The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-23

portion Of the lire will strike points not now IA
ivored with railroad communications with Tue
outside world"
~ The scheme of printing the proceedings by one
newspaper in the shape Of supplements Tor all
the news papers in the county Ia plan original
ing with the Rtpubiican last spring., &c-h'p'c'
Hcdn.
Which is an exceedingly cheeky speech seeing
that Messis. Fiske x BEEN were responsible Tor
the plan and execution Of the aforesaid scheme
Somehow collective bodies, without mourning
any special reproach, can and often do commit
little WEAKNESSES in business matters when
would ruin the reputation OF an ordinary Dusi-
ness man, A case in point Is The GOODNESS WIN
which the Board Of Supervisors, at its late meet
ing, "set down" IN the bill OF IL. [. Furness Tor
a large amount of work he had done as architect
during the last five or Blk years al the instance
of different committees entrusted by The board
with getting up plans, estimates, &c, Tor the
new court house and jail. Most OF the work had
no reference to the competitive plans ana draw
ings that were finally presented by The SIX or
eight invited architects, ifCm whoh lhe atchi-
tects to superintend the erection OF the buildings
were finally to be chosen, although MIR. fnrness
had agreed, If he was chosen as such architect,
hat his fees for this extra work should be
merged in his pay as regular architect; DINER,
be ridiculous and inexcusable on the part OF the
board to compel Mr. Furness to enforce the pay
ment of his claim by lawsuit.
We commend this, from the kankakec Gdzette,
to the notice OF Ottawa people and the managers
of the c., B. IL @. and c., X. |. " T. railroads
'James Charlton, general passenger agent Qi the
Chicago & Alton, is advertising the beauties OF
Wilmington as a summer resort by Issuing clrcu-
lars In which nominal rates OF fare TO ana from
that place are offered The Alton is wise in thus
building up one of the prettiest places on It's line
We suggest that the Illinois Central could in
crease its own business and benefit kankakee by
following the Atoms example. No place in ILL
nois offers greater attractions as summer re-
sort than Kankakee. lovely stream OF ever
flowing water, with wooded banks, miles OF tine-
ly shaded and well paved streets, and pleasant
country drives, with charming picnic grounds at
convenient distances from the city, offer attrac-
Nions sufficient to bring hundreds OF summer VS.
ors to us every year, II rates OF fare iroi Chica
(6go were made low and the factadvertised through
! THE mediums at the Central's command" Then
make comparison Of said Summer resorts"
/ with Ottaws-her drives, mineral springs, the
scenery Of Illinois river, &c!
Ottawa citizens consume 200 gallons Of iced
\ buttermilk daily, and when they come out from
behind the screen and are asked what they
took the invariably reply is buttermilk. Fart
Leader.
"As it WERE"
The railroad lunch.room is generally fraud,
! though a sort OF necessary evil. In the west and
south this class Of beat is especially rampant.
We've seen some "bai" ones in various places;
but as thoroughly reliable place for complete
II "taking.in" as we know OF is the box at Aurora.
H Sometimes other places do make a "bad break"
\ and the passenger does get his moneys worth,
! but never at Aurora And no place we know of
| is more generously damned by a ong suffering
public. II should not be abolished-itis needed;
butt r. R. officials should put curb on the
abilities of the youth who collects.
Peoria paper says young salmon are being
caught with hook and line in the Illinois river. As
Ottawa fishermen planted about 100 900 OF these
fellows, the above information will be relished,
II true.
From the above it will be seen how little il
takes to please Ottawa. A coal vein 30 ipches
thick is not considered worth working anywhere
except where the article is very scarce. To work
it involves the handling OF at least three feet OF
stone and other waste material, and shows the
aburdity of the claim that the vein can be worked
n more cheaply than can the veins at Streator and
ia Sale. But the coolest boast Of all is that the
~ new coal field is to help Ottawa and be an lad.
diticnal reason for railroads to come" there On
II. the contrary il the coal mines should prove OF
value new town would spring up oHt there
that would cause rush for that place until in a
year or two nothing would be left of the county
seat except the court house and some unused ar
tesian wells-Frpe Press StredtOr.
Is that so? Ottawa is obliged for the informa
| tion, knowing that what the Free Press doesn't
| know isn't worth knowing, you know. 1t is GER
J tainly matter to be deeply regretted that none
but the Free Press men can know anything wortl
knowing, you know.