, 1881-05-23
ran of from the unculttvatcd and unbroken

ami tnh ptesehl ca1Ml, iihtenu U! Detn9 knNs
reciprocal cOtilinerce II thu Lakes md tho
Mississippi, In ordinarily 4 mere locNl con-
venience, serving but. little more than Tie
W. Bat Sa en not only las ffe iiIlnos River in lis
naiura! condition proven a failure a. COM
merclal highway. but tie country las
ouranowN THE CAPACITY OF THE Canal,
PROPER
rally E Interested Il, tis Improvement, ind tlo
Wonderful DEVELOPMENT OF the scictcu Of el,-
HincorlnK llayc led THO pthltc litlnti 10 sle-
| lnattl better channels OF internal commerce.
| prn]ectUfn q steainboAt-cannl has occupied tho
attention Of weli-informed men In. nil parts
| nf tho Nation, md tho subject has been laid
p vc',tiens, 0s ~ III inc,S6rS1s III iro'n Hoars of
Trade md other mercantile bntlles, by laws
proposed by rer1rts Ut their own commit
tccs, and BY speeches and addresses Of public
"'rl,c concurrent Testimony. fron all these
sotrces, verified by the scletlae reports Of tho
most able engineers, civil a,Nl military. Of tho
pg ppaeticabie ia and Whit reasonsule @ linis Il
expenditure. md y demanded by The highest
cons!Gternytions Of National development and
It wis not, however, until tls exigcncies
| Of war fUrceh consideration that anything
was ever contemplated relatlye to the en-
larRement of the work 1usht T. followed con- n
clsely ~ ~ Histoiy. tlitH tlo "a 1tHsuta t III
men, and proposition wns brought Forward
n 1902 for the constrnction Of slip-canR!
froml the MssiSsipp t9 aako @ M,cEan EYas,s p
tGcn In tiis Mississippi River. rhis iieet,
| comprising over lU0 vesscls,-m0re than tile
entire navy at the outbreak Of tile War;,
dlu n0t dfaW over 8evsn leet OF WateI, ma
| lakes In time OF need, With tito Increased
watcr.iacillttcs suggested.
IL lSts3, at the il'ectlnE Of Congress, the
feson,ns nyto psseGd ed 'ne cag Msena' can, wefs
presented 70 congress anu sanpol1teo @ "
ensuing month, the Lion. !. y. Arn9la INTRO
nse d III H. lSf &rno "a Fspofte & III b 'f f"
tho COMMITTEE On Canals3 Will INC recon-
mendntion that It be passed;
1t Should be stated here thht
| PRESIDENT LINCOLN GAVE HIS INFLUENCE
toward tte pnssaRa of tho measure, ard,
| with the spirit OF prophecy, declared that
| "'rhfs Ereat work will Gre long force lts own
esS}ug Ws 1 ta0 tfo!'a s n,.
enee y waS na,!y temporarily, defeated. On
o Goyefet n precMqea ~ s tx SXGea iMar
Before the defeat, however, tho lien. JeSse %
leH4. SnIu:
great y III a wici mypeople % lave g most % Il
IL one in y!s! s;ss 4 iii parties S sRFes ii
a.! SECTIONS OF t1le State,"
suo bonds 70 @ the amount q $4,000, ,9oo,-It
being provided tl,at the state Or Illinois
should 1ear any additional expense.
A9rai tue m9Gn q, r. p6stp"ne Wa @ @tl a Inc
9tor from Massaehlsetts. Galne up anu the
Hon: |. n. Arnold snid IN debnte: .
"Sirt there Is not ntl aGrs ot !aid wese o Of
|ssIsspp,k anS skj kwjieh M woua ID not 3 b @ @anhsnsc IL
value by the pnsSage OF THIS bill. Whila tno
construction Of this, prop9sch work would
have raised tic price u every eusnet q
wSGi S aI. sor 70 'e yc' Msse1 ~ vrv ra af
Of bread consumed At tho East 1t would
have saved more tliatl rs cost m the expenses
enlpl,aticallya
COMMERCIAL, MILITARY, AND POLITICAL
sEcEssiTY.
1t Is temporarily deferred In CONSEQUENCE Of
abar,,lul,cI," ''
1t was not until February, 1906, TINT tho
postponed b'il came up u tlle 1iDlso as M "
n,snsH !1!Hai3S, 9uSiSS ala ~ snGt, om9 " r ~,
% i,mmii' r1,,,sht rtysr, ~ ~ n,na1'ilant
A[nGo DIoM9Mt oTwn.t HI IT, 41,te'si H.. Tt,s41i
Statss loa! 69s % II the II = sm IN, e {; @ @ r to
t11e Stasa OF illinois 70 cnrly on :, th9 H. "0,k.
iso ag Mas ~ W. Nis nTspt Ma. Seaor ~ Lar fro
fStoh svn hv " i inr1nsiIn~ thp cMnmi at i'm Des
Moiags, -, iePa"s; an so nta OIL reo 1''e pi' "''s
passeN py tno tlo4so. .,,,,,,, uon,,.,a ~,
htlI III frn9 rn1 1iM ths MiIitmrv I conWittes. % Fo6.
taS;ofaa0y nor Spt .,,r. m
tcys ~ " uMuIi nn.,utui i ttnt n4'.,t1ata ~
svGs Mgvx a s's a,r"nav n H. ,a n,n t ti ~ tj,e