, 1874-04-16
Special Dtspatch 10 The Chfcago 7J,bun..

upon the Freedom Of navigation OH these great
,satora, US contemplated by those whose chief
object seou,ed to be to onlbarrass aud ultimately
las done more than all other meaus to bring
about thounparaltelcd development Of tho great
Northwest. Tho Yioe-preBtdentaw wore chosen, US
fSllows aIs nE.,o T. Il 11orrs pstroit T. T.
Cleveland; Charlos n. Ryan. sandue1sy; Will
lam Christie, Erie; Harvey Hall, Bay City;
Daniel Lyons, oswogo,; 3. =: Owen, Marino
City; John s. Eatabrook, llaat Saginaw; James
/ mud II. Dayliss, st. Johns.
Tho Vcc-prcAidentB wore appointed Com
mitteo to submit q plan for tile organization Of
the Northwestern Association, and J. NJ. Ballon-
t,no. ). Nicholson, anu L. Ward Wero added
thoreto.
During tho absence Of this Committee tho
Secretary road q largo number Of newspaper mr.
ticlea encouraging tho object Of the Convention,
ABSENCE hlr. Baontno, from the COMMITTEES on
Organization. reported that this Convention be
considered tile permanent organization OF
THE NORTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION OF vEsHEI.-
OWNERS,
and that tho President appoint committee
Of three on constitution and bylaws. The
report was adopted, and Capt. J. II. Dnllon~
tue, j. T. Whiting, md j. Nicholson, Of
Detroit. w9rasppoin.od such Committee. hlcssrs:
Cleveland; Lockwood, OF Milan, and AlcaIoran,
q Port Huron, wore appointed a Committee on
Resolutions.
Letters from J. A: Lcnicke, Of Evansville, and
2. ", Gould, Superintendent Of tho Mississippi
Packet Company, dwelling upon the serious i'll
jurios to navigation inflicted by drawbridgos,
were next road, and loudly oheorod. Col.
Bayls, OF st. Johns, then presented series
Of resolutions adopted BY tho Riley Grange, Of
nouncing tho Michigan Central Railroad Com
pauy for it's action In the mattor.
THE MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS.
This WAS followed by an anti-bridgo memorial
Detroit, and both these documents woro duly ro-
ferred. MesBrB. Ballentine, Of Detroit: Evans,
Of Buffalo Winslow, Of Cleveland; and Stiles,
Of Chicago, woro appointed committee to pre-
ing tho Detroit River, and tho convoan-
tion adjourned until . o'clock. Tn re-
assembling, 1t was ordered, by resolution,
that tho Vice-Presidonts shall be the Executive
Committee until tho adoption Of constitution
and bylaws, mud that majority Of the Com
nitteo should hive power to call special meetings
OF the Association. Tho Committee on Bridges
then reported rosolutons Oh that subject.
GEN. STILES SPEECH.
Gen. Stiles, Of Chicago, mado a long, eloquent
said tho railroads would not ho COLI
tent with d bridge at Detroit; lloy
would Boon ask for ono at Goose Island, ono Ut
st. Clair, and at Port Huron. The building or
n bridge Mt Detroit meant building many other
bridges elsewhere ncross tho river aa tho future
interests Of tho railroad companies may require.
It meant q slight interference with vcgsel-lntoy-
cstB noW, becoming moro serious herenfter, and
ending Iii the practical
DESTRUCTION OF THAT 1STEREsT
nt Lust. Ho eaid TINT tunnel would outlast a
hundred bridges md interfere with no rights Of
others, aud that 3 tunnel was practicable Chief-
Engineer Chesbrough had declared, though 10
said it would cost more than It was at first sup
posed.
THEY ONLY AeK JusT1cr.
Tho vossol~intcreet mado no demand which
waa unreasonable. That interest upon our lakes
had developed and sustained itself; it had
neither sought nor accepted nupsdes nor land-
grants. Combinations with it were nos sought.
1t made no combinations. The resources Of the
It Ind put no tintod bonds upon tho marriott to
dupe the orodulous; It lad had no Jay Cooke,
mud no Honry Cloves had lobbied for it. Neither
Congroas nor the Legislatures had formed rings
to control it. It had pooled no receipts; had
Uoated no finAnca! bubble.
IT HAD CAUSED NO PAN1cB.
It had sought their patronage and striyon to
deserve u. II oiierou no brloes, made no threats
asked only that tho people OF Detroit and indeed
the whoso great state OF Michigan. would not
overlook the respectful consideration OF the
peril Which now threatened it.
MR. RoMEYN's REMARKs.
1T. Aomoyn said tho question was not q city
or state question: put one OF national Importance,
*e6*0At@ttNtA'
touched the shores Of . foreign country,
and m bore on ita bosom ton million tons Of
1relGnt annually, while all railroads entering
w Mew Ior!k only brought tlero 1,Q00, 900 tons.
me road that sought to build this bridge car
11ed from Chicago loss than ono-cighth OF tho
corn, oats, wheat and Hour i'll year tlat was
carried down the river during the months Of
navigation. i1o also argued that water co1npe-
tltlon Kept RAILWAYS near moderation in tho mat
ter OF charges, Flo claimed thore WIS
,,,,.. -..l NO :! SEcEsslTY foH M THE ,1 nnipoE
Railroad. IIe said tho ronaou why freight vas
blocked On tho railroad at this point waa tlut
two OF thrao years ago thore was severe cold
weather In Canada, which mado it impossible to
haul cars oycr tho Greet Western Hoad. It cost
about $4,000 yearly to transport freight and
paHaongera over. the. main limo, aud he gayo
figures showing that the cost, interest, attend
ance. and repairs to the bridge would be $780,
0o0 annually, which great tifforance nauat come
out Of producers Of Michigan. lie believed q
tunnel much the most feRsible plan.
VOICE PROM THE CHANGERS.
Col Bayliss, in behalf tito Glaugels Of Arichl-
gau, thauled tho Convention for tho courtesy OF