The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-04

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shosld sos mo community award to eqsAl respsctf
For ourselves We are unable TO discover the wonderful
0nsfencs Desween tne property Of one man and asol
another; between the properly owned BY the community
and me individuals composing that COMMUNITY. q
quite no that we may cali tho property Of the sats our
man use u except no conforms 70 the regulations
which ~ owners or their agents have adopted. y NO
ns osp ANY 0n w. man Than u:
We viii comply with the company's rules, and
they can have no rules which we have not an
siaad Why tho railroad Of The STATE should nos
be oonsdered our railroads. They convey us from
produce market bring back something which
better than the prod uce; they Of
real estate and perona effects they help 10 devso2e the
bic commonwealth they aid In sustaining schools and
charities, help 70 complete canals; hne they do
their fn share toward he payment Of our taxes Why
should they not. then, be essemed rsiiIoydsa We
are rouo 70 CONSIDER them SUCH And 30 far from wish
70 40 ~s soad
snould they DO taxed 70 compensate the canals for she
osses they nave sustained i advisable destroy the
ness they did In 1882 Do tbs former pay larger dividends
than lnsir owners ought recev.f wnAs divides
even lns.p One half Of The capital invested IN our
r.isos ss, psys no Dividend rn.ssvsr. tho men
snsS o Ss% having Ssa s.
common humanity would Seen TO require that they
lno0ld not DO TURNER annoyed Bat "sna people, have
Deaet Of tho ioAds. We speaking in their
behalf therefore, when say should be unwilling
the injured. We 90 ncs wan 70 their Dus
ess, remunerxtive: We do no: Nsn 70 see
trem crippled more than they already are.
We confident the canals will mos require greater
capacity than they now have, provided the railroads are
les Alone Why ehould they not be lot aloneY Why
should any desire 70 csush them BY Imposing tolls
upCn snem, BY reducing to upon the csnasY During
The Of Navigation the Latter carry freight cheaper
Than Inc yaib oats Tho Aud.or report the
deence lheir favor ~ rom tNo 10 dve hundred per
cent" 0no would eeem tns adherence suficent, In all
Isasop; bas have those in S.ate appear 70
lnnh shouia be sl greater Tney seem TO tnax that
the tois reduced su lower upon Inc Canals, or
tsh from ho ale altogether aoo put upon the rail-
roaos, jsf.ce would be done, and the canals, il not
made 70 pay. would al ie,st DO enabled u do the
carrying trade between the iases and tide wafer
Nov - barely possible for pursue policy,
the effect VI which will ba amount OF
upon rairoads and increase tue tonnage
Of the csnsls b.t would DC . sound oneY Who wouio
be nenensd oy III Not MA people, certainly; for wnas
difference 10 them shelter they pay raiirosa canal
tolmY Ine object Of toll either must
e neceery Of direct taxation or TO lessen the amount
required. Sappose We collect mlnon Of dollars in sddi
vaneing the Of to c0,lect IKE amount by
evyng tolls upon the ioGds the dierence,
far "a the peope u large arc cen xrneof Nothing what
would DO deducted from the general lax levy.
