, 1866-01-26
THE CANADIAN CANALS.
Memorial Of the st. Panl Board
Of Trade to Congress.
A New Reciprocity Treaty Demanded

Of bushels arc surplus tor oIportatfon. Inc
area, northwest Of st. Paul, suitable for tie
into Central British America, that larger
of cereals to Eastern and European
markets will vet be witnessed through Lake
Superior than through Lake Michigan:
But with the present production Of bread
etuEfs and provisions In Minnesota, the incon-
venience Of insufficient transportation, result
ing In high frefghts, is experienced md the
object Of this memorial Is to Indicate how far
the constitutional Intervention OF Congress-
may coDcur with other agencies, to relieve
the Western people from e1orbitaut charges
in forwarding their agricultural productions
to market.
field. Green Bay, Milwaukee or Chicago
ports OF traushIpment upon Lakes Michigan
and Superior, the Minnesota turner's and their
fnctors must first rely upou railroads NOW In
operntion or in course OF construction. 3Nhen.
By combinations among the managers Of these
roads, the tariff Of ffeights shall become e1-
sisslppi River and the ocean navigation from
New Orleans to New York or Lverpool-im-
menscly circuitouB as the route s-a0orts
material relief. Flour has recently been
transported from GalenA to Boston by the
Gulf of Mexico onethird cheaper thnn by
pe1mancnt navlgabllfty Of tho Mississippi IL
IN Inv yal,table resource to the wheat-groWer Of
The: Nofthvest; and If i've: feet water from
St. Paul to St. Louis be made certain aud sure
through the seoson OF navigation, the people
of Minnesota would have the means Of check
Ing excessive rates Of railroad transpeEtation:
With these views, your menorialfsts beg leave
to repeat, and urge upon the consid OF
Congress- resolution adopted at meeting OF
citizens and members Of tho Minnesota Lcgis-
1a,urc, held January ., 1850, at Saint Paul,
viz:
tue intelligence from Washington, tnta daJ commu-
nicaled By telegraph, That Hon. y. Hogan, repre-
tentst1ts o., CITY ofst Lons h.s tntEodaesa
rer, md we rely With confidence npon the support
By the MfnDesoa delegation o. the bill IN question,
Of my other naeaaure which vil secure Permanent
eaticn 10 The cty Of ST. Lonis."
When the fact Is fully realized at Mi1wau-
kee and Chicago, that the grain transit, aud
the Incidental trade of the districts bordering
upen The Uppsr ~ Mississippi Is taxing taking the d..
powerful leverage for the reduction Of
f5eIghts will be In operation, and certain to
result favorably and then will remain for
our consideration, how tho route Of the great
lakes and the iiYcr St: Lawrence can be
the Northwestern States, That mighty stream
and Its expansions into magnificent inland
i ecns, can be made commercial, highway, rs
free, A cheap, as Indispensable; as that high
way IT nations, the ocean. From Fond du
Lac OF Lake Superior, and from Chicago at
thousand tons burtlen-each bottom freight
ed with g, Geo bushels OF wheat or an e4nlra-
lent OF other brea11stuiis, provisions, lumber,
&C., can now move to Lake Erie, aud should
be enabled to movc downWartls to the sea-
and with such q eeaward commerce, soon
ship canal OF ample dfmenaiops, q minimum
ifeightnge can be nttained, which Will not be
moro than oue-ha1f the rates Of most favora-
bic seasons, At present Canada furnishes
transit through the We1lanl Canal for vessels
Of 400 tons, and through the St. Lawrence
pacity Of the Erie will pass vessel Of zoo
tons. Who eau estimate the value OF these
avenues 10 markets Still they arc insufficient
for the present demands OF the West, much
| more for It's future production.
| So believing, VIC canunt regard with fndiE
| ference the possibility Of losing any part oi
these important advantages Of Lake trans
| portAt1on. But, with the termination Of the
Reciprocity treaty, such curtailment of com.
| mercial facilities will take place; and the st.
