New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-24

is carried across the Atlantic from the United states"
The imports Of grain of all kinds according to thus
Sed so so%Nt To- INC bushels ICoo
bushes Of thls were wheat and Hour "a por ROM
the Canadas Thus about one third Of the whole amount
shipped from this continent About ono VI
OF 6Sessa on Gs Ss B rS seas Il would
cruel for Boston deliberately to take away .ns & Of
trade of Russia and leave odessa TO langush anu uu
commercial starvation II it were not for the unsemsn
patriotism which urges this consnmmsnon; Roston
one and tho same with the prosperity OF the w%,hu
One enthusiast said at s only when you my %
this question and the question Of the future OF III
all its relations that can comprehend WhAs " u III
her power to grasp" All that now eIt 10 s Ioh
Another advocate for Of the plans to cohro1 o, 1s
tunnel is equally God sp has dy us
bring this little city, worthy Of the Pnritans and Pm
Grims worthy of Massachusetts, 10 ssnd on inc grea
il ia so; and believing and KNOWING oahnos hooP
still II is this that moves me-
FUTURE INCREASE WESTERN TRADE.
The more modest and practical advocates for tho tun-
mel base its prosperity and the prosperity of Boston not
upon diyerting trade from New-York or elsewhere to
Boston, and not the China trade by the Northern Pa
cfc Road but the great and rapid development OF
trade with the Wesi. MIN 1 ,h Wt some
share OF its growing prosper Her ann ana I RnsoS
making to reach this end through railroads harbor
and dock improvements, arrangements Tor the RAPID
expedent which shall serve to bring Europe her front
door while the West carries In point tne
rio" will comman5 IF is hardly likely that the present
immense grain traffic OF NewYOrk with the West ana its
heavy exports will be disturbed by the HOosac and other
cards of invitation which Boston is writing lOr the West
Yet IL is probable that unless makes arrange
ments to do bigger business than with its present fac'
ties can do will large share OF the increase
trade. BostOns increase OF Western trade WITHIN tne
past four years has been great Some indication OF III
given i'm the returns the Boston and Albany road In
1868 tonnage 1S905s; in 1872 1t was a7S2so Inc
increase tonnage has been about 1000 tons day each
wear over the Immediately preceding year. These TO
turns include traffic both waTs but ne grea on east in
1868 s3s 900; last year was nearly 2OOooo pa
che Of tendency 5Se O traffic this But
in the opinion of business mel, men, SN5h ,S %,
West is only fraction Of What it is going to be- The
trade ohoked at Chicago Inc facilities tnere are
not Oneha as great as they Sn1u ca1 ne into It's
depots Some of the roads leading to Chicago are
tance for want OF in the city In this respect the
Chicago fire great advantage, as ~ gave 70 INC
facts together with the extension and opening of new
railroad routes to the West show the immense increase
that may be expected from TINS traoe when the couu9
is prepared for it,
FOUR WESTERN CONNECTING LINES PROPOSED.
The Hoosac Tunnel is only part Of the plan which
Boston attaching this Western trade At present
its Western connections made beyond the State line
through the New-York Central Railroad Even with its
new track it could not feed both roads from Albany to
Troy. What Boston needs is not to stop competition az
the State line but TO extend 1t as well from Albany 10
the lakes This she is making arrangements to do IL
part OF the tunnel plan to have connections clear 10
suspension Bridge independent OF the newolork Cen
other available point NO less than four COMPANIES nave
been organized in NewYOrk State for the purpose OF
connecting with the tunnel and opening q way for
Massachusetts to Lake Ontario ana the west
surveyed at considerable expense, and the re-
suits have been laid before the Massachusetts
Legislature and Boston mOnoposts. The first is the
Atlantic and Ontario Road covering the line Troy
and Boston to Salisbury Centre, about 7Ss miles Tbs
corporation terminates It's line az salisbury Centre De.
cause has been the settled opinion Of engineers that
whatever point might I've adopted for the terminus on
the lake. the line from that point must necessarily 90 10
Salisbury Centre. Beyond that point the three corpora
tons have their distinct Des to the lake There Is some
question as to whether the Inc should pass
toga BallstOn The most costly portion OF the line
VIII be the eastern end ehDraelnS Cne pruse oo
The estimated cost OF the hue, with single track OF
steel rails is about s26OOoOo for double track 6WoOO
more. The second line Is ihe Boston ana Henderson
Harbor Railroad This will run from salisbury Cen're
north on the Black River table lands,
then westward down the Sandy River Valley a distance,
miles from Boonvfe This is beautiful natural har
bOr capacous enough for all the navigation of the LAKE,
being nearly opposite Kingston The first part OF the
line is not extremely expensive to construct From
verylght indeed. and for about Is miles the nearly
completed rOadD Of old road can be used For the
quite the surface, will increase the cost This lne
was surveyed on grades ascending east 70 iee WeI
track Tor the first Al miles is s1SoOooo and for double
track $4,000 from this point Boonvie, TO the
lake 81 miles, 81 100000 and for double track oO0ooo
more The country from Salisbury Centre to Boonyiile
Is OF light SOIL and has not been settled so long as other
parts OF the line but farms and villages are numerous
and it is increasing in prodnctiveness From BoonyLe
the lake is very beautiful country, apparently as
fertile as Western prairies.
PLANS FOR GAINING LAKE TRADE
The third road the Boonville and Port Ontario Rail
road covers line from Boonve to the north OF Salmon
River Like most lake harbors natural outlet Of the
river into the lake it, In former years
some improvements were made by the United states
Government, but enough was not done ana what was
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this should be opened by straight cut OF no great
length, costing perhaps 10000 There are several
channels i'll the delta of the river which can BIO easily
improved for docks and wlarves, giving from one TO
two miles o. WIN tePn R 9 a roS' VI
tends distance of 48 miles TO the lake The terminus
henderson, by lake shore line. The estimate for this
line is slOoOOO for single track OF steel rails the
This originally intended 10 connect with the Troy
and Boston Railroad and cover the whole distance to
miles east of Oswcgo TO 80 miles east Salisbury
They made Tor grade OF 40 feet In each direction
The line from Salisbury eastward by way oI Johnstown,
is however very much superior to the northern line
that this corporation viii unqnestionably connect with
first Is miles from Salisbury are OF heavy work
though easy material. Thence to Rome, the work Is
lighter, and from Rome North Bay it is very light.
From North Bay to Oswego Ii proposed at rst 10 use
the track OF the Oswego and Midland Railroad. but
such line should have track of ats own The cost OF
the track single, Will ne about $3OOOO0O, and double
connection with arail line TO the West.
by the Boston, Rome and Oswego Road, II is claimed
York Central and the saving Oswego IS. miles BY
the construction of Rome line Boston, IL Is claimed,
is brought almost Lake Ontario and the com
merce of the West as NewYOrk. Thus the distance
from Boston TO Oswego will be 3isl miles. From New
York Oswego, by way OF Albany and Syracuse, 1t is
miles The difference in favor OF NewYOrk Is only
an miles and then Boston is 200 miles the
New-YOrk 10 Europe BY striking the lake at Oswego,
draws the trade of the principal lake port and
OF Lake Ontario Oswego has 10 grain elevators
Of an aggregate storage capacity OF over 2,0O0,-
900 OF bushels 10 vessels Of
mage OF about 1900 TONS are owned there
and epgaged In the lake trade. Its grain receipts
are about 100000 bushels per annum, and its lumber
ahn feet ner aha has