The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-07


in relation to the construction Of the Sodus Bay
Railroad, point on Lake Ontario, about fourteen
miles west Of 0swego;-
sodas Bay i described the best natural harbos On
the south coast Of LAKE Ontario and lying between Ro
chester and OswexO TIE nearest point the lake
tao Of TIE great Atlantic shpPng port, Sew York an
70 connect with the main ron thor0yghfare leading n
rect 70 the Inst named city. The Philadepha Board *
Trade are Interesting Themselves very hesrtly u The
completion Of the easiest 20 the lakes by the
construction 81 thu, the last Ink the chan. 10
dong so they are of course sc,gated by the desire 10
direct the course 81 the q the Northwest
much a. possible ~ Their O~n city Bot there
why the people q Toronto also should " induced
70 lsnd the project helping hand car POSITION %
The AXE such that must be very Immediately Affect
Cd by everything which tends % increase th- CONNER
cia activity q the ports the south side opposite 20
IN the same manner A. the merchants u Oswego
and Rochester feel that their prosperity to
a large extent 80 bani u hand with that 81 Canada
and therefore readily encourage the project OF the Gso
gan ship canal which, when completed will bring 40 ru
vast smount o, the produce OF the w,u " Be unship
ped At The southern ports 80 ve must feel tia, our
peiy largely depends on extent u the facilities az
forced by those ports Tor receiving and carrying away
the trafc. Which consideration q these facilities viii
attract 10 lake ontario rather than TO Erie.
We shall give few figures 70 show the amazngiy
rapid rate At which the commerce Of the Wet " rr0w
ing and the Importance Of sparng no efOrt, 10 this
period e NANCY when IL course may easily be ben1
70 secure .or Toronto her TAR share q The profits r. be
reaped by IT. We begin with The trade Of MI
wsukie-a cy With which. 10 commercial ms,ters, We
have already estsbshed very close alliance The
number q bushels n wheat exported from MlwauNe 10
ls52 was ss5l2 Isl 90 1861, 2Oj23l6 In 1854
and no less than 4,O2s ~ 1856 III Dther words the
| exports Of wheat from Milwaukee have increased 10
four years by a thousand per cont In the same
period the exports Of Sour have increased from
ss,2lS 70 $4,000 barrels. At Chcago. ii the
same period q four years, the exports 81 wheat
have Increased from 90 iss " SIS cor bushels
In 1855, the exports cl gram n ali sorts from
chicago reached the enormous amount OF 1898 sis
bushels showing 10 be already the greatest primary
shipping port Of grain 10 the world OF this great TRADE
Of the West lake Ontario q beginning 10 receive more
than her former share. While toe receipts Of eran \,
Duao only increased from Is 5S3 ass busheis 1854 Ia
10 7ss l73 In 1855 .bot per cent those AZ osweTo
in the same period increased from 5,5a3 ~ " 45e ie
or about 20 per cent Again tho great impulse gwen 10
the AXE commerce by the Reciprocity treaty, ho w
bv the fact that the Canadian trade Of Oswego increased
from o. $50 III 1864 to s2 0l0 663 in 1858 AMI this
year tie traie Of Osvego believe, has been great
that Il FL an harbor has furnished 4 with very made
quate accommodation.
when such facts these are attended W, Commercial
men must The importance Of turning 70 good
another excellent southern harbor, hitherto but l.tls
used On account OF ts want 0f railway connec, %
Only 6 miles remain 70 be bull 70 connect Sodus Bay
with tie Canandagua aud TInira railway, which aga
connects with the road leading directly 70 Philadelphia
Besides the general commercial considerations already
atvprttd TO- L needless 10 point out the Al aHtige L
would be % canada 70 have direct railroad route 70 tie
great coal asds of Peunsylvan.a