, 1881-11-11
Senator Logan Willing to DO all
. uo Can to Further the
Project,
SctessttY NJ Fairly Action 10 Tafn i1|e Illinois
tanul 0str 10 The Anliunal ua,.
Crnnltnt
Conarcsslmcn Farwcll and Atdrich Haye a
Word 10 Say Tor Tho Proposed
DIlch.

uepn Cnnnl Commission, appointed ut the 1Mv-
hnpurt Convention TIL tic Eth Ut Sfny iasl, with
!nu friu,ltls of tho project Rcnrsay. Including
number Df tho l1tInols delegation IN Congress,
MAS held yesterday nttcrt.Drn II! ttp urnnl Ia.
:ft' llutcl. Aiming thu*e present wGrc Jtt1nes
W. Allnn ur uci,asr, H., prcsttlent Ut tho e0nl-
nfSsip; E.lwar,l tittsscll Ut lhlvcnport, ill., Scc-
.rtury; Il. Il. Rubiiispn Ut Huek lsAitd, Trrns-
1rpr: .cssu Spal,llug, ChIcngu; 4. J. brewster,
PERT. H.; Jnncs l.. cn.nr. bxon ILL.,. ult '1lu,n-
ocr3 Of tho eo1t,mlsslon1 Senator t.uaan, CON
FRESHMEN Altlrtti,. FArwnl, nlll Henderson,, Sec-
'etary-uf-stnte DctHunl. statu ectAtor Adams,
!ta,r Senator llent, u,td Col. ClArk i. Carry
Mr.. Allan chilled the 'ncnllug II order, With tho
ltaletnent thAt thay hati nssuinblel tu consider
.ho question OF transportation III connection
With the building "f tho lIunncpln Canaa-n
question OF rho utnt,st Importance to Ch'cAHos
Win wnose people thoy wcrD Mnxt0us to consult.
tho nteutihg was cAliea pHrtisnlarly to learn
WHAT cIttcAUU COULD l>U
ind what shu waited tonr. IN his opinion. this
transportation question was tho most iInpostullt
,ne hutoro tho country tpslny, aud II inllsl bo
.rnpplGu with md settled. Tho next CunKress
vu.h be called upon to settle 1t, al.l tn declMre.
Practically, tho right or tho Hovcrulnout to pro.
rat tho interests Ut tho people.
lien. Henderson sni.l 10 hud understood the
nnottuK to he ono for purely business purposes
Every COUNTY lii his district Wild Interested Iii
Ills work, though hn wis tot In tltvNr Ut It soe-
y oil that nccuilnt llo hd favored 1t, nnd still
NyoreA 1t. bcliGyiuE II wis OF deep Interest to
,h!cngo aud all tho Northwest; Tor MnIossChcnHo
lit something soon sno would ti,ld tho oonl-
ltsce Of tic Upper Mississippi going down ttlut
Iyor. New York. tor II siuitar rc,.son. WIS nI-
most equally Interested III tho unltter. Whit
vas waited wAs txitAtion mud MI furnuaDd pub-
IT. ae,ltulcut Thu expenditure ut $i,uA.UvD ur
g Ss usvcI S 0;In ir ,e building Of ot sH work
H!tn ths. lllin0Is, unfortunately, Ut tho late ST.
l.otlts convention, wis ll1t united On tlg sub
3get, while lOwu WiA fur 1t to Il nun. Thcr0
wrre Ercjuticcs 10 he rutnovtd Ill. tho innlis
Ut Cui4trssnlen, mid to d0 this required uu etltt
% i'r ta.s s gratd iMprovuiiirnt. III wis in iavor
q publlo n,eutnRs everywhere III order 10 show
Co,lkress thnt tho peopu wcrC in EARNEST. When
1hMt WIS duno tAa GunMl would bc bullt, uud nut
h:furU.
Js'1uE stunIIir, EN.siAfOls OF pAyESroirl,
transportation a,la inerunsel facilities tor tor
sra,,*lortatlon we're ,,,rS. "a.ura! watsr.
,."a @ third LID dsarcsl.railways. TIC cs,i,srao
ct,4t which wuultl llot EXCEED si.N0,ttyU, wuu,i
ahiM.lly.. Chie1luo nlIl New York werc sttnily
Interested IN prescribing taoir eo'autesye. IN
stead Of letting II 80 tlown tho MIss!ssirpi Tho
cIu'tn that tfIos1 wno fAvored tho canal prn1rct
wcrc inconsistent In advocating nu l:!atcrn
wn.er r,,tg a4nlnst i nnturai ol.e to tho South.
tho Miaslssppt, tut tic important taet WIS, th.t
on .nelr rsir!1 thny SAHi. bapk i; un'n.y: wi1iit
s, .a W tSs @
1ur IN tllni hln0int Df sotle uthor cpulflo,,'ty.
b"ta uys. Insr r;to 81 wis. S 'ssrciorc TIC ss
latur1i ONO. an1 tp n1Sucntc IL WIS tho iurilost
remove irorn unythtng lAc Inconsistency. Tho
,n ~ ~ o,d ms N M wer ~
oreNnixatiois und uui.ntion. the; na,i tho tur:
w. ana , .a9y wAitaa @ .mo snt9f eF:, M9abSrS IN O.,
.t,ioa. md when re s!uo e.,antry WIS stirred I'd
n WI MGs' ,o !" caS1 Luo ,Gn ~ , "1' ~ ' ms
o'siun' H9 lc.ueIcta ~ !uo s..n ''ieuket!huss VI
@ IN, - ~, tn3 ~ .G ., 1 dou sove %
n w. sho ,nn ,r's ,sa o. vcr tae mas Ea
sSo ~, '. pGope% ~ % ILL., oGon IT, nronxna
WITH fh. y ,or nts1 tnn 1eoyt tau ut ~ " @ Mia.ss
ssp. IT tae nam fGops , ,,tlt 9ss!ste, tilo risur
!efoSS'gns ." @ loo0 sns.r mnase0 .nfScs nuss
Mtn nhM euu sMu l1ar1Nstnonts f Muu!u s9oii ne
iMess. s ane tts.oty u. Iu.,Neessau!ta !eR!slAuon
uro!y W t1s M9tits' a.!l. .wnilc combinations aud
H. somo 4,laArters. tue tAgt VIZ .hat lust thnt
~ st,sI VI tactas Wos nu1tssAFy+ u Lucy OYER 'ea1t
"ae'olnp'Sh a''stnaR.
was Chilled upon. ami saI,l bo WIS In fill
Syhpn,ihNy sh,p ~ Ky "itM ,v an9 nTo3sGt nno years M ax
ssr1 y sve Il, favor " u tbs EoKuss Wr ~ io 10
nsnt md xsry i!ttio Was a.'uo at thas tin,c OK,
pt tlMt an aEprnprl1ntpa WY tsa.tg. y, 4terlil
rivers and hArburs whcro work h!sd bcut' W.
reaay Goan;,lanetsl. w,thotlt .iesiG,.htius ntIy
as rrssci ess aS I'D Sst sss,sry y u WIZ VIZ
iHsie y long nt9nihont i1i fMfor nf Applying u
HrsSa Ss ty.r M " , Of eror.tlom l ts
~ eolssieellna Win lhta ltunlltE!n Chna iinw
pr"pose'i&: & H. fosnd. M Hnon sxn,nl!'ato9 nf M tho
n1'li tho report WIS mAdp ly jug inh.lstun, INV
% nen'1sr ot CnnEsess frun. v!rElnia-,hat ile