New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-26
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witch shows conolusively that continuance Of
the same rete of increase as existed ant' 70 tho
railroad competition, even al the redueed rsesd
,oII vculd have enabled the Canals to meet all tie
CONT tutonal charges upon them, and lett ,nsid.
able surplus each year tor Appropriation toFard tue
enlargement. For the current year. instead OF being
a deficiency there would have been surplus Of.
probably, nearly $500 coo.
The resources of the western portion OF this STATE
and OF the great west dependent upon the avenues Of
transportation through this State are not ii diminishing,
but on the other hand. are increasing with almost IN.
pat sleled rapidify. New avenues Of connuncatio1
through the Western and Northern States are coatn.
uay beipg opened, teudiOg to increase the business
and amount Of transportation through this HsS.
Whence then is the dininutiop on the canals Iners
csu be but one answer given to thai question. rs
the diversion Of trade 10 the railroads through Tue
State Is competing lnee lines competing and gaining
the advantage by transportation a, prices which arc
neither productive nor compromising, but losing ace
ruinous; and which involve, 10 use the words OF 10
State Engineer, "the necessity CT an ImmedGa
"change in this policy 70 prevent the most ssrausef-
"bnrassment IL not total bankruptcy.
The Auditor of the Canal Department has institutes
. comparison between the business OF the New-fot
State Csnsls ard the three trunk Railroads through
Ills State. the Northern, the Central, and tho Nes
York and Erie Railroads which will be found III 10
report on the tollf, trade and tunnege OF the e.ns
yesented TO the Legislature on the Oh day OF Febr
sry last. Your committee quote tho result Of tbs
comparison from that report as follows:
accompanying table marked No A. exhibits the GOA
bu ne,s Of the New YORK state Cauis aed ne
northern Central and New YORK. aud Erie Railroads for tie
yta 1893 ard 1884 such table exhibits the feet thai whIa
the total Of fresh tuus carried mile The
Causs has during the last decedsef 81 100 $50
the railroads. has increased 56 40 uns and that da
the the sount OF tunnsge upon the NeS
eds the mount OF tuDLsse Of 1853 by 25 A tuns while ms
urr,se upon the Csuss has decreased during that period
81 99 with decrease 10 revenue OF s1l5 and mo
of such railroads hss Increased SO -! tua with "a
incresse Of earnn,s from freight atone OF sl;5%ss
" also shows that while there has duns the last year bees
der1se upon the Canals on the products OF ns
$50 tups there has been e,en' sn.h tuanas
the New ok Erie and the Northern hoads aone
IS S2 estima Nevfork Central al the ssns
pei cent OF increase there the total tunnse OF 80
road and gives the total Of such tunnge uP'a -
three truck railroads Of 60 ia While there h been
dseyease of tunnsge upon the Csnz OF vegetable
there has been faeys1se upon the New foit ~
Fiie az Northern RAILROADS Of 81 I5I tuns and s1dDs nefss
.sns ner cent AZ total and sses Ne
inease of ,sch unnase upon such reads S4 snns And
while there has deease " the tnnusse oil mrfensnaps
unop the Canals Of 81 500 there has oeen an iTed.
the New York Central az the same per cent "
| Of tuprsge, OF n l35 tuna .,. .L.,,.
Such facts prove plain to be conre1icsd tnh w
diversion Of unnaae the Railroads from the Canals
sreat and serious chsrcte that not confined 20 whn my
be the legitimate business OF RAILROADS. but ps
cpsy feIt in cheap heavy articles OF
The ard asisutuTe belonging, without dspae, 70 -
legitimate business of the Canals"
In addition to the facts contained IN tue preceding
quotation. which have been colated by the Auditoe
from official documents some facts nave been ssoel'
tanned through author tic sources in relation 70 10
transportation Of specific articles ct Buffalo and Dun'
| XIX, which may be interesting and OF impoftancem
consideration of the question discussed in this report
During the past season there was shipped at Boz