Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-15
DO NOT OPPOSE IT
Sterling and Rock Falls Deny Re.
port Affecting Henne-
pin Canal.
WANT WATERWAY COMPLETED
Willing to Unite With Other Cities
in Making Demands OH
Congress.

The Sterling Hydraulic company and
the people of Sterling, Rock Falls and
vicinity are unanimously in favor of
| the completion of the Hennepin canal.
| other newspapers to the contrary not
withstanding, declares the Sterling Ga
zette. The Importance of the big ditch
to this vicinity is patent to everyone,
and the intimation which has reached
some of the cities in this vicinity that
the local hydraulic company is knock
| ing" against any further appropriation
| for the finishing of the waterway is en-
| tirely erroneous. There is no locality
| in the vicinity of the canal more in
| terested in its completion than these
two cities, and the people here will
heartily cooperate with those of other
places in any effort 10 impress congress
with the Importance of the matter.
Hos, Error started.
The mistaken impression as 10 the
attitude of Sterling no doubt came from
paragraph il recent issue of the
Chicago Recoyd-Herald, which intima-.
ted that there is a possibility that con-
gress will appropriate no more money
for the canal and said that President
Gross, of the Sterling Water company,
had remarked in Washington that the
S7.0O0.000 already spent upon the canal
had been wasted and that Gen. Mac
kenzie, chief of engineers. Will not rec
ommend the expenditure of any fur
Their sum.
Must he NisquOted.
The Gazette is not authorized to-
speak for President Gross, but il feels
safe in saying that he must have been
misquoted by the Record-H Herald. Mr.
Gross is one of the members of the
committee appointed TO secure the pro-
posed change in the location of the
government feeder dam at this place.
He has worked efficiently and heartily
for the project, and that he would in
any way do anything or say anything
TO interfere with the success of the
plans of the company is out of the
question. He is at present in Washing
ton for the purpose of pushing the bill
through the committee on rivers and
harbors. with the consent of the local
hydraulic company's committee. !
Dam Prospect is Good.
The latest reports from Washington |
indicate that the project to change |
the location of the dam is getting along |
swimmingly in the rivers and harbors |
committee. Assurances are given that |
the item will be included in the bill. |
and there is every reason to believe
that the request of the twin-cities will |
be granted. Prominent politicians are
working hard for il, and the govern
ment engineers will recommend it.
Letter fo Davenport.
A member of the Business Mems as
sociation of Davenport a few days ago
received letter from United States
Engineer James &. Long who is Ioca-
ted at Wyanet. which is as follows:
The appropriation for the construc-
ton of the Illinois and Mississippi canal
will be exhausted before a great while.
and unless something is done TO secure
additional appropriations as recon-
mended by the chief of engineers, the
work will stop, and if it does stop il
VIII probably not be resumed again. II
is believed that it will not be resumedj
again because influences are beinSl