, 1869-03-18

Harris lett written confession, Ia which he
repeated Substantially the same story that be
testified TO in court. He says that ht never
futfEded mnrdeE, but committed 1t In the ex-
element Of the moment. BE met his fate
calmly. and expressed deep peuitence for his
crime
COMMERCE. OF THE WEST.
The BonsI1 ", Stern Elevator ARs7.
cth.itn-An Exposition CT lG4 Ch AFaea
ttK BY Buffalo Jour snal.
FlGutt buffalo counerciai At tvc,.iees, Na<:h 16.
We hasc always warmly advoca'ed a llb-
eIal canal policy on tte part ot the State.
We have etriTeu hard to bring about = proper
appreciation Of the Importance Of our canal
AID which is constantly increasing, f,r enlarx-
irg "a well as cheapeniag the laclties for
canal transportation. For years He hare been
earnestly engaged 10 this work We have
enlarged upon "eul2rgemeus" on al dt
occasions, until the topic has become as
become to our readers. We hare pleaded,
also, for low rolia - the true policy Of the
state. We have shown the people oi New
York how rapidly the commerce OF the Vest
Was bvlng diverted from Its g1tfmate chan
mel through this State, on account Of the
SNf-AtSt %AkAf1%EA VI VIACl IQA-eA AQQ We
have fortified our arguments With the uuan-
swerable logic supplied By statistics. Ia
shori, VIC have neglected no opp,ttuu[ty or
advocating such 3 policy in respect to the
canal as would conduce to its henrnt, as wei
as to the b neht nf this city, Of the netropo.
tta' all fheEe interests are identical so iar as
the commerce OF the West l. concerned.
But In ali our pleautngs In behalf OF CD
ia'Kement and y tolls, Of late years. we
hare been hampesed BY knowledge that
neither TO tnadeauafee fsciIlties, nor to bad
hanacement OF The canals, nor to high tolls,
could the evident dec2dcuce Of the most i'm.
portant braGch Of c2nsl rsatilc be chiefly at
tfibuled, We hAye bcsn conscious that At
bunalot Itself, dwe1t one man cause ofthe
evil which We desired to Zee corrected. Il
~ nere That mere onorous toll was
t,aGe-tsau by the canal department aud
Usny and many tllne has the fhct been
thrown In otr teeth. Speaking al
ways for Buffalo, NO hare been pain-
iul'y aware Of the beam in our own
eye, while We have been pointing out the
mcie IN the eye Of the caua1 management.
Ihe high, and ~c may say exorhftant, c c.arces
&c. 10 which the graiu transferred nt This
port has been subjected, have been shown up
=. ccr'ored By rs ortr and over asafa
Our articles have sometimes been construed
lrto attacks upon the elevator interests, but
they have been, Id rr4iity, b. dcstre to serya
fhat Is well a. etcry other Buffalo Interest.
has for a long time been eetf.eytdeut TINT
The policy OF the Wrtt*ru Elevator Assoc,s-
tiou. season alter season, has been q short
sighted OF ca policy Of sacrificing tbs eldy
sue lepitimato profits which mighs be made
j. tie future, Oh growing trade, to the OBJ
1ect Of making Al excessive present profit on
declining trnds.
Reallz!1 s tins lact fully We are rr]olcca to
rec that a combined effort Is at last to be
madc to oriuE aGnut change In this mis-
taken policy. We tcfer to The meeting OF
commission 0ud elevator men At Tho Board
OF Trade room On Saturday. d rrpo,t Of
which will be ionud In nur local columns to-
day. We are 4lad to See that New York has
struck hands with BuIalo In this tuoyctn ent.
II tho reform demanded shall be Adopted
hcEc, nc bsl1cve It 1s The lute1llou tn fn,ke a
united mcvrn'ne on the part Of New Ynrk
aud bullaso to cGtck q tlmIlaf reform 1t Cnl-
caeo. The elevator charges there need It Us
much ~ they d. hrIe, ind thu elevator Ia.
teFest csn :, well 4aord to mako the pro.
ptHtd reduction. In union thrrc H. strength.
aud NC harc hoPr, thcrefole, tha: tho move.
ment Will bc eGtcest
The gtrn' tsuteie at this poin. seems 10 be
that We bsvc fno many ktevAtas.. u course
thls cI." viva unsl unwhulcsolue growth pf
iacIlttle, ha4 k<cn ati1nu Atel ny the great
pronts re3Ezcd up,u tnc bu,inc... luclud ox
aoAtirE elevators We harc tltrty.,xo eleya.
tors In Buffalo harbos. To shs1 how Rrust.
y thel: c"m7ined facilities are ia excess OF
IRE demand. w need only cite the expeFt.
encs Ut lat yruF. In tho season Of 1868 four
cf thc.e elevators hand1cd within fraction
OF o. e'halE Of ali the grin which WIS re.
cearcu Ut thts pbrt during tho e,tEre year
and ouly f,cflts were vt any time IN u.e With
70 lAiRe M e1ccss Of tacEllt,es cOtup-tltton
loF the buAlness would rc4ul1 In yerY low
,a.es-t,rh me- +, p too low for soms years-but
vatnrs wuuld secure the bu:Ire:s after time.
aud II raylog T4tea.
