The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-07-02
Minnesota--Samuel Adams and A. NJ.

Col. Adams declined, as he could net
scientiouslys act in the~matter forn tho
people Of bid sssction.
1. L. BreAse was substituted for Mr..
Keyser and A. B. Donaldson for Colonel
Adams, but Mr.. Donaldson also declined. :.
Then the Minnesota delegation selected
y; J. Abernethy and he twas appointed
The committee, being thus cnonnpistsd} G
Z recess Of half an hour was taken, at
the end Of which time the committee re.
ported the following resolutions ~ T..
Resolred, That our examination Of the Wis
consln River throughout its whole course,
rom u lts mouth tOsits junction at Portage with
the FOE River, has assured ;us more IDLY thin
wafer communication between the Mississippi
River Ind the Lakes; and while we fully ap-
preclate the necessity for rigid economy, and
{ careful expenditure of money by the General
Government, we believe that the welfare OF
the country demands it; and we urge upon
Congress at its next session to make an appro-
prlation to construct the work upon the plan
providing tor the largest facilities commensu-
rate with the needs of the great area Of eoun-
try whose interests are involved. s"': ..
Resolred, That while Wisconsin is deeply
interested in the prosecution of this great
work, the States west Of here are interested in
an equal or greater degree and to give them
better opportunity 10 manifest that interest
and to assist in carrying forward the grand OBJ
ject, we recommend that convention be held
during the coming autumn at some point west
OF the Mississippi, the time and place to be
fixed upon and announced, by; the standing
committee on the improvement Of the Fox and
Wisconsin rivers. -.
u nResolred, That in our opinion the friends of
this work are under great obligations to Col:
D G. Houston for the ability and engineering
skill he has displayed in carrying out the
plans Of the government for the Improvement
OF the rivers with the limited means at his
command
RESOLVED, That the warmest thanks of this
party are due and are hereby rendered to Capt
NJ. H. Keysor for his public spirit in placing
his boat at the service of this party, and for
his and his employees many Icourtesies and
services in carrying out the object Of this ex-
summation. Also to the citizens Of Prairie du
Chen, McGregor and sauk City, for their hos
pitable entertainment to the citizens OF Por-
tage City for their courteous welcome an
nounced as now in waiting for us TO Hon.
John Lawler for his graceful forwarding OF the
objects of the expedition; and to the many
others whom we have met at every stage Of
the journey, who have joined in making it a
safe, pleasant and distinctive one.
Resolued, That the great commercial and
agricultural interests OF the young giant States
which we represent, demand the construction
OF sufficient water communication without
delay, believing that cheap transportation ot
the cereals of these States will enable US to
compete successfully tor the control of the
European market and again bring about the
golden age of prosperity OF our Republic:
Mr.. Larrabee, the chairman of the com.
mittee. after apologizing for the hurried
preparation of the resolutions, said the
engineers do not feel warranted to expend
at present the funds appropriated for the
canal. An appropriation Of 100000
has been made for Capt. Eads' scheme o.
improvement at the mouth Of the Missis
Isippi, and the west must make an earnes
appeal to Congress for more money fol
this east and west route. II,
might have wished for more success her,
but did not want to discredit the worl
or apologize for any mistakes made by
Capt. Houghton, who least, he thought
was in the work.
On motion Of Hon. Philetus Sawyer
the resolutions were adopted and tn
meeting then adjourned.
Shortly after the adjournment tn
boat reached the wharf at Portage, ant
the gentlemen OF the party made hyinl
trip to examine the canal. Some re
mained at Portage over night while other
took the evening trains for their homes
F. E. HEs1ER.