, 1874-01-16
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.
Sossin ion Washington Of the Ma
tionql Convention;
Three Sets Of Resolutions Presented
!. for Consideration. =:
No: Detinitiye Action Taken by, the
Convention. ,'.'
A. Thoughtful Speech !: :ale by
!. Delegate Whittier. re.

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G. Convention w.a caG to % order At 10
rrobo. Of acorea, was introduced; i1o delivered .
s0'',,,y esy4n ,n th9 a.n@ra ,nsps ,o6 Of ~ :
ne alluded to all tho PROPOSED roucs, but cited and
1oiorred especially to tho Niagara Ship cana which he
| ieoa,dsrsd rs tc ,naa',a h,ssy nsees;a,y =; Y. ,.,
ron,aa ,ro t1'o nts aaaesss. Mr Ao"'s
tho noor, md said that ''' In tho N'sti discus Gus
aslon Of tho subject before tho Committee
*hsse Ind md hsen diversity Of opinion In tho atters Of
art.a s.., ~ te..oes IanI'1 NV. ,A1 NO ~ NV
thc for ~ euo y.
.ronoroas tn rc,oyo tno 4,oGI,oe tro,r, ,aa.o,,.
1,r5 nr t-.ruror,.uo, S.nz 49,. 0Aa,.as 4S".'
trcrso.od o,, ,hoanar ta..,,.,s VIA. s'y 'roa'
1,,5 rororoa sorios -; a.o. .a ..,ss, w" 10y
md eonsra1 t., .,s,. "e.su sa .,
49, .ss,",s. @o,.s eanta.olt ana ses io.tn tao
-, ~ ~4lou WY nao essenn!eo ahd from
doueo eoru praaes aess rea eod %
bodied in report memorial to Congress. Tho fol-
pwingis
p<so,,., ,r,.t sa.sn 'sss.aa, Aslu - ,.,a,
ton ehacr ta ya @ S na H.
srfgssncsa .sd,.sa Ct ;n,t1 the soanry. :,
ana shesneat means for moving tho hoavy !
pn9ant,a pr, GA. o1 1 tho heid, forest, and mines
anq fato, maj sno syssm Of Internal traaspor.
OF ho Mno!o country and ia imperntivey demanded II
F'sve sy and
Il, ToSrsJ rha+ - Gt III ;iaoG. i,. - .,, A.
he Go'i tho Ha1s States {nu
thasnt 10 ~ snane, VI trnue. aaa eonaees
nn 1y ss Of e1nas @ w open FREQ nn
o ete:I q o. boswecn the
to Ill Tia inast1jai "' iegyespa gtr9 ene9p idEo To:
Ind iad sgd in doing tnat viii simulate The agrtonl
mnp a 1a eaon 9h9 ~ H. er OF
as2opsa That tho construction Of these worts ts
1bIest tn View and that matters Of detail
:: ::.: -: 4 MINORITY nrronr. =: >
Mr. Alon, OF Illinois. sad that ho dcsirea to prcscnt
nof.sy sopor. from !no same coa'nneo. IAe IN.
forests represented by tho several delegates wore
givon tho Committee to consider gravo and o1nontoua
specific object md to tint ena he had prepared q
minority ropoat' M, as follows: VS.. :. =, H.,
eonciasyey tbst Heavy frsght Gnu 10 carried 1t ueh
oye5 rsss y s'er ssn raj
rs consumers nro suffering continued and uuiutor-
InRtsd Oppression II from railroad corporations and
money enough to make Ill the improvements herein
ooWvtsinp]atsa; Wt9a1, End eaa ~. :. ,.
terrtory 10 ronisr it praecaliy inposs5le over to
seg esr IN % aa nfe a IN
TAsrstore resolutd. That this Convention propose
s9Ens ' fs to f
e ths Eric Canal nnt lake route na may .be
Aiisaissipp Rsor aud lRtsa TosE Island, % toeehop
WITH tho Somplston oi tho work tlo Illinois lyer,
Northwest to tho seaboard, and 'A aso bo tho
mcana Of oGcotually choaponing rutos for freight
upon! all tho railroads running to tho mississippi
River from tho mouth OF tie Ohio to our northern
nlyer at its mouth and elsewhere, ~ may bo needed
TeniS M rom 1s Misassippl Hses to tAs seaSoara | by
Western.
ReSotuea, That committee Of three DO appointed
Co I'D e Pen ans!s n S s to
a T. may S1 neeqssy tito result naned in
from tae States Of New York Illinois, A1abaa aeor-
aa1 .3,! toa,s'ann and such ether membess rs
10 the foregolng resolution, DO, requested
to eonfet With the Legislatures of tl4o
legiatoa may necessary to aid tho General Gov
rth, ~. :: TIE 4 =. n5soLqTloNs e ooas1DEnEn.
meeilng md debate was In ortor. No. other
gentleman gs desiring to speak, Mr.. Allen again
, fnr no % auos ns ssta Western and
gent to high md insufficient transportation, and
nsa naae tao t3.311t subject study In Ills 1udg-
He urged TINT IN tho Light Of past
YOU'D Do ioly 70 SO to Congress without
as unt Thsra hn ayar a a snen 9 adoy snoun R9
~. ~ ~ uluEsot ~ my HoAexa4 s3hteIn* II