New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-05


/ OF the Auburn State Prson and the Inspectors for
mismsnageneut. The reported charges are entirely
The bill to e!smpt the property OF the Chur,h
| Foundation Fund Society from taxation was killed
The bill to incorporate the Continental Railroad,
| also killed.
The bill to promote the efficiency Of the militi. Of
the Stste-passed
The bill 10 amend the act relstive to steersge pss-
sengers was lost By u toH. motion to reconsider
| was ,ost-
| WILL THE REIMPOSTTION OF TOLLS
UPON RAILROADS DIVERT PROPERTY
TO THE SOUTHERN OR NORTHERN
| ROUTES
Correspondence Of The N. Y Tribune.
| ALBANY, April 2, 1853.
| The policy Of repeating the act of 1851 releasing
the railroads of this State from the payment Of
tolls upon the freight transported by them is gaia
ing ground daily at Albany, and the friends of this
measure are becoming more and more confident
Of its ultimate success. Petitions from every city
and village in the State continue to pour into both
branches of the Legislature asking for the reimpo-
siton Of tolls and the completion of the canal en-.
lsrgement The tax payers of the State have at last
become awakened to the importance and absolute
necessity of restaring this law (unwsely repealed)
to the statue book thereby restoring to the canal its
legitimate trade and reimburse the Treasury by in
creasDg the revenue without resort to direct taxa
ton.
| The opponents of this measure urge by mere as
serton, not argument first, that it would BE- unjust
| to the railroads, AZ well as unconstitutional, to
enact the law repealed in 1851, imposing tolls; and
second that it would divert from this State and chief
| Iy from the City of New-iork, a large trade which
they bott enjoy So far their first assertion i
concerned we hardly think it necessary to dispute the
points, for to all impartial minds not only the justice
but also the proprety OF the reeactment OF that law
must be apparent.
The opposition lay more stress upon the question
diversion and it TO this point that desire to refer
giving reliable figures showing the cost of transport
ing property the several lines running between the
| East and the West.
The four great competing railway lines for the carry
ing trade of the Western States are, it is well Known
| the New-York Central, Nex-York and Erie, Baltimore
ard Ohio and enstlvania Central and within year
or two the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, has also
entered the field.
Before we give the figures showing the cost Of
transporting by these several lines, could remark
that there we'll understood law of nature which
coupels water TO seek its lowest outlet and there IL
DO less well defined law of commerce which forces
trade to its cheapest outlet. So long as trade hnds
its way by present routes as cheap or cheaper than
any ether it will continue in its present channels
Tie routes Of trade when than one line ls avail
able is simply question of cost and convenience and
interest govern in the decision. In the calculations Of
actual ccst of transporting the lake and on the rail
which follow it will be proper to state that thst by
lake is made up from the business OF twelve propelers
on the lake. during two seasons of navigation, which
shows it to have been - mills per tun per mile on
long routes and mills on short and the cost ON the
rail is that of the New York Central Railroad tor three
| wears, as appears by their annual reports.
ToS OF FLOUR OR WHEAT;
From Chicaso 70 .. 0y , ,p oa % M ,nl 81 80
In,urance on wheat aud flour So per and per
Rso.d ss"t % fom Buffalo to Albany 800 miles a per
Hsdson sH mi RrsT iHf 10 miles. mill. per tan per
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80 80
Add tolls a: rtopo:ci by biz now pending in Assembly
so miles, s mile per TIM per nie w
Making the cos, with the tolls added from Chicago
Chicsso Grand Haven, Michigan. BY steam say $50
nle at "A c.nts pr tan per mile IS SO
0.. r 'tUn SIG 50
CHICAGO to Osden.bur,h 800 miles steam 81 mes.. 80
Insurance wheat -four at $50 per tun at per cent
Toll Weland Csnn Per un ard through H. I"
Rsi ai ilom ogden .bursh Boston 400 a' u cents 80
cRs.ss Boston vi. osac1.SaI.l ,; s
p..ms .u., ...A .-,l. -l4... ......... Sn 81
Chicago Montreal by steam, say lio miles at3i oo
;i ;i' 95s;is + :
ca, and n1m T,1 ,brouS 80 %
Chicago to Phisds phis by rail Wayne aud Cre,
line 8t3 niles at "A cents. h.''...'.;.''.. Il %
Toll Phiadelph Pttsburgh 353 miles at mlls W
r.rsI .sS i9o mI,s Observation-Disclosures. 200
Cos. Cbc..o TO New York via Phladelph. SIS IL
| When the Ohio River is up, the route from Clncin-
natl via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Ohio River
ard propeller from Baltimore to New. York, can COM
pete with the route by rail through NewYork, Lake
| Erie ard rail from Cleveand-the New York route
paying toll of 80 cents per tun on Hour or wheat Dut
the New.York route by rail cannot compete and pay
mills per thousand pounds per mile, as al present
charged on merchandise, when the Ohio River IS up
from Wheeling. 50 n,,
Ct~sne Ohio the sres. dividing point for New York aud Phil
adelphs say IS miles Cleveland, at u cents s. 81 Ia
Cleveland to Buffalo by stesm l0O miles at mills per tun 90
Buffalo s to Albany by railroad miles at II per
tun per mile "a IL nil r, tna ncr mile IS
Total. s7SS
Cost Crestline to New York. via Buffalo. 90 81
Cre.,In. TO P,tsburgh 1877 miles Pittsburgh to Philade
phia $50 miles making $40 miles at Il cents per ltn pr,
Toll Piit"barah to philadelphia at mill. per mile oe
Philsdrphis 10 New-York Delaware and Rantan Ca ~
nal, say l2 miles, at not less than n'''''''''''''' ~
Cost Crestline to NewYork, via Phisdephia 10
| Tus MERCHANDISE AT MILLS ToLL.
New York TO Philsdephs Delaware and Kartan "a M
Phiadephis to Cre.tne Ohio $40 miles cents tun %
rdp iobi. 70 Pit.tai.h ., mil, tan p &C
Cost New York 70 Crestline via Phisdeph Is
New York to Altmy-bargs towed oy Sc n & !, 20
state toll $40 miles az miles y tun p mile ~
Buffalo TO Cleveland steam, $50 miles at mills 10
Railroad Cleveland Cesine 76 at /! cents 'un .,
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