, 1860-05-07
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TOLLS ON THE I'LL. AND M1CIfI-
( GAN CANAL
. During tho present week the Trustees Of the
Illinois and Michigan Canal hold their regular
annual meeting in this city, and as tho rate Of
:, tolls will be ixed by them for the present sea-
son, this is the proper time for The eomme5ciat
community to recommend any change they
may deem nrcessary. and which will not pre-
judge tho interests Of the bondholders. For,
we must remind our readers, any proposed al:
tcrat'oa IN present rates that will affect the
revcnue Of tile Canal, will in alI probability
he rejected b the Representatives Of tho cred.
itors 1t that meeting, however much such
cGanEc may be desirable Tor the interests Of
the State or the city.
One Of tho principal sources Of this revenue
is Tia tolls derived from the carrying Of lum:
Der; and as t;ler viii probably be tue subject
Of some discussion before the Board, nc bog to
present some facts in relation thereto for the
consideration II tho public
Tue present rate Of toll on lumber. is IL IL
mills per thousand feol per mile, or $1.20 for
the entire length Of the Canal Tn this SUBJ
ject there is but ouc opirion held by the busl"
ness communicative, tLat it is too high: and
iudeed, when nc compare the rates with those
u other canals in the United States, it is not
surprising 10 mud .,uca dissatisfaction ana
complaint among those engaged in carrying
:x'l in selling this important article Of mar
fAan] 9ta
to'l on lumrcr is only fire mills per thousand
feet per nils, or $3.50 per 800 miles; in the
We!iard Canal the toll on lumber is 20 cents
rtr Thousand tee& for IS miles, or Z IL mills
;. per mile; while for the entire length Of The
V;'ella..s aud St. Lawrence Canals-Gs -
;niles-the toll ;s only 400 per 1000 feet or
:,5out j.. mills per nliie. The following table
shows the case exactly: ~
rrI.+ osr .,tars&Nn .rE7 "f 1rxarR on cAsA1s,
r c"na p: ms; :;;;o MILLS.
We;. j I'd st. l=xrsDse Canal, tos:iie.. rss
u;'@s s:t III csa Ss1
Hero, ,hcn, is I'll, Increase On tue tolls Of
oilicr canals of sixty 10 one hundred and fifty
,,es cent. and it is here worthy Of remark
Tint the Canadian Canals wcre built at q cost
Of 5l5G. 900 par raile, wLish is nearly double
tA:: :4meun. expended on tn: building Of the
Illinois :I,.s! M;.:.i;au CAnal-
in 1858. tile Trustees Of Tho Canal, after
MITCH solicitation OIL the part Of those interest
el zed,,c>.l ti,v tolls Oh lumber to Sl:0o per
.ilousand i-r. Ior theousire length u tho Ca
,aal hit 1,.-:sSsa t.. :-e s'acnation in trade
ennse1uen, :iuoa t..a financial crisis ol.-l857,
tie aulot;1t s:ip1s:: =rss mol su!:cieut to make
r"1tr':icn. ara, rs W. think, without giying
;i1a !.w ts:'s t:.i: trial. tl:cy announced them
il thr k.'rio. ot 1888 70 the former rate~-Sl.y0
pr ,!o':<:,i. Sizes that date the railroads
lave ,at:n mar!. |uUIb:r that naturally goes
'.y G.s <'a,:a'. AID We arc assured by gentle
men r:'::'=.d'in the carrying buEipcss, that it
is impossible u carry lunbcr with such tolls
WITHOUT :.e:ual 'oss. THO owners Of the
largest ti:et Vi 5oats on tho Canal also in
faro'cdn few days since, that they had not
bad a single application This spring to-ship
iamoer To p':or;a--a point which usually takes
] :sr--e a.noilAl.
HE :'riac'pai cclapstsor Of the Canal il the
',:::asa and c.~,h Island Kai'road;. aud in or-
1c: 10 sLo* lf!2 shipments III that direction
We l.a:e, nrcrA:c.' tl'e following comparative
tal.ia:
.txEsH @nfrrE:' liz TUE 7. 4 H. CANAL AND rHa aoog
fAtAtp EAIIE4AD.
Il, IL, l. II. EAnal Tv t. + II. II r