[ Paul Board OF Trade welcome the action Of
the meeting above mentioned, which WAS held
as St. Paul on the 9th inst, In calling the ct.
| tention Of Congress to the subject by the
adoption Of tho following resolution:
Resolrtd, That thia meeting would respectfully
| represent to the Congre!s Of tho United states
that the Interruption Of tho fee navigation OF The
| Wel!and C1nal by American vessels, and the *
cluSion Of Canadian veksela from the free narfgt
tIon OF Lake Michigan would materially 1tduce the
facilities Of transportation from the NEfhH esterl
states to Eastern markets.; and We would urge thai
/ By negotiation or concurrent legislation. existing
arrangements nay be continued, and il ossthle
enlarged, until the States bordering on the Gfcat
Lakes shall be secured In Tho enjoyment Of chan
nela to the ocean sufficient to pass Fesfea Of one
/ thoutald tons burden.
In presenting these considerations to your
J honorable body, We do not propose any dis.
cussion Of the erpediency Of abrogatingg the
Reciprocity treaty. We only 1rge that the
1Rssites of o tas t1snsporiatioa to the WEI
may greatly ~ ad7ance the be cost
| Of forwarding our products to. mar.
ket, shall Immediately be made the subject
Of new negotiation or Of concurrent legisla
tion. The Chairman Of the Senate Committee
fishery clause Of the treaty, In which New
England Is interested, should be so reconsid.
eEcl-and tlc free naT1gation of the Canadian
canals, at least until . Niagara Ship Canal i.
constructed and opened, Is equally vital te
Western interests.
We would therefore request that joint
commission, representing the United States
and the B1itIsh Provinces, should be created,
with the duty Of adjusting upon q liberal aud
satisfactory bssIs, all the financial and com
mercia1 relations OF our Northern Frontier
We hare firm confidence that the element!
exist, and only need to be combia ID by an ct
fort Of statesmanehtp, for q natural arrange
mcnt, which would embrace the following
particulars
l. The maintenance Of existing rights o
American citizens In the Provincial Fisherle
4 rights which were greatly impaired by tht
Treaty Of 1878, but were restored by the Reel
procity Treaty.
9. Free navigation by American vessels O
the Canadian canaas, with stipulation tha
the Canadian government shall Increase tht
capacity Of the -We1land md st. Lawrcne,
canals TOR the passage Of vessels Of one thou
sand tons hurthen.
$. Free navigation by Canadian vesscls o
Lake AichigaD-perhaps an extension Of th'
privilege Of 8 coasting trade On the St. Law
Tenes ind the Lakes to the vessels Of 81
nations, On payment Of tonnage duty.
4. The enlargement Of the Schedule pf artf
cles, hitherto ffeo Of duty Under the Reel
proeity Treaty, so a to fnclnae manufacture
Of the States and Provinces but the entir
list 10 be subject to the psymsnt Of sucl
ize the situation Of American and Canadial
producers, with regard 10 the internal Reve
nue. and other war taxation Of the Unite'
States.
S. Such concurrence Of legislation upo1
other questions Of revenue - VIII 1ssfmlat
| kaAHa4OA ~ 4At A6 kf}s3A1A0 VI
international frontier, thus checking the e7i
of smuggling by removing Its Inducements.
6. 4 common system OF patenI anu cop,
righta; .o,.,..,
treaty or code to Central British America 70
the district northwest Of 3f{unesota), and T.
British Columbia and to Vancouver's Island
" your memoEialists make these suggestion
With dffIidcnce, but feel no less assured tha
such an inteSnational adjustment i q task TO
a high order Of statesInanshlp, and we trus
: measures may be Immediately initiated iook
. tng to Conference constituted tn the manne
and for the objects above indicated.
!. The importance at the Mississippi aud y
Lawrence As commercial highways can hard!
be exaggerated, and the CONGRESS Of tn
United Btntes. by increasing their grea
natural advantages, either BY appropriation
for their improvement or security, OF o!
liberal commercial arrangements WIN on
pclghbo1s on this continent. would supple
ment the victories Of American asms " Ia
no less renowned victories Of q beneoeen
peace. ,
/ Respectfully submitted ,,.-
d, ", ISaERsoLL, fresluens.
VIZ. s. CoABs, Secretary.
Ieynoldt, In New York, VIII, In short time, coz
roence Tie publication Of Prof. New1nan's Hlstor
AZ the UnIisd states In lh1ee volumes, on which
has been engaged for the past ten years. 4 Is sal
that II will eubance tha reputation OF the: alrcad
/ distinguished author- !.
Florence Maryats, daughter Of the Late csp
Ma.Fsst, will .oon bring ont new poyel, eott}e
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