increased tolls 70 De imposed, " there any good
reason Why they should pos pc imposed opan property
convey ed on the canss? these improvements have
the State large Of money toe people heavily Ia
rot pay Ins. debt? wpy ra1 sue raro.a. 70 pay me
canal dcb.P Ii just tney could sord p But, they
cannot appears 10 u ttie snort OF doHnrsnt oppres
slon 10 do The rstee OF tolls may BIO materially in
creased on the canals sDd still they would DC aoe 70
carry freight Two hundred and ny per cent below the
We solmny bs!ipe our canals Aaps seen their paImisst
days. We do not hotr y are 70 recover the Ssines
A.y haue loss Hno,o,a, :" our ep,non .Asy D,s @ y
MADE u pah her Woyst less tct tney sper be able to
discharge TIE sndebsdaess created scos. Of taer cor
s1uct,On We know some persoss have toe impression
IN a. they completed the capacity OF feet
seventy the, win be able 10 compete successfully" With
advocates sf seven feet canal employ Now appears
they already 'compete successfully" with the rail-
bred per cent? cheaper than railroads. and get about
hsf Of the business they Bos then, "suc
cehsul compenors for the carrying trade between the
goods cheaper and by taking them Il loser figure,
abed them 70 carry few more would this supremacy be
now cops Sy he Isrosa.s moi, VIA. Dart q i
would they obtain Let them be able 70 take freight
:. iro| four hundred . 70 one thousand per cen:
Of the rasroaas mi, OF onehaif No sane msa can be
made 70 believe anything Of the kind. II. with the ad
vApsges they possess they cannot prevent the rail-
from carrying freight, they could not lessen their
busness 70 any considerable extent the advantages
The hasbor at Buffalo represented to be full OF steam
and other vessels tied up Tor the want 81 employ
This alleged to be the effect OF the railroads running
the Eouth and north shores OF Lake Erie Now the Lake
Sac s.esmers propeers and sailing vessels cannon "suc
Se.nuy compsts with the railroads between Buffalo ANA
and drive Them out Of he ed-~nss chance sSere for
Senator Prossers line Of canal boats which be pro
poses to put upon tho canal soon II enlarRed
There 10 generally water enough in the lakes between
Buffalo ana Chicago; the Ice 10 out tho way while
are no locks % impede the vessels progress s !;
breaches never occur the distance between the
points &c op S:m equal s soods "a 3 Gs asa .
distance In cost OF ransp0rtation the BAo boats
excellent and very commoaious and yes they are %
their usual business Il ID In the face OF fAcs Ike thesc
that some very wise people, NJ least wise In their
estimation, talk Of monopolizipg for the canals all she
feehtng business between Albany and Buffalo whsn the
canal shall be enlarged and steam placed thereon. Il
sesnboats cannot control freishts between Buffalo aud
Chicago and intermediate ports what folly suppose
they can do II between Albany and Buffalo For our.
selves have idea the business OK railroads
may emoaraas them, but Cannot prevent their dong
think m increasing busine@ Let The telc
prices The eff would be detrimental 70 the people;
IL would be felt TO be upon thoes who
the telegraph. So with the railroads. you may tax than
ind employ ment.
This matter vitality important to the people Of the
State and demands their serious attention. Those who
drew wheat IRON Utica to Albany by Wagons aod slsgns
hfty years ago compelled TO haul on tho
dpg the four horse post coach has been
rally superseded by the rail- Steam has taxou the
place Of horse power in the conveyance Of passengers
Everything has undergone change since the Erie Canal
adapt Ourselves 10 the change Tue New York dailes
were once printed upon hand Presses Their publishers
fopno presses were needed 00taneo
laid ssde the old to be used when they had job
band which could be performed at their leisure they
stopped expend'ng money upon II when they found
improved machine required In their Offices notwth.
standing had been good press and great deal Of
good work had been done upon it, We have dis
position TO underrats canals They have wered
NEST valuable purpose and viii be useful to
commerce for many years yet But for the Introduction
Of railroads they might for long period have monopozed
the transportation business between the Hudson river and
Lake Erie continued source OF TO the State and
even justified continued expenditure on the enlargement
But that PERIOD in judgment has passed. tue
Of trade DO not require 70 go with the enlargement
We confident the canals did more business 1853
than they will do sgain In = single II THE
opinion correct why increase their cspAci.y2 Why
pend more money upon the enlargement? IL certainly
appears high time that the State paused In its career
Of borrowing and expenditure Let take soundingssee
what be done six feet OF water. Should ton
and OF the State canals not be greater in
1859 than they in 1858, may be regarded quite
certain that they will never be larger than Ut present.
and there be increase there be any good
offered for expendiDg moro money upon thenf