The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-27
THE HURON AND ONTARIO SHIP
CANAL.
From the Evening Post

From the Evening Post
Mr.. F. c. Capreol, of Canada, who will
be remembered by all intelligont bust
ness men for his exertions, several years
ago, in behalf of the Huron and Ontario
Ship Canal project, has again brought
public attention to his favorite enter
prise by the publication Of pamphlet
containing certain legislative reports,
and other official documents upon the
subject. The enterprise has become a
topic OF newspaper discussion in Canada,
and it is now asserted that with liberal
grant oflands in its aid by the govern
ment of the New Dominion, the work
will be undertaken with good prospects
IF speedy success.
The Huron and Ontario Ship Canal
would extend from Georgian Bay by way
OF Like Simcoe, in almost a direct south
ern line, to Toronto, on Lake Ontario.
With capacity for vessels of 1 300 tons
burthen, ITS cost would be IN the neighbor-
hood Of forty million dollars. This mon
ey can be secured, Mr.. Caproel informs
us, ard the work built, If the Canadian
authorities will only be half as liberal in
its aid as the government of the United
States has been with nsany Of it's great
lines Of railway The distance saved in
transporta ion from Chicago to different
p 'ints by this route, as compared with
Others, is shown by the following tables
CHICAGO AND QUEBEC.
Via Lake Erie, the Welland and St.
:, Lawrence Canals ......:... 80. 1850 miles.
Via Huron, and Ontario Ship, and
st. Lawrence Canals. ............ 1880 miles
Making saving of.... $40 miles.
cAIcAGo TO NEW YORK
Via Lake Erie and Erie Canal. 1504 miles
Via Lake Erie, Welland Canal and
oswego ........-.......-...-.. 1926 miles
CHICAGO TO LIVERPOOL
Via Mississippi and New Orleans. 5000 milas
Via Erie Canal and New York. -. 4'((O miies
Via Welland Canal and St....
lawrence ..;.:.a......:........ ALSO miles
st, Lawrence. ............. -. 8 TAG mites
This saving of distance is made all the
more important, because it would also
save transhipment for vessels of consider.
able size. On this account some of the
best engineers have declared that CARGO
of 1000 to 1900 tons shipped at Chicago
by the Huron and Ontario canal Womb
under ordinary circumstances. reach
Liverpool before similar cargo shipped
at the same time by Buffalo and the Erie
canal would reach New York.
This rapid view of the case will suffice
30 show that the success of the Huron and
Ontario Ship Canal would be of verv
great benefit to the commerce of Canada
and of interior America The intellioent
pupiic OF this country will, therefore,
earnestly hope that Capreoi's renewed
labors in behalf of the enterprise will
meet with universal encouragement from
the Canadian people, and substantial aid
from the government of the new Domin-
ion.
Meanwhile, it will not be forgotten
that by the lakes and the Welland canal
there are now in successful business
American and British lines of propellers
of 800 tons burthen, between Montreal
the commercial metropolis of Canada and
Chlcago. There is every indication that
business by these lines, connecting with
steamers directly for Liverpool. will be
much greater, during the season of nayi-
CATION of 1871, than ever before. The
commercial intercourse between Canada
and the United States is constantly he.
coming more intimate. There il not an
American city on the lakes which does
not nave more or less direct trade with
Montreal, Toronto, Kingston, Hamilton,
ana other Canadian cities This grow
ing commerce will doubtless have the
effect of infusing into our cousins across
the border something of that spirit of in
domItable enterprise which has enabled
the people of this country to construct
public works in comparison with which
that under notice would be easy of ac-
accomplishment.