Show POWER SUIT RECALLS SOME EARLY HISTORY CHICAGO Nov No 16 A plan of Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur St. St Clair Glair first territorial governor of the northwest territory dated 1781 an and l sent to the Washington ton authorities declaring that the Spaniards and En Eng lish ish had a 3 monopoly in fur trade Inthis in inthis this f. f of f the country and asking that the United States government establish es a trading post at Peoria Pedria figured fig fig- ur d in the hearing earing yesterday in n the suit SUlt of the government to enjoin the Economy Light Ligh and Power company from constructing a dam at Dresden Heights The written letter was offered of of- in testimony to prove that the Desplaines river was a navigable stream at that time Another interesting letter Jetter was that of of-an of an army officer at old Fort Dearborn who made a report to Washington in 1829 telling of a chase after deserters up the Desplaines river A report of one olTo Stewart to congress March 30 was an important feature feature fea fea- ture in the testimony of Prof of-Prof Prof Clarence W. W Alvord ord of the University of n Tl TEe e report of Stewart was was in regard ire ire- gard to the propos proposed d construction of a canal connecting Lake Michigan with the Illinois river |