watcr-Works, Baid to DO tho most per-
feet Bystem Of wator-workG In tho ontiro country,
at 0 O'Clock the Convention adjourned 6luo
die.