Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-01-14

The first OF these cases involved the
estate Of Augustus Garrett, and was
argued before the United States Su.
premc Court In 1882. The second In.
volved the greater part Of the suburb
of Riverside, and was carried to and
handled successfully In the Supreme
Court during 1SSf-S5. The third, in.
volvfng large part Of Jackson Park,
was in the courts fSS5-SS.
These cases and others brought Mr..
dillers mnle SO prominently before
the public that he was appointed Cor.
poration Counsel by Mayor Washburne
In 1901. While Corporation Counsel
for the city Mr.. Miller handled large
number Of important cases, and among
them was the celebrated Lake Front
case, in which the city won notable
victory against the Illinois Central
Railroad, involving the validity Of the
grant of the Lake Front by the Legls.
lature to the railroad company. The
victory Of the city was Of the greatest
Importance, and 1t was held that the
bed Of navlgable water IL the property
Of the people, and Is held In trust by
the State for them. Since retiring
from his Office Mr.. Miller has been en-.
gagged In private practice. He Is
prominent Republican, a member Of st.
Iaul's Protestant Episcopal Church,
and besides the Union League Club Is
a member Of the Chicago. Hamilton,
Lakewood and Chicago Literary Clubs.
The Elevator Trust Is sending for
new members to AK" them against the
repeal Of the Infamous warehouse law
passed at the last session.
&e
II the people Of Chicago permit them.
selves to be robbed by an Octopus
which has no legal right to exist. they
are not entitled to any sympathy.
A report Of special interest In view Of
the present Panama discus.
sion Is that sent forth by the treasury
bureau Of statistics In its latest issue
In reference to the worlds canal traffic.
The figures show the business Of the
Suex canal. the Kaiser Wilhelm. the st.
Mary's, the New York canals and 9TH
ers. and are very suggestive rs to the
course and tendency Of inland and
world commerce. From these tables
few statements may be adduced show.
Ing the increase and present amount Of
tonnage OF these great avenues Of com.
merce./ Taking tho Sues canal % bis.
torically Of the greatest Significance.
the treasury statistics show an increase
In Mt tonnage frssn &D10 tons In 1850.
Its opening year, to S.080.777 In 1901.
since which there has been little
change. The Kaiser wilhelm canal has
increased during the three years 1t has
been In operation from 1.5O5.0S3 tons
to $50, 706 In the year ending March
81. 1905. Or an increase Of nearly 80
per cent. The most stupendous figures
are those In connection with the St.
Mary's Falls canal. connecting Lake
Superior and the lower lakes. The
freight tonnage In this canal has In.
creased from 1,507.741 tons In 1881 to
more than 1S.OOO.OOO In 1S07-an In.
crease without precedent In the history
Of canals, showing that In volume OF
4 business this pathway Of commerce
takes first rank In the world. The
Welland. also. shows an Increase from
S1O.O34 tons In 1880 to 1907 ,0S1 the
. last year. The New York canals alone
show steady decrease since 1880. the
number OF tons In that year being L..
OCT 400, while In 1907 the number was
only 1.S7S.21S. This result has been
brought about by number Of causes.
chief of which. however. has been the
reduction In rail freights from Chicago
to the coast. Thus the average rate
per bushel for wheat from Chicago to
, New York by lake and canal In 1877
was 11.24 cents, and In 1907 4.o5 cents.
During the same time the combination
of lake and rail freights has fallen
! from 1853 cents In 1877 to 1899 cents
} In 1897.
A twentieth century thank. Offering
of twenty millions dollars--one-half to
be devoted to the educational, tho other
/. half to the charitable, enterprises Of
the church-has been invited Oy the
Methodist Episcopal bishops. They ask
!: that 1t he subscribed and paid during
the next three years. and have named
o commission OF clergymen and lay.
men to carry the plan into effect. 1t Is
q vast amount that is demanded, vast
: enough to test the faith and courage Of
even this great and generous denomina.
ton; but ours Ia not day of small
. things" In Christian benevOlence. aud
D there should be inspiration In the
: thought Of the great things that TWEEN,