The New York herald., 1872-08-29
Under the existing arrangements

THE TRAFFIC ON THE wELLAND CANAL
@ 10 tonnage
not pass through. The most strenuous efforts are
made by the Canadians, as well as shippers West,
who are so largely Interested In direct shipments
and the greatest possible reduction OF freight rates,
to extend the facilities Of this outlet TO ships OF
on her trade, restricted geographically and by lin.
tied water highways, gains In four short years up
wards OF thirty three millions bushels Of grain IN
what must be expected In the event Of the Welland
Canal being widened, as proposeds Besides the
weland there IS the Chambly Canal, leading from
Lake Champlain, which, though now neglected, can
easily be placed In proper repair. There is another
outlet Leading nr away 0 Eastern 1 TER
titles OF grain from the Canadian ports we have to
fear, but The results depending thereon. nlarge
either In goods or money must follow. Hence
THE IMPORTS MUST BALANCE THE EXPORTS.
freignts and q hundred other interests depending
upon tnat very trafiic, now so nourlshng in New
York, must suffer to frightful extent and become
paralyZed from natural causes and diffidence OF
merchants In allowing their perogative to slip from
their grasp.
The entire country is at this moment antaQon-
istc to and envions Of New York commercial pros
perlty. Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore-the
three principal cites-leavng out lesser lights,
such as Norfolk, Wilmington, savannah, Charles
ton and even New Orleans-are jealous OF the
Empire City and claim each for ITSELF good II not
superior facilities to accommodate end deserve
The FOREIGN TRADE OF THE COUNTRY. q
Gigantic efforts have been and are made daily by
these several cities, aided by the most powerful
railroad combinations, to divert the trafdc of the
West from our city and compel us 10 reHnquish
what 1t has taken lis so many years. toll, fabulous
sums OF money and unceasing mental labor to es-
Nine -tenths Of the annual innux OF emigrants for
the United States find their Mount Arrarat at New
York. The major portion thereof are destined for
'A' "' rGs NEW OPENING OF FARMS
may be rated by the thousand, and the produc Is
therefrom run into millions. which by right should
have an outlet from New York:
The increase In population In the western &c states
and the census OF 1871 rates the increase at nearly
100 per cent Besides this. we have inlopcration In
eight Western States upwards Of twenty thousand
miles OF railroad, passing through the most fertile
grain districts Of the world. This trade can and
are alive 10 their interests they must adopt means
to strike at the root Of the evil which Is cheap
tolls, the immediate widening Of the Erie Canal so
that steam power can be employed and an under
standing with the railroad interests TO abolish the
petty annoyances noy pracused. Then only, and
ent trade, but win back what she has lost during
| the past years.
THE LAKE SHORE RAILWAYS.
During the period Of twenty-eight years, nom
1928 to 1853 the Erie Canal and the lakes were the
great highways for interior commerce. In the latter
| tween Albany and Buffalo were consolidated, aud
| from that time formed the Central Railroad under
that time made connection With " Lake 'f Erie s At
Dunkirk. Inc Grand Trunk Railroad and tho Great
western ka,road r OF canada had been pro!ected
branch railway to Portland, Me-, and win soon have
another connecting \ with Halifax.
The Pennsylvania Central and the Baltimore and
| Ohio Railroads soon
PUSHED rHEIR WESTERN CONNECTIONS
| to the Mississippi and beyond, since which the
former has reached Lake Erie at Erie by the Pia-
delphia and Erie Railway, ana the latter also at
| field Railway.
Boston has joined hands with Lake Ontario at
Ogdensburg by the Northern Railway and its con-
Meeting roads. The Chesapeake and OHIO Railroad,
! connecting chicago 81. Louis ana SlHSipaAM wlta