The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-06
THE CANAL COMMISSION.
IT'S Annual Meeting at Chicago Ye-tei .
day.--Elcction of Officers Change
Of Name.

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chicaSo Yesterday IL VIII "e seen ny II
that Rock Island was well represented
both in membership and committee:
Tha I.ka Mcbiy,, and Niss;sai,,;
river canal commission met at the Grand
pacific hotel Yesterday morning Eye
william Rross called The mee,inp n orae,
OF 1o.ai, o'ciock and announced that Col
If,lsy prss;dont of tho comm;ss;nn had
ha.n dela ved and wouId mt arrive until
II o'clock Gnv Rross was chosen
temnorarv chairman. Secretary. Russell
not heinz present Secretary of State
dement, was apnointed Temporary snb~
s,i,ute' Gov. Bross called attention tn
the great importance of the. project in
hand and promised such a federation
would he sent IN WASHINGTON at the
coming session of conoress that n sniff
cient appropriation would be secured to
warrant The commencement of the canal.
IF congress could be given to understand
that the Uennepin canal project must be
fnyorably considered before anv other
similar enternrise there would he no
tronble about obtaining an appropriatiou.
senator Raw moved the roll call of the
commission be called so that business
MIGHT be intellipently conducted. Col
IItlev who arrived at II q clock and took
the chair suooested if would hc proner to
invite all gentlemen present to take seats
with The commission. This superstition
was acted upon. and the roll was not
called Among those present were United
States Enoineer Durham. of Rock Island;
Hon Harry Cleayeland. Rock Island;
Murrv Nelson CHICAGO: w r. Dowda)i
Peoria Hon ID. II. Littler Springfield
Cant Robinson. Cant, Stewart,
Rock Island. ex-senator Wray. H.
n Dement, Snriuofield. lanes NJ
Reardslev Rock island: ex Senator
M.rshal, Toilet. Mr. Garter. Chicaoo.
Conrressman Jere Murphy. Davennort:
Cant John Dysart Dixon.
Gov Rross moved the name of the
commission he made TO read ..the Lake
Micbioan and Mississippi river canal
commission in order that the public
conld annreciate the purpose of the work
Tbis nronosi,ion was discussed by Judge
Murnhy Senator Raw. and Mr.. Dowdall,
and WAS finally adonIed JUDGE Murnby
stated that in All official acts the name
had haen given as stated above. Int il
was popularly known as the Hcnnepin
canal
A. tho oftornoon seasion Senator Raw
n,oved :. committee of seven he aDnojnted
IN nominate officers for the ensuing wear,
While The committee was ont the mem
hers of the Mississippi and Missouri Val.
law Trade ,senc,,tinn unon invitation.
visited the commission. The chair called
mon Jndoc Mnrnhv to address the meet,
est in attaining waterway from the
Nississippi to Lake Michigan. and had on
douht the VISITING association would unite
with the commission in this endeavor to
obtain CHEAP transportation. The more
railroads the less competition. They
combined apoinst the pnblic commerce
and nooled their earnings. Both pro
ducer and consumer throughout the Miss
siss;nr; valley world find relief when the
nronosed canal was completed. 1t costs
10 cents to hiring anthracite coal to Cal
100 from Pennsvlvanio. and 40 to Trans
mort il to noints in Iowa distant from
Cbicaoo INK miles.
Cnngress,nan Plum said n fair profit
coulI Hr realized Inv transporting wheat
from st Lo,is 70 New Orleans nj one
cent a mile, VET for some reason there was
not enough husiness sent TO New Orleans
tn warrant the ocean traffic to change
their norris from eastern points. This
was causpd by forces not understood, and
he considered the Hennepiu canal. being
in the wav would chauoe the course of
husipoos The water line would be
hrou,sbt en- much closer to the farmers
and ,ynulI greatly benefit them. There
w.c a ore,, system in the east. the great
lakes and tn. Erie canal. and in the west
The h;o rivnrs furnished another GREAT
svstom A few millions would be suf
ficent to form the connecting link and
inestimablv henetit the people. Wheu>
ever the Government allowed an amor,
nr;at;on for The Hem min canal il would
he necessary for if to also accept the Iii,
nn;s oono,
dow Rross reformed to the fact that the
oroat wotnrwavs of the east terminated at
Chjcago. The RAILWAYS had become a
mover Int he thought it best not to an,
tseon;ze them They would be benefited
hy Getting rid of heavy traffic, and as
The neonle became better in circumstances
thew would demand more LIGHT traffic.
and Tins the railroads would receive a
benefit Uc was Glad to see the people
If the west were determined no bin
shonlJ mass congress which did not in.
tlndo no onnrnSriation for the Uennenip
conaI
~, Ir,,ey so;d tho dptv of the general
rovarnmcnt r. nromo,e commerce am,no
a. s,otns yas paromonnt 70 ,nv other
T ~ h,'il1;nr of this cana, would snve 6
~ = onnts a hneheI n, wheat tn the 90, =,
hoard and would hu;ll tLe canal many
,;,,'a n,,ar
Ia Ioma, N.vo of Kansas ci,v nresida,,
,,,, h,,rtor5 hand with tho nroiect and
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