Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-17
AT THE BANQUET BOARD
Illinois Delegation in Congress Given Feast
by Chicago Association.
Addresses by Senator CulIom, SENATOR
Mason and Numerous other
Guests-ThOse Present.

| The Illinois delegation in Congress was
banqueted last night at the Hotel Raleigh
| by the board of trustees of the sanitary
| district of Chicago. The gathering was in
| honor of the presentation of a memorial
| to Congress setting forth the completion
and success of the Chicago drainage canal,
| recently constructed at an outlay of $34,-
| 100000. In the speeches of the evening
| We're reflected the idea that this canal is
4 to form the nucleus of an inland water
way for the passage of ships from the
| great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and thus
| opening a direct means of transportation
| for the middle west to the markets of the
world.
Chicago pluck and enterprise formed the
theme for a number of the addresses, while
unsunted praise was bestowed upon the
men who had change of the immense work
Mr.. Frank Wenter, member of the board
OF trustees, presided in the capacity Of
toastmaster. He inaugurated the speech
making with brief reference to the canal
and a statement of the magnitude of the
work. He first introduced Senator Shelby
NJ Cullom, the other speakers being Sena-
tor william Mason, Representative Joseph
u. Cannon, Representative Amos ]. Cum
mings, Representative C. z. Lttleheld
Representative William Lorimer, Represen-
tauve Walter Reeves, Representative
Claude M. Swanson, Mr.. Lawrence Nc
Gam, who represented Mayor Carter H
Harrison of Chicago, who was unable to be
a. n.
hnance committee of the drainage board;
and Colonel Isaac Taylor, president of the
Illinois Valley deep waterways.
Senator CuIIom's Hopes.
Senator Cullom said he wanted to live
to see free transportation from the lakes
to the gulf, let it cost s25 100000 or $50
100000 In his judgment the canal should
be completed as it has been so magnifi-
| Gently begun For the best interests of the
ha h.acla
quilt. American productions should GO TO
! the world in the simplest and cheapest wav.
He said that when the city of Chicago had
expended nearly $35 100000 for this mag
nif1cent artificial river, it is a small mat
ter for the United States to undertake 10
supply the balance necessary.
Representative Cannon's speech WAS ma
trfotic and interesting. He referred to the
expansion policy with enthusiasm, and an
plled 1t to canals as well as to interna-
tional relations. All of the speeches were
received with applause, and showed the
guests to be thoroughly imbued with the
spirit of the enterprise.
The Guests.
Among those present were Mr. John +
Lentz. Mr.. Benjamin F. Caldwell. Mr.. Hem
ry S. Boutell, Mr.. E. T. Newman, Judge
Geo. P. Foster, Mr.. Jas. R. Mann, Mr.. Jas.
p Mallette, Mr.. L. D. Thoman, Mr.. L. w.
Busby, Mr.. c. W. Ferris, Mr.. William r
Curtis Mr.. Thomas H. Ball. Mr.. JoeI p
Heatwole Mr.. John A. T. Hull, Mr.. d. s.
Alexander, Mr.. Joseph R. Lane, Mr.. Henry
L. West: Mr.. Smith Mcpherson. Mr.. Wash
ington Gardner. Mr.. D. A Roy, Mr.. Claude
A. Swanson, Mr. William Lorimer, Mr..
c. A. Lehman, Mr.. Thomas Kelly, Judge C.
e: Littlefield, Judge w. NJ. Springer, Mr..
Alexander J. Jones, Mr.. Thomas NJ Jett.
Mr. ]. Taylor Mr.: w. E. Williams, Mr. ].
R. Williams. Maj. H. R. Belknap, Mr. Amos
j. Cummings, Mr.. George Edmund Foss.
Mr.. II. /. Cobb, Mr.. Richard Fairchild, Mr..
Lem. A. Wiley, Mr.. Albert L. Thielbar, Mr..
Joseph F. Haas, Mr.. A. L. Coburn Mr. II.
Gibson Gardner, Mr.. 7. P. Kane, Mr.. Chas.
U. Gordon, Mr.. Y. Warner, Mr. Charles ].
Dawes. Mr.. w. ]. Bailey, Mr.. Abner Tay-
Tor, Mr.. Lawrence E. Mccain, Mr. w, g.
Daniels. Mr.. G. n. Haugen, Mr. E. S. Com
way, Mr.. Walter Reeves, Mr. TheobaId OF
1en, Mr.. James II. Davidson. Mr.. william
E. Mason, Mr.. Frank Wenter, Mr. s. NJ.
Cul.om, Mr.. 2. R. Carter. Mr.. ]. G. Cam
non. Mr.. B. F. Marsh. Mr.. G. C. Gilbert,
Mr.. ]. Randolph, Mr.. Frank B. Gormon,
Mr.. H. A. Phillips. Mr.. James c. Broden,
Mr.. Willis Evans. Mr.. Joseph V. Croft. Mr..
Thomas Hedge. Mr.. George w. Prince.