, 1863-03-10

Enlargement Of the Erie Canal.
New York merchants and capitalists are be-
ginning to appreciate the Importance Of en-
larging the Erie Canal in order to aceommo-
date aud to retain the trade Of the West. As an
evidence Of this nc publish below the re-
marks Of Jonathan sturgcs, Esq, Of New
York, before the Chamber of Commerce Of
that city, ut meeting to consider the subject
Of Western trade, held On Friday last. Ilr.
sturges was one OF the original corporators
Of tho Illinois Central Railroad, and till within
year past was director Of tho Company.
Of course he is thoroughly conyersant with
the growth and the commercial wants of the
West. and being leading New YoEk capital
list, his opinions will have great weight in
said: se7
Mr.. sTuRGEs' sP8EcH.
ME. PREs1DEST: I guye notice at the spe-
c1a1 meeting on Thursday, that should at
this meeting ask the Chamber to consider tie
iimpo9Etanee TO- this city Of taking some action
States greater facilities for transporting their
produce to the seaboard. haye been asked
repeatedly during the past two years by intel
l1gent English correspondents, "How long
will your Western States consent to be block.
aged and at the same time taxed for the bene-
been ab1e to renlv: II have saan - s;,~a nAse "
fljnch;nr vef. 7 ran ri aev 49, ~ elgaa @ "
disposition to complain Of tie blockode sde " "
the Mississippi so long as the common inter
est renders it necessary" but these noble
Quietly rois,nr corn 81 ~ ~ ,,er W 1sst
= cosfa tho,- sn, ,,ae o. - pct ousNtl "nile
scabosrd AnI whst 1aaGsa 5as;.a - Ell 10 me
Sal attention to Is tfc oct;on - s4nI sPe
WlsconsIn and Indiana to remcdx ] = th,a a9'S' e9;i
of 1l]ino;s 1nov saam 1Ei4hoy ~ tus Leslslatofe
f;nn ~ tT;ra .onI ELL, H.tno4t any eAplana-
I'm ~ - * f,I,, 70 deenng OF invita-
Csno1 hi a-a set,.a " Goaeless TO ase un the
fs ~ sant,ona3 % 49, - aSsu5fu no~exer, that there
faa+ie e sat5ect. Me N ne" York are per-
ceivc fron, fhn 49, nst1 ~ ss1 oensnte re re-
s;ier rhathar - = .ao.th9 tte. out 90 not con.
millions of ncnn3ap pGs2tye pdsata aor SIX 10 eight
nnrs1,;ts in&Re S"r+hSrost h1'oteu 70 aeslcultuiM
sendin the sh.r Present Ee means
fa1r 9ear. ,rn Irsnta5 ~ An III ~. 49, "tLn1n
~ 4hc Tas+ - r.a1~ 49,. ~ .ue eo1Rlus gram
and that ~ fho No.r EoI 81 Jus ~ aeuclency,
that the West nrndncos * na9 ~ eatss ~ noW e
hnshe1s nf h.oade+-,4F uo,ooeoo t ol tooV,No
snmn ond ~ fnr ~h.oh -, more Ian We can con
excent IT, fnrwsr5 = tn,n. nG no possible use,
Eefs shc da,nnn5e - 3aVusu @ " 1ofelSn mar
corrrino trade ~ rhcarir ~ teo" y" tuh; .S, 70 tne
hn inns ,rd ~ Iii tt..t ~ .aPttA3 as II Clo
yon 5eiav u rosn etfar mu saaee Win fou. Bnt
1,s fTo-a ~ ear ;aty Msss year any steps TO relieve
.,sod.,; Hu1 our uls1less, We must either stop |
l19uue1ns le3 or get out to Sea By the st. Law
4eT1S
,nr anae5stana that me average cost Of bring
1ss5 nE oushe1 OF corn during the years 1861 and
80 rom lineage 10 NeW York, WIS thirty |
nos neG een1s Per onshel, that the farmer in 1lli
nos got about fifteen cents, the farmer In Iowa |
1elgnt to ten cents per bushel. Sometimes as |
40" as nEG cents per bushel- It ought not to !
eosi th9 Western producer thirty.fiye cents
pGT n1she1 to bring his grain fourteen hundred
h.,as 3unes oJ Hater, and It IS our business, the
!. uaslness is o. New fork merchants to sec that
IL aoes not cost this enormous price. am
iusa a1a gram merchants that In October 1851,
On the canal alone