The New York herald., 1867-02-21
OUR INLAND COMMERCE.

Report Of MIR. Israel +. Hatch.
Mr.. Israel T. Hatch in pursuance OF resolution Of
Congress requesting information subject Of his
report briefly sketches the trade Of the United statcs
with tho British provinces Of North America, whose
population the beginning Of the present year was
computed 70 bs so7s24l TO which Canada alone con.
tributes aloo.oso. The duties levied under the new
tariff Of Canada chiefly the rate Of fifteen Per cent
with an extensive free list, including many materials
already IN part manufactured "This course s carried
y the fullest extent In reference 10 shpbuding; Tampa
blocks, compasses iron mass cables, ancnors nalls,
spikes and other manufactures Of iron or oher sals
cordage, and apparently ~ other arsclss use
either IN building or furnishing ship bsins inpcsssd
The chief interest and valuo OF Mr. Hafch's report
consists 10 bis having prepared manua.
as TO the comparative importation Of The DIFF
ferent commercial channels Of inland transpor.
in the bold ground he has taken In enunciatng
the doctrine that leach State should be content and more
Sno intent s sSs y g winch
is enterprise has created dow through iss territory
boundaries oompsrativsly little variety Of production.
their capital ana labor In ohsr Ands the more favored
people OF the New World md means Of employment and
prosperity home 70 an extent prscs''.y q y unlimited 1
be 20 well promoted BY constructing or enlargng the
various means Of communication, which carry emgrants
and Il the same bring The productions Of all parts
OF our common country 20 thees markets. where they
command the highes price, In other words yield the
greatest remuneration 10 human labor.
Mr. Hatch traces the various BY means Of which
New York h already the commercial metropolis Of the
Union and viii for retain her prosperity she 10
true 70 her own interests and enrges Of her
inland trade 70 an extent 70 the rapidly
increasing demand upon them for freight from the West
The nha6itans Of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mssour, Iowa.
Minnesosa wisconsn and Michiean, IN 1850 were only
Slo3 sos In 1890 s had increased to 6o2 and al
the same rnae win shew In the census Of 1870 popula-
ton OF nfssen millona and Of more than sxty-sx mil
sixth Of their territory has yet been brought under cu
vaiou but their usual crop Of cereals 10 not less than
eight millions Of bushsla The human mind scarcely
6itsse reporting the National Ship Canal Convention
IN Chicago 1903 graphically rendered the subject more
intsgibs By yins In reerence 70 the crop Of 1850.
~ 1880 and 1881 % 10 convey adequate idea Of the
motive power required 70 distribute ths psodRious mass
isbs deficient crop IN IL crude STATE may be stated
sach hauling $500 bushels and n required TO deposit
their freight at given depot train must arrive oftener
than once In seven minutes BY. day and By night,
50 abundant are the crops Of In some parts of the
western States that II Ia said 10 be wsc economy 70 burn
II for fuel where wood costs seventynve cord for
emitting; and ID carefully calculated that saving OF
ten cents per bushel the freight New York would
bring an additional hundred millions Of bushels or that
graz. e Sssss g, c'sy aS sonG,'y ~ ..,0,., s,
economy of carriage by water ovsr that by land He
eucdaAss the csuse OF the commercial existence and
prosperity Of Nsv York saving sentsnsiousiy -
Atlantic 70 NE saS chain of wessrn lakes without en-
oouucring ~ more pkces the formidable obstacles
presented BY the Alsshaay Mounsans While her east
passed excelIencs her Fesevn territory s portion OF
tho great valleys OF hS intsToY rivers issuing from her
hisSAnds Sevins hvossh s~ AwS hsvsAAr'ss into sbe