New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-19
Toledo-Tc>tern Canai--The Miami
Extension. &c.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.


ToLEoo, Nov. :, ls45.
Tbsre i perhaps no town upon the Lakes which
t;as ian 70 g7uw SIS rapidly as this during the next
zen wears Situated or The Maumee River, three
Mis- f-c-, i,s mouth i; Is the terminus of nearly
sre t1,ndred miles Of Canal Navigation and Of
ABA: seventy-fve mics OF Railway. The opening
9: IL Man: Extension Canal in the month Of June
lsss so--s3 water communication from this point
. Cincinnati on the Ohio River By atording
chsspe- and more reliable channel of communca
roa i,osa the seaboard that city than any other
sou.e. this work al once commanded amount o.
basiness far Surprising the expectations OF the most
sanEcine \; The outset. merchandise was trans
nit,ei with gree, regularity from Newly ork to Gin
cinna.i. in seventeen or eighteen days; but subse
oosnty The confidence o; shippers in the work be
came impaired to great extent Several causes
operated 70 produce this effect; During the Sum
rer il became indispensable 10 draw oil the water
t-n-, = considerable section OF the Wabash & Erie
Canal in order 10 remove deposi;es OF earth which
had interrupted the transit OF loaded boats This OF
c1rse led 10 the accumulation OF large quantities OF
regh: az each end and at various points along the
line The storage accommodations at this place,
although apparently ample, were soon found TO be
Totally Inadequate 10 the extraordinary pressure OF
ascending freight, and the number OF boats running
upon the new canal greatly beneath the require
roeuts Of the trade To complete the list Of adverse
influences an extensive break occurred Just al this
time IN the old portion of the Miami Canal which
had been in use number of years. Effectual
measures am informed will be taken 10 prevent
the recurrence OF these evils in future. The several
forwarding companies which navigate the Miami
Extension Canal viii double their effective force
upen the opening Of the work in the Spring and
some enterprising gentlemen in your city have com.
menced the erection OF a very spacious warehouse
which will be provided with every improvement
calculated 10 give despatch to business.
Some conception OF the amount OF business which
centres at this point may be formed from the fact
that although there is daily line of steamers, as
well as large number of sailing vessels and sevc-
raj steam propeers. plying between this port and
Buffalo, there are about forty thousand bushels
Of wheat now lying at the wharf in Canal boats
for which neither shipment nor storage can be oh
tanned The receipts of Wheat and Flour during
The week ending yesterday counting the whole
wheat amount 10 only little shor, Of one hundred
and twenty thousand bushels; and for several pre-
ceding weeks the average quantity received was
nearly one hundred thousand bushes-an amount
far exceeding the receipts of any other port the
Lakes with the single exceptionsof Buffalo
Iii worthy Of remark that very uncomfortable
portion of the produce just referred TO- has come
from the great wheat growing region which borders
the Miami Extension Canal The reason is obvious
owing TO the high rate of toll charged upon the
point along it's line 10 New York, cheaper than ii
can be ria the Northern route. This fact, no less
than another 10 which shall refer, is deserving
the serious consideration of the authorities in your
State Since the opening of the new canal large
shipments of heavy groceries have been made from
Cincinnati to this point. AT this moment there is
lot OF New. Orleans Sugar lying upon the wharf and
awaiting transhpment to the address of an extern
sive house in Buffalo. One thing has become in.
evitable-;hat unless liberal reduction shall be
made in tariff Of tolls upon the Erie Canal in the
articles Of Sugar, Molasses and Coffee, no point
Yves, of Buffalo will hereafter be supplied with
those articles from the seaboard. With respec, 10
the articles of Flour and Wheat, II behooves the
Canal Board carefully 10 consider whether IN the
event reduction of tolls upon the entire quantity
passing the canals shall not be deemed advisable
discriminating Tariff ought not 10 be adopted having
reference that portion OF the surplus OF this great
State which now seeks the Southern route 10 mar
ket 1t is TO be hoped they will once and forever
abandon the notion that there Is any injustice TO the
farmers OF your own State. in so far reducing the
OF toll upon the products of the new States
10 attract the carrying trade Of the great West
your public works. New York cannot, BY refusing
admission 10 the exports Of other States. represS
the energies or curail the agricultural production of
the mighty West Such policy will have no other
effect than to ALLEVIATE the feeling of fal regard
which IS now universally cherished towards her;
and 20 turn broad stream of wealth from her Dor.
ders into the lap of rival Commonwealth By ex
tending helping hand her hardy ofFsprne in the
West che will, on the other hand cement more and
moro closely her alliance with that portion OF the
Union on which the future growth OF her CONNER
cal cities in great measure depend and at the
same ti,se add 10 her revcreuces
remain faithfully yours.
AMERICANS.