The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-07 00:00:00

THE CHICAGO ELEVATOR MONOPOLY.
And now comes a voice from the east, asking,
" What
will Chicago do toward reducing the cost of putting
western grain into the market of the world?" We answer
that so far as the elevators are concerned, nothing. We
very much to make this admission. We know it
will not tend to increase the grain trade of our city, but
the truth might as well be spoken now, and the responsi-
bility thrown where it belongs—upon the shoulders of the
elevator proprietors. There is no disputing the fact that
the elevators of this city have a monopoly of the trade,
and they will not reduce their charges for storing grain
unless they are compelled so to do. Chicago is the grain
centre of the northwest. Her supremacy as a grain cen-
tre was gained by the liberal policy of her merchants and
citizens generally, who did everything in their power to
draw trade hither, and they were successful be-
yond expectations. Jealous rivals used every
effort to divert the grain trade from this city, but
so far they have been unsuccessful. But this is not saying
that in the long run Chicago will not be beaten. If the
grasping and selfish policy of the elevator proprietors of
• this city is to continue, we fear that it will not be manY
years before we shall be obliged to point to a falling off in
our grain trade. Producers and forwarders in the West
have argued that if sc me of the more Eastern cities would
reduce their elevator charges, Chicago would follow suit'
What a fallacious idea ! There has been a reduction of
fully 50 per cent. in Erie canal tolls, and the rate of ele-
vating at Buffolo has been reduced one cent. per bushel.
Something less than a year ago one or two other lake
cities made a reduction in their elevator charges, all
expecting that the elevators of Chicago would second the
movement. But no ; Chicago—or rather her elevator,
proprietors, to use a slang phrase, " could not see it ;
and they charge just as much now as they did when the
producer was enabled to sell his grain at nearly
double the figures at which he can now and could,
consequently, afford to pay a higher freiglit. Efforts
are being made all along the route to furnish cheap
transportation to eastern markets. If the elevator
proprietors at Buffalo can afford to reduce their storage
charges one cent per bushel—and it is not reasonable to
suppose they would do so if the action was to be followed
by pecuniary loss—it cannot be said but that the elevator
proprietors of Chicago can afford to reduce their charges,
if not one cent per bushel half a cent— anything so that
we have a reduction. The receipts of grain at Chicago
for 1869 were, in r mnd numbers, 53,400,000 bushels, and
at Buffalo, 37,500,000 bushels. It must be recollected that
the grain put in the elevators at Buffalo does not remain
their any length of time, while through the winter
months the stocks usually accumulated in elevators here
are immense. Thus we find that on January 3, 1870, there
was in 'store at Buffalo a total of 1,250,000 bushels of
grain, while in Chicago there was 4,325,000 bushels.
While we admit that it was force of circumstances
that compelled a reduction in canal tolls, and in elevator
charges at Buffalo, and that a reduction would
not have been made had it not been a positive necessity,
and that none of these circumstances are applicable to
Chicago just now, we are somewhat fearful that unless
some decisive steps are taken to shew that the city of
Chicago is willing to lend a hand in furnishing the pro-
ducer with a cheap transit for his grain, these same pro-
ducers' will patronise those people who are willing to assist
them. This is human nature. There are seventeen ele-
vators in this city, and all but one charge the same rates
for storing grain now as they did during the times of high
prices. And we presume they will continue so to do
until they are forced to cut down rates or lose their trade.
It is the wish of grain dealers here, almost without exceP"
tion, that the elevator proprietors reduce their rates of
storage, but they " pull ' together, and have such a maw'
poly of the business that they will not listen to anY
entreaties, and do not care, so low" as they have a fa',
job, what becomes of the grain trade of the city. TheY
probably imagine that it is time enough to act when the
grain trade begins to fall off by diversions to other routes;
but they will find that if the trade should ever turn, it
will hardly be in their power to bring it back to its old
channeL —Chicago Republican.

THE NEW FENIAN RAID.
Our dispatches from various points along the Canadian
border indicate that a .formidable demonstration is being
made by the Fenians. Movements are reported to be
going on simultaneously .at Buffalo. Ogdensbur,Rochester,
Burlington, Boston, and from this City. The
whol"
frontier has been thrown into commotion, and the
Dominion authorities must be in a state of bewilderment
in determining where to concentrate their defences. It
is evident that the details of the raid, whatever they maybe, have been carefully and deliberately arranged,
and that the leaders have been very sue"
cessful in maintaining secrecy. The authorities
on both sides seem to have been taken completely by Bur-
prise. The indications are strong that the impending
blow will be struck near Ogdensburg, although it may be
that the demonstration at that point is merely a feint to
create a diversion in favour of some other locality. Great
activity is reported at Buffalo, quite a concentration of
Fenians having been made there. This, it will be remem-
bered, was the point from which the disastrous atteniPt.
of 1868 was made. Whatever may be the plan of opera.
tions it must be developed within afew hours, or the whole
movement will be baffled by Federal interference, Pre"
cisely as the previous one was. The President has been
prempt in issuing a proclamation warning all citizens •
against joining in the threatened movements, and ad"
monishing them that by taking any part in the raid they
will forfeit the protection of the United States.
must necessarily be a fatal blow to mere preparations. It
is exceedingly difficult to conceive what the Fenians hope
to accomplish by this new and unexpected demonstration.
It can hardly be that they expect to conquer Canada, or
even that they have any reasonable stand against the
military forces which will speedily be brought against
them. We certainly do not believe that theY
will receive any assistance from the Canadian
people. Although there is a strong element
of dissatisfaction among the inhabitants in Canada West,
they will not be likely to co-operate with the Fenian (?r"
ganisation, or go to the length of open rebellion, for the
reason that a peaceful solution of their difficulties Is
feasible, besides being perfectly safe. One thing Inal
safely be calculated upon, and that is that our Canadial!
neighbours will experience another season of exciteinen'
and apprehension, this time with good reason ; that there
will be hurried concentration of troops at various poh,ts.,
a gen eral panic among the defenceless people, and, xilt'-
mately, a round bill to pay. The constant liability of
recurrence of these outbreaks must be exceedingly
pleasant as well as expensive, and it behoves the vei
minion authorities to devise scmemeans of putting an ell
to them.—New York Herald of May 25.

TLe Lords of the Admiralty have decided 011
immediately building three iron vessels of war, at Chathal
dockyard, in addition to C.ose now under construction
fitting at that establishment. The largest and
R 131°,s
powerful of the new vessels is to be named the aleigaP
and will be of between 4,000 and 5,000 tons burden,
mounting an armament of 27 heavy guns, placed in ber,
broadside batteries.

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Swedenborgians. He was presented with a handsomely
bound set of Swedenborg's theological works. In reap:.
ing thanks he said he had not come to England to be-
be
come a convert to any sect. If he hated idolatry, he
hated sectarianism ; and he did not intend to become t
exclusive property of any one religious denominati°%
He wished to look with Catholic, brotherly eyes upon
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