New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-27


| inces ana the stases Of PennyMvAnfa, Virginia. and
Maryland only per cont Of that trade WA
Philadelphia per cent by the csnsls Of hob'
Lawrence. and throe per cent Thy the Baltimore anu
Ohio Railroad amounting IN the aggregate to only II ror
cent and leaving tho balance to 10 Transported ny thc
canals and railroads TO kcw-York.
THH SOURCE OF WEALTH
This Western trade has been tho great sonrr" OF our
wealth and the basis Of all prosperity ItS effect
upon commerce Ia clearly apparent. The Eric Canal
was completed tho Nh OF October. 1871. Tho tota
rcgistercd enrolled and licensed tunnagc OF NewfOrK
for that year tuns in 1885, a76Gs7 tnns In
Is45 65Oa5s tuns and 1885, I7ss2A tuns; exceeding
that Of 1870 by $4,000 tuns; tho total amount for
| the last named year being only I.1s3.l74 tuns
Thus after the completion OF the Eric Canal and by that
the attraction OF the Weston trade to NcwiOrk
| our commerce increased at accelerated rate
with each successive dee adc that In 1885, when New
York possessed 81 per cent of that trade tho tnage OF
tho port for the preceding 10 years had than
doubled. During the same time the ratio OF increase In
the population OF the city kept pace with the increase in
trade The tunnage Of the Erie Canal for series Of
years constitutes the strongest evidence that the West
crn trade was tho foundation Of our commercial import
anco In isi1 The number of tuns transported Co...
5i In 1885, 03S 100 and In 1885, 2202G3 the increase OF
the last ten years being 100 per cent In 1853 tho number
" tuns transported by the NcwYork Central Railroad
scobOo and in 1853 765+0 tuns. increase for five
| years OF over 112 per cent.
Here. then sufficient facts TO ny the period Of tho
citys Greatest aflcncc. In 1851 we possessed rs per
cent of the Western trade the nnagc II tho port had
increased in tho preceding 10 13i per cent; Inc
unnagc Of the Erie Canal hal increased over 100 per
cent and that of tho New York Central Rh'rom over
li2 pr cent In five years: while In population tho CITY
had Increased at The ratio OF 90 Ccnt IN the p
c"ing years h,in; III 3n In iSi5, aud G!o'lo ID a''
rhe extraordinary ,dpd'y of tbs growth ran"d cor
responding; and exciting advance III the Fin' W io'
1 e. 81
obtained entire control 81 the Guy grown W" r
n"na,ry "nnrr tor co Years T." that Of the nation at
| large but since the "Ring" obtained power there ms
been decline III trade ana phiiIon 80 ldp!" "a. ~
ha- not p,iillrl In the history "i any city not ico'
| nv war. fire. or pe7illcnce.
| WHAT rETvrhTs urTrR Ruin.
II - only momentum Of past prosperity whch now
az, the ter Of MI the real owner; and
that ntn nearly expended is force. nn'cSa
evils arrested iiSt';aT VIII anrlly bciail
| The significance Of the follow,Dsi.s commend Thorn
| Ia . rfui confederation
In I- the receipts q" grain ~ the rour l,e cites. Chr
~. Milwaukee. Dctr0i'. and Cleveland HiG?iiO
bushels anI in 1862 ,lro: year. later. ?'2'i' "n ln'
cIca.o nearly 1900 O) bushels Had Sew York re-
tanned ii!c W. ton ~ he'd ~ 1851 u w"ild have hc'h
emitted t, &iprc'nt of This Tae amount Of gram re-
cciycd at Bho Indicates tho amount ","p"d fioln toe
W. Ia Nr@ York. In 1850. there was received at Bat
,ao 81, 7tot2 bushels Of gram, "ni. III 1907 i'trln
lnoicLd oi an incrca Y about 500 900 huHhe' -" n rs
-huuid hay" been. There va, decrease al IL OIL
| Not only there evidence % loss cf trade by Ncw
York. bui also where part Of 10 Diverted In
|
~ grain while in i-Ca thcrn received 2l.T9 hush
,i. diversion Ia l'hnfclpha al 3. bushels Of II"
"Sl ltGi,0m In 1850 Their va, ri ieh ~ way {" 'iI'
u. Lawrence only i3.ho bushels OF wheat. whc III I'69
there shipped v that route 10 Europe ai..io7 h',l
,l. If further prof required of hs los. of lrad' 10y
New York. it il easily mo,cnl.ble In 1896 philadcpbii
received ass ~ bushels of grain. whic 1sG9 she
YORK cannot loss t" mem IN ihcs" figures. then they
H's 4" il,i class T% ma" ry1 asn Zee not o ~ i ~,
Imlson River by Of the canals l.l7I2?9. while i'll
c2 he Iiu'cr only G1.ci0 1letola funlher ifi'
4 "a NligT = u
2lh0il tnns. aud IN l~Jh w'> ?.2it" tun-i d'ci'aN"
has been proved the tuuiagc Of the canal more Than
doubted Tn"~ who have not csai1inrd The question
would snv that this trade had been absorbed by tho
central Es;iroal. This. h"w"vrr Was moi tho fact.
