Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-10

ceases, while in summer it is scarcely
half the higher hgure2 The proper
tiopate charge by rail for the transit
OF q bLShtl OF wheat between Chicago
and Buffalo would be in the winter
from six to eight cents, while by lake
IT Is generally two cents, and often
less than that. The freight on a bushel
OF wheat between st. Paul and Chi
cago is from 10 to II cents. while
Major Benyaurd has shown hat by
The Mississippi and the Hennepin
Canal 1t would not exceed six cents.
Now see what a vast amountof money
II would leave in the pockets of the
people of the Uoper MissiSsippi Valley
If such a reduction of the transit of
their cereals 80 market were realized.
Official Government estimates of the
crop OF wheat in the states Of the Ups
Per Mississippi Valley for 1884 were:
Wheat ...... tss $40 IN,
Corn ,.'.''' -,.....,. ...,........ S5, 574. 600
Total, .,,..... ,.,.............t COS, a&8, 600
Suppose only one-half is 70 be shlp-
ped eastward for consumption there
and for export, and we have SOP COL
SEQ bushels II only one cent Der
bushel were saved to the people by
water transit, the amount would be
81, Q29, 6l5 at five cents per bushel the
fabulous sum of S25, las, 055 would be
left IN the pockets of the people every
year. Spend but "A quarter of this
sum Tor two or three years on improv.
ing the navigation of the Upper Mis-.
sissippi and the building of the Hem
Hepm Canal, a most important part of
the river system, and the most mar
Vicious results would ever after be re-
allied, For the want Of such improve.
ment wheat IS forced up the Mississippi
river from Wlnona, and perhaps be-
low, 10 seek the Shorter railway tran
sit to Duluth, and thence by the great
lakes on its way to the seaboard.
Whatever saving is thus effected is so
much the better for the people.
Following the speech Of Mr.. Bross,
Mr. Chase, Of Omaha, stated that res.
olutiOns had been perfected, which
would be reported as soon as engrossed.
He thought they would be generally
acceptable to the convention, although
they asked liberal appropriations;
So, GOO, 600 are apparently lying idle in
the treasury the great northwest had
paid a good part of it and wanted to
share its benefits IN the way of i'm
proved water ways. He denied that
hostility was intended against the
railroads. He then gave statistics
claiming that n county in Nebraska
had produced s ,C00, 000 bushels OF corn
last year, which was about as much as
the rest OF the United States had pros
duced. His special plea was for the
Missouri river. He claimed that the
people of Nebraska were entitled to q
good portion of the millions appro.
priated.
lgnatius Dannelly took the plat>
form and said he convention was an
organized raid ON the treasury of the
United States. He said the farmers
had been advised TO diversity their
industries. He would advise them to
raise hell. Laughter and applause.
What we want is cheap transportation
10 u water ways, and if we don't get
it there will be revolution in this
country. Their emmisaries we're even
present on the floor of this copven-
ton.
Senator Eustace, Of Louisiana, in
vited by the convention, proceeded to
disabuse the public mind of the idea
that there was any antagonism on the
part OF the south agasnst the upper
river Improvement.
Clark H. Carr, of Illinois, Mr.. Muir
ply, Of Iowa, and Governor Bross
made speeches in favor of the Hen
Iepin canal.
a series of resolutions recommend
ing immediate and comprehensive
Improvement Of the Mississippi and
Missouri rivers and their navigable
tributaries, and the appropriation an
nually Of $25, 600, 600 for the improve
ment of rivers and harbors Of the
United States and the construction of
artificial waterways were unanimous
ly adopted by the convention when 1t
adjourned.
He SWOTe OF for five Years.