, 1870-12-29
THE CANADIAN CANALS.

NC aASlRMttou nt tho NJ Lawrence
appointment of A Canal Com IN -
Aion- Probable Enlargement OF
Cnnnfs-Sesv Lines Projected.
Montreal tDfe. 10, Correspondence Of The yess FORK
TRIBUNE.
The Canal COMMISSIONERS aooo;pted bx .,,a
Dcnision Government have held their firut
meeting, and having planned and organized
order to procure the fullest information pos-
ettle On the important subject they are to
saEr'aeF aeasss 1se a.nae GommisaioT cqnsi:sa Of
and G. Lsidlaw. Of Ontario: Hugh
Allan and r. Gamereau, Of Quebec;
the Hon l.. S. Shannon, aud 4. Jariine, Of
the Lewer Provinces. Mr. Allan, President
Of tha Montreal Ocean steamship Company,
II Chairman. and Ir- Samuel Refer, Secre.
tary. It is .he duty OF the Commission to in-
qulre into tho canal system Of Canada, and
to report to the Legislature "a to its present
condition and tho improvements po.sib,c,
necessary, or advisable The commission ap-
POINTED IL Of far batter character than those
Esneral]y named by Canadian Gove1nmeuts.
: All Of the members possess those indispepeA-
BILE qualifications independence, experience,
and ability.
The Canadian canal system ia Of great in-
terest TO Americans, particularly in tue Vest
en- stasee: The Canadian canals are, in
effect, the ST. Lawrence River, because, With
out them, free navigation Of the riyer, elthar
npTa!d Or downward, is an impossibility.
This fact has lent Significance to the retort
o. the CAnAd1an Government that President
itanta remarks. in the Message, are unjust
and ridiculous. In the Gsst place; any Amer
lean vessel can 50 up the river ~ far ~ Ii.
chine Iapids, or down the river A. far as nj
tgara Falls, or further, ut its own FREQ will.
Bet they claim that the canals we're built
With their Own money, aud that they have 1
night to do With theiE own a. they please, even
as, in last Juno, the American government
did with the Sault Ste. Marie Canal, when The
Eays Sir John 4. Macdonald, the bonding sya-
tcul is abrogated, We close The
WetIand Canal to American yss.
GELS, Of which Z, 8A% With a tonnage OF 76t 900
tons, passed through the canals Last year The
yerr best authority in the land assures me
thai, in the last thirty years, the American
Government has never asked permission
to pass vessels through the canal, nor h1s the
application OF single American vessel been
rofured. There aSe two chains Of canals
wherein Amel'cans have IN interest, and
which may designate AZ the Eestern and
Western canals. Some Of those exist only On
paper, hut are Of such importance, and afe a.
cettain to be constructed, that lie commits
kioucrs will not be wasting fime in consider,
ing shena. 1 omit ali references 10 purely In
cal canals, such as the Ride&u, frnu Olivia
to Eingeton, and the {nrofecte;1l U.ie Tcr,e
in Nora Scotia, a. they have no u,ueral iufer.
ast for amt t.icane.
These form the route bv which acccss IL
bad TO Lake Chsmpjaiu, Tits route II cha,ir
used by lumber bargas from Ottawa or Tbree
tany. or New Ynrk. II connrises III" r. T;1ion
and Grccnsi1le canals. and the ST Aunn't 1oet
on The OttaEa Rival Iii If r,nr,, ra,nira
tleereuiug-tlc Lachina Canal AZ Nontra,l
and tie Clambly aud Iichoiieu canals. bv
which rather round. about route boats Cn from
LacLine canal reguirf bal9Iv auother entrance
tud large alditiou.l bssin At he Manifest
extremity. It's proposed-.nd the nro;esf
has alrcaJy bccn tiscutee{l At iorrt,, in
The Tribune-to haila new cau,l Al E.uci.
nawacs, on the eoush b,nk Of tic st. L3w-
to decrestc time, els:Anca. and cost be,wsnn
the St. Laurence aud Lake Chsm,isin. Tho
echeue Va. ,nansrfd I,y lie HIM. In', n T,rn1. NV
at this cItr, Goytrrcr Page The How T'aee;;
Underhill, and other gentlemen Of vermont
It promised veil at the outaet, a,thourb Cans.
when they eu,scribetl. frou, lila wl,nie ritr NJ
OTTAWA, S10,0o0, OF late a now f,jlin ma
been given to lie eatcrpri.e. and tln canal
will he constructed ere long.
but Wien we have to do with thc front
West, Which becomes daily greater. We At
once perceive that yearly incressiur faci,it;s.
are necessary for The Transportation Of tbe
cereals Of the prairie States 10 the sea.bn.rd
The st. LAWRENCE Il thn rreat ri,annei sr.ced
in right line from tho heart Of ths rr,jn
country Of the Northwest to the fleart of ron-
auEaipG Europe. The canals which overcome
tla usnr rafs,raf nhafarIo. =. r.-;r. 49,
the SKULL SO: Marie. the Wellan1. mi tta g.
Lawrence. froxn Kippaton TO MontreaI r "a
with these canals, ana with the nroirctea nav
lines answering the came ends. that lin c',.,.
MS. ioEers lsavo mainly to do.
Tie Commissioners do not 1t present soem
decided IL to tie echeuo tLoy viii a.iync.,a ~
whole, whether i radical or on1y nsrt;.i
change il to bo recommeuded. 0ne thinr "a
certain the Wcllsni C,nal nnst hc dssrs6.5
and its locks enlarged. "a "A IN adrn;t tfa ,,.aN
ssee TO OsYero or H;nrsfon nf Tia 1,rrast
craft emnloyfil m tI,n un7.er 1.taa ~ ~ ~
Chic FRO a,i Duffalo fra5e sacnr5 +,,a0' aao
zion s1irfs. Hay;ro rs.rt,ad E;nn.tn.s 4ae: :.
Nst 10 disch,rce rarnn ,nfn h,r1nSS ~ ~
tres1. tte,c tn r. nfacaf ~, xossrn;,n -o..ot.
to cnlarrn thc 81. Iswranca f,sn.tse ssI,.t'
the farrest I.Se rr.f1 r'.r ~ f1;raa, T.. sua'
treaI- nr tn rnl.rra Lctho t,,n 1ra,t.r,
ST. Iarrenre 1,sus{s a. th.t n,o.,eaa;,.. @ a.e
eejs draxinr mi norc th.n s;1.ann yna; - ses-
cary rarro In huik f,orr C,;r*ro M;,.-.,,Hse
nr UuIntE "a ;varnnn1 ..asH t
aro rrany n1,estions IN vh;ch H. rnre.r;s1 e"Iao
eioncta desi5r inf,Ym,f;on" "sho a1ns.'.a 4h.
traffic. tha Y,nssih;I;.r ~ nc..1 .S.i. :ue
successfnI]E n.v;raia5 IN Tia 1,Ea "a os.s
vatcYr ths ,c1,t;va aYnanso - an..,f iaua, n..,
l.rce yetee1s Ira .ha i;ta T. - sa... s;. .as aau
the {,onn,n;ss;on Nil rac,n,,.,3 ss. - t1a.
NJ &t,o n...Io :. .1..s -. 7Ae'1N
m.y 80 through 10 Mcntreai. and romo.eiy