The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-11

App ing the 70 esorg TO the several waters be-
tween different uts the Ohio and Mississippi and
the seaboard, gives the folio -icg results
| The cost per ton ,ro New Yok BY the Erie canal
Lake Erie TO Cleveland and tn. Ohio canals to Beaver
The same from New York TO Cleveland and the Ohio
cana. to Portmouth Ia So 81 or by way Of Beaver and
The me from Ne. York TO Toledo and the Ohio canal
| to Cincinnati, Is - 81
The same from New York TO Toiedo and he Indiana
csnsl to Evansville. IA 50 90
The cost from New Vol by the Erie canal aud the
srtss aie' to Chicago thence to Peru and the y ,no
ksTeI.
The cost per TON from the cspes Of the D,la vars
through the Delaware and Coesa peaks and the Psnny
canals Portage railroad and Ohio river 70 Bsaver
So to Portsmouth, 81 81 to Cincinnati, % % to
The same from the cApes Of the Delaware BY PnilAds
phia the Union canal and 70 Bsavsr, before Is 81 al
70 PSr'.n outh 50 81 70 Cincinnati s. TO- to Evansville
The cost per from the capss OF Virginia to B.lh
and thence BY the Baltimore and OHIO railroad to
The cost per from the capes of Virginia to Rich.
mond thence By the James River canal the KsnAwha
and Ohio rivers to Portsmouth, Ia 81 IL Gin sinnau 81
| A; Evansville, IS 40; Cairo, IS 9s
The cost Pc. toa from st. Louis to New orl,ans, In
sIdng the extra cost Of drayage and shpmsnt at NsW
From the above statement II will be- seen that the
Psnntylvania canals reach the Ohio Beaver
Portsmouth 20 per ton cheaper than the New York
And Ohio oanas-CincinnAu, Evansville and Cairo, II
cheaper.
IN. dividing Mss OF trade between the Psnnsyl ,auia
and New York canals Ii 46 miles north OF Beaver and
Porsmouth And IL miles north Of and KvAns
vils but whom the enArssmsnt OF the Erie canal
plsted the dividing line Of trade Ia ordnance with the
same principles win Ds extended to the Ohio and for
Pi,sburg) and embrace ali Of the trace Of the Ohio
RVS. below that point until intercepted by the trade
which viii descend TO Nov 0rlsan.
The dvidng line Of trade between the New Orleans and
New York oAIAs ia row above the nsuth Of the Illinois
rsr but when the Erie canal Is enlarged. with the "a
vaD,sss Of the New York nArkst and the facility Of for.
elm chi pmsnt thersfor II will be extended the MIS-
ssipp, At least far down the mouth Of the Ohio.
viii reduss the expenses OF srAnspor saton about rs
eet pr ton which will increase ths area Of tbs drain
o water and viii also Increase ths amount Of trade
~ hta the prsent drsiosRe By hitting the xporta.
i,a OF any articles Of large bulk and small value.
shich are restrained At the present time BY the cos Of
This extension, - win seem by the application of
the ratio given in the preceding table, is equal to two
hupd, ed And nfty miles river similar the Ohio,
one hundred and hfty miles ordinary canal fifty
miles on railroad and i've 70 sevsn miles on common
reads, when these distances by e.mpstiag
lines and onehaf ofthoss distances whore they are 50
met
II the tolls and charges are made upon the basis
upon each route the expenses Of would DO
in the ratio the cost charges given in the Pre-
cedsg table, while the actual charges would probA bly, be
In each CASE about doubls the cost-chargss stated
" THE COMPARATIVE ooer CAPACITY AND RHvlSUs OF TIE
nIx CANAL AND TIE PARALLEL RAILROADS, AND THE oosr
AND cHARGRs or TRANSPORTATION THEREON.
The cost Of the original Erie canal 81 143 789 49,
ard ts estimated cost when enlarged including the cost
O. the original canal is about thirty I've millions seven
rhe oost OF the 10 canal with the equipment
ro.sp H. for tn. oristn, S.ns eleven million. 81
dollars and for the enlarged canal similarly equipped
would be forty six millions Of dollars
The cost OF the New York Central Railroad including
its equipments twenty millions Of dollars ana
Of the New York and Erie. thirty five millions.
