, 1879-01-17

was expcusI7e; 10 WAS that OF the canal. What
had the latter dopcl What had farmers
gotten from themt TIE rates were kept
up high 10 benefit the railroads. The
Rock lsland Road wns required Ia
Its charter 10 pay toll 10 the canal, but It had
not, nor had It paved ccut for it, right Of way.
Merchandise was driven from the canal to the
before 1913. The rates wcre then fc-
luccd, but not until after many conteacts had
been made with the railroads. The ,nanagers Of
tho canal had been the apposntcea VI those In
tercsted III railroads. In 1871 the canal passed |
out OF the hands Of Tho Trustees. Relief was
then expected, hut tho Commissioners were ap-
pointed by the railroad men. This was true Of /
all members except ono OF the 1rst thrce |
Boards.
THERE WAS 70 RELIEF.
Petitions wcro scnt IN, but they did no gnod.
Ills friend Doughcy had spoken about tcssensng
the expenses. What the canal needed was an
addition. 1t should be cleaned out from one
end to the other.
Mr.. MitliEan remarked that tho manner in
which tho canal had been managed was not the
question before the meeting. lie called Afr.
ITaley 10 order. Tho questlou was, How could
tho people hold on to the foe Of tho cana1l
Mr. Haley would not be squelcbed, and, ~
tho Chairman did not rule on the potut Of order,
he went OIL to say that tho question Of tolls had
4 great deal to do with TRANSPORTATION. adyocat-
Ing tho doing away with them altogether, and
making the canal free. Then there would bo
fair aud orcn 1ght between the boats aud rail-
roads. People lad TO pay tolls un5way, direct
ly OF Indirectly. Ths canal should be uncer
their management, and not under that Of rail-
road representatives. [Applausc.1 lie could
show that the MANAGEMENT from tho time tho
h,tf1t nfo I'm }Ea nr&t hoI
hecu
TN TIE INTEREST or ruk RAILROADS.
H.. ,-,,,d tooc, the at,n otf anna mc,,. mana
=. .,o,nr ~ IVoIcn- !, Kno..k n ofYn I,.uoh.
,or1 H. chai,cnrcd f.ant. Thomas. win wns
,,...,,+ ~ nroyc tt,at thc comtn;s.ton-r. had
h,., over the ,nn.l n,nro than onoe IN
.ssh. .,.-. f,niv ,no fa,r apd nrnct,c,t
49,, h.a haor mn m N. po,nl-.Io,,n r. Arm.
..sn,~ 1vhs,, i. movc,f m a1,ournmcnt ,wo
.s,.s .,o ~ a., a, tacou.o la ,,nifcrs,o1.1 ,ha
Roci. 1s,.nit Roilron, xaa rcout,c,} nv IL. charter
~ M totls n thc con,l bnt bc had Uncovered
m iooLJno ,nto Tim matter that the nroyt,ton
49,. o,,o-.t,v, orjv willis tbc cano, wos In f,rht
RI. cono1 hctnrr mt of debt Inn oh,jrat,ou of
a.. r.,,,,a,, h.i rec.cd fla had a,su un,thrr
,htc, n dnf1 mn I'm, tncomc of tho ram, a,i,,,
f,nm the to11.. vhethcr The cnnu had lren nro1,.
or1w n,onaocd an,l thr nronerty wcit taken cara
of Hn fnfftr rhfnh TINT IL h11 mt hHNn.
Io,h,nor n,octtcal hsf1 1wcn nccnmn n1lshci IN for
-. ~. convsn,fon. Int the intcr,.t .hou,tl mt
~ 'ns ~. W. =. ~ ~. E.."'s.., .,,,. .,,,.,,s
10 e'io"e" ~ o'o oa'' f"4etn e'uos ou'"'u
be organized IN every town. IL members OF
the Legislature aud Congress were made to
hc1,eye the pcop,c Scrc IN earnest, some utten.
H.. ,'.,,, ~, 1'a,1 -, hat roanc.,, ia Ln.w
tio1' "ou,u W. pau ~ .ns s,,aa ,",,.
OF no oettef wey than aetaslon 10 of1aR aoout
| this belief,
tLMER BALDWIN, ...
| Of Farm Ridge, mada few rennrks,fn which he
urged the sustaining OF the canai, aud also tbs
making Of efforts TO secure the shp canal, but
romhlinu talk. ho said. amounted 10 nothing.
44'sN."A t"'~t 49, s..,..s. ~ y
and' Tor the purpose o1 gett'ne tne mae'ce n'o
definite shape, no 'norett TIC appointment OF q
committee Of ninc to prepare resolutions ctn.
bodvjnR 4 n,au OF action to be submitted at q
| supse4"ea' "oes.us'
soH,o ono In tho crowd Expressed tho nopo
that no time would be lost. The matter OF a
ship cnnal was certaIn to come up. Why not
o-r,rtva n,.x md oct thc on,,ta nf t,,e Enrth,
o's.@. .....s. :. - @ Fssn w. ~, ~ s.. ~ 80 ".t.
0eat 'nte5esteo' IL "ou1o 10 no gooa 10 "a'''
O. ". ARMSTRONG
remarked that II anything waA To hc occoru'
| pl[shed ef1orts must bo directed to particular
| point. The Improvement OF the Illinois Ryes
| vn.th. th,uu uo., Tho c.ns1 ,rou1d rrv~r fosf
s,N Nv '< H.. s.ra" to... .,..s, ,.hs.,
sssss's VI 'n'so snen wv" "es 1,,. s'A1t' "1.
have to keep It open ~ sanitary measure.
Mr. baldwin urued tho atioptton Of hfa motion
far a committee fayorIn9 q renort week o,
t1o hence. Action could nnt be taken TOO @ svon ~.
.eemej To- be Iccarac.i ~ i,nprsctIcnblc. s'''s
Nnynr I.vnrh un,oscl tbs apnoint1ucnt OF 9
eomIllttcc, ailIdIpg TO lhe strnying oiI OF tht
mestlnc, md suyinx that IT looked as it tlere
dtssrsctinns ia VIM inEcrruntetl 1,ang tn,as
hit nnrsis;su1 In