, 1880-11-20
ILLINOIS SHIP CANAL.
Dixon Wants n Sldc-Cut Feeder, hut
SldI IHKuc. Defeat the Main Cnnnl.
frnfa IN Not.f

Dixon Wants sldc-Cut Feeder, hut
sido Issucn Defeat the Main Canal.
Dtron sim, Nor. n.
Beyond doubt tic country Is Just now on
tho awakening Of new business enterprise
anil prosperity. The Government Will take
hold of internal improvements with now
yfgor, born of necessity. The honlcl funds
III our public Treasury aid the golden
stream Of wealth tl,at IL now pouring into
this country foretell rs much. The neces-
atty exists, the time is proplttolls, and tho
new election Of members Of Congress Is most
favorable. Tho Indications are that CIR Cou-
gressulan, tic Hon. Thomas j. Henderson,
will DO assigned In tho new Congress to tho
position Of Chairman of tug Committee on
accomplished, would le Of considerable ben
we'll, ono Of Chicago's new Congress-
mSt' is pssIged d,n tG ,9a ,,.rge t,}e prol,
te @ iss!ssippi Ii ysr t Mayor @ arr{ss {saso and ID
tho lea!i!ng people Of Chicago, individually
aud collectively, ,nrc urging tlic, carrying out
ct such project. A,,d tliis sl!in;canal from
the lskes to the Alisslsslppl River. i Is
Dixon, and consequently tic improvement of
OIL. w,lter-powcr by Tho General t;ovcrnnlent
such Us It Is never ]lkc!y to be improved by
private eiIItIerpriso This Is Ut speclal Innor-
tng Is Of tho utmost importance to tito peo-
p!U west Of Chiengo, and, indeed, 10 tho ieo-
PIG OF the East, bccaHso H ,;;l ;G;l!eaper frelGl'ts
ns tho Eric Cannl Is to- tho people of tho East.
trllo vast territory drained by tho Ertnt
lakes, Is !lntercsted IN the project. West
and Enst, North and South, would DO benz
will bo undertaken Iii the Interest Of the
country it, general, md, II Dlx0ll should be
benetltc.l, It will 10 her good fortln0 md
not l!cr fnult. II Il real goud thing strikcs
tha nnhy ,aisfortanes slio tas IinI % 70 endure. re-
Sct-backs have knocked off D!xon's resources
tor thesb. nlaMy yehrs, and now II u like
amount Of gn-1llcad strikes licr nll III lump,
drwbacs tiat T. now Iin sr to % s"! her Misfor- Ht
tunn will bo hr0k ken IN rs II they Ind no re-
sstancc. Let rs tndulEo tlo thought 1t Is
pleasant. h1al 1t costs nothing, The fulfill
Sf st G5tefon g S 'S"ft M L PITT / f1f fyya Ry aS E sn M
make Dixon md hcr people prosper
si; ssti;;na!sG thst h u bot%eeS' t' $iSoo6 pRS; and
Slsooy o Tli b9 re9ufs'l e C, complete the
through OF thu project. ana whatever Chicag0
undertakes, 1nOycs, a1Nl finally, catching tic
spirit Of tho moving cause, fllrly. "Roes"
Tic Chlcngo. delegation Is expected to DO
espse5ay n Ky ySS aStSe M 9rs, sss S ns s"1 Ks.n nttfF
pressed, nful III ills Il VIII 10 nbly seconded
by Representatives OF tho districts through
which tho cannl ltasses. :l!lo lion. e. u:
Furwcli, Congrcssnlu lu'l-elect from the Third
District, l,as been tley0ttMg considerable at-
tent!on to tho project, md 1t lis Ills tntcntson to
bend Ills energies 10 tho accomplishment Of
tho long.doferrcd Improvement. 1t Ii ulltlcr-
stoptl that an bis suggestion, alsl IT l'ia per-
soMal solicitation, G:y. Cnila,li VIII. IL his
recommend tile pnssnKu OF NJ! net surrender
inG all right md title TO the Illinois t. 3Iioh!-
gall Cailtll md Its franchises MIL turning tho
proporty entirely over 10 tho General Gov
ernm.ent, OH condition that thu Government
takcs 1t aud converts It Into q shiltcanal:, II
tie Legislature nets fnyornb!y upon Gov.
Cnllon's recommendation, t!iis will bring
tho matter directly t,efore Congress ll good
shnpe for Immediate, Legislation, al,a 10 this
way tho whole question oal 10 rcncl!ed. Mr.
Fnrwoll md most uf the Chicago delegation
are committed ~ tho rnlto named, tho lnl-
proyolnent anil tho enlargement OF the Slleh-
fgan Catlaj, anu tlo Improvement Of tho ILL
llois River.