The policy Of t,socIating alt the Gle II ators
| IN one coucern has been adupted. and, though
IT has prevented competition, and secured
large pfonts to ~ c1tcerned Ia them thus
tar, We fc,r II will prove a mistaken poljcY
N the end. Even ~ 1t -, the Large proats 10
secured have stimulated the ENTERPRISE at
e;eetctlsg those Gus u structures to an ilie-
ehlmate extctt, and every year the a5soc1a-
tlon naa bad largely Increased load TO car
earn good dlvtdcpts for tweaty idle eIeya :.
Tors, loEc Of which handled . bush.i Of
gran: VI course uch slate OF things cau-
not 81 ways be masntaIred. The assocIation
~. WI ofeak down o. ih own weight at no die
tant period, ard then the dEsi class eleta,nrs
vii succeed In driving the interior on,s
(which arc noT Is remuuerR:lve property a.
the hestl from the bus. ness.
That The rates charged have been e1crbf,
tant, akO. leeds but ote fact to prove The
- .u@ 1iesAkol3 e1nPloyeQ nave been
glao 10 CO the business for the association at
ope-tnur.L Of cent per Lushc!, wh.le me
association has charged the grain two cents
PIT Elshe3. IL mag bt Assumed that another
1ohrtn o1 cent per busbel would psy Iair
1ent lor the bull. ing and lcsye q marrtn Of
pront at least We sEunac .hfs because We
Ano" toat ihe owners hare largely coot1rct-
Cd for the trad-, Iu form-r yelss, At Ie.half
cent Per bnthe1- The late Dean Richmond.
one eeasoht pf1or 10 the formation OF the a..
eoclallon thAt year, contracted f0r ten mil.
l!o1 tnehela TO ne handled at hls elevator at
tuat Iate. Cncsde, however, that such q
rae oEly pays the cost OF Dolby the business
and lair rrnt fot the building, it 4ill be sen
tGal the association has charged rxte which
would Yield any tirRle ELEVATOR prodt nf
three buudred per cent?
" course 80 larRe pront A. tbs could not
ciatiob, but 1t seems to us that the facts
which vs. hare cited show tnat the business
might be done II one half the kates which
have prevailed-that Is, II oue cent per
bu.hel-eEen by an association, aud return
fair d,sldcnct TO the owner. OF elevators,
Tnis was the prevailing opinion \. tie meet
ing II Saturday, and We sincerely hope that
such rate III be adopted tor the ensuing
fen.oh- II there Is any experiment about It,
It Is an expenDect which The e!ty1tos inter.
eet csE richly a1ord to risk, In view Of the
excessive prod:s Of former years.
lhe foi1uEing are the proceedings Of the
neetlDr referred 10 in lhe above article:
F.om tbs BufMo Coumesr1sl Adv. March Is.
We have htretufOrc mentioned The arrival
10 this city Of Xessrs. l. B, Shaw, W. B.
Hstbtl and T. D. Moulton, usm oess OF the
New York torn k1chau- q ard Representa-
ttYe< o. The New York eleFatfng and storage
intt rst, tor the purpose Of securing concert
West IN re:ereuce to d.Itvesf OF grain At New
York Into warehouses f,.4mcdfstely after ar
rival, the making Of sales for cash, and :he
REDUCTION ef uznsit charges between the
West aud Eurppean Ports.
A meeting vas held at the rooms Of the
Board OF Trade o,1 Saturday forenoon. pus-
suaI o call. Ut. Joseph CaEleJ, Vice Prrst+
dent, 10 tbr ctais. AIter statfn.. the objects
OF lbe meeting. be introduced Mr. Barber, of
New York, who spoke at tome length In favnr
de lsrd end. He wss followed ty NJ. Aoul-
ton, who SPOKE to the ZANE e1ecf. ANer an
expression of opinion rom other gentlemen
present. Mr.. u. c. Hlnous moved Tie an
pe,ntment Of a committee Of f3ye to dnaft
n solutions 10 he reported Ia the a(tenonn-
slmous, r. s Marsh, G. 8. Haxard. Nfles
Case =, d J. .; sa"SeT were appoluted tucn
committee. The meeting then adjourned.
AFTERNOON.
11e meeting Convened At quarter before
: o'Hoek u Lie afternoon, and the CON-
fnittee tuhu.itted the following:
WKFzIAs Tie syetkm a d .srds cf ennsfen.
4e9' u a:ls q WtAfefn produces sent for .41d
~ E.Atts1 enkkes8 Ia. been .tIadit "a and uu-
efou a"!.. r. q, NJ r.d.ea, ha' re Ia 3ostans
nc lnpeftnre1r ueeessA,1. whereby Rfeat.r e.
p11n II the dis h2rxc u czfReet hsr BE- summer
Well 4 pacun3s payment o. the sila Of aid tss-
ICES: 1Ee,
"HE1aA. a proposition ha'3bsen submitted to
as. eya teMmtttee tette-sn@itg the se.opasa
ant ekVa1t& ut7resS o. the city ot Ntv York. |
!; sa:e n.n.fF t. 1t hos:s sal 20 70 ,tare Win
hs hss &c s,tse g o. iss tay Of theaf srr.a I'D CO
erstts Of bar tecf. to auss re ~ =. ~ ~.