, 1873-08-08
TRANSPORTATION.


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T1lo Ship'Canal System Of Canals. ..-Sl,a11
tito Hudson DO Joined with It?
Montreal va'y so> Correspondence r II. Ne4o Fort
| Uefald.
Tho history Of tho Eric Canal is tho koy to tl,o
wonderful development Of tho State Of Now
York and of tho tier of Btatca westward from
Lakc ERIC to tile Mississippi md Houthward to
tho Ohio nivor. Tho railronl ays.om betwcon
tho Atlantic Heaboard and tho valley OF tho
Father Of Watora haa contributed worry muol, to-
wards tho prosperity of tho national granny,
especially within tho Inst twonty yoars but til,
giant carrier OF THO woaltl1 OF tito Wost to tho
naIKatg Of tho world iH nftor all, tho splendid
OF Lake Eric to Underwater on the Hudson. It Is
ascortasned Tint the greatest amount Of tom
nago ovor delivered In tilowatcr In ono soayol,
was IN 18o2, when. according to tho Auditors
Of which $3.50, ,oS2 tons passod from Buffalo to
Albany through tie Eric Canal. TLlB is within
loBa than q, ,000 tons Of tho full capacity Of our
most Important channol of commerce. Yet tho
crcasing it8 ceroal productions to suc, MI oxtont
that, with oil tho, holp derived from tho nino
trunk llnes bGtwoen the like region mud the East
ern ports,' tho facilities for transportation arc
oyer, Tho warehouses Of Chicago mud its sistor
distributing dopotB arc cl,oked with grain ono
and Two yonra old, and tho farmers arc driven to
desperation through tho oxorbitant froightH
~ to hroo ~ Mno casnoi forward titho
From adequate data It In estimated that tho
~ ~ t1e Oin R,vor u VIII, ~ otateg' noftnor
nnG wn,,15 nn,o ~ ~ Ml.iI M 70 IVY ~ Hnno ERIC
rioa pr promptly, is %, ,ooo. 900 tons.
I, mn 0f, fnnn r. IN taeu!s LOT carrying
n tio wrtor m nmost u;a i1oin Lako ERIC
yet carriod It leaves il o 200 tons hn'S to 81 nexef n1s
tributcd ,,pon several rnrnadn anil ~ ~ rrass u,s,
r,,nn;ng sonthnr1y and tn son,hnr,, anu a!ors
norta 1e o01' ''''' ~ ao"''4otA american
~ tt,o f,rmara ~ u,,,,,s r,;,;o.,, o,,,. ,v,.
conn;n md NIichvnn" whn orc hr1,oir'1' nrn. m.n.
thoir poouniary distress willie tcr bnras 'aoa aso
nres }hov iii r"rons "n ,19'' ;aao I"a, alose III
tho ortroyooont rotoa sra;.'. as;c1xos ii tnat
fondor It actually moro dIti nroiitnb]o "n'il' to
~ II 1ooE ~ r.noo,t ~, H. ,a Soupihatona
o,i ~ raou " avatn,, Wv ~ Ilt OF lho cahal
srne thom Tho Tonnavlronio ," ~ Gon.rn1 Wu1n vs.
