, 1877-09-17
OUR FILTHY HARBoR.

CHfCA1O, Sept. 1j.-Thcrc exists f0rnetimeA,
In the progress Of large communities. serious
neglect nf matter of the utmost Importance to
their present nnl future welfare, not because
the evil consequences nsc mt duly appreciated,
but owing 10 Tive difficulty Of finding remedy
in which everybody has confidence.
In no instance IS The trnt! ef this proposition
more strikiucly illustrated than By tho incx-
cusablc delay whl.n 1ias been incnrro in alnps-
tng effective measures for removing tic filth
which l,a4 l,ccn deposited in Chi ltagU ltarttor.
That great city viii, population nf ioA,MD
people, tho commercial centre nt the North.
western States. should snfFcr licr future unllIt'.
tied greatness 10 bc jeupar.1lzc,l bs the neglect
or sanitary precautions. pronounced by The
highest medical authorities 10 br nf vital ncrcs-
sity, seems ninst it,cre.ltl,lc; anl yet there Is
MT upon record ca'e whero al the rules Of
precedence and common scDso have been more
gruasiy yinlatc1.
Chlt;aa, l1ars,or il absolutely ccsspool, a re-
ccptare for tho cconstantly-Encrenstng Impurities
Of lset o. towein s H. 1 at 1a'a' NJ ~
tho largest mcAt-paceing establishments Iii the
country. ..... ....
Chicago Ilaroor Is bayou rather than river,
for .larluE grcatcr rart tlG yrar IT, ti,c water
when heavy rains or melted sH0w create RHA
discharge Into Lake Michigan. or when strong
northcr!v w(nls force tho Watcr to llle aouthend
OF that great lHla,! srn, and thcrtsly ca,,sc Il To
act hack into The l,arl,or, wlenrc & tlowt very
slowly, through tlIe Michigan & Illinois Canal,
carrying witt, It y portion Of the sewage nnd
filthy water IN sufficient amount to annoy tic
citizens st Lorkpurt an Juliet, ty lttntns
among then, ia a,on,in,hle stencil md ro'sun-
linz ult the fish In tic 1)csplatncs River.
II Is true that the r.isc brcezcs from Lake
Michigan, wllI,t, swccp with blessed Influence
The naarinr* fcscrs which wo,il! otherwlsc have
exercised inure extensively their deathiy snlu-
cncc, but II '!ocs not entirely prevent annual III
crcasu Of mortality III several precincts ntar the
No one, however, can predict the extent Of
this growing evil. The climate Of Illinois II M.
t,ronsly ono of c1tr1tnes. 4 continued
drought in the heat Of summer, netting upon II
largc ixa!y of ltaif-putrId water, Will ait I'M
uensc body Of rottcnnc.. underlying tt, might
cpunteract Nil collateral sanitary influences, md
pcstilcnce deal death and ruin to this beautiful
city. ,.,.,
to dwell utou consequences, although It could
BE- readily shown that the present period carries
with It atrone indications Of remarkable changes
In the internal rntnl.teTcc ot tic MEasiseippl Val
ley. We're Chitago to lose her reputation. as d
healthy ttty, new channels for trade would be
opened, from which 1t could never ngatn bo re.
covered hy any device whatever. because capital
would 70 where Investments would be moro
secure and profitable. ~ ....
Tllrru have l,e.n several schemes suggested
for tho purpose M olylating those OWLS, and
some irultless expenses Incurred.
Engineering ekill can, only succeed, +, any
gfeat WoaK, " Ing Eu1a1Se 1 he ~ "."r nd 'nMs t,
E EsI1J J.,, f'iro, 1nt the IL. IL orI'icmtIr
working against them, to LAY nothing q thu
fact that out OF this sa1ne lake We get our
sp'sn, e,s,:, ., ,hn, tns tfraina1o n
III. lie con "nIv hc tHorn1,ohiy riY.ctri Nv
conducting II into streams which dow towars!
the Mississippi.
y,o. S,,r ~" .urroso ~ I'm i,kc NJ Snr,ons
Mi, i n fortnort nn'1 f.,rtv icet at the upner
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vsiIcr ~ Ill., 1,nsnioines il INV r,drn ~ land
=, ~ :rnr" ~ f.vn,,.' TIN ,sotcr in that riv"r
4 20 nearly sse ts:, vt th1 LAKE, that aarig
h, ~ ~ 4ra;ar r,."h,h thr,,ri, H. tin,I,-en
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threatened, but nno thing il certain, to most
eIrrtual plan aln'ull ha adopted, segardtcsa Of
cost, even u tl,e extent o, tnahY mallloas:
| = II PAS*aEo 'Auht ~: 'Hauf tluHt tase noIA"n VI