New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-11

several years No city can Afford 10 stand still, and
NewYork least OF any We cannot expect this year 70
get along with the kind OF appliances as when
Mayor Havemeyer before presided over the destnles
this city. Tae transportation OF that time VIII h''
answer now II VIC think 1t will, trade goes from
us, that Is all And the sooner We realize tha' "',
the better for The simple fact that the means
shipment 20 New.York City have been outgrown. LUG
great West has grown faster than we realized IL "o
want TO keep up with 1t, We must 40 so"o'.s
ourselves. We have remained, while other ciues, nv
the ne w merchant have not lost their opportunities
cities not only In this country but In CANADA VIZ
Philadelphia, aud Baltimore. and Boston, ana MOI.
treal have been gaining. have been losing oui
apathy and their energy have had good enect ior
and had Cor ia As the product Of the West increases
we do not increase our facilities, and portion Oh o''
trade is annually taken from u.s. LOOK al tne 'a'' "
crease IN the cereal product OF the west In INC
ory OF the Oldest inhsbtant, single rocky county -
this State was OF enough importance 10 he y
President Washington in his annual address. he eA
pressed his sorrow that the wheat crop IN schonai
County should have been dead failure VIM Nv"
thinks of the wheat crop of Schoharie County,
WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING.
am not going to give you many STATISTICS pa' ~
will allow me to give you Few 10 sho" you 'n' VOC
increase The total product OF the West has increa
from bushels in 1880 to 100000 In 1870 lou
"a, ace in a moment that the transportation facnues
, have been kept up 1t be brought TO the lower
end Of the lake as well There 1t meets the na'i
cation facilities OF New-York City, which should prlnR
IL TO that city. But 1t hnds no preparation
has been made. Within that tme' the grea'ei
part OF that 90 years, we nave zone aoSo'u'ep
nothing There has been no Improvement OF canals VI
anv attempt nj freight railroad. Something OF that
kind must be done. Baltimore aud Philadelphia nave
made their endeavors, through railroads Newor'eanS
and Montreal have utilized the rivers which How by
them Boston has captured portion OF the trade Ny
way OF Osd@nsburgh. Favored by nature as we arc
there was much they could not do. Montreal near he
GREAT lakes has q better geographical position Ihe
Weland Canal takes vessels OF 800 TONS aud plans are
under way to enlarge the capacity to 1900 TONS
Fftyour per of the cereals which reach the sen
beard come to this city to-day few years ago IS per
cent came here These figures demand the attention OF
the whole community. Something Is necessary 10 DC
done immediately Just now the whole country IL
awake on this subject Of transportation Inc great
West demands that some outlet should be found for It's
vast amount OF cereals. They cannot come by routes
that are expensive. We must see that 1t comes through
the State OF NewYork. and nowhere else. Theruonocs
have been increasing here year by year. The cost OF
transportation has not been added to the
cost OF production, but taken from H. Whether
tbs GREAT line OF communication Is to be by canal or
railroad no one to-day knows. IOther sections OF coun-
try are asking for wafer lines. virginia and 1e1rEl"
want canals but they have Of the natural adyan-
tages that our line presents The expenses OF trans
nortation over them would be enormous We nave
hree natural routes any OF wbichiis immeas1raby
SUPERIOR. The summit levels are low ana water If amply
supplied The comparative merits Of our routes VIII DE
determined, by the Legislative Committee. The ex-
pense would be large but these through canals nave
Always paid IL the lateral canals that have failed 10
he profiabe. The Erie Canal has paid with the IN
te est on the it has produced, S6OO00Oo But
the laternal canals eat II all mp.
We need first to sum IL all mp, such an enlargement
of orr canals as virtually to extend the Hudson To tue
great lakes. lApplause Secondly. we need doubie-
TRACKED exclusive freight railway with regulations for
a constant and uniform rate OF speed. lApplause.J
Thirdly we need improved terminal facilities here
canaeious storehonses, elevators, &c. fApplauseJ
FourlhIy we need honest administration OF railroad
corporations so that the people will only pay just div
idends ON actual capital invested. lGreat appause
Filthy, we need honest legislation III the Interests oI
the people and OF corporations l1ppause and Dou
esq legislators will represent the people and none
else.