, 1874-12-04

HnalN w llaICu EAuHFGI4
III tho joint report ,natio by Gen. J. H. Wilson
antl myself III 1907 (anl published aoo,' after III
THE TnlnuxE). wo recommended tho enlarge
mont of tho canal to 1G!1 feot IT. wttsl, at!t' .
depth Of wator for tho cRnul anu ryor of foot.
Wc woro Instructed to mnIe osr surveys md Oh"
tiniatos with rcforonce to n wnrls or improve"
tnotst aieQunto to ,lnynt, military, aud conl,or-
oiat purposeH y. and no thought tlon, nu1 /
think Eti'l, that tho capacity IL nut too gfoae ior
throughlare botsoon tue Lates anl tho Gulf Of
hfoxico. Thin would mako M improvements
fully cuunl for Navigation to tho M'bsitslppi Nv-
CT ilsetf from st. Louis To fts mouth. nnl for
which national aid from OongrcBH would bo
atutlf MORE nEAnt1Y aKcunED
tlan for nt1o of less CAPACITY.
~ bargos towetl by Htcanl-t,lgB wou'tl Gcn-
orally DO ueott on tho ranal atl III tho river
below. tho width siEEeaeodtl II. yonr, artGlo
DO doomed ample for simply commercial pui-
pogos; hut. after n full consideration Of thu
whole n,attcr, | think tiut ~ Will ttonorally bs
admitted that the width Of 160 foot Is not too
report to which have alluded; but MI ,,,lnn..
swornble argumont. 10 fur as tho lhtcresta of
your city hro involved, is tho ileccssity of moro
hrnllo drainage with your increasing sewerage.
grcatcr tllintion Of tlo 1llthy waters discharged
here for they "snoif to Heay6n," Of at lefat do
high and as fur az sui. vio oaors wore over
known to extend. had no idea, until wo lhd
An oIt9cio,Y demonstration OF tho faot, What
flood Of pure lake wator Chicago was cnlab1o Of
thoroughly sce'ltiq. Without iii enlargement
OF tito oaual boforo very loug, tllo oors hero will
narAs: THOSE or nntpaEtoNr
In stB patmiost days.
You havo correctly givou the present condition
OF tic Illinois 1siyor improvement below Lasallo,
and ntn gnd 10 HOO tint yo1t onll public nttcst-
| tioIl to tho importance Of eomplo.ing this work
| in tho shortest time possible. 10 do tl!is, Tho
three roalnE locks and a1 ans ,', bo,9w M i,o one
T! iuot.cetl, mud tho work upon thon' prosecuted
! simultaneously Our stnte Legislature, at its
! coming session. should runko an appropriation
for this purpose, nu1 authorize contracts tu 10
nlnde noxt spring for their construction. It ts
doubtful whether any measure OF equal import
aueo to the whole Htate will bo presented for tho
aution Of TINT august body; aud, II tle ilccca-
snrY amount cannot o dorivod from tho sourreB
| tho next tlrao yoara wonld bo moro tl,a,l anl-
| uunt TO complete tho work: ans, until it be
| completed, the Stato cRtlnot tterlye
| THE FU1I4 ADyASrAuEs
Of tho expenditures nircatynla Tho effect Of
tho tax would be TO- directly promote cheap
transportation and. Whilst 1t would be scarcely
felt l,y those whom II would most honotit. tho
tnxahlo properly OF tho Stale would bo largely
| increased.
III tLH connection. lot MO ray t1at. whilst tho
Illinois nsyor improvement IL ii, charge Of tho
| rrosont Chief Engineer, D. G. Jonne. tho rooplo
| Of tlo Stata luyo Il gstarautoc. Ill his Ereat OK
perienee. good judgment. mud strict integrity,
that ul tia fu,,dH appropriated Tor construction
will be judioollsly oxpautled; aud llc call lust as
we'll tnko Charge Of tho construction Of all tue
| Iouka and dums from Copperas Creek down, US d
| part.
Tllo wLolc COUNTRY ia nov agated or, the anb-
itct Of CHEAP transportation, and it would Fct,l
to l,o tho limo FOR practical action to soc1ro it
il ovor. II the times SUCH, hard, mud wo ato
really ontoring upon au cru Of low priscs,-
which il not Improbable. is tho greator