, 1879-02-04

report OF lS11 It will show who aro getttnC
the benefit Of the canRl funds. Rctrenchmrnt
save 1t from bankruptcy. OBADIAH HICKS,
Csnal-Boat Carpenter.
The Canal c"mu'1saoners'
70 tas Editor Of 7as Tribune.
NAcnusA, ILL.,, Feb. 3.-Thc business men md
farmcr, In IN. .ccttnr ~ tha stnt. ar, rnucI,
.,.s ..,..s 49, "h, " 49, 49,
ts he"t
md 1t you will only keep plltng on your sturdy
blows al unjust tltscrIminatton mud fa!r NAV for
~ ., 49,. .,,1 .s .'s",'a', ~. .," ~ s.;. ~.
.ac ea"' ,ou WI W o1snsu W tn'ee.ous sus "
thc community. anu oy all WHO 10 not get thc1f
living by thefr Wits, and WHO do not expect to
be dcad. .headctl through life at tho expcusc Of
ttclr ne,oh,,ors. All admit tbc ofro,ra NJ thc
eanal have % been e very badly manaEed ~ tl'e
pH1'',-t.' ~ Ias osSh u fv't,Ia. = ensp Ely
tn IT,, nooet e.ass ~ s,"ati .t1y pu..
... ,hes,..., nI i,.;s,onu au ,.,.ta,..
nieans OF oetal..ihE hFenaooa "tnout
soH WY tne eanai shoH!a " snllseleu ~ uso
aonfau Hionopu!!ss =. ~ e!ate, " oo Ut sneAt
usMu ap A,,. oiscon.uSai ah'; n.y. na'u j., a.
= n1w 10. tl.s EIeat ~, sesc'eL u uoia saen ~
eacTk e,,e .eom fonnlnG ne sat,9us maastres 81
ine stare ol kooa hharo OF tlc 1rui!s OF Lte!r
'auoro ~ Mnsn ; LINES aTe % musa, aaa & g.. tne p.ou
cs ucts o ,.'G iasln a1o osl'131nt 9ooa Iounn .
priee. aae farmers , 10 not icei tne excessive tol
,nposcn apnn 1nesh oY come o. uie unsclunu.
loas raitfoaoe OF the STATS as thcy 10 WoGh tlte
.i"aa ~ ~" ial'M IT. .h ~, ~ III ~
pr!ces, anu "Een u Is III tney ean possloly W
os the " m9st ,9. Ftelu economy 70 make me TWO
enas ot LIE year nees. - u wei kHoHn 70 tv-
cff casual observer TINT the enfnotncu ralirohas
ot tise unttea statos are touay try'ng 20 afv np
a.l .'e wa.erfou.es y .t ee county t.a1 1ave @ .ho
tfanspottotinh 81 thc cereals OF Inc great pTa1"
res oi the west 10 their inal consump ptloa;
Ana lheJ WV certainly 90 saeeesetai " ny eng
n iaka n a4 s.one Eli an nu
aii -. 1oeoIAer 10 prevent H..
Ing pcohe ooth north ahd eonth Of our
latitutlc dfn oelhE awakened 70 Inc Importance
oyerl'aFlcnstl granatls', md L looks to a. out.
cold unless she 1estlrs herself, mid nslsts TINT
snc WI l'avs direct Western Tatestonhect!on
p!cs; II tho management o. The llinois q
Alctilgan Canal coit!l onlT ne removed from
tllc political arcna' ht!1 ~ nonc out cotnpetcpt
atla edt1entcd mch IN LUG BUSINESS bc appointed
1t would be for the canal anu to all OF us WHO
aru Interested IN Its sueccss n1ltl nfotprEisy:
l'tt 30 lonE o. tno cana! le inn1le poltlts1a
ihaehlho 20 su.scrTo the ihtclcsts oi tnose WHo
nro 1T power, It viii bo financial failure aud
usxFaee g tle state, anu thc sooner II Turned
ont ot politics ta butter II VIII bo for al parties
CONCERNED, except tlIoks who arc prNstltutiuR Il
TOT ti,sr S.n oissc3;, =; ~ wa seltls ga!ns
point suitable peraons, will, ous,tless qtalh.
eattona at,l the proper education Tor Caila!
commissioners. 70 oversee nn4 tako el'asRe Or
IT, tho people OF thu State would take mere In
terest IN Its success al!i !ts flna! conpletlon
Hut, as II IL now managed, nll VINO 90 nOf ilye 10
thu vicinity Of ihe canal, nntl who art not d.
rcctiy Interested IN ~ political end financial
spD!ls, have BECOME dlsRustcd With the Whple
scheme, aud Wish It could b1 biotttd out Of
txlsso,,rc. ana thereby remnva one suarrc u
corruption from The peoplc ot tie state;
tn Leo County tint At least one OF thu Canal
Commissioners 70 tneoin potent SO far a bls1ucss
gual tdsations Of any kind ara concerned, a'!lt
llns been useless parasite ~ q Canai Co1ntnis-