, 1877-08-24
SOUTHERN rENlTENTIARY.
The Grand Tower Selection nlanpprovets-
The Wc.&An,ls Tiercfur.

The Grand Tower Selection G1lAhrnF0vet1~
THE Nc.&A.,,ls Therefor.
!SyrrtGi Dfxuutrh 10 7Af Tribune.
Srntx0r1ELn, ILL.,, Aug. II. -Thc following dc.
citon has been scached by the Hoard Of last rrsort
In tho matter Ut selecting site Tor Tho Southern
renttcntiary:
srhtxorlEIu, H.. Aug. ee.-To ths Honorable
Tie coH4initsioatrs Of The Southern ffniftn'targ-
isssli,y I'd .'ts w fr Tie Southern Iiiaois enl:
tcnltary nt iirand Tower. In jackson County. nav.
~ 70 h9 fhe tse sto.
required By law, l,at received our careful conetd-
erat,nn We have visited ilio l'sacc selected. Our
ils advantages and dfsAdyantaQes gives " son,o
opportunity ~ understand nnd appreciate thu
iato. yon hare perfarmesl m nad a tho aa.. ely.
place which most neaety cop.fss with the require:
M sensa 10 10 one pacs ,lors 70 comply. In Withhold.
luz our approval md continuation Of your cholco
fur tho rcason given bs1ow W. act with great Le.
snjrct mncs, ,.,uru thought and cnHAIerat!on than
We haye sounl tinu to DO. .I VI gratefully &c.
l,,tni nls your sources Of tntof1nst!nn, whlo tho
crlrues il .atiAaetory that trand Tuwer ~ not an
ton on iatom au.l rnn ri,u tu ae4t sanitary cnn:
dluH for clast Of seri.lunt* absolutely dch,ssed
'fsom chanEe Of ar aud extended . outdoor ss
law sskrs ulcvAtftn one Of tho prereVNls!tes 70 10
rarlic.llar!Y considered In makiny Thu location.
We hive arrived Ut tho cnncluston thar the roill.
ton u elevation !n tt trEse In which 1t ID used In
tho law Is abaGAt 1t tiTana Tower: There Il c0n-
ncs Ut evidence helher the pnrtculaF snot select.
rA .s ar = not entirsl1 ab"yo az danycr r. nvcFw
ursunlrJanCe Ut evidence II TINT 1t II hl9oFe tic
highest water Ut which We havc nny nceurato
retoFd: bit there rcn,ana room for nppFehcns1on
thar this paace may II samo limo no below hlsl
water ur that Ut tho extreme higli w9ter u will %
10 uuariy oyrt1law.l to seriously inlefIeta with
thy si.ai!sSs ot y ''slson; .,.. 49,. ,.,,,,
should have weight: In nrleF that tic Psnl-
| teniiury may nut b. financial burden Ilnn the
StAle, II was ncrctsasy lhat It .l!9nld ~ ~ .t.
atsd III 10 4ecuIu Tue lcitiAx 1f the l4Aur Ut td
cuuY3ctA upon The nlUBt advantageous terms. III
proximity, ttrefors, tu sotte xfral islncss cen
trr II Ieetucd all in,nortant coMslIeratl"n, winch
pal,lcA In yuur rsp0t. fnr ths rrason VIZ srs ",
| able 10 contrn ths locatnn nf the Southern III
nnls rtn,tcnt1ary ut Gsnnd lower, ami remit the
whole subject tu yuur further consttaefaton. feE1
! respectfully yonr ul,clshl srNa anfs,
| i. n. tuLLuA, Ooscfnnr.
l. r, u. SgEnLca, Auditor 7. A..
j. Il. En*ALL, Attorney ticnctnl.
Unly the Locating tonsntssioners return 1t u
impossible to pse,lsrt whttc THO institution i'll nuN
70. Grafton stan4s the best rAancy. It II Thought
s,furfpp Of railrDuh tllerrlp but .AtHR IL strung
~ urged. 1t Ia possible thu Locating commtsslon
er4 viii naks further in.pecllons 6eIote INA
Mction, ant! may clnslst IN that c0nnectou point
nul heretofore named.
Interest III tile snnthcrn Prnttcntlary loeation ap
rrh:a In t,u reaWnktnch by thu tsuSernor aHl asso
es TsWs Thu ea a.h i, s dup
psusal fully sastatn tho poss,on nf Jnk TntuIS
ani t!e other irAtR: l,aloEs yeneta'ly 70 oProesM
boat men an, c,hers which censurcd this opros,
tltn are exercised over the refusal 70 cohhrn. m
tc!efrarh thslF sexatioh III. night The ce1a'Ictt =
embracing al the tfeWts.,cs required by law. al
the pE1peE pIase tof thu Pch!tchltary.