New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-17
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SPRINGS.
Gov. Morgan, in bis late Annual Message,
gives the quantity of Salt inspected al the
states Sat-Sprngs in 1861, as about 7,2OOOOO
bushels, the duty on which u one cent per
bnshrl, or S72 600. Deductiug tlereirom the
expenses for salaries of officers, distribution Of
primo. &c. (about $4,000, leaves in the
,.ate Treasury The snin Of SOC, 0CO o. the net
income from q property, which, if owned BY
~ individual, could rot be bought for fiye mil
lions of dollars--wc believe it 20 be worth t3-
day ten millions.
4 few weeks since, we called attention tr
be fact that the Legislature of I5JJ granted
he exclusive use Of tie brine iInm the Ouon-
daqa Salt Springs TO the works for The manu-
,acture Of salt, which were in existence GA the
18th DAY Of April less that subsequently.
colrpanv WIS organized which took leases for
the term Of ten years, Of all those works, F.
and Las since exercised sole control over the
mansiaciule and sale oi he salt made at those
Springs.
To the operations Of that Company we are
indebted for our knowledge OF the vast value
Of tie States Sat Springs, by showing ho"
cheap!y their abundant Vaiers may be con-
yertei into SALT and At what prices that salt
may 10 sold. That Conpany-or. to speak
exactly. The Salt Company Of Onondasa"-
ff w are wrong ia fact ar figures. doubtless
Judge Coms,ock, Senator Nunroe, aud Assem-
blymen Alyurd and Gers, backed b. any re-
CURED number OF the Third House, VIII cheer
iully SGT ~ riqhi)-coutracted Tor the manu-
f,cure Of Us salt for lSGl at III cents per
bu.hel Tor fine or boiled. and . cents per
bushei Gor coarse or solar, for all Of which It
found ready market at prices Averaging fully
% csn.s per bu,hel IN .f own bins. TINS real
zing for the 7.20o000 bushels TIE sum o.
~. 40 DJU.
The cost Of which wa. iorj $4,000 bush
ee trs ri III a. li'W
100 coo hushes cl4l-e 40 80 oehis......--- 1890
STATE duty one cent bel. blab.l...--.-..---- '2.cW
Total. s,l6.oo0
Showing that the rhlt sold above ls s2l,OOi
As ,he Companys contracts for making it.
exceps tho use Of the saltworks. and ~ TIE
cost Of putting up the salt for market 5 added
TO tho price, and paid BY tho consumer, i j.
plain tIat til. $G2l,o00 represents tho net
earnings Of the salt.WOrbs. just as the >36,0oO
income from salt duties represents the net
earnings of tie S-ate's Salt-Spriogs. Tho salt
works are private property, standing on and
belonging TO the State, snd are supposed to be
worth about two mllionl Of dollars. Certainly
they eould De- replaced iCT that cum il destroyed.
and ara almost gaue.ess except in connection
with the salt-spgings. 70 vii be seen that the
returned 10 Their owners or lessees more than
30 per cent. OF their value during tho past year;
y sefcas the states Saii-Springs and lands,
worth untold millions to-day, aud certain to
increase IN value IN proportion 10 .he increase
OF population dependent on thos0 springs for
salt, returned 10 ;se people less shan one hali
.. enc per cent. on :he.r value. The duty OF
.... was reduced IN l-l6 FROM sX cents per
br,.. 10 one coat. Coy. Morgan -lys those
Springs u.,e NOT paid 10 tue Sute ihree-iourhs
Of oae Per r.l, on their value ,incc tie duty
was 30 ai i.rp.y reduced.
We uow lr. to ash our Lcsrlators at Aba
ny What tie interests Of t.eir constituents,
good governments, and fair dealing between
man and MAI. require OF them. Al enact
mcuis designed 90 protect the STATE and saIt
consumers sga.ns; combinations Of .alt manu-
hcturcrs have proved Of no value because uo-
/ body viii enforce them. Depend upon il, th,
Legislature Wlll best protect the consumer Of Che
product of tie Onondaga Salt springs by eN-
acting ,he payment OF such a rate ot duty on
&c as VIII yield a revenue proportonatc to tine
value Of those springs. Compel the owners o.
lessecs OF sllt-worhs standing on State land 10
manufacture snt N the same az least four
months out Of every Year, or permit The State
10 find tenants for tlem who VIII, and give
such tenants ample protection; for "outsders ~
there have a hard road 10 travel. With TAR
rate of duty, and such laws as wil pat sop
10 the dog-n -the-maneor practices Of unprincl'
pied salt monopolisis, no "company can ~
ford to pay ncnrl, one half the value al inc
salt it makes to prevent everybody el'o '''n'
making aGy.
The necessities of the State demand ro'e"ue
from all her legitimate resources .o"s,'s'
bos ,,itbr tbs nast year increased the dnt9
on foreign salt three or lourIo'd' aaa Is 'o-a'!
debating the policy of further increase opah
tho Staff If New.York, owning the most ynlla.
Bile s,l,ne, ON this continent II not in the world
4. hauaGts she uinht derive from them,