Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-06-30


A meeting Of the Directors Of the Caurhna-
waga Ship Canal Company was ell Tuesday at
the American Hotel There were present. Hon.
John Young of Montreal, Presiler ; Hon. Jas
Skead Of Ottawa, member Of the lminion Sen
ate Lawrence Barnes Of this city. Col. Franklin
Fairbanks ofS;. Johnsbary, D. y. skil.ings Of
Boston, and Judge Foster Of Canal L.
The President after reading the m mules Of the
last meeting, explained that the Go vernment Of
Canada had now consented 10 the route of the
Cansl from the St. Lawrence to Lake Champiain
and had also consented to the G. lsl passing
through the Indian lands at Caugt naSaga, 50
that nothing now stood in the wsy Of commencing
the work. but the taking up Of the capital stock
Of the Company. This wss begun az Ottawa in
CArsda, last week, when about $1,000 wss
subscribed at an impromptu meet ny Of the mill
owners there bat it is expected II a. stock TO the
amount Of $500, 900 viii be tax, n up. At the
meeting TO day it WAS resolved Il at
TGhereas, The business N IN Of cana "a
have subscribed literally to Il c stock of tn.
Csughnawaga Canal Co., and as it is important
that the project OF connecting / axe Chsmpain
with the st. Lawrence by a canal should be
placed before the citizens Of th United States
interested therein, It is
Res0lrsd, That Messrs You ng, Skead, Skill
Engs and Barnes be an execu i'se committee TO
take such steps IS they may deem necessary
with the view that the public Ins have the op-
portunity Of assisting in the pr Jsecuton Of the
work by subscribing to the capital stock Ct
the canal.
We understand that IN. ess z ouni is broken
on the canal previous to June next, the liberal
charter obtained by tie CompN iy from tine Do
miuion Parliament will expire, and immediate
STEPS will require to be taken b. the executive
committee to secure the stock. We have time
and again expressed cur opini % as to the i'm
portanee Of this great work fo the interest not
only Ct New England, but Of New York
and the Western States-nor 90 We know any
position which will be more largely benefited
than that Of Burlington. II e ides Of s prOPel-
Ter leaving Duluth on Lake Superior or Chicsgo
on Lske Michigan, and sail ng direct to Burling-
ton with 1000 tons Of cargo on board, without
breaking bulk. can be res' ize by tie construc-
ton CT this csnai INTO La ke nan ltlh iuA tut
charging Of the Wellsr Canal which will be
Immediately carried out by the Cansdisn gov
eminent. As the BUSH ess n, n in Canada prac-
tically acquainted with the Ottawa trade and
with the large reiuct ion il, cost Of freight Of
lumber which will res lit from. its construction,
have shown their fat in the work Of snbacrib-
ing to the stock, we trust that Burlington
and other towns Of Verm out will subscribe
literally When cs,led upon by the executive con-
nittee Of the D. rectors
The various railway comps MES are 90 directly
interested in this new means of transport to the
shores Of Lake Chsmplsin, Inst We doubt net
every aid viii be given, while Boston will
assume position by this aal as = shipping
port, which she does not now possess, and have
power through her rsily ays connecting at
Burlington and other points Lake Chsmplain,
of competing successfully with New York for the
trade Of the East to the Wet and from the
West to the East