, 1879-01-26
BUSINESS Men of Joliet Metaphor
ical]y Bathe in Its Linn
pid Waters.
Ind Come to the Conclusion that
Somebody Should Taxa
Charge of It.
uridreport,s Swift Emuvia Dis
turb the Serenity of
PriSontOWn.
chicago and Its Stinkpots Threatened
with Complete Isolation.

snrc7dl Dispatch to The Tribune.
1,,,rr. ILL.,. Jan. 25.-The business men o
.hi. ritz and county turned out in force this
....rnoon to the canal mass-mectipg at the
1.ourt- House here The Hon. j. N. Fryer, ol
channanon, presided, aud the courtroom wa.
.1ovded. large portion Of the audience stand
no during the proceedings, which were very in
.o-.<tinq and quite harmonious. Short speeches
~.-c made by the Hon. j. o. Glover, of the
Soana Of Canal Commissioners, Mayor Elwood
I'D the Hon. u. II. Pinney. who was in favor oi
ahoshinr both the Canal Board and Board ol
r.;,-oad and Warehouse Commissioners aud ap-
1vinr the money now paid the members OF
th.xe Boards to the maintenance Of the
.,ns} and wanted resolution to that effect
adopted. Remarks we're also made by the
Han. ", s. Brooks, n. Haley, ex-senator Mar
sh,1l. Egbcrt Phelps, George Wightman, and
others The last-namcd speaker, in referring
"a the Bridgeport stenches. advised the people
II this community, i no relief was afforded them
t,om this nuisance, to take the Law in their
o1n hands, turn out en- masse, and fill up the
ss,.1 st the Summit and allow Chicago to stink
her<.1f to death. The sentiment of the meet
;nr was in favor, first. OF ship-canal; second,
ri State aid; and third, Of any means whereby
the canal Gu be improved and enlarged.
The Committee appointed at former meet
3ng to prepare resolutions reported as follows:
e. 1he people OF Will County. ILL.,, believing
.h.t the Illinois i Michigan Cannl aud Illinois
River are destined to BECOME great source Of
romr1nulcation, as we'll as the commerce OF the
frK Of Mexico with that our Great Lakes, and be-
1IeyIug that. as 4 means OF commercial communsca,
ton the transferring Of said waters nto national
s.rsmboa. canal will result in untold benefit 10
tbe nstiou at large, and especially to the entire
Test. both North and South. and further MS L
roeans for Transporting arms ana munitions. as
veil As vessels Of WAT; be it, therefore,
Rtsolrtd, That We urge upon our Representatives
in the General Assembly:
!. That for t6s purpose OF mainta'ning 4ho eho
State Of Illinois refund SO much OF the $5oo,
000 Of tue surplus earnings diverted By the
General Assembly for locks and dams at Henry and
Coppens Creek a. will, in addition TO the current
snrus ea1uings Of said cana be requisite for tnat
Th,t the General Assembly submit to vote.
At the next general election, the question Of the
reInouishment OF the canal to the General Gov
e{umtnt for the purpose and on condition Of its
enlargement to the capacity OF ship canal. BE it
further
Senators aud Representatives in Congress to unite
in the necessary steps and urge the passage Of IN
act looking to the purchase b Or transfe; Of tho
prorements to the General Government for the
purpose and on the conditions in the last above
resolution set forth.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted,
and also the following:
Resolred. That the Legislature OF the State OF
Illinois in session are hereby requested to tn
vesgatc az to the ownership OF the property known
II tho Lake Front in Chicago, and, il the title
thereof shall be found in the State. TO pass the
necessary law to obtain possession Of the same,
and apply the same to the purposes originally in
tended.
Mr. Pinner offered the following:
R<soired, That In view OF the fact OF the falling
of in the revenue Of the Illinois s. Michigan Canal,
it If the imperative duty Of the present General
Assembly 10 revise and amend the law for the
management md control OF the same, ana to pro-
vide for its more economical management, and. Us
etep In the right direction. We request our ne,i
bers to favor law abol1ehing the office OF Canal
Commissioners.
This resolution was adopted by a small ma
jority. 4 committee Of twenty-four was ap-
pointed to attend State Canal Convention,
soon to be held at Peoria or elsewhere, as tue
pers{4s having the arrangements in charge mar
decide. and the meeting then adjourned.
Considerable hard feeling was expressed By
several speakers toward Chicago Oh account Of
its apparent apathy in regard TO the movement,
and her indifference to the stink nuisance, and
it was demonstrated that she would be the first
and greatest sufferer from the closing Of the
canal