Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-05
CanaI Tolls.

Board or TRABE.-The Board Of Trade met At
their rooms in 0viatts Exchange about halfPsst
nine O'Clock yesterday, and adopted the report
presented BY the Committee appointed at a ioIiner
meeting. This report isa very elaborate one, aud
conclusive in argument and IS signed by J. L.
Weltherly, President oflbe Boaid Arthur Hu. .hes,
P. Cbamberlin, B. BroWHell and L Crawford. A
COumiItss, Consisting Of II. Harvey, A Hughes,
z. Chamberlin B. BrowneH and ". l. Pr5ce, was
appointed to personally lay the matters contained
in the report before the Board OF Public Works -
The Board also provided for the publication Of the
report in pamphlet form.
The Committee quote from the report Of the
President Of the State Board OF Public
Works. E. 5. Hamlin, for 1850, relative to the
necessity Ct the reduction Of tolls on the canals
the competition they are compelled to sostain on
the part o. the railroads, &e., and say:
Such are the views Of the Board OF Public Works
in tie year 1850. They had reduced the tolls in
that year. and found that the revenue 10 the State
had decreased from S362 GO. .4S in 1919 10 S3g7,-
332 81 10 1850, and they utelhgently and justly be-
ieved that this increase arose from their ulicious
system Of management On the reduction OF tolls
They had given additional spurIO canal commerce,
had enhanced the revenue 10 the State, aud had
gwen 10 the producer additional value ta every Az
tele hoated on the canal.
In the year 1851, at the commencement Of the
canal season, another reduction was msde in the
tolls and the Committee call attention 70 the grat-
flying fact that notwithstanding the further Ttduc-
ti0n Of tolls in 1851, the revenue 90 the State from
the Ohio canals for that year exceeded 1850 more
than ls50 did 1919. The following are the receipts
for those years
1919 1850 1851
$780,, 2,63O,4s s397, ,332,57 S4s6,OOs9l
The City of Cleveland shared largely ia tl,is iu-
crease Of business GA the canals brought about by
the Production OF tolls, as viii be seen BY the
following statement OF the number OF tons arrived
and cleared at Cleveland
1919 ls5O 1851
Tons ....-2i5 2ls 2S4,175 442,369
There was large stock OF wheat along the Line
OF the Ohio Cdual At the opening OF navigation in
1851, resulting from the suPerabundant harvest Of
1850 but of the teial increase at Cleveland of
Isl 592 ions in ISL the increase N wheat and olr
was less than ha!f, being Il ,33S tons.
The figures We have givenyoI are IaoTe eloquent
than words, and are al irTcfutabe inoiestOn 0fthe
sagacty aud business qualifications OF che con-
trolling minds in the B0aTd OF PG6lic Works IN
1850 AID 1851. II was critical time in the his
10, Y Of the canal, for = lroad Competition was
new L 9pOnent in the management Of canal fnan-
ees- but The B0srd, being iIee from personal inter-
est in the success o. railroads antag0nlstc 10 the
canal directsd their whole attention u the pro
motion OF revenue Tor the State from The canals,
and their measures were followed By vel deserved
success.
Subsequently to ls5I, with change Of the men,
,,r;,,es which govsrnsd tberf redeeessors We
E.iect fhs Isl tres years and lace the4r sltes
- nv siIe vi;h the gures Of 1850 aud 1871, ihaI
,Ss dfserent ns5cs OF levying. tols may o,. SNOW
their results al glance 1--WE give inc Ao''''s
only) ,,o- osi 40
1856 S397, ,3S 81 les2 --.-- ga eiSi 'r1ii
i''1 49, is57-..... l56,2O1,2s
Tbese isnres speak Cor themzelyes-a reNshue .ilI
to he Sta7e OF four hundred and thiriy-sil lloa
sand dollars in the year 1851 cut aegn lr egI N Tie