, 1880-03-19
Practically Unanimous Sentiment
= that, the Federal Gov-
y. cr1lnnent
should Undertake q Work Of Such
:. Vast Commercial Importance to
the Northwest.
4 Committee Appointed to Move Upon
the Illinois Delegation In
Congress,
Who Are Asked to vigorously Push the
Measure In tho National
Legislature.
spttia, bt,patth to THs Chicago Tribune.

spteia' bt,patth to IHs Chicago Tribune.
OTTAWA, ILL.,, Bfarct l8.-Tho Ship CAnll Con"
rent!on nut ths Iftornoon ut . o'clock. In tho
i}per,. House. Originating here, ut tho sugges.
ion Of IL number Of Ottawu pcupic, tho project
Of suoh A:shthettrg has grown with tho advcr-
Using It hus received and from the. natural In
terrst attachtng to lnythlng III tho shApe Of 50
ipportlut n commercial mud sanitnry improve.
ment aa tho shlp"cannl Ia inton1od to bo. II
rlnur was to be believed. thoro was also sonc-
Thing Of politics in it.-not III tho original idea
nj tho Convontioh itsclf, but III thu develop
neuts subsequent to the onll,-and the rastnur
rained somo sort Of credenco Mt tho appearance
amoug the representatives Of tho variots cities
md counties, Of a number Of politicians
of moro or legs prominence through
uut tho etata. Tho delegates to tho
Convention numbered not fur from zoo,
and for tho most part thoy were representative
men from the cities and towns Along tho canal
and tho lower rivers, as well az from points
somewhat removed from tho section Of country
Immediately Interested and to be Immediately
adceted II tho canal Is ever enlarged to tho do
Sired dimensions.
sAMoNa THE PROMINENT pELEoATEs
present wero Mayor Harrison. Gx.Uoy. Bross.
1udse /, b. Otis. John Wentworth, BENJAMIN +.
gallup A NJ gSESE f. Il Masss 3s o. l.
Icalth, aeorRo W. Couch, ox-Sinyor linyino,,I,
JY. Bcam1non, Peter Button, II. u. baldwin, F.
r. hlAEk3lGhU4t Llltlul COMMISSIONER OlUfSlt
hurry Nelson, j. G. Anbler,. .Incob Rosenberg,
j. Irving pcnraO,.A. J: t]nlloway, Col. T. 4.
Turnloy, an4 ds.. MartLu !ssse1n. all u ChtsaEo:
sS,!ap Mayor Eiwood. Aayor Porter, County Glcr!s
zuilcy County Trensurer Donahue. George II.
l. saaeef Eiign i. iani, d. Charles Hish::
aris, ii. 3: Carpenter. Joseph 1'sl!lns. Conrad
lam Tho.nas, Canal Superintendent and william,
Milne, Clerk OF tho Canni commissioners, Lock
pS; the 81 Fen S1k arr Sf ses Mey
burg: Canal Commissioner Shuw anI State Sen-
ator Dement,. Ut Dixon; Mayer II!pp!t, y. :.
q Pekis; siatthew Lai,Rsson,. SInl'Ito; United
States Marshal Wheeler, Havana; Mayor
Tasn5 y PeSs 81 u sps KaFs 1cs; naa IL
croaEer. Sienluta; Ju1Kc ilopklns, Norsis; Dr.
Sastte sand%ioh; st3i Senator itunto nloons
t9t; the Hon; James shaw, ox,Speaker p of tao
Furry Armstrong, Id Bailo County; Wash Itlsh-
noii md William Reddlck, Ottawn; ,ErN,.g!s
nsS 2sSSn L. sS Mh6sy SSS"Al l. l. S srssSS2se eyPge
Carpenter, J; u: Davtlson, .. J. Nslson, sa'n.el
1oaernt or1 f. Lat s1esa FraEner !on
3: D. Fletcher, oil OF orundy County; aud 9th
THE CONVENTION WAS CALLED 70 onpEH
completely titled tho body Ut tho huuye, and tho
gallery was packed With urenn and suburban
gS sSss ' 81 e ss Of 9ssS s
dressed himself to the Governor and the honur-
able visitors, and extended thorn q cordial VOL
S se e II e. Il or
Ing plRn to Improve the cannl and unlte the
waters Of LIKE Mich'aan and the Mississippi.
pess4 aqss sho Of ths lcp'u1o ''n s,
an an to 9nat ts III H es
Mr: Wentworth. "a takin9 tho shaiTT, Sald tho
canal to unite tho Gulf and tho Luke 50 tlMt
fWo vessols, gtarting from Chicago and New
sss tho % fsr action, not taik. Next to Fearth:
ot;July orat,9ns, apeeehes on tne subject or q
e1 o191atsa ta 70 mdtning tugha9r1 y Ino @ on!oet
dan III hi ~ h;j.i fhn M non,,l' fnUln,1sc IL
expsctsd nohtnn from @ 1 Congrcss. indEinx frpI,,
ia mai an5 hn tontnd to fitinnIs ~ atsn for
Tard and Build til It, Il, fucI ho expeotSi 70 i've
bsncas aa9 tbs rghe ny WEE eaa VIZ s
RFoat Nationa ~, neosssity g ;noa md ', hsd
issn ns asa c,,t ~ rcoa3,r.d ,,ntaH%Sto o',ia ~
con,ptote Inc work. md il it wasn't uot5t,iotrd in
a Ges! f h sni nf a oEnk o VIZ
5 ssGs S. wSs4 would s sHe thoSs 6ons m
woal s s. sceS et thoIa muuA ca9arly. w oensftutun
amendment will DO aceessa1y 70 DO thIs, ani
sP aa " xa 1os, e sYt & W sn Mn
Rdnrs ~ M p+ou;;o,,r
for 60 "s' ionp pnnunntua s!1ch Vnse
eonn 'rSn 10y hal Iney e. ongas 70 o9, e.
tSa nf ,, IVY a LIZ na n sne T., @ ~
axeS.er n fnyes Or 1ao t
and mt lar ta1 nnS hn nrnn;,soti tn nit tt~ I,r.