, 1866-02-26

suned u seti'e one es.hel 10 cnIesco 70 81 1a1e1 s
Roa 81 re- Esaae ss9s e S, IL
gstt ered On many Arms In n.no.. or il burned ior
fuel BIT !; could b. transported fcr = cents PEI
could be passed around the Falls oi NIsesra md
he St. Lawrence Rapids without t,ansshipmeuf.
hnahel (in gold} on The Vree staple p.oduction Of
the NoEthNest, 70 Be effected ~ atsrloE or ratheF
enl.rginK tew dttehes, and building 4 Gew locks,
for The comm rcs OF 'be Western stAtes. It i. I'M
possible thas the money the enterprise, and the eu.
| Rtnee11ng skill should be wausin3 where The de-
nande et ecouomy are 20 imperative ami the sesuls
| 10 ceTtatn.H
This Is a remarkable statement, but It isrot
| exaggerated. The price Of Indian corn In T.
| lnots and 1owa,a at places more than ten milos
| from rntlWay station, Is 10 q Is per hnshel
American currency, or about sgd Ii oar mo-
ney for 81 lbs. 1volrdupofs. at these p1aces
corn Is burned for fuel, as being cheaper than
con], CT, allowed to remain ungnthered on the
fields to manure the ground ior another year.
In Chicago 1t is not uncommon to meet peo-
pie who have sat at fires, within hundred
miles Of that city, where corn In the ear was
the only fuel. The agriculturists of the North
west are not the men to be satisfied with this
state OF, things. and t'Farmers Conventions
hare been held at Morrison md Ottawa
in Illinois, In which speeches we're
made and resolutions we're passed strongly
In favor Of a channel of water commu-
nicatfon with Europe Of sufficient capacity to
couvey their produce from Chicago to Liver
pool without breaking bulk. By what route
are the easgoes to be taken The farmers are
IN favor;o that Of the great lakes and tue St.
Lnwrence river, as the one the most likely to
answer the purpose. Clearances from Chi
cago to; Liverpool, as the TRIBUNE observes,
arc not unknown to the trade of the former
city. Years ago the trip was made by 8
schooner, the G. 7. Richmond, and about
once yea5 little craft reaches the city with
the inadeqnacy OF the Welland and st. Law
renee canals which has hitherto prevented
the direct, trade to. Europe from be- |
sSa' s5S1,Ds larger hat and J. mo1e as,. pTOlta,
leheoshoo3 0a q tbe Fails e MS,fs shs S1 s9s
and the Rapids Of the st. Lawrence. The
most important work requiring attention is
the Niagara Falls Ship Cannl. This Is simply |
q matter Of money, and wonld benefit 50
large number Of Inhabitants that We canuot
leans will before long take It In hand, aud by
one agency or another bring 1t to compile.
tfon. The next thing to be secured Is the
free navigation Of the 81. Lawrence, at prrs.
ent encnmbered BY an onerons system Of tolls.
This Is a subject as to which the Americans
gotiation. Agents Of the Canadian Govern
ment are at Washington for the purpose of |
establishing new basis for commercial IN.
tercoursc between the Provinces and the
United States; and wonld be only too hap
py to cooperate with the American Gov
e1umeat for that purpose, if the latter
is willing. to make Corresponding con
cessions. It Is plain that the American Gov
eminent will be compelled to do something
to satisfy the JUS, demands Of the people Of
the Northwest. As the Chicago TR1BuxE
observes" The surplus "products OF the
:. Northwest will, Of their own force, burst a
:. - passage m way to the markets Of the world. I
:. They WIN compel the opening Of the cheap
81 est possible route, and thai route viii OF |
:. necessity bo the cheapest which conveys he
:. :. grain and meat TO the consumer with he
y least landling and the least delay" We
bare bad quite enough Of pouting over the :
Reciprocity Treaty. Let the two Govern
nents take this matter in hand, and they VIII | /
enormously enrich tho citizens OF both coun- |
rtes, Willie not n single individual viii be the
oser; and that object achieved, Str. Cassius
y. Clay and his Russian friend may compare
eisure. +