New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-25

RIVE Hudson
RIv sr ;rsa:.res Of TO 10 mills
e:R:: d as: ac5 80; NILS
CsrAs or1irary Size ......-.......-..-...'. lali@
Caaas creEnsy SIZE. with yrelt lockAze.... to nils
Rarusds Transporting cofl ............. 70 10 uls
Railroads Los Tor COAL favorable lines and an
p,o.f. No, "a, essl s,.,p rr,ie. kes 70 ~ nall.
n, ,rne.r TIA. .sr the Ee Canal ZEN AGED. Il vii b
the ebeGyes: channe Of CONVEYANCE ron LAKE c % no
AiaEt,c bui here now didrence In tie cost Of tAas
pertaiioa u Of The Canadian cAnA's o Qneeec
siya1. 60. re IS No. 5,h Of seaes All Poss
mouth ard y niles north Of Cincinnati and EvansvLle
tat Wheu TIE EnlusemeDt Of the Ere Cana CO. eteh
TIE DIVIDING iHs Of ASe IN aee1aDee Sti me .ale p.a
cpies vi b. extended TO TIE Ohio. and f)r Distance u -
riks up the frm Beaver sy PifsbGrEh and en-
brace al 0ftAs tAde Of the Ono River eeOw saat Po,9
TIE dv ina line 0f trade 6ctSeen the Virginia AMI Se-
Yort CsnAs when the 6rmeE and the Enlargement oitls
Enc Canal pletsd viii h. ITO miles noath " rorts
New ORLEANS ard The Sew-York Canals Is nov above the
mouth ofthe Illinois River; bat shea TIE Enc Cana 4. Gu
laTscd Will be extended 70 the M--sappL east ~
down as 81 LOUIS The eompleton Of the EnarEeuen OF
the Erie Canal will reduce the expense OF uAnsposhon
about IS per which equivalent 20 ertrntns the
Of ts DRAINAGE OF tTaie 80 miles nyer nu 10
the Ohio $50 niles ordinary Cana; - m les on
Railroad and 70 miles commol ais where tn.~ us
Iee sEe not met b. competing Inns and oneh Of those
distances where they The southern 1ne u the
trade drainage Of the New York CAns- .b-ut lV0 mics
oos: The decreased ara Of th. drainage which would b.
by the suiaI cement would b. eqaA % one al %
etL.T OF tn States and embrace bet Of
TIL mosi productive lands IN ioar Of those ; ate.
T,dEcnc in the cost OF transport through ne ere "a
na such that which will b. pr1d iced by tts
vi sso incr the amount Of trade now rrc-ved o. pr
mtrLs the eIpot,ton u masy articles OF large oais so1
small Sage which resrraln'd by the PreseaI cost d
transportation The hole % TIE district the IRA e 81
viii concentrates At IA. eastern end ~ Lake Ere lal
70 aS''e' qua m 80 TIC s,ui,s I -, o. III
alone valued A. c}s eosH, and ann1Ny n
ploys Of and ltooo tln. OF SAIL vessels
The amount OF h'ur and Erain transported on ne ~
1851 was four 60 Of barrels Of wheat Aefllo OF
bushels Of corn 10000. and OATS ani birey 2eSeo-
msIns an syrrrr,te OF over n OF bushels Of cers
produce The whole exports OF the same articles 20 mo
United state. 10 1881 were bnt little mureth htot tns
above amount TIE exports Of ne sane AFtieies u' ne
CITY Ne~ orb IN 1881 and n , about on nifd o.
that transported the lakes The exports Of donf I'D
wheat to snd through Buffalo and OsNeso, N s ana lS'
In 1870, aour 2so ls barrels; wheat Il6nt5 bushels
The tot. received sy the stat Of NcrYoff from C,aa
dan pr,dsce sno pogsTy Passing r9Tsa we MAJ "a,
have already divers I'd eoDsdsrass xnount Of business
from the Canas OF tins State Tue Wei and Canal =
turned large rate from Late Enc into Lake oltIr1
rorcn trade received again AZ Oweso but con
siderable cunt has pased down - Ognsourgh snd De-
low that POINT md has been lost orr inas rhs CON
yars;ivt Of transportation BY canals and riiroads ~
cures perhaps exended invest gsti1n tlaa hls
teen given 70 70 the preced ng pages and ls th more
ssary there impression that "a rJai
may soon become important nvals 20 the Ere Canal, AID
eventually fuperede N tire sroTtloa Of m0sti
porin articles Of freight For the purpOse q nadns t1m
comparison II IL necessary 20 ascertain IN zach case Ilo
car scity ard expense Of construction and antenauee
he proportion Of the CARO- 20 The whole weight m''ed
and ihe e1genfe ofthe NJ.
/. The original OF the Ere Canal va. e7lili7 BE-
ius s9b9p per mile The annual OF repairs or tao
last ten years has svessed sS4 per ne, aud Tor the
preceding ytNs about Si25 per mile. The capacity OF
The Enc Canal before cevej the advantages Of tho i'm
provsmeuis by spatal enary uent Wa 90 OOO tans
The average weight OF the boat ..........So tuns.
