The daily Argus., 1874-10-08
The Daily Atsns,
International rranspor ton.

The question of transportion Is one of
paramount Importance 10 every farmer IN
Iowa and adjoining states, and one towards
which all the efforts OF the Farmers
Movement will, in all probability, be dl-
rected in the immediate future. Already
the independent Reform candidate tor con,
gress in the 9Th congressional district of
Illinois, Gen. Isaac H. Elliott, of Bureau
county, who is vice president OF the state
Farmers Association, has made the ques,
ton one of the planks in his platform IN
contradistinction, to that otan inter-natlona
railroad to be owned by the government
in the platform of I. }. Henderson, also
of Bureau county, the Republican candl,
date for congress in the same district, ana
they 90 before the people with this prlncl'
pal difference in their platform: DO the
people want an International railroad own
ed and operated by the administration at
Washington? Let such a thing, occur
and the government must own all the rall-
roads of the country, with the power to
appoint half million of railroad presi-
dents, superintendents and various opera
tives an army pledge for third, fourth
and fifth terms-in word Capitalization,
and dictator. Eyen now petty revenue
officers cannot be checked in their stealing.
What would the stealing be from the earn
| ings of all railroads, with one grand head
quarters at Washington? And the produ.
Ger must, in the end, pay all the stealings.
The candidates for congress In the 9th IL
linois district, have sprung an issue upon
their people of the gravest Importance.
That we may properly understand it, let
us see what is the proposition advocated
by the Farmers candidate,
| The last Dominion parliament chartered
the International Transportation company
with capital of $5,O00,00O. A prospec-
tus has been issued and subscriptions to
the stock are now being solicited IN Can
ada and throughout the West. The fol
lowing extract from the prospectus shows
what is to be attempted:
This association is established for the purpose
of combining the capital and great commercial ad-
vantages Of Canada with the cspitai ana lhhaencG
of the western states OF the United states as well
| as other districts OF the United States which may
| become interested in the movement ana orgahI'
ing system OF cheap reightT lor thS gfa ropuv M
interior by way of the great natural highways to
| the seaboard, and from thence by steam or sail to
Great Britain and Ireland and the continent el En-
| rome By means of such combination 1t is belieN.
| ed to be able to successfully compete with the
grain and other products of the Faltic, Adratlc,
| BACK sea ana me ItNdHl, WHICH HhNt bStH Siauu
ally driving the products of the west out OF mar
ket"
| 1t appears from the origin of this
scheme that Canada is more deeply inter
ested in the success of the project than
any other section, but the producing dis
tricts of the west are expected to contrib
ute largely toward furnishing the neces-
sary funds. The design is to construct a
fleet of propellers to ply between Montreal
and Chicago, touching at Milwaukee, Tole-
do and Detroit in passing both ways In
connection with these vessels ocean steam
ers are to lun from Montreal and Quebec.
1t would seem that this was undertaking
enough for one company. but the managers
of this grand Canadian enterprise were
not of that opinion. In addition to the
steamers, fast freight lines are TO be organ
lied to run trains from Cincinnati, Louis
vile, St. Louis, and other centres in the
southwest to Montreal, and to connect with
the propellers at the lake ports The
steamers are to be used principally IN the
grain traffic, and the fast freight lines will
endeavor to turn the cotton and tobacco
trades from Baltimore and New York te
Montreal.
Much stress is laid on the fact that the
w elidnu Cdudl lmpiONCucht Wii oO ooui
pleted in about two years, when large elias
vessels will be able to run through the en-
tire chain of lakes without interruptions
The advantage of Montreal as receiving
and shipping port are also dwelt upon a
length. Whether the desired $5,0OO,0 0O(
can be raised remains to be seen, but i
would not be surprising if success ATTENDED
this part of the undertaking. The Cana
dans will doubtless subscribe freely in tn
, expectation of leading the commercial peo
ple of the west to follow their example,
| IF any considerable amount is raised in thi
way, the remainder can be negotiated Il
London. But to carry out the practlca
part of the project is quite another thing
If the money is forthcoming, the vessels
and cars may be obtained without trouble
but to secure the necessary freight to max
the investment profitable is where tn
difficulty will be experienced. TO accomp
lish this. and secure the freights-the pro
, duce of the west, it will be necessary fo
the people of the west to be interested il
the scheme from its inception, and to ac
, complish q water communication betweel
the Mississippi river and the lakes, and t
the accomplishment of this purpose, as we
| as affording all proper encouragement an
aid to the St. Lawrence canals, is the Fan
mers Candidate mentioned at the beginin
of this article, pledged. 1t is but natura
that his opponent should be pledged to tn
, railroad scheme as against the Canals
Davenport Democrat.
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