, 1879-01-24

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IN 1no,lon ~ Ian r. I,,rr ~ Mo,r,.. the ore-
o,nhi. ~ ,rc r.,,i,,ton vhteh hs,. hccn forrot.
a.. ,s 49, " .de..a', '"'~>'
Tha s,,..rtn,.n,.r, ~ N. ra,,1 rbom.s
s,t,, shs-a 49,. th.a.a - .rc,,,,.,t h, ,,,e
n,or,cd,co. s.ttn0 II, , rtductton of txnepse.
n ,ho r.nai nassaannant m hsd red,,ccd
tlcnn ,onn nj nm Tho ono.tton nox n. Whist
ran I,a Inn. ~ ..vo ,ha rsr.ii aom. th,nk ).
+.1n,,to,, -, .v,.r... :, ti,a ,,1v th,nr r.e,fed
Wh.r tha r.,l.a.d. srs .sr,.tur or.In a.
TWO c.rTs ,.xss rn.x m. c.-It.
hov ran tha la,tsr co,, rot. win IN. r,ii,oaa.4
A. ,onp "a the rs,froad rch,tes nr, mi na,d .he
boatYnen con comncte Int when III. rcl,ste tt
o,1ovct1 The boat-owncr. cann,t afford tn do Tho
,u1.,ncs.. Tin r.ifro,ti. h.vo nill,ons behind
them. nnl can afrord 10 do business from ranal
mint. for nothiny. n II Il nrce,.ary IN stamn
ont the canal. Two rtnra seo. at ana clearance
NJ Mioookn in m, h., .heI. of co,n vcro shin-
ned on The cansi. A rear Alter, there yas
NOT . .,so1, rus1rx,.
Tho ,rouh,e IA moi The management of .bc
ranat. T1e dtscrtninatton NJ thc r,t1roads vas
,ntssiounr. h.v. he.n unshts Ia obt,in 1cv.,
ApiHenHH nj IT,. tn1H the f8flf0dd fNhat&A
ware ofYcrci, or,t In ha7 m dnnht hut Tint thcv
ws,s n,J1 - n c.n ho nrovon the ks,,rooi
commt..forer. Vii b,Jnr thc railroad c,,m-
n,n,ss d, ,,-ns Ths nso,,s vs,s MI .vot, IN
t,,n .Itra,ion ~ thc csn,1' yybcn ba nrccf tbc
rcontc n vote ,oa,nst thc con,titut,onnl mn
ilhtfor Il, tro ,oatter of ,he canal. thcv Laughed
,t hin. ard Mi, m .t,entton.
w..h Arm.t,onr uantrf1 IN tnou ~h,t sfYect
,,c et,t. In n.n.ctior .v,te,n h.d.
M. Thoma. said
IT. mn uonau, rpxc.r4
of sin nm eycrv ,nrtnv e,nca Ia adnntlon.
W. v.uoh,v froriroi, n N. fsnnai I'm, mia.
.tonor. wcrc tn htsmo>
Thnu,a. .afd hc co,fd M. .av. TIN inv on1v
enpti,d n f,h,coro Tbe nr.sent 1,oord- an com,
Inc tnto off1cc found nn emnty tres,nry. What
mnnnv tho Con,t Funi h.d had-.ome s,oO. ool)
-.bo1 hecn o1n.nded- stpca Tho ocw I,o.rd ha1
comc in thcv h.d m.do ali rcnn{r, un,l sayeI
aho1t am 0n
Mr. f2rucc ~ acn.es vantrd IN tnov I, hc
rrbon,.s, ron,,1 not ,ovc ,rcom n1l,brd "a mich
altho,,t tha romr,,,.,onar. a, win then,
M. Thomo. said thc poar,1 hntl t,one II. t1utv.
or1 tvo, corta n tio cona1 ont thc tto1p tf,cv
co,,,d .ovo ,,,o,nv n ,lc roiiroofl from scnrca
~ p.nr,, .ho,,ld oct Tin trad, for nrrt vc,r a,
- IA Io,, ...r ,s.t ~ a,noc. thero vo,,ld mt
-. nno,,eh ,,ntn, IN ,ho Trea,nrr
To n,p.1a rur rtn.. IN 1san.
Nav thu fsrrn.r. aim t}eir urotn hy rs,,. .na
Inv t,,ofr 1urhcr hv canal, Thcv ,nn.t eh,r
,,,o,r 1r.,n hv c.roi and 0lvo,,n tho half.ccnt
difYc,cnca in the pr,ec rca1sct, nn,t in thtt VA
o,,I,. ,.,1 ,ho ,,ns, ho r., .tn,.incd
-, M,f,,,,tom ~ nroaras1s ho,,.vod Tint
,h, formsr. sho,,,a natronIza Ina canal .s i.
,rn. a. ,n.,r ,errn.ncnt intn,,,t :, m ~ n
.,,.,, a.r,t ,o ~ ~, will Nv IN ,n ,bor INA,
..t; ~, rocoi,. sa yood ,rir.. Fl, ,i,c,r gro =.
thcv nnw In
rho Ch,,r t,,on nnrotrtc,7 n. +hc commfttcc
20 f'alt epI1hRaclut nn'a'n heuu'cki W. -.
ilolo'uEc, Elmer b24d"1nl Soseph 1laE'. auo
G. w. Armstrupg,
j. Il. Shaver, Of this city, was appointed Cor
ro rospondinE Secretary Tor Lnsa'lc County.
On motion Of John T. Nichols, Finance
Committee, consisting OF c. II. Green, A.
Lynch, and L. T. Sampson, was appoluted to
SOLICIT funds to earfY on the work.
LuclEN cNooKfN,
member OF the Legislature from this District,
was called for, and, In response, said that be
knew little about tho subject, Ra no lived away
from the line Of the canal.
At Springfield they had just elected United
States Senator who could 10 depended on to
work In Congress In tile interest OF tlio canal.
In Springfield tic nced OF the canal had created
great deal OF ulscl'sslon' Inc chairman OF
the Canal Committee was canal man, and
would do all be could for lss preservation and
the extension Of Its usefulness. Too much aid
could not DO expected, ns tint waa clrtutn-
scsibcd. Ito beloved tic Canal board should
bo abolished, anl t1lcEr salaries saved. He
promised to aid tue canal In every Hay possible.