The average weight Of down cargo is. .....7o tana
The AVERAGE capacity OF lsges css of boats 70 tuns
The proportion between The and the whos weight
uoveds to iB; add between the eapacity OF The boat
and the whole weight sas to 81 The expense OF rsn-
nps towing .nd horse power p Mills per tun per mile
hhs s':i Sc s.. qT1fs
e1pe, orr pairs estimated at s1os per mile The cap,
tion bctween the cargo and the whole weight to
The esperse Of running, towing and horsepower VIII Be
The cost exclusive Of equipment 1c Of the central line
Of Railioa6s from Buffalo to Albany i@eooe and adj
about 60 0o CO. $50 100 per me The annual expense
q repairs Of roadway for the last two years has averaged
This estimate would ave for doube-trsck railroad from
Buffalo Albany capacity OF about $40 GOO tlus per an
Thecspsoity ola doabetraek railroad from Buffalo
10 Albany ussd exclusively for freight would fail short OF
and bali millions tuns per snuum. The proportion
between the freight and the whole freight moved would be
as 10 H. TIE average expense OF operating the Centra
line II rood. in 1852 81 mil. per un mile and Of
the NswYok ami Enc and the Northern Roads was7 mills
Or the Readpg Road Tor 1851 a mil- is transporting
ca. The expense Of operating the road may be aken ~
s mills per per me. An abstract OF The preceding
statements /. as follows
IRE Canal Eal.rsed jo Railroad
Capacity for transport of
2sisst tnn. $4,000 100000 10000
Cost pr nsile for construction
Go dollar, Mi: =, ;.n, al, 1893 500 $500
Cost per tun for movement.
miri., -.................; y u 6
Ratio between cargo ard
whole weigh t.............. TO Ia ltol2 to IL
The relative cost of railroad and its capacity perform
the eis hitting busnesS done the Enc Canal b.
arrived at with considerable accuracy By comparing TIE
business done the NewYors aud Enc Rar Jai during
the past with that OF the Ere Canal The former
fully equipped ard performing an Immense business unisF
mobt ard the latter uadeT the costly and sss efficient
direction Of the State government The Ere Railroad s
SS1s 1'd re s ssn c or n.
moved mile. The distance Travelled BY the freight in
p7oporon 10 the pssseDz trains Is 20 10. IL may
ihrtore be that if the bgsn of the road hal
been confined exclusively freight II wOud have trans
ported 81 inerst@d smocni the gropcrton Of To 10
rod 10 9Th longer than the canal this movement may
Be Dcressdt 10 600 co 2o coo 600 moved mile
Tie the Enc canal little eKceeds three mill
o1s Of Eve hundred and ify millions moved
nile The Otion d business dons BY ths railroad
Il - that done BY the canal. ond ouch Aft
The present cost OF the road aud equipment 81 5jl j H.
The comparative eost Of road q the length Of the Ere
Canal would he twenty-five milhsss Of dJlars. The
present Of the Ee Canal douctns that portion OF
the experdiiur. for It's enlargement which has Rster
Ay increased its esrActy and adding Tor the cost Of the
boais hors. ke kc 70 equip it in the came manner a.
tie railrOad il millions Of dollars The oompsr
Atiyc cost Of the railroad and canal would then be
too7T
whsn double track Is completed on the Erie Railroad
following the increase in length its capacity VIII be in
creased and half ilh0ts Of ran aud cost 70
SO CO. eco Two such osds would be required per-n
the bssnes done on the Canal, and they would in
the cost upc1 the principles before stated 20
s0oeo The proportion Of the the Canal 20 thss
OF the Railroad would then Be nearly Is 20 The eapac
ty Of the Ere Cars when enlar set vii BE- millions
Of tuns and IFS eoss including ts equipment with bosts
and borses go oeto railroad perform this business
would require vine tracks. and would nearly Sl-
co. IL should Be remembered thar the business on III
Canal confined month"; and the great bulk of
10 ccne i've tina. ths tursreu Of hs basnoss NAV BE-
taken ouehaf the year, while the Railroad has the
whole year 70 perform s business IN The other main av-
cfrsce leading both SoTss closed for The e
lena Il Of the Canal consequently IL would be Der
tecty ir ~ Ekng nc above coparsons 70 reduce the
duy the Railroad ~ beast ouehd IN each Of the csse.
ft6tcd The results above stated however deemed 80
6cient 20 show that the Of niroed 20 perpru 80
present anticipated Business Of he Canal xous nce.
the upon tTzcs 70 "a asaseua,
rzEeh = tsrn Il lEtO other ehanlsls.
In extending these ressEts upoa the Csnsl and r.lr,5
with tire q determining the effect Of ore uoon ~
cher tie following ets cited, and the following afr
cyawn:
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