The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-24
OUR INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
GAs Canals Of New York Their Lsaxta,
Cost and Value.

co.s ara yaIus-
AkEU AL REroRr THE STATE ENaIssER AND SUR.
vEYoR ON CANALS
fas gssas project Of uni ing Mediterranean sea-
h the ocean vas one which Attracted tne
oar v.s~. t.t..u,s, d ro, rogornd ,o,;.,c.I como
os-'sn SAs1 A'oss p'o'ouA1 po' ~
cary n Inc o mm$ncemens Oh INC present csn'uy'
es,aa .n.aa - III, ,,,r a .ou-.. ~ last pride to
ss 49, 80 'oN'e = -, 49,. ,,e,-
evAy sooo ci''1ea 70 WINGS a. no pfeSeo'usy ' ~
meat of the a1den. esires and anti npstons CT those
Rve.t .a Who 40 othy Iaborsd for the scsudAocy Of
~.sc..,. =. -, ar -. .,.,...
shs s'se eoa Tor tha permaffhi os"e VI ner c'sN"os
- well for tie future advantage OF unborn States yet
% become partuers In this great ceptedsracy.
memorial the eittzeas o. Sew York In nvor Of csnsl
navgatea tes ~een the great WESTERN -Scs Aaf the 10
In 1916 In di-casing eessl- of ,h- p,csc tas
norahs7 assert nat tue seaeac'a results 70 arise fro
Lated by the mofti iauguue Of its adv ate. All
snaDeraipg the eenehtc to he exoased frou tina bnd
aaa os.g sntepr-e while tuey ooceds taa the riv ,s
OF new OK VIII command considerable PORTION of
Westeln trade they insi-t also g she viii ,gro.s
no.e tn suhicerto renasr her the Greatest
c.l CITY In the wofid"
The views they enter alreJ % the eecss ooa shA po
plation nd business the sare TO oe ano,.tei fro
the compet'oo OF tais great undertaking may uaer-
stood frrm the oiiowcg quotation fcom the me N ral
The whole lin. OF the caDsi Il. exhibit boats loaasd with
corn hemp WOOL max. r. y. lead cop ser sat gypsun
con ar iur, ptung gins tag. beeswax cheese ouuef.
our country and Also ~i e.chaadl,e from every o,rt
Of ths world Creai m.nrac, tys vii sorna
ND egricuNure win astso h Is granars and com MERGE -
waxehouses, IN dir-cuns Villages aid cities wli
e ne oeokS OF me sbs ana he sh'e OF ne dnis "a fTon
Ee % rev 10 Inc Vile .ss a. = 40 s.iary Places VI
~ e sSa' n W. 1eee' H ''Io'e anu 'i's'oai ~ 'ne
.L.au ..,... -. .u,,,a .
ILL %. nese snuIas.sns oeee uuy res lea Ani
NC Poly wn.0u noe .aese YOU e.iai ays-
.ofnauons 90 discontinued az tine xhen the rapcly
800 Sesou'ce, ., sIs anu onee o.Ntes 70 I'm pera
- y ~ enAA Sensot u oui Pein'lPa' avenues
u sIs1e.
M 20 ING system 0. ta'e.nai improvements IN
So 80 s.. w .ae csn ueaoe "eue o toe
1900 ave. - anu :, ras ioa 20 array n'e
;tsn, -; Inu o.s % we ssem snl o.tsa
snce ~ s.S .ra VI 1ssAa 70 " merit Ok in 'ore-
49, s 81 a nove
.arrn ~ Jpp ,n mss ehsn Yea from men OF
stssu ,ne az asansi Hs. u mus % aa
, as parry poh.cs Win lac greas ana .dIns iate-
~oms ind 20 $3.50 th a., a. o' t e'ass 20
eo1.ra:n -. 40 p ..e iao , vase .ne 80. y
tr.neS our most Important Asuaca' waer INES o.
rn;s rars,sta,t IN nos;t,on h,s 5 tha or.+ ~ x.,,
r.ainr neculasops and adven,nTer 70 s1nsod = %
suns Of money Ia Guiding mn some o, he rival rail ed
Enes N coron4ts MT ony a,.h ~ ssa ~ i, ~
unfnisbed and trsmmeied sonSi,ion hnt lsn win a.ch
other viii Others Of these nss in mItsken v,ax If
fher ,rare, f1ncons ~ .e ,.a iaa We" s =.
