The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-24
WESTERN NEW WORK.
The Niagara Ship Canal-Conaicting Com-
mercial Interests arbors, Railroads
and CanaIs-Plenty, Promise and
Prosperity-Lochport, Bniia-
10 and Rochester.
BUFFALO, Sept. II, 1860.

OF these have in themselves achieved great things
Western New York Is division that has long been
m mems mouths as q chosen land. Topograpmcaily
and agricuturay ii comprises the fairest acres IN
the Union. Stretching over an area enclosed by the
great lake of ontario the north and shut oil from
the praires on the west by the inland sea, Lake
Erie; bounded on a rugged and picturesque shore
BY tho swiftest Of American rivers Nasara possess
tne tongue Of land that spits forth the most Won
.5vus Of cataracts, and irrigated by steady streams
and always under high degree OF cu tivation, this
extended garden spot Is now IN the vigor OF
it, youth and the plentitude OF It's fruit
fulness. As q commercial power her influence
IA measured not alone by her resources her
water connections, or her past prosperity, but by
She settled conviction, founded upon actual test,
that the manifold products OF the West must natur-
ally seek this quarter as temporary base OF transit
In times zone BY when every advance from i'm
movement to Improvement was made, each ma
serial advantage was contested by those whose ln'
teress would foster deteriorate until the clash
Of petty eaouses slckened upon the public stomach
and the work went on The Erie Canal Is O case In
point. It assumed political importance. Its final
disposition was carried to the polls. This Is the
way that every new project treated in this section,
and IL is because Of such sectional differences that
the Niagara Ship Canal failed in the national Senate,
after having been carried triumphantly through the
House. Yet despite these Bourbon tendencies,
enterprise has been alive and the keen eye OF capt.
tal has not neglected to measure the importance OF
she future Of Western New.York.
PROSPEROUS COUNTRY.
Already the products Of the West Ill her elevators
ana storehouses the inland carrying trade finds
channel from the lakes, and the distant Pacific
shores through the Erie Canal and down the quiet
Hudson; her territory is traversed by two great rail-
hDlta. ava hnnAn nt hnr no yyacfl
and fish and game abound among her waters and
through her thick forests.
NIAGARA COUNTY.
The magic word of this tract is Niagara. It's
efalisnanic sound has been Numbered by the falls
for unknown time. Niagara is O significant word.
in its most extensive bearing II takes in the county
OF Niagara--a section rich In glowing verdure,
large arms elegant mansions and cultivated acres.
Situated In the extreme northwestern corner Of
the State, contiguous TO abundant waters and with
o soil that Is capable Of noulshng any products Of
she temperate zone this county Is not only typical
OF the entire section known as Western New York.
but OF tsefsh unmistakable evidences Of coming
commercial prowess
More perhaps than any area OF similar extent and
agricultural wealth is this county adapted to the
uses OF a grand commercial mart, where the pro.
ducts Of the West can find an intermediate depot
between the far West and the Atlantic seabOard.
Peninsular- shaped, like Westcheser county, its
boundaries on the north and west Of waters that
could by easy transformation be rendered perfectly
n Nvlgable, have similar Instructions to those I'm
ps ding Hell Gate, IN the East river. These, OF
con vac, are Niagara Falls which 1t seems have been
pDac I'd IN their position by the hand Of nature as
70 p,, uniy demonstrate the necessity OF artificial
cham el from the river a short distance above the
catarat to some available point on the southern
shore OF Lake Ontario.
THE NIAGARA SHIP CANAL
This ami yect has been agltated fOr many years- 1t
has been Ii dream Of the West. the coveted prize
Of NIAGARA county and an object for the stern
q Eastern capital. All the conflicting
|nterests ha, " waged many q fierce battle over
ts feasibility and have carried their conflicts
Ia tho ooora n, Congress. No measure that has ever
Oeen projected since the incpient steps looking to
he curinq tbro ugh OF the Erie Canal has excited
70 much feeling both sides OF the question as this
,imple Niagara sh 'p Canal. Long thoGght Of and
.arnesfv Nurke6 f. during the many years OF COM
nercial prospertv II a1bis section preceding the war,
, Mt Last IN the bano OF the Hon. Burt Van Horn,
demher NJ Conorass fyo this district, was pre-
entoa tn rho conntrv a the dual character OF q
uercio, ana xvar rs azure. The former aspect
n1aoed tho sunnor, or she Western States at that
,mo and from, tho tartar view great influences on
he frontier tnropcb foo, OF having valuable pro-
,arrv dosnorad NV Confa Ssrate marauders, hooked
mon the work with favor il thus went forward In
ho eo,om,,to. o,,d ,vben presented to the House
howed an unmlstakable p, S"et III i's oach' but
title opposition was made b. INC REPRESENTATIVES,
nd under the able managemt W. e' >uI' van hofh
no nrosnect for channel arm I'd the falls began TO
OOK suspicious.
In the Senate the bill was crrsl Nu lhefe the sell
sh interests Of every quarter 't~ne ohi'n ooih-
ined In the first place. there W, y pan"'o' ""o.o
levators and storehouses were esn' as no"' 'ue
epot for the great Western trade. a'ho 'ue"s pei
istently to show that the grain '-uniosi "iien
low unloads there for a brief inter- vol ohy " VIC
eshipped by various lines OF transpo u.uoh 10 'ne
Atlantic seaboard, would cease ito o7ohise a'
Yer wharves and piers, but, pursuing 'Ae na'ui al
requirements Of uninterrupted commerce 'Fouia pas
through the ship canal eastward thr tlah LaAe
ontario to the port OF Oswego, til, VIC oo"h
he Oswego Canal into the Erie Canal, VII 'hus
nroron The urdsop N New york Course
his would be terrific blow at the WINNER
no, nroonartv nj Rnralo ana her live ven saw
4, ana made bitter, unrelenting war upon T. nea'
.rra How r,cb ,nduence ,hev had cannot u esti-
Noted thonob A. ,s innossibe To see how go % Nye-
Iu an objection could fail TO have great weight 10
zee the great lake trade which centres at Blu va y
pass that port in sullen silence 10 buld up M M
enrich 0ewego, lying 200 miles nearer the Atal W
was not in the nature OF Bufiaionians W
bear meekly and they Kicked.
Osweg0 naturally made great efforts 10 divert thl
commerce 10 her shores. Whether selfish or not, IL
would have beeu beneficial 10 Central New YORK mad
she accomplished a purpose that would nave
tendcd to develop the admirable northern frontier
OF this stats.
In such matters THIS rising city has shown as much
tact enterprise; ana has not alone sought 10 pro
cure u cnarier FOR this channel. Witness the pro-
gress Of the Midland Railroad from New York 10 |
Oswego, running through the most fertile tract Of |
q NJ
OF Oswegos capital and energy ais OF outside In |
se,ests and legislative enactments And then there Is
TO be O shore line railroad stretching along |
the entire northern frontier, upon the southern |
shore OF Lake ontario, from Uswego to Lewiston, in
Niagara county, this state Sucn railroad would
compete with the central IN fares aud ireights
would assist to build up towns and cities
On the lake shore and develop their naiu-
rally capacous harbors. Wharves and piers
would be constructed, storehouses for stow
ing the merchandise seeking the Canada Shore
would be built and general movement OF popula-
HIM X.Qala sLnIHS of Ting