United States v. Jones (1883) 600 decisions as a guideline on applying the US government power and obligation under the Fifth Amendment to take private property for public uses, generally termed the right of eminent domain. It has also been cited to stresss a common lesson, caveat emptor or “let the buyer beware”, even when the government is the buyer. The Fox–Wisconsin Waterway was completed in 1876, but after the completion of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. As the Illinois and Michigan Canal became the primary passageway between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River, use of the Fox–Wisconsin Waterway was never substantial and it slowly
Steve Buyer Steve Buyer Stephen Earle Buyer ( ; born November 26, 1958) is the former U.S. Representative for , and previously the , serving from 1993 until 2011. In 2012, Buyer started working for R.J. Reynolds, promoting the use of smokeless tobacco. He is a member of the Republican Party. Buyer holds the rank of Colonel in the United States Army Reserve. On January 29, 2010, Buyer announced he would not seek a tenth term to the House to spend more time with his wife, who has an incurable autoimmune disease. In January 2011, Buyer became a lobbyist for McKesson Corp.