rrcvo, 10 I,i.thc NrN ro;l Central railroad increased
the luu. iortcd al The rate vi ~ per cent for
i've ycHr Ia jsGi tii road transported 1'j7lis tnnN.
a"d IN 'i', 'A'ff' nns an in'ra"' OF II - per cent
aH.n-t an increase of H. per cent. The diminished
iati""i r'lir"ad transportation ~ almost equal I" h't
al IA, r'nn
uviE,IO> or rE>nr ny r:SN>YINANIA
during the years The Baltimore and OH" Hai
the rate oi l4iI cent, and the Penn
svann Central increase 20 per cent in their tun-
mage In lsbo the NcwYok Central and the Erie Canal
together transported thun the cnnsyl
vauia Central I69 37Gnt4 tuns OF fIiiht more
passed The latter Iond than were carried over both
The New York Central Railroad and the canal rr.L;ivr
! gain "n th" part of Philadelphia over Ne" fo'h OF
! >i7.GlG tun- in Il singl" veal.
| particular branches. The following lgucS prove -"
+" . there w "' reeve" a" " as, n, Of
and in 1870 2HJ6j' uisa decrease OF S'ol me-
s4O2i tuns increase Of 62S' tuns. At baltimore.
in 1862 there received 57.ol3 iins, and in 1870 6.i
tuns- increase Of l0t0 tens The whole amount re-
rc,cd at AL The poIt~ for Ioo' "0l 81 nnd III $50
tun- show ing dccr,aS" IN the TRADE O the wruio
country of -, -; Iuns The dcrrras" Of New YORK Wa
49, pert cent that Of the United States was CT Not
gained. and ~ the ",.'0i 'uns Lost by N'%-
| Nork, lG.;H tt'u~ went 10 those ciih-.
lhr of Ih- diversion cannot m arrrihcd I" no
toll, " iir caIal, as t. hy that OF transit i
Philadelphia Baltimore Ey the New N"rk Genital
i:lrond the also lc- nom and 10 the W ct than
.ilb,r al the Icn'-I lSia railroads. O'i 'T"4">,
the Wool Il
| Ia IN "Ihai extent.
IIIF i>IEN loss.
The r,,-.r,aiInn !, That thrnnrr',ni w"
engaged trades thus af cted L. ecu lily Sufferer
zee ut Of 5i,Hoo.,2 h,sh,, Of srain ufio and
,uring the ti'nc Indicate Ialpablc but nni-
r".i los 10 the -uga, and wool trarcs also.
The above data c-th-h the fact tina! the loss OF trade
md from cdi>r- within the CITY Of
Ncw "rk and thai II j. the terminal expenses winch
hnyc dome most IN tie Impairment vi our commercial
ge>. The cost oi slc!.r rarting and cAIo>ir" q"
suo afi'r within tI Limits of the ciiYrxcrrs
the ru,t "f tran it aiIon from Buffalo mere. i" In"
!ng liunr blo the of these evils. If the loss
continues j the rate Of the past few years, there
viii follow suci RAPID fal! III the Naln" Of all
The citziis The evils on! h" removed
when the pcuj,o realize their present condition, and II
~" iW we'll for The people I" bear III mimi tiIa wh,r
iIicc have been great improvements IN our 'A',In.l
Of J,Ortatiun there has meyer hcrn
tension 81 the commercial facilities Witbia the city!
u ~TOu uu,>E CORRUPTION - CONTRASTS on
THE CIGAR IMpO:TIIS.
Continued investigation Of the present Gus