, 1865-06-16
OUR BOSTON LETTER,
Tho Western Hoard OF TrAde-Pinpl
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11nQc-The A0nEr. .Eaxlonal EuuuciI,
Especial Correspondence chtcsgo Tribune

Especial Correspondence chtcsso Tribune
Bos7os. Monday, June II.
An interesting and important week for Bos-
ton has Just closed. 1t has answered the
fullest purposes Of the friends of the move
ncnt in attracting to this city the attention
and favor Of Western buyers. Tbs earlier
pe1t Ct the convention Of the Board Of Trade
Nasg given up to welcome and festivities, sight
seeing and the interchange Of ciyi1ltles-
On Saturday afternoon, however, both en-
tertaucrs and guests came down to business
and held most Interesting and practical
conference with regard to the business Of the
West. President Richardson, Of the Boston
Boasd Of Trade, introduced the subject, and
in the courae Of opening his remarks be said
there could be no ulhtake tlat the course Of
trade would fullow tha. Of produce, and the
only available menus, at present, to bring
produce to Boston, was By q steamship 1ine to
New Orleans to connect With the steamers
a}ready running between st. Louis and New
Orleans: Mr. Richardson called upon E. s.
To,ey, Esq, to give Ills views upon the sub
ject-
Mr.: Tobey sald that he Vas obliged 10 coott.s
thal Dostou ,Fss fur behind Sew York 0. Pni,a-
aslphtA in the question Of stesm navigation.
not be o!esrated. The foreleu tradu jsys IL
Portland, Boston, New York, PhiladeIphia and
balun ore, and y hoston wanta r. keep her trado
snd lnsiesss u, she must sss;eli'h steam lines.
sefloed to build two .teansrs Of 2,oW tons bur.
the specifications to contract f1r baitiinr theso
vessels had been nearly completed This
was put toe oegiEnlnx ot he enterprise,
sSo sho,,a H va ,o3ant hn.tnoee 70 de'eiop y
fu 4, ,he btcia1Ig Of the War wo b,a two 49,
steamships mining to New orieses, which vera ere
we're sold 70 New YORK parties, aud ars now oa
.se TIER reats tS Nsw o,lsaas " waat to replace
= aaq s; de ~ tt gag 70 ma hat 81 Louis wAs
in .te am iine between Ro,;on sna IL, ei.1 1n'fas
was pleased 10 aes that thrse visioIs from the
West looked al the inefests Of trade In national
standard o. aa13o9a''t3- ,
r: M aap Manogipa, o. ne Ghieago board OF
trace, eesctlpea INC oenense 70 6oston OF
nv. tlne VI 1oaeign stsamsoips. ne nad always
oeen aseamea 20 tniEk thas when any Of Us
Tantea 70 20 70 Europe VIC nah to take
lole.Ea steamer. he was IN fAFor, too. OF
SGcaIlng more ana speedy routes TO the
west, aud ne had been sorEy to hear the re-
marks Of St. Louis gentleman against
IMP CANA q around the Niagara Falls.
Ncn. Il. I. blow, Of Missouri, described the
urgent necessity, at present, Of line Of
steamers from Boston TO New Orleans. He
arEu.d that The wheat Of the West could be
ground On tho mississippi river, and in the
form ot -four taken TO the East BY the river
and guit ,ar eheaper than BY 1atl Or the ship
tansl. II doFernhent was TO build that canal,
thele were other projects that should and
nan ''.ist go WIN II, or nothing BE- done, among
Wn,eh s. were q eanal from the lakes to the
1nsssslppl, .1a and the expenditure Of money on
INV Rtcat !Nel, Pa'ticala5iy In clearing ont
tie Mlsslselppi famas. Al tnis would cost
ID tEe totnd, ~, d1onSn o commencing at an esti-
~ l.a'e to =, "a GSovo, no1 less ID me end lhan
sSo,Vo'uV, aha !nls was NOT time
taa' ~ r,,1;na Inc oaf"Gnea inea, peopie would
pense. me neSl bsst way for Boston poo
PIE tney Want cheap produce, vas to open
W stgan Itnes 10 o.. LOUIS. fns On your
oaay mt @ OF .h Steamsrs' ana 1t Woq'd 70 proved
N yea5 eas anas LUZ s,n1;y ys o. a.ga tlelSat
;a,r ans .n naa passeec aune ana mannlaetaI' f
,ercss VII VII bs NEEDED IN Nsw En,1.nd hu Ia T. !.
nmr no,fcr fn bov gra, ~ sm notn naiIs IL y
rn1sng mills IN o1,r an 1n,iet "n eon,aud aad
,siii1 Neu Fng,ond for tha nnw nuu onansa
t,adc vii, ~ snuth.rn 'ro nortiom ~ shnas
limited init % sta,es s '"'ASt" l'' ''o" ~ '"'''
In Y. Mnnn. Eao.. the pres,,ent ,f vour
o etbrs n ana ne
petipe ]inc with tbs Erie canaI tbronoh to
Bosfnn or Portland. or Or Il throneh ran.
oda and IN III. vew ~ thtnrs Il vontd
he we'll If Ie~,s1ators in halls If C,ograsa
shcnld take a national and not n s,-ctinnal
view. # thoso cities csnnot do batter fhsV
would ioin foreign mower in some pian to
o.t ~; ~ ,ha;r tronnie Tbev nust hasao
Tay to the sea r the Nia0ara shin canaf ia
ercr nIesentcd tn the nttenfi IN nf fha rentiss
man 81 1t innss In Conrraea we xorfS haro
him consider whether It would nat he hetteS .tS
~ a~nond n ,1tt1a n,nrs- ~ that .bf.,
iban r. haTc tn sneu1 tbonsand H 3iEnss sau., =,
mnch to kern ns INN 1otng III m nur o,s' ~
hnnk In ret tn the ncsan fbrnnsh Gana,1a
Egc.v CENT sarcd m hushes af xhsst aaaa r.
ireieht Was matter of graat mn1ne1t IN the
luxe citie,. and New Enelaud maoufac csursrs IN era
could make no better iHycstmont nf the'r
capital than to help Us aaye freieht, and IG no
better use Of tbeir ConrressIon iaauence.
John jackson Hailey, Of Milwaukee.
said that New FORK would laueh nj thss
idea Of produce being taken ID a great
circle of three thousand miles by Esv Of
he Mississippi, the Galf and the Atlaotis.
when they could make a straight line Of
the St. Louis route. There could unt
be TOO many outlets But that Niagara