Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-06-30

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Great difference of opinion exists in
/ Montreal relative to the commercial adj
: vantages to accrue to our city from the
. construction of this canal Many believe
that the terminus at Caughnawaga would
} effectually tap the trade flowing through
the st. Lawrence, and divert larger
trade from our city than it would bring
= to it. To reconcile these conflicting opin-
ions and to secure unanimity, would
advise the construction of branch to
Q Longeuil opposite the city. From cas-
Q ual inspection of the plans perceive that
\ the route passes within about eight miles
of Longeull.9 7c5 e goU
The expense of constructing this branch
0 would be less than the cost of enlarging the
Lachine Canal-sea going vessels could
then pass Immediately into the canal and
save the distance between Montreal and
Lachine. The lumber and agricultural
produce of the lower st. Lawrence would
also pass this way.
In my opinion the construction of this
canal will be largely productive of benefit
to Lower Canada and the New England
States. ts ae+@s5
l am yours truly, e7t-e ..
i Ell. STEPHENS.
j LETTER FROM JUDGE HAND.
ELIzABETHTowN, June 81, 1870.
MesSrs. Underwood, Bigel0ao and Root
i. GENTLEMEN,-I received your polite
invitation on behalf of the Board of Trade
of your city, to attend meeting in rela-
ton to the proposed Caughnawaga Steam
ship Canal. -
1t would be very gratifying for me to
be present, for I think the enterprise not
only magnificent, but one promising the
greatest beneficial results to very large
section of the United States, and deserv-
ing all encouragement.
L regret that my pre-engagements will
prevent my attendance, but I trust you
will have good, enthusiastic and eff
Gent meeting. s
| With great aspect,
| Your obedient servant,
| A. O. HAND.
The President introduced Hon. L. S.
! Huntington, an influential member of the
Dominion Parliament, and one whose in
terest and efforts in securing the charter
of the ship canal its friends were greatly
indebted for. Mr.. Huntington made the
popular speech of the day. He spoke flu
entity and elegantly, and after the discus
sion of the canal question spoke most eff
fectively on the commercial and social re-
lations which ought to exist between the
Provinces and the United States.
SPEECH OF HON L. S. HUNTINGTON.
He said it afforded him great pleasure
to meet the Board of Trade and the citi- |
zens of Vermont upon such an occasion as |
this. He could not speak upon the i'm
portant subject before them with the full
knowledge of its details which other
speakers possessed, aud must for the most
part confine himself to an expression of
his sympathy with the enterprise and his
high hopes of its success. The careful
statements of Mr.. Mills had shown what
some of its results would be; but he be-
lieved figures were inadequate to measure
all its results to Burlington and to New
England. To the immense advantages to
come from improved connection with the
West noticed by the other speakers, might
have been added that by the enlargement
of the Chambly canal ocean vessels may !
come into Lake Champlain from the st. :
and Burlington become in fact !
a seaport. 1t was often seen that while >
BY any great public work an army of Ia S
oorers was employed and fed and other O
nultitudes benefited in various ways, b
ONE one man, some fortunate contractor n
n manager, would make a fortune out of D
t.. Burlington's position in relation to t,
his project seemed to him much like that f,
# such fortunate individual. Others n
will reap great benefit from it; but Bur- p
ington cannot fail to make its fortune by z
l. -, = a%o 4 he thttSJ am 10
,ibited here to-day, it seemed to him that t
he people of Burlington were not yet t
'ully reused to the fact that Burlington /
nay soon be made really great city. e
He trusted that he was mistaken in this, c
and that the solid men before him were in
tending to show their interest not SO much
in applauding speakers as in ornamenting
the stock books with handsome subscrlp-
tions to the stock. That was the most
valuable kind of demonstration. No
such great undertaking was ever carried
without great effort, and this must still
need the determined efforts of its friends.
He felt like giving them the advice the
old lady gave her pullet, ssif you are GO
ing to batchfall those eggs, you have to
spread yourself" The speaker alluded
to the difficulty of the task undertaken by
Mr.. Young in securing this charter.
There are not few yet in Montreal who
believe that Burlington is to gain much
more in the landing of these vessels laden
with the stores of the West at its wharves
than Montreal will in seeing them sail by
hers. +
He believed the canal would benefit
Montreal; but if so, how much more
would it benefit this city? The charter
was carried over the opposition of the fav
orite leaders of the Dominion Parliament
1t had the bitter and powerful opposition
of the chairman of the committee on rail-
roads, canals and telegraphs, through
which it had to pass. But he was COM
PEELED TO yield. In granting this legis-
iation the Canadian Parliament had been
influenced not only by the conviction
that it had no right to stand in the way :
of an enterprise of such importance, and !
by the consideration that it would be of !
Advantage to Canada as we'll as of greater :
advantage to this country but also by the '
desire to do friendly act to the United '
States. He considered the concession of t
this valuable franchise, graceful act on a
the part of the Dominion. Ii his hearers /
wished to make return they could do it
best upon the stock books. He would add :
a word in reference to the relation be-
tween the two countries, at the risk OF
being considered like the man described
by Artemus Ward, who at the execution
of criminal, when an opportunity to
say something from the gallows had been 5
offered to the prisoner and declined, rose I
and said that " if the man who was about Y
to be hung did not choose to improve this Q
occasion, he should like to BY saying :
little something about protective tar Q
iff. He, the speaker, had become known
in the DsuinIou Ptriltnrnr 40 raihu- L
siastIc advocate at closer ms OF ls!oT,
between Cauadl and this country. he :
had been charged with being a stronger I
advocate of American interests than those ,
OF his own country. He was glad to sup i
port this enterprise, tectuse the canal
would be one Of the strongest bonds not .
only of commerce but Of amity between i
the two countries. Great rrejudices have
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