, 1881-01-09
THE STATE CANAL.

Mayor Harrison In R1o88ed WIFI -kae
Goycrnor's Recommendations.
As Q TRIBUNE reporter was gathering Items at
: the City Hall yesterday be espied Mayor Harri-
in the Mayors private Office. When they were
through their little talk the news hunter
Rrlppled the Mayor and asked him what the
'Tve had no conference" said bis Honor.
-, nut Senator Art!ey was in here just now.
sNothing; been talking about finances"
"WhAt do you think about GOV. Cullom's s
Klas 70 s see tbat The is alive
the importance OF deepening and widening the
canal, and to that end be recommends its trans
fer to the General Government. That IS step
that must be taken In order to hive the National
Government do anything. And believe that
than than is necessary for tho running Of our Cow
ernment, and in view Of the ability to refund
our National debt at SO low rate of Interest,
a Il IS propeT Time to 70 ito
plan for the Improvement OF our Internal water
navigation. We can refund our Indebtedness
and that viii bring a vast saving TO cur people.
and to use our surplus revenue to pay on our
indebte eduess under such circu instances when
transportation for their products, would seem to
me to be absolute folly. am surprised to see
so many men lin ConRress of ability who advo-
ent time. instead OF refunding at SO low q rate
OF interest. I am opposed to centralizatton Of
power, but am in favor Of the General Gov
cable, BY giving Us cheap transportation.'
"Dut there's another thing In the Governor 8
message which greatly pleases me-, said the
Maxor rather enthusiastically, "that is the
recommendation that something be done BY the
Suite to purify the waters OF this canal. He
evidently has no hidebound nouons that, because
Chicago imperativey needs IN outlet for her
fharaf0ra.
with the whole cost of remedytng the evil com-
planned Of by people along the line Of this canal
city is one-fifth Of the State Of Illinois
In population. It pays nearly 9ne-toarth l.;- t,
Of its revenues, and that man Is now living VINO
STATE revenues. Gov. Cullum appreciates this
fact, and be evidently thinks, as he should DO
that the State
SHOULD IMPROVE THE CANAL,
and not leave It to Chicago to do. The fact OF
that nearly all the filth now going down the
canal comes from other places than Chicago
Most Of it comes from the town OF Lake, con-
because that 9th happens to run through the
is no reason why Chicago should
It. have seen that some persons advocate the
turning Of the DespIaines River Into the canal,
thinking that thereby Chicago Wil pc MT IN Inc rho
would at a ball cut of her nose to spite The re.
mainder Of her face. Chicago is the Jewel o. OF
Illinois, and asjewel OF the first water, and GOV
Cullom knows it, and he evidently wants to do
tie TAR thing We 1so s1 100 last
nla along the canal, bur we have found that this
would not buy engines Of sufficient ett powes yer
cannot 10 fUrward and do the work, even
though she would. Her citizens are willing. but
we are forbidden BY the Constitution to raise
dotinr by loan. The city Is forbidden by law to
exact levy greater than 2 per cent nron her
valuation. This yenr the levy is $23344S oo This
is less money than the city has been run On, up
to last year, for many years. We will find It
very dificult'to run our city On our levy for
the next four years; therefore. the members
Of the General Assembly from Cook County,
for self protection. and the members from other
parts OF the State, looking at the taxes paid by
Chicago, ought to act promptly uDon the sng-
gesnons Of the Governor, and put up !n'mp.ng ,ar
don OF the river. This will sweeten the water
in the canal enable the sn to ye be healthy
u chance to 20 a-fjshing. Let them treat Chi
cago Justly. We ask nothing more"