Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-25
WATER TRANsPoRTATION, CHEAP
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Two great and vastly important additions
to the transportation facilities between the
Western states aud the, Atlantic, seaboard
arc much wanted, yea, indispensable, for
the ready and proper moving Of the prod uc,s
of the former locality and the merchandise
Of the latter section mutually essential to
both. These works arc, .... .....
Steamboat navigation TO connect the Mis-
sisslppl river with Lake Michigan, BY way
Of Wisconsin and For rivers and Green Bay
and also, to connect the Ohio and the Poto-
mac rivers by canal, In order that this Sec
ton of country may receive fair and needed
portions Of tho bountiful supplies OF pro-
visions from the West at reasonably cheap
rates Of freight, but which, with present
limited transportation facilities, costs about
as much for freight charges as the hrst
value Of the produce. H.T...
In previous article on thls subject, It
was shown what iS the vast surplus Of pro-
duct seeking carriage this way from three
States alone, without taking account Of tho
stiIllnrger amounts producSdin Illinois, Kan
sas, Nebraska, Missouri, aud other States;
and which can never be moved by railroad
except at exorbltant rates of freightage,
which must be paid by the needy consumer,
with no advantage to the Producer but goes
to enrich few monopolies, at the expense
Of enormously costly bread and meat to peo-
pie in this section, and proportionably costly
merchandise to the people Of the Western
region. Every additional railroad Is desira-
bic, but those EdtIr communications are alb
solutely essential to cheaper fielghts and
provisions. r. ..r..
Good -four IL worth In Chicago and
Cincinnati $3.50 to $3.50. Contrast those
prices with the prices paid here les TO s9)
and some idea will be had OF the cost OF
transportation at present with what would
rule were sufficient water communication
put In operation between the Mississippi river
and great lakes and the Ohio and Potomac
rivers, as above indicated. In view Of these
facts, can Congress logger neglect to aid In
afrordlng this relief
To illustrate the certainty Of far cheaper
freights, where water.communication comes
in competition with railroad, look at Pitts
burg and Chicago, The latter city Is about
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