, 1873-06-23
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

Future IN Regard to tho NFcst"-1fivnl
Liaacs to tho Sntno Point va. Rival |
poillts-.Illlnols Canal Dottts--Tho |
short Route to IB0Rt0n by Nay Of tho |
tn0o&nc Tunno2.-AValMnble 14Rrh0r--
HV1ant the EtlEt and what tho Wcst |
Tr0ducuE.-Whut Changes Fifty years |
mny Bring. |
From Our Aarfotsltural Correspondent.
MY RuMsEn Toun, JUNE 90, 1878.
Binoo my last lottor hnvo boon rambling
among dairy farms, making calls on old friends,
aud to-day stand at tho southoast angle Of
lako Ontario, looking out from
THE uAnBon or PORT ONTARIO,
harbor that iB doBtined In tho not-far-off FL
turo, to bo a'vaat depot for the distribution Of
tho products ct tho Wost. Just cast your oyeB
over the map Of tho United states, and III tho
direction Of Boston and Portland, and you will
SEQ this harbor lying la1,d-lockod lii
rectly on tho line from Chicago to Boston.
Tho gosaols loading ut Chicago pass through tho
line Of lakes and tho Wolland Canal, and reach
this hnrbor, which in tho most natural and TO-
euro harbor on tho luke. Then, again, cast
your oye along tho line of tho Michigan Central
nailroad, the Great Western Of Canada to Low
iston, and tho Ontario Lake Shore Road to
Oswogo, and you ask, "Why not koop right on
to Port Ontario, and thence, by BoonyIlle,
Baltston, and tho Hoosuo Tunnel, to Boston,
or divorge ut Romo, over the New York Central,
to Now York; Vol, what IL you dol? Thore is
road to Boston, and Boston is OF no great
valuo to tho West, for New York Is tho groat
centre, Lot US 200 how this Is. Tho Wcst has
long since learned that all tho hnca TINT lead to
! the aamo point mako common cause and COM
@ -. ,ho, tar o;tor !, @ ina.iao @
@ Dltor' tor ~ tnr ;1, nt ~. ta ota M
hg '0f sn'S Tan @ unso s1.,o 10 ..;, tsno tho
bo managed md controlled by nalf.a-
! dozen mcns Yrhoac prood mnv r,,,n tin Western
snrn5noar. But. when wo hayo
i"'ouoo1 1o,tprT,nn r, m1Au n1sTn,nnT1xa o po1n7a
thinp is obanroJ. and Tho lowost freichts WIN
It il not 30 mich tie railroads, but tic whole
nnnnlo and business Of tho place. that aro inter-
osted, p long as Now York is a,1ro Of tho trade
Of tho West so long will her business men
| cora fi,t,o what va INV for Tho trnnsnortn-
Tim nf o,1r .orain,-for thew absorb their
| comm;asiona and clarres as rsual.
hut ,ghcn aomo other noints, by shorttr or
nheaner route or by lower froic1tg. tiiyort this
tina oompo]a roduction and il ia then that Clio
West @ Las % iustice done It. rhis is tho M roason @
why tho Western farmor is interested in this now
route. 1 ~
basin fu1I Il "''0 w '''' '''' ''~'
wbat doos tbia maNn I innu;red. "wel1
| TIN lako vesao1a carrv tn 0rf1nnsh,trrh
| s.J ~ ,4re;", @ooo ~ por+1on3 nnI ~
nna.on Ina ruo ,nsstaad s 60' 81 cono ~ Nav ynrt hV
laval ynn saa whan Il rasohea New yorlt city
n. IL +at ~ r. aIan ~ the conu,or j.; tio
,,nat a"f ,,t ~ t+aao Noss Fnoond raooln -, ero
onsn ~ this '1,a;1, i;ractp ~ to t nat'
a"a5 " a1a t. Sons -,nt ~ f,roct ~ Woato1
sa suihes, ana npt au0 at ~ 1,on+a =" M
ou. stop5 eno5s 1 ae ~ ponta .,s;s ~ IT,
usea, nnes 70 ',u1s oro ah;n" H. ''Tn nntar;n
Ia s,ra no,d h rlp,U;atn6 r. cnnnect ut1,
LAAe auufo Aoa" ~ Ac"!ntVui ~ EuAneet WILL
tno nun io* r,s. . nt11 LILY
sne nahe n loasG ~ a,t Nv me ~ W. -
naso !no ~ mnno o ~ ~ o, -
ana tno nom ao.2 " 49, "Ao ~ H., W. ~
Aple 70 eoMlnana ~. oor enaio ~ ~ 'uy "eat.
| elA tttup' NV 1out aa.ooA 10 wv
sman 20 noiu tno s1n1pp'ns yoL thon sa uocA-
room 1ot III tno etansinr u W MlnpGl, staYos, aia
ana otnor western stnpys 1os. Aaow ,f .na: a:,|
pnt W. Az W nAao ~ ou1p. ~ ~; a1s HI tuaS W.
eneltor INC anlpn1H. ous tneie 10 tole onsA-
r!o, large 1ahdIlookeG haroor, OF eaay aceesa.
that VIII eoss nos .r!la anu asnen ~ ~ smonss
mlea nearer boHton tnan os"Geso, I0 auu y peyohu
that ta Henderson uArbor, ana 6acKotte Harbor;