The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-10
The Canal business ,
We are IN feoetvl vi Inc !,

We Are IN sasaal rep ~ ia, Ca,
Department from which ~s maze toe t'fo~tg acstrac'
The tolls collected d,cripons ~ p~od,,e
ether property when p>.sed from ude wstsr Lax,
Erie, on, o. We State 10 1852 o,oi - 1919 5'I
osber &s'es 70 the wstr, Ned ~ 81 O797o7 max
ing tcsAt o' 81, 4b9.3i Too property watch ps,ssi
through welMnn Csuai botn g. si, Ito tons an
the Tolls Collected ihefeoD Anolctsi - SB9,6sa TAI
ncfesse OF tolis prcdr ccd suco properly hal p~set
throust rts whole line Of Erie Cspsi, would
e2e2 2eb. Tue rc-ease Of oils ~hcn woud
daees cp ih. st'ps by tae .sy of O.Eeso. had al
prop~y psssco thronsh whole ns Of Erie )aua
would have been si.ir,7s7 curog the a-t ave ycsrs
and An average OF s23t btl a. each year
eeicv,o thai tue composing rysd lses pre-
pAxiag 10 enter the hats for the carriage II wheA sad
oop Ia bulk, even sgsins, tue preseu, rates OF
eos, and shool they prove a. 'ucoessfsl Ia this e,r
corporate p1sers charerej e1i.k nee ., they b,a
erto have been Ia dveroe The os,y;ng trads In 1o1r
and ether rolling ara &c. freght tse 5ts,s NAY
again be driven 10 the numStng alto naive OF reducing
Me rates OF toll on the canals -n the vsw OF retaining
air portion Of Ire fegoi xabo iron ana 70 Lake Erie
In 1881 there we're narsporte the canals sS3 t12
barr,k OF -four, wnion paid so,s 4C2 tolls: IN 1856,
:2i2 % barrels tors psi1 s4soSs Differences or los,
= tolls on uh one arn 80 sies res and tni in the lace
q the well s-cr'a!s'd fsoi TIA. more h,ur In barrel,
ans tAsks the produce OF ,hv ssis cAnsas ana froi
Lake Erie VA delivered ~ TIDE vrsr m 'eo3 tosn "
l85t The canals "a 1850 oarriei 35T 0I2 pa-rss OF
nour lefs thar 1856 the loss .ous sol ob9
NE oaIa esra is TO. nos prepared - s.y sne.nsr
IN fson tolss. would be eIpedsaut TO
scduoe TIE rate on hur can the extent OF me refoc
ten which you'd the present hmisd tran, 10 tns
ersce on toe al. be nov desEeaei Toe CAaS 5Art
WILL however ,uom 10 the Lerslrurc resolaoa pyb
posinG Jsducron " tolls certain t,sohc aruoles IN
order 10 rsian the cAisge OF those arscls II oso be
dooe BY cbsspenipg the Cost OF uaospo~ta Ton 0rng
Ne snarbe3 rspadtl OF toe boas Davessg the canals
and also TO the fact the OF t~o cents mile
ohArssd ell boats, With rat regard 70 the tolls
oosis hso decreased from 1864 N 1866 sss.oil.
o. wnea, there snsp,~v q on osaa.s 'u 1854
and Of corn sse 900 tons on which ,ne Tolls we're s3s
eso The p-rposcd Increased rates OK tolls would nave
even an ,nortsse Of ssss. 500
rberc a. may ne sscn ron The rrio- NJ saass.ss
great deal Of com oenn bes~een TIE canals ana toe rail-
10 1854 and 1853 the Noroero osdenssurs Ranrost
ewr,ed lrs 4si through fegn AMI 1901 toos
oiassec veressbls food, Manufactures AMI
sAAndse OF the g. si laos n tnrousn frcxnt carried
~ lbe ws.erovn and Rome Rslrosd IN 1850 los
bstons,o " ire above Classification
De sr- Yo'k and E,ia Railroad ~ shown NJ these
bes carried IN 1856 1855 3eo zof TINS Of through
csnt from Lake Ere 70 tide rs.es AID Of thu i7L ss9
sons SER cisssed as 'wosaeu Of animals"
Tue Northsrn OgisLsburs RAILROAD mun 10 oonFtes
~ competing osr-S Ing trade Of
The STATE through freight 10 bs extent vtion takes
W. s.ds 2, tas 9n.,O s,a L.ss ' psrs ,srsssa
som Buffalo and osseso. whlsn se@ks an Essteru nAr
bet apo No resu,n Ds<chsodse vsfb, iuse compared
Toe Rom ana wssernwu Railroad cAnsoi be pa7st
y Vie hs ~ osmpetiog Ines, except reis,os 70 th1
o1veso canal ~bd TIC Erie oassl from s,raoase or Hs
gs.s' 70 me Considerable shpmeou OF aogr and pro
seos o NE Forest are Annually mAsc 81 Rome o7 canal
ne se~ York and Erie Railroad Ia . d,ve-sins sod
csmPetps limo IN oil W. throufh freight tratc. exoep
ssaa porcn Of consisting Of live s,ock enoraoed Ia
to oi@sbca,'cn Of 'produoa OF aruss" Tae
sexeJ ssiemtnn s,sv that this evsryiou ard
.etition have seriously eli csd the rsde and
gu'se materially The last two years by ~ thrsaga rcxn
OSmo
may therefore be stated tbs, the pr,ncape Of dis
0tn,paiion sha be socptcd. and tbs increased rass
wheat add mpo.ed, aua there shsh not W sny
dveysirn Ct trade ard tonnage IN consequence " tns
asorimlr son and Bcresse OF tos there oil be 40
s~a ncrcse The from THAI N ta2s sls
hinsted proceeds ns out ~ sbe reclAma-
Non Of rsilrcsd solls at .empvd 10 he rsless.
cd " tne at OF 1851, dspuciss So pef ocst
"a VIA, estimate IN order 10 vds seaio~t
We tr position Of tolls on topnaxe moi osrriss
go ". e.p,s. $500. 7os osa
efsuswd amount Of tolls on tbrorsh freishs
ssyr1eo by ihe ktv Iork and Ere AID tee
horihs-p (Ofdensburr) rtiros1s 10 prv3oot
Ne canals against npetaor IN the "a ~.
NJ trade 70 aad IRON LAKES ssse ard Outs~, A92 sSa
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rch 1890. sLse7 ,si7
sspt coodiusn Tor ls5J. asso ocs
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rvsl .:.......:. "a ,ss7
Dr<urf eos vitutiorsi epp-cprtsuoos sag ca
hi, $50, and estimated expenses ior sSoo-
nop and ordinary repsrs, say ss5s, ooe.... AIN va
suyprs revenues 'ov canal purposes ..... sra, oss