New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-23
DISCRYyTNATING TOLLS.
REPORT or Mr. COMMISSIONERS PTrZ-
HIGH

week la the Caesl Bosru bv Mr.. Comni.sie.e- rfs-
iul n. II vii he iemtmhsred tbs, slc,e Of al the
uembtrs oi The Bosrd. NJ FtzhEsh entirely rejected
ne idea OF the ITupo-eo discrimination. Hi. r..ocs
stros prCcetd 10 give.
7.kirctle FIVE yesrs iS52-ls56 inclusive. he Ia.
made table, of rl ich tie totals are as follows:
Fo.oe.. OF Erie C'usi Be.'re.. Of wr,,ns c.aA
r--,,,ed i.I I'D p-s'i through sre csn' ~ ~
IIcress< rsr sNSt
Mr. Frzoushrtx gives table shosiog the bus
re-. " - rsroscs VetirS with tie csos. enc'a
si,e Of H., Enc Inc for the five years. lS'!-ls1e u
clu,ive BY which It sppeNs that 10 that time these
rosds bsve carried proierty which, 4 CARED by sAs
Ere Csrs would have yielded = 800 $50 to hs
State Treasury.
Mkt cone 10 toe question Of the effect OF dis
CT u. a,,u; CT ,hs~e quote Mr.. frzbugh veroall,;
71s trode N question cot.d not bear re proposed
inposi.i0r.
q. n.i.s. f',m Ossego, 2O2 Rome, ll> Whitehall,
10 All 81 tlese yoris Szcs al property O. tined
20 - rtctiNtd from the shores OF Lskes Ee, HurS,
MctI at ard Superior are tor the purposes Of dls-
hin II stiop % b, jtems6 All considered IS! from
,de-set. A. b, city of Buffalo $50 miles aud TO be
cb,rsed h tolls scNNdiney. They would be charged
Win t, IN ADDITION 10 What they nov psv, a. toows:
Roe ester % miles OF csual OsseSo on io' iiae~
do Rome 81 miles DO Whitehall .sS miles 10.
TIE prrpeiiy Get ned from Rochester must pas
hcm he lsleto Rocl,ettr by railroad OF tine nlits
Tbs, e. koue over the WsteftOwu s0i Rome rVaf,
ntles snd hat 10 Whshsl over the Northern 4 ~
roar IRON o. 6tnsbu-gh 20 Lake ChsDp AIM us ndes,
,pG thence thrtush Lake ChsmQisr. Toe Rome ane
Ws-ertcwn axe o. le3sourgh reads are inpor'sf
chs, ues e trac aud travel entirely ~t in the hunts
u cur can Sts,e having slrvsoy dcne much, ana ds
t.o 10 90 more # unrAmmsled BY sectional isglsis'
cn u ctvtlop the energies sod resources OF exee-
siye isnd before Their coLetruotonl ssqu Stored as
ul,'s aud D he eNist,rce and maintenance Of w1oa
this ttIopgh begt, between the great Nest and tide
ua'rr e uti-V, n Able.
r. ffalo is the chief aud successful Of the CON-
r.titors fcr the trace OF the Upper LsSes includoG
lske Erie. She carries freight At lover rate thsn
O.wego from the tsct that III" can use Desss ~ esN
bDrGrd fun> iHrGcH, while Oswego on account tho
Welnnd Canal s>resticted to vessels OF i've hua-
6rtd tuns But Buffalo has ore hundred aud MY i've
miles more OF csus navigation 10 u0ewa,er than os-
weso On the other hand, Oswego hs. 20 pas 20
N,lard Canal. occupying full three days on tue
average paving, be- dt- tie tolls on cargo an average
,hsge ot SO for toll on vessel a, towing throush tne
Canal and in sdd ton to ese the Lake Ontario voy-
rye a enc hundred and fifty miles, 70 which musI b
ADDED additional insurance equal TO from to "A cents
per tun IN agricultural prooucts.
The toll On l% mile. Of The Erie Ia"a on m'rch.n' .,
On he vel aid Cats pen tuu sros'..'.....'..''.''
Dgersrce in isvor Of o.wesO..................." q
Flour vtca ard beef on - Erie csuL Q55 miles)s IS
fiour Wheat ana tcci On the wellaud - miesl... Is
Iifo,euce in favor Of Os~eso..........."..."-
Prt land &c on ne Erie Csus (iS5 mesl.."....s SO
Pors l,d, SC, tie weilAI d Us miles...'..... 30
Diaertpee in favor Of o.weso...............,". lSoH
The average toll on the Weand Canal is TINS shows
70 be- about tqua u the to NJ least ~ miles Of the
Erie Canal So that il esves Beflalo TO transport IL,
miles the cannl, and to pay tolls ON ~ miles o.
canal apd Oswego 10 enter pass through and depart
from the " ellrnd Cans, involving tho toll and tow
IL of vessels AT All average cost OF SOD three days
,Vrpt 10 the csnal, the Lake Ontario voyage of one
huh6 ed ard fifty miles, ard the sddihota oANge zoe
n,uspce To this should be added = large item for
reusr- of vessel incident 20 canal navigation. aud
when rarely Of sufficient magnitude 70 DO COVERED
~ Insurance. In thus view OF the subject, no man
understand the transportation business can con
ssiently believe hat 10 competition Tor tbs upper
Iete trade, ofwego has sry considerable advaniage
over Bufslo but that IKE contrary Ia the fact
TOE Oswego Canal has done more than any other
State work by Der COZ petition ana reduction OF t1'
prices Of height 10 swel the volume OF Western trade
through our canals ard has brought 10 the Treasury
-four huudltd and odd thousand dollars down freight
in revenue The last year. II proposed under the ex
location Of putting money into our treasury 10 impose
on s tIsde an sdOonsl toll nearly equal 10 It's pres
ent contribution the cans fond, and Il IL inssed
hat the trade Will bear IT, and that this canal and
VII respond 10 this demand. BRET trial OF the er-
p,rmeui would d.pe this dream, viii the State viii
IN the uesn time have lost by the experiment certainly
nall the present income Of this csns and Instead Of
gaining $500 GO to 500 900, az IS claimed will have
iosi 81 |, sci 81 Geo.
Every article bufdenei with dis rim inating toll, VIII
desert the Canal ard TO the loss OF this trade msy
sdd the pre- eIt tolls upon IL. few facts vii demon
s,raie better than figures that the trsde will bear
rev upositiOps OF the coB from Lake Erie a com
a,ed win Buffalo alone Oswogo last year received 10
round numbers 3 10000 bushels, Buffalo 960O0W
bushels and OF other articles a. follows: