, 1869-06-11

EcA are given ovcf to m2nlfAta artos, 70 81 he1A
In Iowa, which Sta.c Ii the hcz1.asr Of al xgrl-
enough for the whole country, Only ont-fou.th of
her area ID DON under e1Iurs:iau.
The 1griss " have given Exuthit the vastly
pgeponderant value Of the tntetnl commerce 1t
ih,s country compared with the io:H,u tra11c-
They snExest too. the g7eas TRind Of the faar5xd
Hystem ior collecting these products 4: tae ceatres
tkey ns4f he needed over III the ia1i The grAu
conea 1snm chicago 70 New foFk BY w.:e. lnf Il
eenM Ihe M u sa!lroad Il lae beat Of compe2noa,
h2tdly quarter Of the distance from Chica1o iac
faufuad charge IL 50 ceats for hasrel OF ronr,
anA ne Haaer change is y cents From 4 Louis
ifuin SeH' orleAus to new York IS ceu.s-aa AZ
EreA ate oi 4i.la, Whit hon st Louis to New
I'd % ou4 11s s,at itsses @ fsa ,. n,r..
laRe cites aemsnd miiitoas Of basneI; bel i4e MAJ a.
Ply; tht small Villages all take their quota Aaa
he faEners v2Gon comes to the railroad s:a,iou
ND bean AxaJ 70 h.s falm the barrel Of noa1
iLees 10 prodace- In this *urk Of dts
tr.buicn, a. we remarked Ia former
81 oe'G ;se4 me saa0 sa5osas eHs r., s
arc few and uIcd. New t1nd routes sfe opening
da1}5, md a1e penetrating 70 eFety p25& OF the
@ @SSenU Ine tn9 n91 nsn y 9ser aa
rates thirty Or forty cents, Of eseu more 70. =
auzen miles; and one may ship barrel Of ao7r
AQLQ AulCakQ ~ new 1nCk 1Hf lE39 Iu8Q kQG Gull
OF gettsng It t, point not Wiaou: the reach Of the
sound Of the CitJ Hail bell
EsTne per1od before railroads and cana,s WIS tse
period before naunfsctares- II WAS the era OF
lome production and home consumption Tue
SeE Eng1snd tarmer ras Obliged 10 rzise bis
food; be ean.d not or1ng 1t from distant reg.ona
SOD Of the lines Of INSTRUMENTATION. -
soon az the fertile Valley Of the Genesee wcs
reached. New England found taa: food could bs
that The muscle Rud lt1tu Of her pepn1t
could DC more proufaolg employed tn
Ssehe md ona lie
r.caes ,nso .he lap Of The East, The Latter foaa
| tribution have gone hsud In hand, and the ehAa-
| mel 70 usaFkel neret fe,n2'us long oyercrow3ed.
A q new demand IL naae upon Il new facilities
Il ever on the alert to ake easy the transfer and
| u4,escbange Of commodities
| Hut the merr important lesson developed hT the
fAc1A e have presented IL the Value to the pro-
| oncet O! chczpcned chaanels for freights to the
| East Much haa been nIlttcn OF tatc vita regard
to other routes foF reaching The seasoard The
to with this purpose III sieE. While we decidedf,
! iAsLr I'll tet5e tlnns, knowing l. to Ike for the
81 u Of he Ws shnad Ic.eh tat s.naaid
IT. Is little expense ~ Possible, none can fnl
to see tha' to supply the consumption
X portant ii o1I:c,, as tsa. demand L taaa5 % tines Is
the dtnal,h ios export. The grras question r..
| turrs aSA1n therefore, how shall VIC cheaper
lre!eh's ron III" West TO the East. In fortnel
| arti< le VIZ show cd that the chtet expense Was II
| handling. AMI re ase s4d to see that tn the lase
Chicago Convention This matter haa been fuIl,
J ennvAs6ed. and an ugreeuseut been erteret inte
between the HoHrd4 Of Trade OF the dl1crtut cltct
wnlch, Il Is hoped, will rrtuore this Iit1eulty. l.
that can Lc accomplished then it Will te proper Il
LOOK our cassai tolls and c,a facilities to see
tie former catnnt be !csecneti md tho Latter en-
| 1a'Ged nr increased. Let a. little as poSsibe b!
II en- fron he producer aud consumer for trans
y Htalson ctar3ls, aud TIE whule co1ntI1 vii feal
tht u<:t.tGt