The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-12

INTELLIGENCE By THE MAILS,
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| WAsHISoroS, Jan. 8, 1910.
a nee Frcteef for Rsiirosd to the Pacifc-ve M
lions ~ De'iars Pledged for lie Consfr~eson of "a
Work II CoHSTess Grants the Charter.
Mr.. BorIeSad, In the Senate to-day presented tn
memorial Of Vim. 2syard Co., OF New York prsyin n.
Congress to grant charter and slip Of land aons
the route for q rANroaS from tho Mississippi to ths
Pacific via st. Louis to the Rio GraAds, in New
Mexico thence through the dehss CT the Rocky Noun
tsins to the CHA river, thsn.,s to Cslifornis.
Mr.. Bsyard 10, We believe, thu brother Law of Gsu
Van Rennsalaer, Of Albany, and this memorial en-
braces the full and results Of the proposed
railroad 1t Is seldom have read 90 able paper In
the shape Of memorial. Mr.. Baysrd Is sustained By
the required capital for the enterpye, pledging
place Eve millions In the public treasury bon II for
the execution Of the work. The memorial, indspsn-
IDENTIFY OF the proposition Of the petitioner. full q
Interesting matter which will amply repsy it, publ
Great credit due to Mr. whitney for his psr.svs-
the public sttsnsion to the great work Of
rarosd to the Pscinc; and while We have never sp-
the high northern ATTITUDES he has selected for
MS route, ana the vast overland journey from Lake
Michigan to the mouth Of the Columbia-whis No have
repeatedly enumerated the obstacles Of long limo
without timber, and through prodigous . chain Of
mountain: as are the Rocky mauntains, between
the South Pass and the latitude Of 20 degrees,
year. SIT. to Mr. wSn sS1 SIX s "'' n:
credit OF keeping for some past the subject Of
and II this plan Of MIR Baysrd, any other plan Of
railroad connecting the valley Of the Mississippi with
whitney might fairly present bis claims to som. par
tcipstion In the enterprise II 40 disposed to do.
The substance Of Mr.. Bsyards proposals are
l. To construct o railroad from st. Louis, via the
Rio Grsnde, to the Gils and thence to tho Psoide;
ether companies have the right connect with the
2. The route to be surveyed and located BY United
States engineers
g. The United States to grant the right Of way and
strip of twenty I've miles wide of land esch side
Of the road, to aid in the construction Of the
The contractors to have the right to dispose Of
these lands ratesby the road under the
OF one or moro persons to DO appointed By
sSLsnds not to be sold below the government prios.
and In proportions Of not than $40 one
person, and to actual settlers only
Other lands to be granted to the company In lieu
Of lands along the line in possession Of private indvi
duas The lands in lieu of suoh tracts BE-
TThrty DAYS after the survey a. a1sr."tv for
the work. the memorslist and his associates obgsts
themselves to place In the treasury Of the States
Of not lees than IS 900 600. In Cover
rites according to their marketable value the time
Of the deposs to be ascertsnsd by the Secretary Of
the Treasury said deposit to bear interest Of
cent to be paid semi annually the contractors
and when threefourths Of the road shall have been
completed the deposit itself to be refunded to the
| tractors.
8 Road to DO constructed Of rails Of no less than
.i1ty ponds PR yard to be completed within eight
years after the completion OF surveys to carry the
mails through from the Mississippi Calornis in four
days the compensation to be liked BY Congress AL
free, In furnished by government uissionsA
army and navy officers to BE- carried passengers at
half price and soldiers and sailors at one fourth the
0 The highest fare charged ON said road upon It's
not to exceed one haf Of the rates
OF passage upon the U. 8: mail steamers from New
York to Chsgres, and from Panama to San Francisco.
Such are their offers to the government The
moralists then pfooesd to elaborate in very interest
ing review upon the advantages Of suoh work We
enclose yen copy Of the memorial, Of tho most
interesting papers which could be offered to the
public The pledge ofths Ave millions looks IL these
men In earnest and gives earnest of railroad
line bel ween Me- York and San Francisco ftheir
are accepted W.
WAsHINaToN, January 8, 1S4s.
The Canadian Reciprocity Bill Fire in tbs General
Post Office, &c. &c.
The discussion In the Senate, to- day, upon tho Cs-
madam Reciprocity Bill, brought out opposition
to that than It generally sxistsd
True, the ressons-K reasons they be called
urged against the BILL Of the most absurd eharas
ter; but their very absurdty will the honorable
Senators to hug them still closer to their For
| instance, We are very srsvely told by Mr. Downs Of
Louisiana that 1t would be great wrong to the
try to pass Canadian reciprocity bill, because .
Cuban reciprocity bill was not attached to IT, Then
sgan told that the Baltic ports will Likewise de-
mand similar measure, II the present bill is passed,
go sto place them on footing with the Canadas And
sti further informed that the Influx of Cana
oisn grain will be 20 great should the bill pass that
growers will be forced Of our markets so
&c Now the object Of the bill is q very simple one II
to secure to the United States the carrying
Canadian products to the ocean. That this osn b.
done by the passage Of bill admitting such products
free OF duty evident from the fact that ybt
Quebec to Europe Is about one dollar q barrel more
| AFT
ing all that difference in favor Of our port This 10
somewhat lerssned Is true by the cost Of our
Iiage from the lakes to New York which greater than
| the transportation by the st Lawrence to Quebec,
but not nty so to do away with the advantage
New York possesses has been stated by Hon orabls
Senators that the why reights higher from
| Quebec than from New York is because the navgs-
TIE additional risk IL moro than compensated for BY
the saving In distance betwe Quebec Europe over
New Yoksnd Europe The true reason of che difference
becsue Ct the want OF shipping in Quebec caused BY
the existence OF the Brtsb navigation which
hibt any foreign vessel from trading British waters
that to say no foreign vessel is permitted to
cargo from Cenada unless that cargo Is to be de-
ivered ut foreign port. AS England 10 the great
grain pur cba'er OF America Of this the
effect OF excluding In toto all but British vessels from
the St. Lawrence and there being little
competition, freights are .xorbitap tiy high
The Canaoians Of course, wish their laws abrogssd
but the chipping interest Of England 10 too powerful
for the poor provncials.
But let at the objections to the passage Of
this reciprocity bin The frat that We have noted
above was the spot by the very pertinsut
inquiry " WIZ Ntios-' w QUIZ you Oe Wiling 20 admits
the products of Cuba into New Orleans II the Cuban
authorities we're TO express willingness to establish
reciprocal trader" Mr. Downs at once declared
he would not; and yet 80 logical his srgu-
mept-be continued to denounce the Canadian
bill not because IL was In itself unfair bat because
his State did not happen to have country situated
upon is borders, whose carrying trade would
enrich New Orleans, as the Can sdisn trade would
enrich New York This is . sort OF dog Ia. the
msDger stafesmaprhip, ecaroely in keeping with tho
high character 1t IN our boast Co As to other
couptrie. demanding the passage of similar MEASURE,
1t Is briefly answered When any other country can
show that It Is much to adva pass such
law, that will gain largo q carry ug trade not
only for marine, bat for canals and rail-
roads, and have no greater competition than
ciprecity bill. The other argument urged Ia op.
position to the bill, poesesses IL possible the least
weight Of any II Is . question whether the Cana
dams, taking both Canadss, raise much more
wheat than they consume It being an established
fact that large quantities OF American whsat are
yearly imported from the Western States into Cansds