Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-02-03
RAIL ROAD.

nearly coumn OF rather causiic structures 10
the remarks Of the Herald, under the above
head, Published the week previously. We
have no objections % any tone in which the
Gazette may give uiieiancs to sentiments or
opinions, lhough entirely incorrect, which IS
necessary 10 its suslensnce, consistent with
The feelings and humor Of its editors or graft
flying 10 the community through which It eli
cula,es. We are well enough aware that the
statements and conclusions Of the Gazette, IN
tho article to which we have alluded, are
strictly in keeping with the prospective inter
es,s Of Galena, and therefore were doubtless
both acceptable and pleasing to the business
men Of that city. The statements OF the two
papers. upon a matter Of immense Importance
to this region, are widely different and con-
fcting-what are the fsctsl We stated that
the average cos. Of transporting lead to n. Y.
City via New Orleans, was 81 l2l. We
based this statement partly upoo information
which we gathered with much care about one
year since and partly upon statistical article
published 10 the Gazette four weeks ago,
which originated in Galena, and was copied
by that paper, withOut comment, from the 81.
louis Republican, aud which placed the av-
erage price Of lead in Galena, during the year
1913, al 81 27i
Add 10 this the statement Of the Ga
zelte-tha, ''the total cost, by way
OF New Orleans. TO the wharf at
New York Except when subject TO
quarantine charges" Is 80 90
and we have the price OF lead IN
New York brought down 10 50 87B
or so cents below the minimum price OF lead in
that city for tho past year. We know that
some lead was transported in 1913 as low as
20 cents. bu, it must be remembered that the
last year was remarkable, not only for an un-
usually high Stage OF water but for the unpre-
codenled continuance Of that stage. During
tho year l5i2, from all the informalioA we were
able TO acquire, fregh,s ofener exceeded than
fell below 81 2j. Taking these seasons as
The N'reme Of high and low water, and the
average COS, of transportation cannot possibly
be ess than 81 90 an average which very re-
cen, information Dclnes Us TO beieee is near
ST correc, than our previous statement.
We stated tha, lead could be transported TO
y. y. City, by way Of Rail and the Lakes,
a, whole cost Of 10 cenls,-37 cents to the
Lakes and 80 cents from thence to its desiua-
,ion-a Statement, entirely and indisputably
correct, Dousman e. Co. Of Milwaukee, one
Of tho most able and respectable firms in the
West, proposed during tho whole navigation
season, 10 recsyo and send lead TO N. y. City
at charge Of 80 cents, and did actually for
ward il even 4. lower charge.
Now, 10 order to compare the two routes
more fully, we will suppose the cost OF trans.
porlation by way of Buffalo and that by way
of New Oheans, eqoa. There were about
For,y.one iuruaces constantly in operation in
1913. Tho whole amour, OF lead manufac
tured by these furnaces was 40. $50, 10 lbs,
which, a, the low price of 60 30 per 100 lbs.
would amour, to s9lO,45l. This sum divid
cd equally AMONG the said for'y.ono furnaces.
would make the business done by each a
noun, TO 1888. BY the proposed northern
route, returns Of lead can always DO had in 30
days, whereas, by the southern route, returns
cannot be received 10 less than 90 days
Here thea is difference 10 favor OF the
northern route Of interest upon S9i0,l5i for
NJ least six months the excess OF time reqnir-
III by the southern route which amounts 10
Si7 .023. This is calculating interest Ell 10
per cenI--a rate below that at which money,
upon the best security, is generally obtained
IN this county. This sacrifice Of inter est
would cause each Of The said furnaces TO sus.
tain loss Of Sl,llG, or more than double the
amount tclui,ileto the delivery OF the 997 900
raunts e load manufactured by zach of the
said furnaces, al any point upon tho Mlssis-
nigh, terminate. Tho norihcsn route, then,
besides being the safest and mos, natural,
would be decidedly the preferable one upon
the score Of pecuuiary consideration even al
on equal charge Of transportation. When we
add to lhi. fact the still more important one.
that transportation by the northern route will
over be a, lcas, 30 cents. per 100 lbs, cheap
CT than by tho southern, We think our aFsi
slaiemen,-,hai three.fou'ths Of all the lead Of
this region would pass over Rail Road dur
ing The firstly elr Of us existence an extreme
ly safe aad modes; one.
All who contemplate our position 10 regard