Fame C p,sadtion ' ''o ~ Wv
Tn thar r;vsirv for hpa;,ase b.ssr,., ,.va ,ist
$500 ,aS ~ nh;sb TO- Is -, I've = "a "
rish ss.onate acccmn.oa atiors 30 wp;IS 49, 80
cans, sn,s VIZ, s 49, ~ '.u nen sae
e s mss' sna nave oesn a.mp'e.a can neve.
m ,i,e carit.i ;nv,stad
The tsI1ssx az franoenlv r.+e-e, DO, 4; ~
rase rnr nTSar sn1 c,msrar.e. - ,~;sh 49,,
800, IN ths trsnsno-t ~ NV 4. .i,irn ~ -
viii nerer h. o"nc,nsivs,v asn"osIr al =; h Fl pe ~
S1ntIi h. apla II.
beeu fulIv romnIe,ed ,ro eou,n.a virh ho.ts NJ rb
LARGEST i've Tren the ybr lei ms mnat,ton hassso
the canal forvsrds,s for tho tn - tsti,o r. rss
viii rscnmnarca and ritn radr.sd va,F No . sa1
teo;,;, 70 h..j,s,s -, the rs,als a,-,i ne e., VIC "
1ne ,s.tosstj ~ trad 70 the a., ~ v,1 "a ta,sd
with txosold Advantage While il III ncr-sse the reys
100 ~ ,a $50 a. ~ toss t,o,, ~. ~ =, ii
heretofore bv swelling the &C theysr
fuir:sred H. nsita ssssor IN f,r,br incejog ~
capsi Of surn corpSya;i rs by lew isue 4 ooad aud
stncl Thesa ha 90 oenscai,v < ~ ~. !. man Zoe ~
ru;nnns ,bs o,,sr lax Ip0n u.e y -
saorS,no ine1esse, fciues to scs,nnadste ra ,iiv
irere ,ino nu,iness whila l. n. Ia. - tt ~
such y $50 H. ~ en- nnts,,.a ~ ins, az :. r
The ea,iaoe Of thst suecies of proov yh,cn nrnosr
nslor, Is 3Sa .srsI anS uhiep II, 10 , - ~
CO.. sssr;as, 49, shs s.s an, ~ onaai y
They vii retain Il until sl pesiec f.cltis ar an I'd
Ell nv tho rorstrno,;.n ~ eh,o .a,ai ~ nnta ,ka
,Tr;e IN iass Cnts,io sns fo : NAT 49,
tp1ooob the o. ida III q with tbs Hadsna Yiy.r
Ibis lat c,provrment /, he na.ura! auo, Of our
srispd esss II; 5nrb nss ba ma ~ "a Al "a.
terd oatv ieh,,srding the nolcy pursnai nv soma n
su- rncss pronirsnr pyi.,can. aed tie used
nv them To- Drnve Thai our p,e .nt Eri- anal VI \.
Lrte natc,ipo no vii be snfic,St in IN sims to ma
10 a:carnnasss Tie RAPID .og com ngrce OF toe
r,n,csfs sjresSs ee,noiet.d and the new laes vaca
WI eyentasy be constructe, and gheh Il the All OF
the general qoverrment be EXTENDED to them will rea n
fha 1e-no af nortjoo n ON srftorv nenetrstio thu
w4teTn pics ana ferrostinp oniy IN he n ,re Of thu
P.eiGe uceau q by the southern ano m,re ad sant,
teous route 90 ths i;ur of G. is.rri,
ore ~ he ert and paramount inter 4sts 81 this r.
public /. TO sfioo s proser m4ans for fcilitsdag the
oanmesicstioss between remote n,r rs - on. aissI,
ext.aoeo dorSu tbsrepy eau.izrg ne price Of nila
ayticIes IN ALI parts OF our country rf MI local priu
Of es ana sn,ipa hies ADD assnlla,ug ne as,i aad
customs of The people by dilsing tn. ,ns no IN
psoveme Of he metr pills che country while
caqs1 he he nier tone seau-n that orev ,s Ia
the rufsI districts 10 exercise it's l-guae inAuen
over that OF the city. Thus the local into eats ings
and praiudlces of the Eass West. Norn and ,utn will
be suodued harrnoIized 1he different Of the
Cofneceraey brought closer Of noo3
ard thu nds of the fede al Union made stronger and
eafsr
To attempt give history the progress Of Internal
iprovemen.s in this State I'd OF the X ION OF the
csnnxis OF trsoe and travel beyond It, with the ,mpa
ratve cost cana and utility Of the y.r ,us Of
trsz wi hin our borders a. compared with
tose a other ates and Of foreign coun tries you'd ooly
be to in suoh-r form some If the eta and
deduction. coransd in the eabo ste report Of the late
STATE Engineer and Survey Tor the ye.r 1858
II that report the di,tiog sishea author Mr. J. Nc