New-York tribune., 1873-08-02
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
BRITISH CONSUMPTION OF AMERICAN WHEAT

SIR This afternoons Egening Post, which
ought to be better informed, in leading article dis
cussing the transportation question, that Great
Britain purchases yearly 2OOooCOOO bushels of foreign
wheat and its equivalent In -FOUR and that the United
States sell in that market less than 2oOOOOO bushels
The facts are that Great Britain seldom, II ever. i'm
ports more than lO0O00,OOO bushels OF wheat and its
equivalent in -four. even in years Of the greatest
scarcity and further that in the six months ended June
So there had been received in British ports over
of bushels wheat from the United States out OF total
importation Of about 100000 being very nearly four
tenhs Of the entire amount received These figures
taken from the Board Of Trade returns furnished
supplement with The Economist Of July H. The exports
Of grain from NewYork to Liverpool have been checked
all Summer by the scarcity and high rates Of ocean
freghts The charge for wheat by has been
TO S pence which is several cents In OF the lake
and canal freights from Milwaukee and Chicago to New
York and fully per cent above the average rates
Neio- York. July %. 1878. MANCHESTER.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO INDICATE PUBLIC APPRE-
CITATION.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Regarding your paper as the great
leader of the independent free-thinkng this
country, L write you upon subject which, though q
and earnest disciple of the school of Garrison
and Phillips regard OF little consequence. 1t oc-
ours that 1t would be eminenty proper for Pres
dent Grant, casting aside the barriers erected by par
and the unquesioned patriotism of the hon. s. s. Cox by
appointing that gentleman office at least equal to
the one he has hitherto occupied In these days OF in
famous disclosures, when regulations are ruined within
an hour when corruption is rampant In high places,
and ones faith in republican institutions IS almost
wayering it Is imperative that men or demonstrated
honesty and mpeachable integrity should be ee
vated 10 positions OF trust and profit in the Government,
irrespective of their party associations. Mr Cox has
closed his Congressional with honor only to
the party OF which he is member but to the whole
American people. Mr. Cox might with credit represent
us abroad and would worthy occupy some one OF the
foreign positions which have been disgraced. have
no interest this matter other than that of patriotic
American citizen who entertans desire that the Gov
ernment should be properly administered, and that
worthy and competent should occupy the Offices in
the gift of the people. J.D.M.
Gross Rirer, N. T., July 20, 1873. r.
SANITARY MEASURES NOT OPPOSED.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: The article in The TRIBUNE of yester-
day headed Sanitary Measures Opposed" calculated
TO injurious effect upon those therein referred
to, as holding them up to public reprobaton as an
obstacle to the operations of the Board OF Health OF this
city in their efforts to abolish dangerous nuisances II
is true that the NewYork Fertilizer Company have ap
peaed 10 the courts but IT is inconsistent with the facts
Of the case to define that appeal opposition TO
sanitary measures. This company would be
pleased TO have your reporter examine the
process by which animal matter that has
heretofore been an abundant source Of nuisance
is taken in fresh state and, without any unpleasant
smell the escape of any deeterous gases is changed
into dry powder Of great value fertilizer,
OF o similar character to Peruvian guan0, and Of
more disagreeable nature odOr In this condition II
Is Interchangeable until used by the farmer, and be
taken fresh from the houses adjoining the
dock at the foot OF Fortiehs is put immediately into
ghf
acketed In these II is subjected to dry heat OF about
800 degrees Powerful airnmps exhaust the yapor and
gases from the drying blood, and cOndense them and
force them into the furnaces beneath the boilers where
they are consumed. No acid offensive material Is
used ALL this Is the whole process. Previous the
operations Of this Company winch has been IN business
only three months the Oo9a was aIsemarged into the
now becomes while these operations stopped by the
unnecessarily. TO show all this defend in
eress against what they consider and are advised ss
uDwarrantabe interference without any opportunity OF
being heard IN their Defense is the meaning Of their
present action IA seeking help from the courts Other
Cities as Boston, chicago and CINCINNATI protect the
abate unavoidable nuaDces and at the present
the Boston Board OF Health have made application for
one their machines remove sucn nuisance, which
can IN another way be dealt with
... ... HENRY STEWART, Sec'y, n, Y. +. Co.
No 2I5 Broadcng Aug. !, 1873
THE PROSPERITY OF THE FARMERS THE PROSPERITY
OF THE COUNTRY.
TO the Editor or The TrtbUne.
SIR This country has so long enjoyed a high
state Of prosperity that 1t will be hard 10 come
down 10 lower gains perhaps to loss ruin To any
rejecting mind the proposition that the country cannot
very long be prosperous while ono part of it is RldH
tress, is almost selfeydent. New-York has perhaps
thought had nothing 10 do in this great contest be-
tween the farmers aud the railroads, but think New
York, as well as all other large supply points, will lind
out that If the farmer is not prospering then nobody
can long prosper. The towns aud cities may live off Of
eac other for while, but When the farmer nnay finds
xvifhn tayQ
buy the drygOods, boots and Shoes hardware, &c,
cant sell his goods can't pay ten what IS more
the point cant buy any more II seems TO me that
the retail dealer but upon the wholesale dealer and
porter one teDg Is now very certan Let the eanse be
what it may. the farmers OF tne West nave no money
are IN Distress then there need Oe no anxiety or fear
TO the business everything will 80 an prosper
OU1 Champaign. H.. July %. 1879
IyAsHINGroN THIRTY Five MILES FROM BALTIMORE.
TO the Bdttor OF Fhe frfbunea foAl
SIR: Alluding to the distance travelled by
the IRE engines Friday last from Washington to Bal
tfmore tooays papers fall into the popular error Of
calling it 40 miles Allow mo TO say that this is mis-
take and that the Washington branch Of the Baltimore
and ONO Railroad was never 40 miles long This in-
formation had long time since from engineers who
were thoroughly acquainted with the road, well as
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad. In survey
ing this latter road 1t found that they could not
make the distance shorter than the branch road; in
fact, tits mile 90 longer The old route is about IS
! miles ioBg-probably trine over. This may seem a
sm8u matter but the have been full 81 cents
for 10 miles, you viii how much the public have
been paying the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for miles
never travelled. PATAPsCO,
Aee- York. July 2s 1873
MORE HUIsAECEs DENOUNCED
TO the Edttor or The Tribune
SIR: BY the removal of the stands around
Fulton Market great benefit wiz be conferred upon all
people having 10 cross Fulton Ferry; and for this all
brooklyn ought to DC thankful n the stores and stands
dong mess Caarine 81. could nov bs cuppol ed
10 refrain from using twoihirs OF the narrow Sidewalk