o;a @ ~" eso;i;t;a t se.a1 noaus VII soon double
kun 1 aAesieieh " py laying now
t,1ar LIZ Ish :; poso 1et M M pioaent nos and fnf-
imu5 a - l1n',sga ~ 5no opo4amg OF tue port-
uI t Na Ynn th,a aroaa dao completion
Sl %, ;nG NeM iGTK .s 'oaana eha 1no chesapeno d
% OlD n9aus VII. VI conrse, alofd stlii groater
~ ~. t ~ Nv ~ ,9t novlg !no crops
east"n,u WORE 10 10 uoupea OF troniou to-mor-
ioT. ~ s.I, Ml'o ~, si,olo ris. po nealdny decline
n. lIelgnts, 'np a suIerapnaant fertility Of the
WI. mouao III. ciVs tno avenues or trans
petInsana. w w.,,t Mo w., matter now anpo ING means
y. nl.e..i; .. .u 1GsoaIees u our great garden-
-;aa ~ ~ t,a aua1s H. M'Ganaust9le sup
us. - ~ u, to ~. os'ler M tuo %iao Worlu stands
leuuy u ~ 1nIea 20 conHamo whateyor surplus
lnay aceun.u'aso ~ sho poft oi new fork or ut
,arrots =, ~ ~ t; Hs.h european
alSo.7' =. 10 au''.Ica ~ tlas, mnoer no clrcln-
~ sase u pestlonce Or famnc-
~. stu iit,eattoil t u touteh LOT Bhlpmont
snfnroh, ~ ill.,; ost ~ ul usaisuGk tue Aast. ING
raasoa +; ior economical
cusfaso @ ~ " wasor a.! INC "ay from tue Vest
oan sLoiunouso u !no OCEAN 1oTt. Heiico tho
b;oa " th pressure ai upon tho capa-
Frn,r t,,o ~ ..o. o oAt1 olee' mAtor route
ins.a anUrm ano Saent .'a1 m1os TO Inc hudson:
,ro1,,ot - npp;Sls sn"a .ne nnlount ot cereal
pto9ruts NJ; teCs'scu ior consumption nnd export
hv tho ron,on ~ ~ fr,a, .Sat o. ealeny
+r,ns tl,o E.io C,n ti'l''u ss1 CHI 10 ioteoa
~ aG n19 ~ tn" + us!otly IrrespeetlVo OF
rro ~ ta 4sn ~ Sno sHy 9r aomaad: Iho
snaonuncc ia }n t. nnrron nac ~ ~, 1o.r @
rlass. throurh whieI, there can 1,nan ~ M ~ n.wv
6.eiut 6nit ~ ri ,n ,;nt ' astt p.aInn ~ A.hay
ho rcaervo;r ;a ri, ~ naol,, ny,,amsto "no'uef
i Tho % circumatauces Gun Of tbe casa' % wi,cl, Ina ho.
ooro o. hmrJan.o,r,o Fer H. o1,, @ nas W
bo at in M so! v ,sero soen 70
r,utt;nf1 tn crooto nav nntiot for IN ,,I,o w ~
nrn,stI ~ nI;,,, t om ,,o,n gsui 1or to
hDhIo md Tennessen 1,vors viii tho atIont;o ~ ~,
0cnon~n nrn;ont ~ t1a 5;nhn.t ;e,,ort ta,."t ~
ho nnton nj orcc Ry thn nronoaa1 pannnase "
ronto ,1stonrcs intwa9n tha enohoord ont aa,
arn1 cnntrni c;toa wnui ~ Ia mroots roeo ne.1
conneTcd Win tho ,oTo and Er;e rona ro',tn ~
Nav Yor hnI no snvug ~ tmo zrn',1d ~
fnr tbo cn,,a1 nassarn. wou ha cosraoro.'s.
ionoar s'|'9"t'eo "e1-" w eAio"Po"oAn6's
A0"e0'' rur c.v.n,,v sonv,.
vbot,,ar n tho a,nanorotoI yaai;,,,, =. .,,o
yo.torn formnra no;v hau'n, taS,e.,nu ~ 10
Grnnccs il ino 9Io nrasont ronozro5 toraat IL.
wl;c,1 ronad;ana nro }cin1 n tho ;,1ro1.a,.e',t
nni a1tcnainm nf their "reod, ' anInnH; faniii
tas foT inland nav;ration or Whcf',or tn rra1.
ornt;ouo aro an.ny -" ~ ~ y o.cai ~ 'no
mnnj;lfa nncv ~ fnrr IN fin hoof .ccon,,t a,,er,
nntur,l aIvnnto~a .vh;c,, tlo conntrv ,,in. i;
mt nritn clnnr r. NJ o,,ts;dor iihov ~ ~ ~
,ror11 1.r;ra@."r o1a M - H.; a.ot;, 20 ~