New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-26
CANADIAN CANALS.

IMPORTANT CANAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTED
TIE NEW COMMONS LATEST SCHEME FOR
CONTROLLING THE NORTHWESTERN TRADE
BOARD OF TRADE DISCUSSIONS.
~OTTAwA. Jan. 21.-1he question of imprOv-
TUG the existing routes Of traffic through the Dominion
and the opening Of for the speedy out
row OF the trade of the country. discussed with
usual interest by the people and press of Canada The
construction OF new canals, and the improvement Of
those already in eagerly urged by the leading
public and commercial men of the country. The Govern
nen is quite accord with the spirit Of the proposed
enterprises and short time ago they appointed Canal
Commission to inquire into the working OF the several
canals and report what improvements required and
what new ones are essential This Commission has not
yet completed It's thorough Investigations hut it proba
ble that the report will ready before the meeting Of
Parliament and in time for the Government TO prepare
and bring in upon the subject. The design is
not merely to improve the internal communications OF
the Dominion, for the purpose Of increasing intepro-
vincial trade, but TO inaugurate and perpetuaec
such satisfactory system of connection with
the Atlantic seaboard shall permanently
TO Canada the great carrying trade of the far
West. Those immense grain growing States, with their
population Of 100000 Of enterprsing, perseverng
people certainly require perfect thorOughfare TO
the than either Canada the United States at
present provides. OF nearly 2OOOOO bushels Of wheat
and 6OOO0O0O bushels OF annually raised i'll the
Northwestern States not than One-ffth finds its
way into the market To that vast country the ST. Law
seems to be the natural outlet from Lake superior
TO the and the Canadians will make decided effort
10 turn their geographical advantages TO account and
by Offering facilities constant control of
the trade Of the prolific and progressive section OF
this continent new impetus will be given to their ef
forts in this direction by the fact that the new Canadian
territory watered by the Red, AssiniboDe and sas-
katchcwan Rivers, will in course OF time require rapid
and cheap of transportation for its agricultural
No Wit he
great and rapidly-growing States upon its border.
1t proposed by prominent Canadians to enlarge the
old canals and construct that vessels OF
large class-such ply between Chicago and
Bufao-can proceed with their cargoes OF grain from
the Upper Lakes direct TO Montreal and there transfer
their freight to larger vessels for Europe Different
schemes proposed having in view the three ultimate
accompi shments of this object. The most popular
proposition appears he the construction of canal at
Sault ste Marie through Canadian territory, and the
enlargement and deepening Of the ST. Lawrence and
In the Lower Provinces, another and very important
canal has been projected It has been talked Of ,for
nearly quarter Of century. but not until now
has it seemed to have had any prospect Of
Canal The waters of this bay and Cumberland
Basin, on the Bay. Of Fundy. are separated by a
neck of land quite miles width This little strip
is all that connects Nova Scotia with New Brunswick
necessary sea voyage Of coo miles from shedac on the
gulf shore 10 the commercial capital of New Brunswick
distance would not be than 100 miles. Prince
Edward Island also suffers severely for the want of this
canal since in order 10 carry her large and increasing
business with the United states she has TO send her
vessels nearly hree mes me tney "oud haNeto
Northern states. The Dominion Government recently
sent four Engineers TO examine the locality, and they
have reported that the engineering difficulties can be
easily su1nounted. There is every probability that the
coming session. and there is doubt about the work
being entered upon at no distant day .,.,. -
been the meeting Of the Dominion Board of Trade in
men of the Dominion The canal improvement were
debated earnestly and the Board unanimously CON
Protection VS. Free Trade was dscoursed upon one
gentleman, in arguing for Protection, said that
country ne found her overcrowded population emf
grating rapidly-to where The United States the best
Connecticut alone French Canadians found employ
ment i'll the mis-this was proof of the benefit of Pro
The following resolutions, which are few OF those
passed by the Board will give you some idea OF the queS
tons discussed:
Rsosd necessary revenues required by the Government
iHsSd Of aiding to the present. Ts the eu should be gradually
reduced as % - me eIgenc OF the country WI. pen . ,
sitting grain coal and
Reor,d That the duty cents per gallon present levied upon
ing oils al that the Illuminating oil be reduced to 100 degrees
Fahrenheit test being the same recently enacted by the British
Rg That in view Of The recent addSg Of The Province Of
rson with that province and the importance the Dominion Of
this pleased learn the Government actively
G w I'd TSi. B.j r. also Of oripo that Az ec sur
which found practicable should be undertaken at once II the finances
e Of land should be given toward the construction Of the said
The census returns from the new Province Of Mani,
toba have just been completed. They show the total
Fngish RalfbTeeds $3.50 French hafbreods 58i Indian
househOders the remainder l,6l4, being white inhab-
tory. and the rest Englishmen Scochmen. Canadians,
and foreigners. For sach small province this census
breeds" The Protestants the Province number
$780, and the Catholics $685. 1928 Of the inhabitants
pttf.i iaGfz and
outnuInbcr femaes-the former numbering 62l2 and
the latter 5,55S The Government at Ottawa have Just
completed arrangements for taking the census or the
whole Dominion. and the Inspectors have left for their
The Parliament VIII meet at Ottawa for the transac-
ton of business on the 18th Of February.
INTERESTING PAPER BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
BOARD OF TRADE--CANADIAN RIVALS OF THE
ERIE CANAL.
MONTREAL, Jan. 23.-The Dominion Board of
Trade consists delegates from the various Chambers
OF of the principal cities Of the Dominion Its
President the Hon. John Young, and Secretary, Mr. W.
j. Patterson, both OF Montreal At the first annual meet
ing held in the Parliament Buildings at Ottawa the
18TH l9th 10th inst the President read elaborate
all Americans interested now in the problem Of
Western communication with the sea- and ultimately IN
the future of the united continent. summarize the
The ,nnnrtance 10 Canada and the West OF securing
the ST. Lawrence outlet for Western products can
NOT be overestmaed Canadians have not, yet, APP
the present growth Of the Western
Interior nor the Importance Of the position which they
hold. West Of Lake superior IL great fertile PLAN,
with a population Of 100000, but which can support
100000 900 So has the volume of trade OF this
gon already become that new or improved outlets are
already called for There are two natural outlets the
St Lawrence and Mississippi, beside various lines OF
railways and canals But practically there are only two
routes from the Northwest 10 tide water-the ST. Law
renee River and canals, and the Erie Canal.
Chicago Duluth to the lower ond OF Lake ERE
Is uninterrupted and traihc IL generally con
Quoted i'm prOpelers, vessels OF 500 or 300 tuls WIN
carrying eaaf Of S or t 1 40 o. se through
the Erie Canal is necessary II tho wheat Is 10 20 10y