Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-02


earliest convenience.
The Illinois Ship Canal to Unite the
lakes with the Mississippi.
Our readers know already that this project
was decisyely rejected by congress a few
days ago. 1t was urged las a war measure to
suppress domestic instruction and repel for
eign INVASION Immediately on receipt Of
the news of this action of the house, the Hi
nois legislature appointed commissioners, we
believe, to visit Canada to see whether the
authorities there are ready to enlarge the OF
tawa ship canal, or the docks of the st. Law
renee canals, so as to pass the largest craft
from the lakes to Montreal. This action has
been denounced as Indicating disloyalty, al
though it probably indicated nothing more
than an outburst Of anger andvexation; butthe
report Of the board of trade of Chicago and the
action Of recent public meeting there shew
that rebel sympathy has nothing to do with it
outside of the legislature. Disappointed in
their hopes of reaching the Atlantic by the
way proposed, and hopeless of any other
channel being opened, they turn their eyes
northward. We quote some interesting state
ments from the report to the board of trade =
''If we institute a comparison between the
northwest and other sections of the free states,
it will be found that while New England has
slightly increased her product Of wheat, she
has fallen OF in that Of corn; that while the
wheat product OF New York, Pennsylvania,
and Ohio has declined more than 100000
creased more than $4,000, 900 bushels. The
wheat crop of New England is sufficient to
support her people about three weeks; that of
New York less than six months Pennsylya-
MIA is hardly selt-sustaining, while Ohio yields
a surplus Of less than 5000, 900 bushels.
''Ihese statistics show to what gigantic pro-
portions the grain crop of the northwest has
attained and how dependent the seaboard
states are upon it to supply their deficiencies
and when it Is remembered that, in addition to
this it forms about three fifths of the value of
our domestic exports, and furnishes that pro-
portion OF the custOms-revenue of the coun-
try, it will he acknowledged that it constitutes
by far the most important element of our ma
uonal strength, and that 1t rests at the base Of
our national prosperity. Year after year
these products have gone on increasing to
such an extent that at this time all the eX-
sting avenues Of transportation are gorged."
OF the corn product, its yield to the western
farmer and the cost OF transportation over the
Erie canal we have the following:
1.-The great crop Of the grain-growing states
r(s,o..-- az tiie 0"Se % ''il
# is cnItiyoted ,rit, i;ttI , 49, ttI
ed hv tba ,-io;ss;,rdas ~ 10 $50, o,l
,alJy "a a, . NJ ''iN
soil and cLmato admirablv concrr tn JnvnIo,
This nlant in its most v;gorors form It cnn
stitutes rhe most econo9,icoi food for tho Jn
nestle animals inns snnarceding the necessi
tv of tho root '.ni,,,re The onnnal nrodn[
of this cereal in the northwestern states is II,
less than 5OO 600 onO bushels. and vet ov
cept so far as it may be used on the premise
trated form like whisky. beef. Dork. lard al
Of @ Is az Htg ents DeT
to the producer seven or eight cents. the d
ference being used up in treights and COZ
missions
..Your committee have before them a stat
ment of the results of one companv wbic
during the year 1861, shipped to New Yor
I,726, 1852 bushels, much of which was cat
cred up at stations one hundred miles fro
Chicago. for which tbev maid tho farn,ar {;
teen cents per busbel, The statement of a,
count was as follows:
1,726,l4352 s258 92l
Freight by rail, .1O8 SIS
Freight to Buffalo, 1918 see OK
fIeigh's 10 Ne" 1Ofk' 1861
SEQ 49l
tbns sbo,yin, tbo+ ,,oorl,, .luoo e,,I ..'
added IN tbe volma b-, ra:sor, 80 +na Iou
+;or "a ''"H' Poi L
Wp.,a. ~
y; ~ u' eG''ii 'io "a olte VI t!ie la[nie
"Ho - suPPoeeu 10 Iesiue nFe miles 1rol
e'".ioH, Ni"ii'eu til"t INC stalks anu musk
pay iol H'l 'eStlnS' the ACCOUNT would stan
mus
one DAY hauling ~ bushels of ears, 40 bush
" WI 4Oi "ii'h He ieoei' es''''''' S4o
Self and team. 30
Smelling .:........... .......................0 GA
'' iH0oine 1oi producing ''''''''''''.''''..'. SO
$50
N Tnc4 Is nlne cents per bushel, while tn,
cents '''iiu CONSUMER pays at least SlXt.
s.Tbis statement shows bo,y ossor+ioI :. :;
to effect reduction of freights on the raw
products. With saving of fifteen cents Del
Dushel, and your committee believe it coulc
De accomplished by the opening OF a ship ca
nal' the corn OF the north west could be sen
10 every European mart"
The committee urge in favor of the north
ern ropta that
by tie construction OF the Ottawa shiT
0"ii"i' Win d uepth OF twelve feet OF water