, 1869-04-29

rlm,ty In the committee and convention IN BID
port Of ~ the Ereat Eastern routes IasJ@eMs ess.
m wanted to 20 IN And frce the EIie CANA. aaa
thry oil wanted the Esgara Ship Canal He Oh
f@ed the following: ..b IL.
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he4 ID. The rtFosc # y an.rsiat s t.
"a "a tr 9 I sae bsiaias Il the Ffasais Ship Canal
offered the following Is sanstsute:
S,sst.d Thu, tho construction q ,hE esna on ~
Anoa Fao NaEsra ~, e.; lupsa .nsfy ysaa 4
GunsIe=s 10 petitienea to make N appf0pau'a 'o'
stSh caIal ,,p uEssxrr
x,,.,n.s ,ks+ Ne wa not opposed to the Afa9ara
l;p Czual lie WAS IN favor Q! sae eniea i ~
of The Erie because thas Hoolo tAec aess sst1 wv
lie had no objection 10 s'pp''S''s 'A1' ''s'''
aySs q L r. Sns SsEse fGS SeD cs os ixa L.
Superior. Boston, and several other thinga-
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saH mot 20 yerv 1Ich tn favor Of the NlaRara snip
ram; nf fIyhts of fancy, nor tnc-spun theories.
| lie tild not think the State Of New York 20 II
| give up its canals for u1ne as ten miiisha@-
iature OF the Sratc would allow OF the ballnz nj
| Tie ..iaxarA Ship Canal What was wanted, was
itumed'asr acttcM II II Vas not ontansa tta1s .s
| AMI canal we're low enough. They wanted 10 put
=, wn Il :satur aud r1I1rad charges An enlarged
| lrr tu!lsl WIS not necessary, and the Siagara
| ship Canal was not necessary, except I'VE coupe
AR. y. E. FA1Rp*SE .....
| horcd they would pass the resolutions before
t.cm, ard keep on passing resolutions here and
clstWhere-
| MR. A'LAKES.
ltIltyetl they had dulie something practical Iney
| had found out that the railroad rates elevator
;ntes nnd canal rates were too high, and they aa1
determined to make an effort to cut them tioEn.
$inn nf q
| >iagara Canal, they couk! mot agree lie an mol
believe the General Government ought TO assume
the Erie Canal, much good asit tnlxht 10 Iaste ,s
we're too many calls Of similar naturc IRON otael
r,uccs He as glad to talk over these matters,
ut he hoped thc5 would atsnt to pass ,s no aes2 g.
On which thsy sSa S1"ia se fo osr
tlon expressing only their general siews-
MI Turts substitute was lost-
r MeLs5en offered The following In IN. In,
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| Mr. NcChesUey preferred tho 6nbat1tute.
; MT Bennett hoped it would not he aifnrtetL II
( | wanted something positive, and no more pfocEa
r!nAtion. ,>.
Nr. bore was gyatincd BY all he had heard an
, its practical nature. lie thought, however, ~
4 they asked too much when they called FOR the N
: pToyement OF the Erie, OsweHo al
Niagara Canals. They could get mo-
!. if they asked less. The idea q u
= transfer Of the EEla Cana} 70 the General Cover
= uc1t struck him very 1avorably. The State
= New YorE might not consent to It Just now, h
4 constant agitation would bring L about ut, l. " "
= hls belief, however, that the West wonld nj
!, Matr}y cnnsu1nc Its bteadstufls at home aud n
~ ! med such great engagements Of Eastern cana
e Mr, McL4ren's 3 substitute WAS adopted.
= Iii, Richards was thanked for h!s condnct
y - | President, and the convention adjourned II