New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-23
NewYork be requested to grant its consent To suryoy
and construction of tho work

and construction Of tho WORK
CAN RAILROADS DO THE WORK OF cANAHt
This series OF resolutions considered by Mr. King
OF Toledo as too mild 70 he effective and he offered an
amendment that II the United States Government 70
fused the asked aid NewYork placed obstacles
IN tho way OF the work. the would appeal to tAs
Canadian Government for enlargement Of the Cana
dian canals commensurate to tho great and growing
IT, and Mr. Thoma, Of Iowa and Mr. Osborne Of Toledo
Congress. Mr. Daniel q. Fort OF New-York opposed It.
own s G no. 1e y oS
cndeavorng to gain that aid by threatening to seek II
%ss s, m Esd here The 6%ay freight Of ne
their hut they cannot perform this service a
running East, but in spite Of them ali, when the
axe NAVIGATION closes she cannot prevent the freghts
Summer figures To-day there are tens Of millions Of
rshcl, 81 grain locked up IN the Erie CIna which the
deliver less than three months al tdew stor while the
canal orenng IN the Spring will relea1 the boats and
opposed the Fox River Improvement. about which GEN
sibley complained, but be also opposed the Champlan
and st. Lawrence Canal because both useless with
out the Niagara Ship Canal On that both Eastern and
Western men united; all outlying projects they would
Gen. Sbey replied to this that the Fox River improve
nent was not local scheme and that II th, Convention
Ignored 1t. Congress certainly would 1t has been IN
private hands, and perhaps verged upon swindls In
those hands, hut the project Is in the hand. Of the
Governmental great work necessary the Of
ali the States, and which should be completed.
when this is done can bring grain from the Missh
spd to Lake Michigan for five bushe instead of
I5 IA now To the extreme Western this N:agara
Canal Is Of no service II they cannot reach it, and the
object Of these improvements Is U gave then The Oppor
tuDity Of reaching 1t.
DEBATE ENDING IN COMPROMISE
Mr. George Post Of New-York denied that his State
had by the action Of her Legislature always opposed this
Niagara Canal Three or four years ago he ~as men,
Der of that Legislature and that body to all ntsnts and
purposes gave its permission to the work; but IN The
. a ~
for ratification in Assembly and no had no doubt
favorable acton could be again secured IN reply TO ne
SaTss her pod"ce he said the Of Penn.
sylyania Eent out by single railroads every year .
drawn upon tho lakes and that coo q bushels
per annum 80 the Fast as well Is the west Wete
peases Of transportaton II the Niagara Canal only
taken in hand he had no doubt OF success WIN oVn 9a
pered with local improvements 1t would be as aPro-
pirate for New York to ask naiona aid IN the constrs
Wisconsin to ask for aid in the Fox River 6nent
The amendment Of Mr.. King threaeningto az tof as
rod hcInnS hand was finally withdrawn, it cosA
find but few friends to urge its passage
Sov e po aa yf cns for aid for the Fox
Improvement. He responded with the opinion t6at
was as national in character "a the Niagara Canal
and people west Of the Mississippi OF much more r. IN.
POrance The people Of Wisconsin are a1x dsno.ea s To-
put obstacles in the way OF any other improvement lSs
the sake Of advancing this he eeevSa 1as 'r aeon r.
New York would relinQuish It, and made great nee
norional route and the West willing TO pay her pro-
portion toward enarging it to capacity required ~
the wants of traffic.
The whole controversy was settled by compromise
resolution which declared that or more waterr0ues
by which steamers for the Mississippi might reach the
barbors and unload into the vessels of The great aKeA
are Of such moment tn many States east ana west
that the matter has become OF national Importance.
This was oil tie troubled waters and the resolutions
passed without ado The Convention, after trans
action OF little routine business adjourned s.ne d'e
In this peaceful manner the great Coninercal CON
yentiOn ended Its discussions were always earnestyf
some times spcily conducted, but the opinions whh9
Glanced to be ut variance always courteousy e1
pressed and entertained The result Of the Convention
was reached may he surniscd ito this sketcn OF tA
Gully after thorough canvassng on opioe
which called the assenblage together ans
ouic ker water between the East and tho VEST