Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-21

The rate Of to!ls was reduced At least one third,
and that the groes amount received wa1 Increased
about one-iourtb, Il will be seen that the ton-
mage must heve been nearly doubled. fIne retes
Of tolls for 1858 were on grain, foor, pork, ana
most agricultural products, fron4 to miiis
per mile per thousand pounds This 10 rate
equal 20 80cents 10 lao cents per ton per one
hundred mlles. When railroads can haul freight
st profitable rates for $50 centa % 2vU cents per
ton per one hundred miles, it u evident that 2
rate OF tolls Of mills to mills, which 10 one
dollar 10 one dollar and forty cents per ton per
one hundred miles, will drive the business nom
the canals 70 the railways. He had seen q acanAi
fall under the control of competing railway,
and the result was that the canal ceased to DC an
avenue Of transportation. The entire business
wac transferred 70 the railway. This was done,
rot by neglecting TO keep the canal In repair,
but by adopting such o rate of tolls as the toll
sheet of 1858 will authorize these lessees 10
levy. To prevent such result is tne op]eos
of the amendment. Il is claimed that the
interest Of the lessees is 0 sufficient guaran'
tee that such tolls will only be levied "a Will So
cure the largest business possible 70 ,ne
canals. But Il should be remembered tna'
the interest Of the lessees may be suDserv,
ed In another direction. Low rates OF toil
make competition, which seriously ahecta
the business, and especially the proats, Of tne
! competing lines of railway, and the directors Of
such companies may and will contract with tht
lessees and pay them large bonus annually
on condition that they will increase the cana
tolls up to the rates which the bill authorizes
This may be profitable 70 the lessees, but 10
every dollar which the people Of the State WI
save by transferring the canals from state Y
! Individual management, they will pay I'VE dol
llars In extra rates Of canal and railroad pronta
; which the cupidity of the lessees and the direc
tors of the competing railroads will enforce upo
them. They should be cut of eaectually fror
any such opportunity. = ..sas,..l.4 .it'
9Th. That the lessees shall be required 70 pa
) for all new structures and repairs, after ID
/ canals have passed into their possession, eve
though the State may have made contracts 4
; theee structures. Unless the amendments
D agreed to, there will be enough contracts eS
D humed to pay for all the work which the lessee
, will do for the coming season. The promise
/ one hundred thousand. dollars rent for the Y
years. lease will be eaten up by charges that %
: lessees have had 10 expend tnis sum, or more,
E complete these State contracts N 49,, s,,s
) 7th. That the provision relative to the PAY
tho afbitrators be 90 amended as to allow thel
. three dollars per day aud three cents per mi
In travelling to and from the place Of meeting
al 9th, That, whenever the lessees require o.
appropriation of land, stone, timber, or 9TH
} materials, that the expense attending such O
Precipitation be paid by the lessees. This Is nj
cessary to prevent innnmerable bills for Jury al
/. court expenses, witness fees, and attorney
: bills, to which the lessees will involve the Sta
4 at every time they choose to appropriate matt
rials for the repairs of the lalels. l,,,,.,l j.