The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-28
pusLIc IMPROVEMENTS.

A private letter received from Capt. I.
j. Robinson, who is at Washington in the
interest of the proposed public building
appropriation for this city, as well as the
Hennepin canal states that both prospects
are in satisfactory condition and viii no
doubt receive favorable consideration from
congress.
In reference to the canal, the following
from the national congress, will prove of
general interest:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-A meeting of
the Illinois delegation in congress was held
tonight in the interest of the proposed
canal to connect the waters of the Missis-
sippi and Illinois rivers at Rock Island and
Hennepin. The delegation are unit in
favor of the enterprise. The result Of the
meeting was to pass resolution id favor
of asking an appropriation of 81 900, 600
to begin the work. and an appropriation
of $3.50, 900 to complete the improvement
of the Illinois river; also to procure an act
of congress authorizing the secretary Of
war to cause a survey to be made of the
Illinois and Michigan canal with view of
ascertaining the cost of converting the
same into ship canal The meeting also
determined to telegraph at once to Cover
nor Cullom, asking that he include in his
proclamation converting an extra session
of the legislature, among other objects,
that of taking into consideration the ced
ing to the general government the Illinois
aud Michigan canal.
The Iowa members are unanimously in
favor of the appropriation for the construc-
ton of the Hennepin and Rock Island
Canal and they are to meet with the Hi
nois members Monday or Tuesday next to
agree upon plans for concerted action to
score the appropriation. As has been
urged from time to time in these dispatches,
the friends of the appropriation say that
there has been ne organized opposition so
far developed against the appropriation.
NEW YORK FOR THE CANAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb 24-A B. Miller,
Chairman of the Committee on Canal
of the New York Board of
Trade and Transportation. appeared be-
fore the House Committee on Rail
ways and Canals late this afternoon,
= special meeting being held for
the purpose and made arrangements in
advocacy of the construction of the Hen
nepin Canal After reviewing the various
canal routes throughout the United States, |
iAo uStaiiiAS lue STcdt dufduIdSe WHICH |
commerce derives therefrom, Mr. Miller |
concluded as follows: .tAs Chairman of |
she Committee on Canals of the New York |
Board of Trade and Transportation, have |
he honor to appear before you to advocate |
he construction by the government of the
projected Hennepin Canal, connecting the
great lakes with the Mississippi River at
he maximum cost, estimated by the Unit
I'd States engineers, of Sc, 200, 600. The
,reat advantage to be derived by the eoun
ry through the construction of this com
,aratively short canal, at so small an +
is so fully set forth in the
pamphlet and accompanying map, pre-
Jared by the Illinois and Mississippi
River and Canal improvement Committee.
hat it would be work of supererogation
N my part to further occupy your time in
ehearsing it. viii simply say that the
ubject has been before the board I repre-
snt several years and has received its
areful consideration and
UNQUALIFIED ENDORSEMENT.
he board considers the work entirely
ational In character-in no sense local