Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-22

e CONVENTION
2 gEyiEE- o- 2E -ovss.
ID ST. Young ,s-5; The question IL. h5v ~ gen
, tie o5r route from The Nlrtlwast 90 tie sea-
q blari By the Washington Treaty the peopa q
% the Uu.tci States have the same rights an i1-
, torest Ia the So Lawrence IS has Canada, aud
? in lsyiauE the iest oufet.o the ocean, he saii.
90 Uc representing Dominion Board Of Trs1s ia
CIrais. have 10 Eht ulr DO We speak for cur
Government We merely speak As merchants
engaged earnestly Ia lsvisu- means whereby
the results tbs: sou a-e me, here today 90 for
VAIL can be attained 10 s.. Louis we stated
tnat We believed ths- ,i Tie Government OF the
Ju.jei States could yter TO exchange ,he natural
products Of ul.h countries upoa equal terms sui
give The registration o. ships built in Canals as
American, We believed the C-usiian Govern /
ment would enl-rEo idc whole system Of canals /
from the head of ,ae lakes 90 the ocesn, and .
that means would be adopted by which the canals .
could be made TO go into Lake Chanplsin, and .
the test results could De obtsirei The We.lani .
CSual now has the capacity TO take vessels
through il Cf $50 toas hurthen. Mr. stanley,
an eminent engineer, the present contractor Of
the h00sac Tunnel, man 0t very great ability, .
[ has surveyed tha- whole Voc sni be has ai1ut-
/ ell route for tha- csnsl-u0t the prezaut one,
| hug making its natural outlet in the Niagara
R.yer-ani the size Of the locks that be suggests
would be sufi,ent 90 plss vessels Of $50 10 1000
tons burthou. Tia. canal az you are aware. IS
only - miles loue. We have had surveys cf The
rapids Of the S. Lawrence made, sud there is no
obstacle 10 the downward trip, excepting these
Is miles q canal, for a ! 900 ton vessel coming
down from Montreal 20 Quebec without tram
shipment; aud the result ci such a vessel carry
ing $1,000 bushels OF gain. or perhaps 10000.
would be such that 10 would reduce trsnsporta-
ton TO the least possible rate. Then il has been
suggested 10 reference 20 Eastern trade that
cEnal should be constructed from the ST. Law y
renee into Lake Champlsiu. such a canal has
also been surveyed by several engineers. There +,
las been no difference Of opinion amongst any Of -
those engineers. There are only 25 feet Of lock
age between the ST. Lawrence and Lake Cham
plain, and thst canal is So II miles long. so
that with IS miles Ct canal you could reach u
Lake ChAmp,sin - Burlington or Whitehall 81
where you can deliver Western produce for the
supply Of New England and ell the country ,,
AROUND it. Then again, it ought to be remarked =.
tha the export trade Of this country is mere ~
uthe OF the trade for home consumption. The
trade Of the Eastern Sstes far exceeds the ex-
port trade, for, Of the great bulk Of propertv "
that flows from the Wes; 20 the East, more than =.
fge-eighths is consumed in the East, and only ~
about three eighths is exported.
He believed that there is no engiuesr who. If Y
be had the choice, would locate canal srounJ -
Niagara Falls on the American side. The Wei a.
and Canal opens in the spring from 10 to Is
lays esrlier than the port Of Buffalo Is rule Il
be had observed that canals on the north side Of -.
he ST. Lawrence open earlier in the spring 80
han 60 those on the south side Mr.. Stanley so
lsd estimated that the cost Of charging the -
Velsud Canal would be about $. 200 600. He ga
BELIEVED it would cost double thst amount 10 ss
uild canal on the American side The best ~:
ossioe route, irrespective Of country, should be ~.
d0pted. The treaty Of Washington has broken I
own sl barriers between the two countries
We sre really one people, sprung from one =.
loher, with identical interests there is no -,
niger any need Of preparation for war now n,a
t us emulate each other in the development Of ~
IT industrial and commercial in5erests -
The remarks Of Mr.. Young were received enl,
it'll spplause. 1H u,
Mr. John NeLennau, Of Montreal, was next in ena
Oduced, and spoke briefly. He said the ont ont
. Lawrence does not belong to Canada exclu- CHI
Fely, but to mankind The DEVELOPMENT Of out
is great country is only in its beginning. Let trip
unite in accsleraiing THE Development He ecu
ID rio
hsve heard great deal in ny time Of the Tue
ltiment, America for Americans, Canada osG !,
Canadians, but believe the St Lawrence -
/ ell rivers Of that kind we're made for msn- Tor
I'd and hope to the lay when that great ITge
er will not be yours, will not be ours. but " nj
en- it shall be used for the common benef, of P!'es
world IApplause1 " plain
We on the other side have our little crotchets
have some little vanities about governing proc
selves in our own way. Perhaps they arc nay
re coneeits and perhaps there may be some let'el
q Of wisdom at the bottom Of them. We DO hn9
doubt that you are very competent to govern 70 N
rselves, and we respect your institutions and O,nci
= laws. We think we can live side by side '1osii
have this great highway and many other year.
igs IN common, aud that we can enjoy them 'iis
5 none the less because we differ in some "A Nv
ters tLst do NOT co,carr o,,r cor,0,o. 49, Eric
n U'' u Thl
Chan
ihiie the Committee on Resolutions were out, miles
lg letter was read from IN old gentleman 80 who
e Of age, Of Lewiston, n Y, giving de- S 81.
i history OF the efforts to secure ship canal can be
Ind Niagara Falls on the American side. and +
estimates of the probable cost A long 70 ITO
est from the Buffalo Board Of Trade was also Tins
ented and read giving the reasons why they Of VII
not approve and would rot attend the Con- Lakes
-. IL. -. River
'"' i4'4e OAns' suh'cieht' go thr
proposed Improvements. for sl present pur- out br