, 1879-02-08
The ILLINOIS l. MICHIGAN CANAL.
sFt-, hS t*ffFnr nj ~ 1rr,fnn.

MoHRIs, ILL.,, Feb. t.-7'l.c sllb]cc. Of tho cu.
largcMeut VI tllu Illinois t. attcflfgap Canal baa
been agitattnE thu citizens, from Chicago 10
PeoEin; but there IL q deeper interest taken fn
the matter by tho people than appcars upon tho
surface, II IL fact lint eyor s[uce tho water
frl,n ihs Chicago River wus let down into tbs
llitlola River, Lu atench las boon altnost uncu-
durable. ptop!O have b.en unwilling to say
much publicly about It fur many ruaso,,s, but
mainly betausc they thought 1t would hare
tendency to inlurc t!lcir property and interfere
witt, their business, asHl also because they be-
loved tlat aftur tho water hal been running for
year, ChlcaED River would bo ~ washed out
that thu accumulated filth wuull be washed
awsy, ulnl then the watcs froul t,e lake would
be c1car; another REASON Is, that tic people
havs been at q lo.s to know what good It would
do TO complain; hut TIN. nuisance has become 10
iAtournh!o tint fuEbearanc0 Inns ceased to b.
virtue. i1ic bttnril Is Krcatcr now than it WAS
tbs lItst rcas alter The water was let down, ~
th4t Instead of helng betttr, 1t IL worse.
Illinois RIsrs. lis ijIIsnis River was il,ll Of
cl.ous fall; immediately thereafter, tha iisll
utri to such Ill extent t,ut a. The mills ut 3tat-
atl!cs they were obliged to keep Wagons n,ul
Fnsn with ttch!orks 10 remove the tlluusa,s Vi
dru4 lIsll which accumulated! ut The bars OF ttls
su!rcways lin such quantities as to prevent The
waicr e4ull,lg through. Tie tsh ali nlo,g tbs
river hafH tGGn 20 pt>.slnet1 tAt they bayr InBfe
snuny SItk wlp, hayu eatcu them, hut the
greatest trouble rs TIC stencil, Which constantly
arises trt,n tl. Eivcr. 1t can only be r.,snpar1!
In strength With tbs rendering cstablIauntnta
hear Edtc4eu; and It u But onty 80 strouc ~ to
t,u uncomfortable ut !.Otkport, Joliet, slussts,
Seucc4, ataryclles, md Ottawa, but Il I,ercrps,-
ble eyrn u fur down a. IlclIry. A p1rsun WHO
had nut Investigated II would not btcyc It pos.
4ihe tttut 10 ANAL canal could pour aI amount
VI stencil Into u body u watuf " largo ~ tho
Illinois River, whf.l, would 10 ~ great pu extent
poison HE euuutrY I'll bOth sides, but 1t " 80
rctulstye tllut OIL appruarhlng tle river On etler
se person viii invoEuntarlly hold biz ,,osc.
Tlu auc4ttou u now LeIn% seriously aKitatsil,
What right ius EhcuEo to E1ur tts ilth down
Into what MA beiosu \ Ewcct u,Mt gtuun slYsr.
pullutu It's watrrs, 4nl nl4tsrlally reduce tbs
yauo VI psopcrty On buth sides Vt tlic river utNl
yuat u1Ml trim, sigkncss and dvath 10 tue cilt-
xun.t We lrarn tEum tLe Chicago papers tLas
citizens uf Chicago think tAut tle rendering
establishments, eYcn IL situated iu other toYus,
ly llle stulel thai tlcy create, bceulne n,Lsatec$
aud should 10 ablsrd; ant! VIC notice that sults
qre brought to Ee.ov.r damages fur such uui.
s1nces. Now tJ4e question naturally arises,
Huctller the ulfagtors ucsyca VI thn*e living ont
Of Chlcago asv Aot Just u sensitive, and their
lives Just ~ PRECIOUS. ~ c1tlxena Of that of.
1u connection With this IL u urged that, by
widening tas Sauu llu leet aid ucvpeuilx it
twu feer, The Aith froul Chicago will beeumt 10
diluted that 1t will not hc ulreuslse to the pcu-
b!u uu The li:.t VI l.c e.u4i: a.:l ll.ty ass L.