, 1863-04-09

To the Commercial Association of the
New York Produce Exchange.

| A&" O1A ET0auCG 4tICAANsyF%
,vi3!1 !our comntttce, yiz: David powa, James p
alfacG, Capt, Thos. Dunhsm. E. n. Tou1pkins
Edward Csomwcll Carlos Cobb, A. E. Misters,
G'n;,H G:n; Hiram Walbrldse, 9. 3. Powell and M; Il.
h ezeIs Il. Hon s. is1 Hsn
s: :; R; Watson, and G. S. Hazard, from the Board
! e. Trade Of DnfIalo, appeared before the Joint
VIZ: Hon. Clas. Cook. 4. hutchinson. aut Il. B.
Gonoljy; Of the Senate, and Hon; Trimmer, J.
Hopkins: atd 4. 9. Mattoon Of the Assembly, on
Wednesday, 18th fnst, and, 70 far they were
aeie The 5!fws Of thIs
tors. adopted at ! meeting held at High Change,
Eesoitsd. Thai in order to meet the imperative
meicial ncccsa!ties Of the West by additional
fatties in the transportation Of their surplus pro-
ducts to an Eastern market, we earnestly reqneest
of a On
western division or tho Erie Canal, that they
i esfs Il e 8s
Resttred, That xc should regard this measure
which elould be adopted by The state at thc Ell.
liest practical moment, Of enlarging the locks
canals. and which must be early completed. If tRe
great State Of New York designs to hare her Just
| 'haEc in that vast inland commerce between the
region Of the Northwest. and which has hitherto
| been 80 immense and indispensable an element in
cur Own prosperity and growth.
operate with the Board of Trade from Bnti4!o ia
meeting Tomorrow afternoon at Albany, the joint
committee Of the Senate and Assembly Of the Leg
at that time in support Of the views thcy had tm
bod'ed IN the aboyc resolutions:
n David Dowa, James Wallace, Captain Thor1.s
Edward cEetnwell Hugh Alien, carlos cosb. % /. E.
Mater Mastere II WalbIidsc; e =. z: Swami, William h.
Ga1etf = Po.a D. Fl HsE,ck 4 I, Ed Hnchen, R. r Getty,
The meeting then adjourned
ne'ole meeting the Joint Committee, your dele
sa1es tTs1y freely in,eTchanged views with the
many other gentlemen from the western and cen
tfal pn1ts Of the Statc rs to the proper measures
TO be advocated bciofe the Joint Committee Of the
Ind entire harmony Of views, with the reaoltltons
adopted BY this association and that the delegates
rom the Lake Erie terminus Of the Erie Canal
asked nothing which was not as fully accorded to
the Lake Ontario terminus, or Osweso Canal As
citizens Of the city Of New York, wI caa hare no
bnt 1es9Fd both alike with equal favor
this city AMI the Statc at large.
1,. inc bhelncss In hand was introduced 10 the
Sot H. eomnttse. = their request, By statement
At Washington III hchnlf Of the State to adopt ihc
Erie and oswego Canals to purposes Of national
celense; and the failure Of the uuitcl States to
accept this grant on the part Of the State OF New
1olk; but That the application now to be made
70 the Lcgishtate embraced only the commercial
VII" OI tnt Question.
Inc fact was shown that during considerable
po:tlons Of the past three years, the Erie Canal
Lad been taxed to its utmost capacity, not from
deficiency In its main trunk, but from the impos-
Eib1lty OF passing more boats through its locks:
that bile the channel OF the canals were sufficient
TO be uavgn1cd By hoats Of six hundred tons bur
then; TIC present locks could pass boats of about
the canals in question was 70 by Z Tic locks were
but y fcrt By 10; that multiplying boats would
Eot lnrrease th1 transportation Of Tonnage; for
nf 1nrt- hnfL L.,
IeacAed that while thu channel of the Erie and
oswe4o Canals with resources at commaad, were
probably sufficient for the transportation Of TWEEN
ai &Q,' co tong.
The imp!obability ofincrcasins the movement
lorks remaining as now]. etrIkiney illustrated
by tables FURNISHED by the Auditor Of lie Canal De-
pasit'neni, VIZ: Ihs lockages for the three most
NoycD.ber>, Seac It, 40 Ut Frankfort mai Iti.a.
"A:ch forks arc doabe). For the year 1861 Their.
were were added elo new boats tand the fact is noto-
Ilous. that during such rcmuncratiYe scasous AZ
loCp u anu G? few boase 20 out Of exsatencc, bnt
arc repaired and kept in use}; yet the IocIa.s for
1hG smf as;n ontht ut SAINT plass for ISL but
lsGS. we're added $50 new hoats to the number in
nse IN 1sGf {an incr Of over the number OF
boats innee in 1sC0 Yet the lockages, by the most
extraordinary cxcItions. By employing additional
men. at:ohafy power at thu 1ockI, abundance OF
water, a1'd with singular exemption from brcaka.
wire brought up to knt 1T,S3 lnring came nerioi
-sn increase upon. 1850 Of / 1,6s3; whereas with
aGtqr2tr locks, the increased number OF boat. I,r
1s6i +! otid have shown an Increased loclsage Of
;;1I1. instead OF bur lG5, and for the year ls;a
locEa.e Of s9j4, instead OF hut Sr3 Il eho11J h.
borne in mind. while these lockayes arc actual TINT
~ season OF 1s69 was cut short Of 1851 and iSia
which tlcat.1 at Buffalo or the i;th OF Noycmber'
1oats 1sscbsG Eew %hisa c elssred st ut a
canal Avigation of 1870 remained uniutrrrnf jhv