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Dixon Sun weighs in on Hennepin canal and Sterling
The Dixon Sun defends the Hennepin canal plan and its prospective impact, arguing Sterling overreacts to possible railroad rate changes and that canal completion would boost Dixon Rock Island and Davenport economies. It cites railroads, legal matters, and local figures as context while praising broader regional development.
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Prophetstown
Erastus Stowell
Sterling Gazette
Inter-Ocean
Jim Camp
Russell
Beardsley
Northwestern
Tri-City
P. Ms
Proctor
Mars
Hennepin Canal
Sterling
Dixon Sun
Gazette
Whiteside County
I Ilinois and
Michigan Canal
Shaw
Hennepiners
General Henderson
Congress
Dixon and
Rock Island
Hawley
Illinois and Michigan Canal
Burke
Nature
Great Western
Dixon
Davenport
Franklin Grove
Washington Champaign
Buckle
Swing
Shakespeare
Angelo
Dryden
Voltaire
England
America
Thurlow
Rock River
Washington
Rock Falls