, 1881-05-26
appeal to tho tawmakcr, Not 10 UNDER
stand tllfs was .
61fEEn bTt1p1r1TY:

appeal to tho tawmakcr. Not to undcr-
SHEER srur1p1rY; |
to understand It and endcavor to roprcss II
ees through w9,sh the remedy .e.'gs ~oafl a nt!,
rond an a,nount anHictent "a meet operating
expenses, Interest, necessary improvements.
and reasonable dividend on the cost 9t Tug
dSss o %sots T. a e Ell sosk sos oS ass ' s
Justification. This wns one. Of tho abuses
wl,fch Ind erept Into tho railway systetn Of
this country w!,te!l could not hayo :, atl r.!
which to nut 4 stop 10 thIs increase Of tlie
nominal cost OF railway l!nes than by tho i'm
proyement and co1strnetion of water a1, Ens!teS:
aUt Il %Ha Il oos.asn sntS1sS mo ofe @ ea.
bis cost, ansi.: Il It had always besn tho rute
and practice. the, products Of tho West would
be going forward to the seaboard To-day at
tlon System would be In much better con
d1tlbn than Mt present. A canal from tlle
mississippi River to the lakos would tend to
An END 70 ALI. r'1Esx M;sx, rsus'c1ous r''Ac-
on the part OF RAILWAY. corporations compet-
Atassisslppi to products Of the West Ind r.
ready rtnve,, yalabte .9 ciieck apoI o tis
~--aild una should bo built to meet all con:
tlngencles- -frn1n tho 1akea to the mississippi
Ca,,af, md uitin,nto In Tie abolition Of tho
tOits thereon. Theta should b9 ut lcasttWo
world. ,,,,.
the Chair appointed
\ CoMMtrrEE OF NINE on ctlEpESTlA1ss
consisting Of George E. Adams, Of Illinois;
Williamson DarIy, Of Iicnnoptn, ILL.,: James
S. Hurley, Of Wapello, 1a. Il. L. Godfrey. OF
| lies Motllus, Ia. j. Il. Bergman. OF Wlscon-
sin; John q. Frother, Of Missouri; j. L.
| Walker, Of Toledo. O., Mr.. Palmer, of Mich
ignn; and Mr.. Mcdonald. ut Minnesota.
| On motion Ut atr. ]. q. Dore, Of Chicago,
| the Ctiair appointed a Committee on Perl,a-
ncnt Organization ard Rules as follows: j,
e. Dore, Chicngo; G. u. Ulnrk. Peoria: Crnig
Alexander, Missouri; Platt u. Walker, Mill
nenpolIs; Osborne. Tolelo; T. b. Loonifs,
Jucksut,, Mlcls.; JOHN Van Valkcnburg, Fort
/ Madison, In. JOHN l.. Colin, Fort Dodge,
1a.; John d. Lake, Minneapolis.
On motion john W. unrdettc, Of DurlinR-
ton, Ia., wns elected Secretary, and J. W.
1lownrd, Ut Danylllc, ILL.,: Frank Garcnnle.
OF Missouri; and L. l.. Brccse, OF Wiscon-
sin. assistants.
Mr.. CLARK, Of Ke0knls, moved that
4 COMMITTEE OF ONE FllOst EACH STATE
should be appointed by tho Chair, which
ai,nuhI report rs 10 how the Committee OH
Resolutions should bc constituted. AL reso-
lntions offered should b1 submitted to tho
Committee OIL Resolutions Without debate.
The said Committee should also be charged
with the duty Ut reporting resolutions ax-
presslve OF the ssnse of the meeting.
Mr.. ShorGy, Of Chicago, moved to refer tho
resolution 10 the Committee oil Permanent
Organization.
Considerable discussion followed upon this.
A. motion to adjourn, supported by tho
Ch!caga delegates md few others, was
voted down by very large majority.
Mr.. Sl,orey's motion shared Il sfinflar fate.
It was Nsreeu tint tho Committee slt0nld not
bu .apuointed until after tho report Of the
Connlttee OF Credentials. Tho motion OF
Alr. CarE wns then carribl. 4 recess was
taken Until 3p. NJ.
AFTERNOON,
Tho Convention rcassenlDlcd Rt3 p. M, and
was addressed by the Hon. J. Il. Henderson
who represents the Sixth Illinois District n
, | Congress. lie sa!d the question af cfioAl
transportation fran tho graln-growing dis
| trcts to tho senboaru wins the iup0rtan
! question betora tho people Ut tho West. Ill
+ claimed to stand lii tic front rank Ut ttos'
/ who hallevod LII improving tile navigation o
tllu AEAs!salppi, ,p1,d at thu aanio tme llU want
ed to see direct water communication be
! tween the Upper Mississippi and Chicago. III
: l,ud voted for every lleasnre lo0k
. =. ipE 10 thgse ends. st. Louis and New Or
i leans must not think tic commerce o
!, the great Northwest could b8 contnea II
a ono beaten track. That trnde must take u
:. Chicago, CLEVELAND. New York, HAltlnare
It aud otler cities. Ile did not Advocate SILT
Q | canal, but believed waterway Rinple ~
present requirements
l. COULD LIZ CONSTRUCTED FOR FIVE Ml1IIo'
DOI.IAlt5.
or about Us much rs was paid for Custn11
Y HOUSE In nny one Of tho large cities. III
sock isIa,sd i,a,i been affirmed by sueetsslly
; l!!ards u engineers. y had bosn sal1 IL,
= Illtnuls, II she desired the canal, Hio!ll
y b.tlli u heraef; but Illinois WA MT on,
I'D 81 ~ 90 ss naaa 10 70 nnesos
q er " utasr i No!thxsstern st4tes. The pToseH,
u. &a' @
t@s snS wou so" cnSfoss Witt ths puo
81 otthe gFeat Northwest thought ae the Adnnep'
~ Ths Secretary read tho following, which WI
1sSss %.s!sosos NJ wv sS-To s Pss.f,s e,
Il imperative oa'cial dutlos prevent my particp
~ ~ tloh In your convention. and oeg to nssute r.,
hS IT. 81 esse proper
Of I.ETrKns OF REultEr
Of wore road from United States sonaiora Altat
N aid McDllt, OF Iowa: Landerat hopeasxns INV
" Davis and John A. LuRnn, flnnis: Ingalls,,
ia Kausas; Ihlletus sRwysr Wisconsin,; Congses
~ nleu MeCuid. ilcoFnx, Thuntpaon kasenn, 81
80 Carpenter, ot 1uwn; and q. u Farwslt, Uhleag
Ex.noy sey'aens ot New Y1.k: sgSFo,erNy, ne X,
,d t1csota; Gov. jor0lno, OF Michigan: and %
Il. Cullom, OF Illinois. alao s0nt lctleFs ehoWls
r., their sympathy With fao ohjcota Of tue conve
Of | ton. .t-.
or GOV. JOHN II. GEAR, OF IOWA,
,Ia wns introduoed and addressed tho conyon tto
H. IIeaaid thAt they had ABsctnbled for most lau
n. | able purpose, hhvtuR fur lta nbleGt the prom
H. tIop of tho welfare OF tho Pr0auuers Ut Il
,ia Elssta1lppl Valley, ny dcylauy waya and lnoa
- to lessen the otlat Of transportation Vt tho pro
V1 unta IT the fRItA 4l0 fAut1Ey. u NNR trA9 n