New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-11
Busisess on Lake Ontario.


Statistical tables of arrivals, clearsnccs, and
'hFmen show that the commerce OF Lake Ontario =
rHpdly increasing TIE per c-nt-g- Of annual gam
large and everything indicsres further and steady
cesson 10 the busnes Of tis lakethe lowest Ia the
crest American cham This increase Of business y due
partly TO the increase OF pppalssion both In cur
Stsie end Canada ard IN the s.sres ofhe West With.
in TIE past few years steady Of emsrssion has
poured into the Provinces snd into the great valley Of
DE West, developing the riches OF the sod and send
ing lie produce the Eastern markets. and demanding
IN return Manufactured goocs.
second and a great cause, more immediate, bat
growing naturally from the iormsr i tre increase In
tie facilities OF travel sni transportation The Wei.
land Canal affords communication. around the port
age " Niagara between III, upper and lo~~r Lakes,
and each year its Traffic Is enlarged, and is importance
~ nsyigabe route l. enhanced The )nstr action Of
me Northern RslrU ad from 0gdensburgh 10 B,ton Of
'e tOad fIom Oswege tn Syracuse and the projection
OF the Sodus Bay and southern road, and the Rcches
'e ehI Lake Ontario road with is continuation south
ware through the Genesee vslley-ail these works
uer oisin TO their struggle Tor he trade of Lake On
t4o, ana me sreedest Intercourse with the csnsdss
nt' WINE the Yankees are wide awake the Cana.fisns
are rot asleep They too are their era ef
public improvements, with energy that is sure to win
yrCft and success
From sandwich opposite Detroit, they are stretch.
ing their Great Western Railroad the NIssars ard
the shores OF Lake Ontario, through a rch farming
country, and touching regions abundant in tu,uber
From Hamilton the same road will run CONTINGENCY
along the shores OF the Lake and down the 81 Law
renee. and thence 10 Halifax From Toronto TO Lake
SffucOe
srd Huron Road viii run from Toronto 10 the foot Of
Georgian Bay, forming direct route In astrsgh line
Lake Superior and the far Northwest. Another road
ium COboure, ncrthwsrd will tap the very heart OF
tie humber region There the railroads now IN
progress, whose construction is certsn In the Pro
Nnces The great end OF all IL TO open TO the world
end bring within thc reach OF commerce and trade the
hitherto undcvclopcd or unavailable wealth of the
Provinces and the Far West They viii pour rich
ard continuous food OF business upon the bosom OF
Lake Ontario
We present below few 6gures showing the relative
amount OF business transacted in several upon
TIE waters of the Lake The total value of imports and
exports 81 oswego follow. in the years named
is4s. . .%Es . tSssi sss ST., 100
ls4s............. 7oala9 los665l l1,@Iss4
1850. ........... s32S7s9 lS6sr3.a a4olSia
Tie imports at osweso, to the let Of August for the
three 'es'onf, were as follows; ,s. .a
Flour, sol. 1871 1897; ISIS sss5; i issii,
,; tub ssI.ss Itssl,o sSssoo
On tn Welland Canal, the increase OF business from
1850 10 1851 40 per cent and the ls Of scptem.
her tht year il is in the same proportion.
The commerce o. Oswcgc, for two years. was Q
ls4s. Arrivals. 1892 Tuns. .47sT25 Men .aalso
ls4s.. Arrivals. gsO7 Tuns.. .6l72a5 Men. .a,o69
is4s Cleared aass run. q, sa Men, .. ,ss
ls4s.. Cleared. 2774 TGns. 5essoo Nea. .asy7a
lncrease-Tuns ...................l2l7 U3
The commerce Of Port Genesee for two years end
June ~ OF edCn as fOlloWr:
ls49. Arrivals. 1877 Tunnage. ......36Ts1
1851. Arrivals. Tunusge .46,saS
lncrease--Tuns ....................l0, l37
As evidence of the business at D riensburgh we
give the receipts OF the D densburgh Railroad for Sep
tenber in two seasons:
1851 September Observation-Disclosures. e2t+47 %
1852, September Observation-Disclosures. $3.50 %
Earnings efecondyear ending Oct |, 1851. 43607s II
Earnings first year ending Oct l, ls5... 29l,l6s rs
Increase. .tl449O9 70