The capacity OF the Erie canal originally construct
Cd, equal to and half millions Of tons carried
through; and when enlarged 1. viii bs equal to
al ihs canals was z241 sSs IONS but The reports from
the oosstors Of tolls do not show how much OF this ton
mage was moved on the Erie canal nor how muah Of it
Tie tonnage Of freight the New York Central
Railroad the last year SEQ 600 TONS and the New
York and Erie was o3l ,039 tons.
The amount Of through freight carried upon These two
roads during the last year. less than hundred
Ard twenty thousand toss.
The tolls present rate due to the capacity Of the
Eric canal originally construc 3D. would be two and
half mill OF dsars and adding the charges Of the
forwArders tts would be six millions dollars
The tolls due to the capacity OF the enlarged canal
present rate Of tolls should be continued woul be
millions Of dollars and by adding the charges Of the for
The paey OF both Of these roads with double tracks
anc fully equipped and IN operation the whole year. while
sss Of the E. Or Or. and h.% nOn. 81
Tbs Of trsnsp ,rtaslon the Erie canal including
Its repairs and maintenance and the expenses Of the for
The cost Of transportation of freight the CntrAl
those above nineteen min. pr per miIs,
and on the New York and E:e was thirteen mills.
The charges the transp Of all freight on
the canals 1883 ,luding the tolls paid to the State
averaged one ceEt and one mill per ton per mile
Central Railroad aver,g.d three cents and four mills pr
ton per ms and on the Nes YorkAnd Erie averaged two
osnts and four mills
The subject OF the internal improvements OF this State
cannot be properly examined without derng the
nails and railroads Of single system, and not
has been srroDsou sly supposed, two systems, AntAgo
1t has been asserted that the Of the canals
been stationary dimnishng for several years past and
thu, this owing the competition Of the trunk lines
Of railroads In this State. This alleged dmnutien OF
venue on the canals has bsen consrastei with the In
crsased receipts the railroad lines mentioned and
the opinion expressed that the competition OF the latter
would redu the business Of the canals render It Sta
For the * showing the inc ,rreotness Of these
opinions and statements 1t h necessary to compare the
and amount Of business by these With
that Of the canals, ard to ascertain the seot OF the
| former upon the latter.
The nrst in assuming to make comparison bs.
tween the receipts o. railroad company and the tolls
which collected the canals by the state the for
embrace the ex peDses necessary for keeping the
the capital in ested and 70 reimburse the prnopa and
also the whcl expenses and proat charged upon the
business cone while the latter embrace only the charges
necessary keep the works in repair and the payment of
the interest and the principal expended upon their Goa
ruction and wholly omit the charges OF the for1ardes
for the movement Of the traffic.
the charges thus omitted embrace more than half Of
| the whole cost Of ansnortation upon the canals
The secssd error Ia made BY including in the comps
the collected By the railroads the conveyance
Of passengers while existing prevent any
OF this portion Of tbs business from seeking the canals
This tsm forms the largest amount Of the receipts Of
| the railroads In question.
The third il the assumption thai the freghting
business done BY the railroads has been diverted from tbs
canals when by examination Of that busnsss 1t viii
be Seen
That the charges Of railroad transpor taon being
pscessAry much higher than those OF the mails, BY
taking the receipt instead OF the tonnage the comparison
made Ia fsllaoous.
%. That large portion Of this fsishtlng business
was the Of articles which would not have
offered itxs TO the lis had there been parallel rail
roads
3D. That many OF these articles, b. Ing perishable could
not b carried the without loss the
owners.
An That the lirgt portion Of the fregnting business
done BY the railroads In question IL during that port
OF the year when the canals are closed BY frost
bth That the Target portion Of the 'rsishtns business
IL the local business Of the roads which could
the canals without In many cass increasing the coof
transportation beyond the value OF the artlslss.
And finally that the very roads question and th,r