New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-24


Trade this morning. took the special order the re-
port OF the Committee Transportation. The resolu
| lions offered were as follows:
Resoired, That increase OF facilities and cheapening
a.es OF transportation between tho interior and sea-
Dh are no longer TO be considered measures OF local
advantage but have become national necessities.
tr aetpo 70, That any railway for Transportation OF
e interior and seaboard, should be chartered by the
1cneIdi Government whenever private capital may IN
urake us construction, but That such road SHOULD DC
SUBJECT TO the same laws AS 10 taxation or State control
! as other roads within the Same state.
Kesotred, That II ID the duty Of Congress % affirm by
law ITS power and determination TO prevent unjust re-
stcons which may be imposed by or within state
upon commerce. between any other States passing over
IFS territory, but that the protection Of the people Of
eaeh State against unjust eXactIOns the part OF rail-
[oads within its limits or failure to perform their full
| uuty as common CagTeTs may most effectively be Sc
eure by the people OF such State through Legislatures
Resoiped, That the only complete and permanent re-
Hrdlnt upon unreasonable cXact0ns for transportation
us' De sought IN the development ana improvement OF
the natural water routes TO the end THAT these free
gnways l0rour commerce may move freight during as
huch OF the possible AT the lowest possible rates
anu thus compel the railroads to carry at equally low
rates or lose the traffic. We therefore rejoice AT the
Iohehcenen OF important Improvements 10 the Wei
iand aud 81. Lawrence Canas by the Dominion OF
canada in the efforts 10y tho state and citizens OF New
ork 70 improved methods OF transportation by the ca
mas OF that State and IN the close attention given to
Other projects of interior water communication, and
that the improvements OF the ONO and Mississippi
RIVERS may he pushed without delay to completion.
hesolred That the yearly appropriations OF the Gov
eminent for the purpose OF nternal improvements
| IN great part applied unwisey and wasteuly, and we
therefore recommend the creation OF National Board
OF Commissioners for internal improvements, TO be
posed IN part OF distinguished engineers ami in part OF
practical business men, whose duty IL shall be 10 e1
dlhe all plans Tor the lnprOVement OF water highways
OF national character ana harDors thereto pertaining to
decide upon what routes and plans the aggregate
appropriated for such improvements may he expended
with the largest and most speedy benefits to the whole
country and no appropriations shall be MADE by Con
kIess except upon tho Recommendations OF such Com
| missoners
Col GTosvenor said the interior States, with 1900
900 acres OF farm land, produced loooooo bushels OF
cereals yearly. Their surplus was S0OOo0,O0O bushels
yearly Its movement TO the consumers the prob
lem OF the age. It could not be deferred The necessi
ties Of the people OF the Northwest must be considered
AZ other meetings earnest appeals for cheap ransporta
ton had been looked purely local CLAIMS but
all business and manufacturers must that 1t
no local question, but one which directly affected
| half the people as producers, and the remainder
as consumers. Public opinion such that II business
men Ola not present remedy others would and vast
injury might be done the country. The first remedy
was the building Of railroads. The committee had
suggested in response suggestions OF the Chicago
Board hat Congress could charter national railway,
but should not relieve the corporation from ordinary
! State laws The next point was railway
| control. The Committee recognized the fact that
! public opinion demanded 1t. He believed Gov
eminent control OF freights was impraeticablo for
| good, and that competition was the only security
| against injustice. The Committee recommended a
recognition Of an existing power and limitation The
power OF Congress restrain State limitations com
merce had been recognized. II OHIO adopted law de
signed shut from the East the farmers OF Illinois
superior power must set IL aside; hence the right
Of the General Government interfere such
But in the last result the power 10 control State
corporation rested with the State Government.
ANY law establishing rates met with intrinsic Difficult
ties. The free highway plan was suggosted-that the
company should be compelled to move any ear owned
by any individual; but then the company must always
have Oh hand OF motive power, which entaied
increased expenses attempt to provide rules for
freight charges met with the difficulty that long and
short distances, and hundred other things,
affected rates. Tue only sure remedy was in the
Improvement OF the water routes. One of them, the
Erie Canal created the Northwestern States. When
its held too high, the opening OF the Erie and
other railways pushed them down. and made Chicago
possible. That competition had gwen them the power
TO use these millions OF farm lands. In the con
nuance OF that competition lay the hope OF the North
West. The lake and canal route had been aided by
New-York and Canada. Average Summer rates OF q
cents had been secured there.
Now ia there not remedy for the railway monopoly
during the other six monthsi Grain could be taken
from St. Paul 10 New-York via New Orleans more
cheaply than by rail, II NewYork merchants would
put good vessels on that in Winter grain could be
moved from NewOrleans at less than 10 cents bushei
and from st. Paul to New the cost would De Out IS
cents This route could be indefinitely improved.
short canal from NowOreans TO the Gun would re-
duce the cost cneffh This Improvement OF the channel
was necessary since large traffic was profitable only
at high water When the river was improved from st
Lous 70 New Orleans the conditions were altered de-
cidedly for the better. The improvements on other
rivers by the General Government had been unwsely
conducted aud hence they recommended he BOARD re-
erred to In the last resolution Recommendations ny
such body would insure the wisest appropriation OF
old oil ha RON faau e q
oped If there could be paying route for the business
men.
Mr. Raker n, ST Louis could not understand why the
Government should not protect railway property as
we'll as that OF the Individual The RAILROADS. were
steadily charging less and less, ana were conslauty
more of benefit the country. lie denied that ran
road property yielded the best returns ahd ohefeu
series OF resolutions covering his sentiments which were
ruled out
Mr. Tor,or +bouob, the first resolution glittering
generality before the second ana third. He wanted to
know why the Federal Government should chsrter the
road He did not want 10 see any such prsctce re''eu
Mr. Rpcs,ev of Phadep hia said gigantic change In
the mana cement OF Government analrs was proPoseu
and IL was 70 he committed immense system OF i'm
proyement Heretofore State improvements OF that
kind had been found Improbable. and many OF then
had given ND what they had. Every great line OF rail
road TRANSFORMATION except the Pacific roads was but
by private enterprise. We were stronger now ana
there was no reason to call upon Congress 10 interfere IN
the matter for many years An effort has been making
force the Government INTO enterprises OF TINS KIND
II tried the Louisville meehng' "hefe .ne kanu
total ~ imnrovements recommended was tSoooOc.ooO
n vould Ina rlous for the Board to ndorse departure
into such a system OF ooundess extravaganza
After further discussion, the Boaro accepted the IN
ytaon OF the Chicago Board TO visit Change and ad
ourned TO evening the further discussion OF the trans
portaton question.
EVENING SESSION. PLAN FOR REsUNiNG sfECiK
PAYMENTS.