Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-05-10

COMMERCE on THE LAKES. In a report
ny rl,e Committee of Commerce. Mr. Woodbridge.
Chairman. made la the Senate "f the United States
near the cl-sc vi the last ,essroa Of Congress We
lind sisement, Of the extent Of commerce OF the
Lakes which may surprise IN my "fuur readers. -
TO all Of them their contents be interesting:
Lake Michigan is but Of a group Of great lakes,
each connected with the other aud the whole con.
tanning VAT sea. whose general surface covers NJ,
area oi nearly 100000 square miles Oser grea'
part of u that boundary runs winch separates Thu
naIiun ir,m that Ui Great Brai hui still leaving
within The United State, u eua.l uf many thou.
said miles (Sce Geographical Reports ui M,chi.
gan. Tor 1897 The importance To this na'lon ui
increasing sud protecting its navigaIiun upon the.
great lskrs-iL ii cal and military. We'll IN IA
curnmefciul pnint VI views enforced with great
ability IA many OF the rcIuIs whirh have ctnauaieJ
from the Typographical ID .p,tmenL And Without
Irer'ding by such specific ausion. tn deracI irun
tn" great mcr'I at oher purlIuus of those report.
your cInniiies desire, ia Urlrr to illustrate murc
IIily this particular topic. we'll others connec-
ted with the general subject. To refer the Senate
respectfully. L. SSnat-d'c. No | 2 session. 9Th
Congrcss from page $50 ~ lS5. and irom l5J l.,
IL: aud they also. respectfully refer I" Ito. t"c.
NJ" ?. LIST session. Goth Congress. page 76J To 40
From these references. aud other documentary mat
ter Committed Ia them. IT would appear thlI III 81
there were upon Lake Erie and the upper lakes
more than 30 Observation-Disclosures \ cost OF BE-.
tween iwO and three millions uf dollan-aud a.
mons them some. varying frum s1 To eight hu:,.
dred iois which, iur strength seRwOrthIness. lie an.
" ~ model. and elegance of finish. may COMPARE
advaniag cou,ly with any in America; aud, nItwtth.
standing the exceeding anl continued pecuuinry
pressure oi that year. that their aggregate carus-
lNlrl FaNTh
ha'Iga'i"n' and niieT accomplishing voyages. a
monnH1g collectively. by estimation 10 near $50 =.
OOO miles. were S167.l32. 81. During that same
year. The probable am 'unt of capital invested IN
SAL uesf't'. on the same lakes was estimated ,t
Si'Z'O.OoO. aud hoir earnings during the slnc
SEASON IRE esilma'cd nj S750,000 n TO these earn.
ings there nc added Sl5O000 fer freight and toll
upon United States pruducis. passed during the
same year through the Welland canal il will be
seen that Inc producer Of the Navigation and commer
cihl hu sIness uIon those lakes amounts sunun ia To-
The large sum "f 81 100 0O0; while al the .ame
time. It has been productive of the vast advantage
OF furnishing employment and support To great mum
oen nl sailors, AID Others connected Of necessity
" iIh the business.
BY The reports Of the Tupngrnphca Bureau and
other documents referred 10 your committee or Il,
winch they have had access, u further appears Tint
daring The wear 1910, the number of entries aud
departures Of vessels aud steamers nj Buffalo was
4.O6l; That during the sumo yea; tho nu mher w.s
equally great At Cleveland; and InaI of the two
mIlii"ns ui bushels Of wheat shipped Sg6 $50 bush.
els were cleared from that porI Er Cana,la or the
We!iaId canal; and that there were during the
same Peri'd. and from the same place 422 Gle arsn
ces Of vessels for Canada or the Weland canal
u iurihe', by ihuse dncumrnE appear thai duIiahlc
rnerciandiso iron New York or elsewhere, To The
value Ot ten millions of dullars was discharged nj
Cleveland. aud destined for The Ohu and Ms,issip
pa valleys. passing down the OIiO canal. and fer
consumption mud supply la the State of Ohin. (S,,
Senate doc No 81 session 27ih Congress. page.
1878. 2l2)
The raTdry with which The Navigation aud
commerce oi the lakes have thus grown W consti.
'uIcs striking feature IN the general subject With
HAT /. Connected u consideInrIun of The Influence
produced upon those Interests toy the complciIoa Of
he great lInes ni communication beiw ecu he IIud
ON mud Buffalo. ny canal aud railway, and hctw cen
the OhIo rIVer.a The moHIh OF The Scciu aud Lake
Ere. NJ Cleveland, through the Ohio canal Tnis
rnhnenre 10 ably and efficiently illustrated ia the
different e1posiIIuns contained in tho repairs Of tie
r''PTraphIcRi Bureau. And if consequ cnces 10 va,
may justly be dednced irum The opening OF rhu,e
lines Of COZ mnnIcaIun. WIN inca sure the extent
OF that terIning commerce whi'h will he poured
iin Lake Michigan. through The canal up The Ill,.
n"is' and how UNNECESSARILY will that commerce be
swollen and expanded Ivy The umpleiion now -.
nearly accoi: Pushed. nf the OnIu snd lndana canal
vi The Miami anJ the Wabash, which terminates IN
he Miami bay. and ul that canal which Is To unite
Pittsburgh with the lakes nj Erie aud Of all thuSe
either lines of communication nv railroad which are
respectively IA course Of completion