, 1880-04-02
Tho rIcLenu County "Exodis.''


r. Tho Mclean County 4Exodns.t
To tat Editor oy Tbs Chicago Tribune.
HOLDER. MoLenu Co., ILL.,. March 3l.-sfy nt-
tention hns been called tn the following te!o-
gram published in your paper Of Frilay,
March "a:
:. nLooMiNGron, Ill.,. March c5.-stcrcan County
R1ocs Finn w. Is to DO tsDf ork as r s hans
porLlnont. At lcnst ono-thrt1 nf tho Immigrants
fore spring work l,as fnirly beailn.
Now us tn tho facts. Tho ly:crodus-ncgroes
brought into this county worn twonty men md
women whichI zapt in st. Louta md brought
here to work on my own fnrm md OH tho far!ns
Of some Of my nel9hboss. They reached
Holder on tho. llth Of March and
places wore found for them all Mt once.
They aro nll at work, giving good sotisfacttnn 70
ne hoF "a sa eax n soe aEes ny wIth ,a
parties they tlrst went TO after arrIvinR IN Nc
Lean County. Thoao two arc stil! vt work III the
Tho farmers for whom these colorcd pconlo
nre WORKING speak in tho hs9hest terms Of their
sssy hs 5 re vi a ssea hS s98ts @ 2Sar
WllEeB At1d situation. Is
:: hays row app'isatlons for nearly lltty. from
coanty and hatl Tho tiiae to icavo my ny farIn tor
n few weeks cn,il find emptoy1nont in bo14onn
County for sovcral'huntlrcd:
people. and. while Il fow ,nay proye worthless
and iltscontontcd, yet tho sumo would bo true pf
! tho like number OF white laborcrs. Yours truly,
Tho Central Trunk from Lake to Gulf.
10 tAs Editor et 1ha Chicago Tribune. ..,s,s
.FA1nnuRY, ILL.,. March 3l.-ArRutnent will not
bo neetlod tn convince practical business mon OF
tho need Of guarding agninst even errors md
doInys by engineers, na wcll ~ against these Of
politicians aud !awyors, In tho very plaln prac-
ttcal work 80 long and SO plainly needed by NIL
,oar country whose watcrs reach tho st. Law
romeo and Gulf Of Mexico. II We hnvo duo re-
gard FOR tho things that all truo mon shnl,ld re
gard 1t will be clearly shown that It has been do
layed many years too long, and Ia now urgently
NEEDED ut once. Hehco, wise, faithful, Anl cor
rect notion Is ncedcd,-anl ttat action must be
prompted by man!y motives, and just, true, md
noble purposes. 1t must DO well guarded against
nit crrors, und especially ly-Agnlnat set ot ln-
tlucncca too vast ind subtle to bo here explained
but thnt nrc ns roal aa ar0 the teachings Of nll
the lessons OF tho mighty past In NIL history:
hut before considering some vital points, lot ua
brioty noto one or two strauKe omissions ut tho
meeting of tho Engineers, Club. as reported In
TitE Tn1nuNE Of tho lOth Inst.
mectins, % and Il % shald 'i perhaps t,o tho furIn urn
Of q continuous session 10 tAko evltenco and
mature u rDNirt. Hut let US now fcoo41lizo the
though fur out in tho gr1at lnkc, ind compar1l-
lively worry small, WIN, when aided by yarloas
e e1sS a Sao%a ssT ,sso Ssas rsta d 9% proo
wator. III The sids d Sotsom Gt which an ope!,-
Flour Or moal sprinklel upon It's surflloo Will
ilu1 its wny TO tho lcak or opening, ~ "a very
Tc Hpow n%t i Te at ~ lor %sts aS
d M tho siri,eS and bearing ifontins matorial
' ill M, intIow Irom tho nure and cold lako
th,1puxh th9 Gh'saEo NySr to fes oanat
syBtu!rls,-to udmit Of tho r!ssuKe Of riyer.htats
asaa nasxcs. wDrk s. say r. tYss r. Width ~
i work. with the !!ber7il outflow to tho south
thAt should be allowed. would not ouly, Keep
eyeryhnx Exht f. tue SFD put wolH Evo
meat that u sxl lrcme low water, say as usuui in
coptiIls On to tho Junction with tho Sils-
sad eheaiea! maissia! E!f,!e y tbSt straa,
easreat xSs!a sather ssysen % sSory milo W 81
faii II iseks and dams of course wo,,ii aid tnis
shas Imbi6ci oy ths water viii coas,'ne is ias-
the iowns below Il. sad sniis apoi. Tilt MIR i
xhSe s " IL. s ss s
S aii6out f he % iSe ro1e II 81 @ sSsp: IT,
In u foriner lutter ! referred to ths faut that
tho best results In interior ronnerce-Aiid an
% Won Without % the meeting Of the river Goats aad
classca Of commodities iminerl and furust prol
i'm, dsaa,' aad nd tho ~ sngIo % tte % of ratia ties.
would now beg lRlve to Introduce tor tho pur-
poac Of ulusiration) tho single item of yoAow