The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-11-27

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fer lhs Improvement 4 the l'ns
ard Wisconsin rivers ii the earliest
practicable mum.n, There IA no water
teaia ~ the lakes which aasfs half the
advantages y the peerle rf Minnesota
Iowa. Nslrsska. Wisconsin. AID Mis-
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anar Will ~ teraMritsHrn NJ RUS
IMPROVEMENTS
l.. Il will save Ton cents on every
hushel II grain transported u New
iatk, amounting nm tho crnp IL .in.
rle year shipped from these States, 10
Nj +. than Tan Millions of il.l.an'
Z II will anahlc ~ tn raise corn
snd ship !. II the east ii . profit. aud
Fiyr new lifa 70 this lssding prrlur, ,f
thc wcs..
= II will place us In connection
bs water with the lumber. salt, iron.
copper, aud other mines oi tho north
and save millions to the west cacl, year
on these articles alone.
4. II will afford uninterrupted III.
land navigation from New iprk to H.
Benton. tho enormous distance OF tivr
thousand miles
.. It will connect the commerce of
the two thousand vcssrls on tho lakes
with the commerce nf the more than
two thousand miles on tho Mississippi
and its tributaries. ani open UP tho
erandsst system u internal water trans
rurtation IN tho world.
These, aud multitude &c other
blessings. will be gained ny tho orcn-
Ing up of these two rivers, and |. rests
with The congress cf tho unitod Ststss
10 say whether such Improvement shall
Lc made.
THE PETITION ~ caNaaEss.
II Las seemed IL III that the Patrons
u liu4hau,lry alsso MI others wcro
The ONES - laal eil In this matter, Ii
there Ma> otis some one % give them
4 stari. The transportation question
wastho INC TINT called them into liio,
Md being organized and ready for work
they co,.il pusl' petition with mors
energy aal effectiveness than any 9th
" hody They represent tho bone.
.iucw un,l muscle Il tho country and
respectful demand from them must be
hsard lii tho halls II congros..
For week. tho Farmers l'nion has
been planning IL set this mighty foroo
at work.
Tho lrsi thing was 10 secure list
,f oranges III il,c northwestern States.
This, after much trouble. hns hccn
lone. Tic Next Mas 10 secure tia
siL md cooperation VI That champion
,f tho transportation nlnscmant---scn-
ator Window. 1his also. has been
done, ani this gentleman IL pledged to
10 AL IL l,ir power u further tho move
mont The petition i 10 30 placed IN
his hands and We feel assured IL will
bc presented In the ,nast effective man.
ner u congress. Correspondence with
leading men IN various sections has
bcsn held, all Of whom have expressed
their appreciation u the plan.
Work on |. il already commsnccd.
Tho printing of tho memorials II now
undsr way. and each grange IN tho
statca II Wisconsin. Minneaota. lown,
Nebraska. Dakota and possibly Mis-
souri, may expect two copies for circu-
lation aud signature within tho next
two weeks Il II 10 bc hoped that .
committee will bc appointed
IN earh grange 70 procure The signatsrs
of every farmer In the community
whether l,c belongs % tho grange or
not, and ~ soon M nll have heen ~
carel lot tho petition bc returned 10
the piliee VI thu Farmers Union, At
Minneapolis, Mimi. without delay.
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