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cAnal tao ftct deeper than the present canal:
but the question naturally artsrs, whether 4
canal two feet deeper than ihc present canal
Will te n ship eaosI. or Of any greater benefit
than the present canaE.
III far a. Tie transportation At grain II con-
cefnet. the present canal can 70 1Co times tlc
bttRtncsA ttni It does; and unless the proposed
thIn-ea.af Is dig deem and wl.ic enough tn nd.
down the canal, without breaking bulk. ami Ct
allowing VESSELS to load IN the canal and PISS
u }utEaio without transferring at Chicago It.
would be Of no greater benefit than the nrcacnt
ra,laI. Wltl Chicago astow gonuine shlp-canal
to te huilt which would alnlis OF lumber pass-
ing froh Michigan down III: canal. nt,,f tra;fl
iran .hs canal Into tic lakes, without paying
It Is feared that tie rcsu's Of an enlargement o'
the canal 1U0 feet wfles and two feet deeper
wuaid he only to give greater scwcraRe, aili
carry morc ct chlehgo's hI,h into the slrcF.
II Ii well known that At Joliet the canal ends
unutl one eide Of tc Dcs PLANES Ntyer. ut,d
cHmtncnr,'s again IN tie opposite side; a,ni tho
ratne At Clanatlnn where It crOsscs the Da Page,
70 that nearly tlIc who!c Of tue water Of tl'c
han'c At Chanahon. Tie result Is TINT little, II
nny. Of sl.c wafer from The Chicago River ever
goes into ti'r canal 6c10w Chanah'jn; mud all OF
canal sninxlcs with tic cEs Of the i}es PLANES,
III Faye, lFMtlo.s. ns,sl knnkakce, which unite
tt form Tue 1lIEnots; and from the tcndwntcrs
OF the 1llinuss,-n!ne nsles cast OF MorTis,-
AVHu lHt ElfGls THG e4#SENHU HUN N0lEHSU
mixes with ten times the volume of the canal
that r.. 1t ts diluted At least ten times when 1t
REACHES tic llinos Atvtr; mud ret frotn the
l,ealmaters Of the Illinois, for At least thirty
River caused bY this teposlt Is uucihlurabse.
Therefore, It Is conclusive that the only effect Of
en!argtnE the csnas. as far "a this nuisance la
concerned, wuul'l oe to make Il worse,-ttwoutd
cnnles oy the additional width and depth Of the
river.
Its rtobahle that, II the cana1 should be Wild
ehes sdpepcncsl, alnl constantly kept oper asld no
dams br locks to nne.lc lts progress, 30 thnt the
wafer could rush with Increased velocity down the
river, It might help tl'e matter tu some extent;
Init W are Informed b. one Of tic most expert.
rnert canal men thai ihr fall in the canal from
ChiragO II lcApnrt Il - R1tght tlnt II every I'm.
pcs!ncnt At the tnd ~ tiIe canal nt ].ekpnrt
ind Joliet TIC retuuyel It would not Increase
lrrctrtioiy the fiow tIon. Chicago:
Sulne wstcr recently In TIE TRIBUNE, over
tbs signature of "sampsop,f suggested that
the tronLlc arose in tl'e gatea being shut Mt
I.ueknort hnsi duttct, keeping the water back;
hut II tho statement above be correct IL would
mt better thc matter III the !tast. II the gates
were open constantly It at my rate would not
help tic matter fsufn Joliet down.
There Is serious uhjcvtlon 10 Increasing the
flow of the water IN tte canal, as # wuuIu cautc
an entirc abandonment Of IL eanal as means
| of transporting Erain to Chicago. 1t is we'll
known tint now It takcs twice the team 10 lIalil
| canaIboat from Joliet to Chicaru that It did
Uc5QId ILL NCGp CUT MA Ma0et AtHk NC link It
| will not he disputed tint 4 current sufficiently
strong IN thu canal to be ot auy benefit to Chi
| cngo Would ruiu the canal for boating, becausc
M teams could pull eanafboats against such 4
current.
| THIS certainly 1s q rcry serious matter. and
| worthy uf tr consideration Of the Eood cftt-
xcns Of ChscagO. Sumuihlug must be done.
| Thr people Tn The linz Of tile canal a1,d river
Will int mitch longer statn1 this nuisance md
altlt,ugh they would be glad to sec Chicago
] lIayc meanA Of egrcss for IT. sewerage, thcv
ure not willing ttlat their Own aotnes should ba
destroyed lllctr prnpcrt- sacrificed their health
undermined, and peraps their Ilvos Lost, fur
tic purpo4c even Of insisting Chicago IN SO
| lautlablo An undertaking. .......... ..
Contnittces hare bean appoint ed from the vari-
Gus e!tta OH the liue uf tho canal AMI river to
visit SIrlug!leEd for the nuspnsc uf lubbyinE
| The mclnbcrs luto clleetue lie proposed e,angc
Of tlir ea,,al Into q ship canal; but VIC t'nk
| lint II any urg will Stop to seriously cunst1er
the matter ,hey ssl b. satisfied that the cauai
pruposct!, that Is only two feet deeper md 100
ic.t Wider. will be no s!ltp cAnal at al, AMI It
| will In nu rcsuect be better than tlc present
canal, a,l thai II will not In nny way to de-
grrc relieve the preacnt lntolyrahle nuisnncc,
| fur tue reasons previously given. Z. s.