, 1880-04-09
rhe Committee Appointed ut
Ottawa Discuss the Subject
at Peoria,
And Determine to Address tho
Public oi, tho Works lnipor-
tnncc.
Also to Urge Congress- to Make an
Appropriation for this Purpose.
sup-committees Appointed and the Work
~. Now Well Under Way.

PEol,1A, ILL.,, April 8.-The Committee ap-
pointed at tho Ottawa ShipCn,,ai Conyell-
lion to devise mems to properly bring the
project before tho National Government and
secure It's aid and support In this most I'M
portant undertaking, met this afternoon In
tho pnriors 0f the Peoria House, Mayor liar
risor, Of Chicago, presiding. Owing to b,tsl-
ness engagements md absence from tho city.
]. Y. Scamnloll, Judge TrnmDull, and Murry
Nelson were unable to meet with the COM
1ntttee. The towns along the line of the Gu
nal and river were represented by II. N.
Singer, of Lemont; c. II. Gould,
of Norris; Edwin Porter, OF Joliet;
F. y. Potter, Of Henry; John
s. Thompson, of Lacon; john s. Lee,
of Peoria; T, D. Brewster, Of Peru; and i.
8. rretty1natt, OF Pekin. Granville Darrerc,
Of Canton, one Of Gov. Cullo'n's appolntces
OIL the Committee, was also present. Mayor
Harrison called the meeting to order, ai'd
took occasion to deprecata nny initlatory
speeclrmaktng upon subject ot s'tcl, nd
mittedly grcat Importance. The Hon. Wash
Armstrong, Of La sale, and W. II. Camp
bell, OF 1Iavnnn, who were present by tnyita-
ton, were adietl to the Committee. Tho
lnst-nn,ned gentleman was chosen Secretary
Of the meeting.
IN NEsroSsE TO A REQUEST
by Mr.. Gould. Mayor Ilarrfson gave tho Conf
,ltttec q brief statement Of his yiews. Tho
State OF Illinois, while It iad the means,
could not be brought tn build n canQ( which
waa renlly n National work. As sllth, 1t hhtl
been urged BY President Madison rs neccs-
sary to tho protection Of our const. Since
then 1t lad been talked Of more or less Ill
:congress, md always rs grcat Mat,ona. a'raa
its construction, provided the Stato OF
II IL ,jtLfn
4'!ho.s "oaM , as'''''i 49, t tm ~" "p," "n.,t ~"
faisss fott the s"0a Necessities III t or The s' ra"ai
~ n State. locul, a,,d National
undertaking. for tbc nurpose If increasing n
healthy cannl sentiment throughout thu
State. Having done this the address sluultl
% submitted 10 Gomsfesa 1mo Sta.g eoo.
yiet labor In tie widening Of tho canal,
0seae @ ~. t!a I! w. paeps itSet st l n'.ar "nr
With the United states' IN cnse II SHOULD ever
come md the United states ongtt 10 pfollI nl
ey rdn ms of As ~ the sae
was unit in this matter ho Iad no doubt
tint It WOULD pn POSSIBLE
to pnss tho thing in botla Houses Of Congress
without particle Of ,lit1lculty.
Mr.. Armstrong, while agrco1ng In the most ,s
p1nn Of first connecting tho line of navigation
with st. Louis, thus giving tho work Nh
~ ~ Ta heor ~, ,hera ~
orlnEinga pressure 70 oear on lhcmnets VI
Congress until 1t should 30 1mposslbso 10
elect anybady who wasn't known rs n canal
1ron Rv In ri |np 1nOt,hars III. Will sttc1, mn
ot1Ircss ns hatf been sureested. son,ethinp
aomt,1 Il, Tonn u,nn1l n,,nropr,atinn ,yus
eiI thot ~ nn,,a hn Aa axmrtc,f nj frst
n,,t aut ts a~en '1t tint woa n rn'nnenccnirtt' M
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faka ti,ia IL wnrit I'M IN rnsr r for lila i,,mfms,
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cnS,vit;ton ~ n mtnnora an.l r}r.minta tiio NJ nrns
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throm@h tu nnmmittc" !" r. a!",,"rnss iii
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