New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-23
CURRENT DISCUSSION.
NEW YORK AS A COMMERCIAL CENTER.
FROM The PhiL1fslDhtG Press


Loud complaints are being made by the New
papers about the increasing diversion OF ts st e1
P0T sIpTNE first sounded the note Of alarm
weeks ago. when it showed that not only the EXPORT
trade Od a1 that Of NexYork but that the
trade Montreal is growing at much more rapll ro
through the help OF the Canadian canals HE Tribune
correspondent at Springfield H. VINO says t Is admit
York, but that the Western railroad man
tons Their rates they state have beon uniform all
through freight regardless OF its destination The truth
the commerce Of Northern States it has tor many
years until recently. les great superiority was dSe
originally to the OF tho Ene Canal and the
immense trade thus built up. That canal enabled the
vast and valuable trade Of the West to De taken almost
past the doors of Philadelphia 10 more distant port
and thus reversed the previous relative rank OF the two
cities. But a constantly increasing proportion Oh TAG
carrying between the East and West Is done by te ra
roads the advantages given by small canal are dlmn'
hng and the natural advantages arising from ton
and superior enterprise and sagacy IN raTOad man
~ ~ Tho srain trade has but to continue and in
crease to restore Philadelphia eventually TO ITS former
rank the first commercial as well as the greatest
manufacturing city in the country
DANGER OF GOVERNMENT Rtrw Az, BUILDING.
THE NEw-YORK TRIBUNE is decidedly Op-
posed for many valid reasons 10 the construction 0y ne
Government OF an east-west railway, but eDgrdlns e
opinion that exclusively freight road Dulit DY PR
vate capital would afford very great relief to western
producers, from the present excessive irelgnt
such a road would not much cheaper irelsnILss
by introducing new competition. as tapsnor.
tation. To these views THE IE iIDt. ia pro,
that Mr.. Vanderbilt recognizing these Isot; Central
yiding double roadway for the nem st ~ moving
which will not only greatly reduce tue cos its c
freight that ne but more tnaa X also lay
pacity. The Pennsylvania CentIa pp,I a,enh,a and
lug two additional tracks between Trsi,bt Enfer
Pittsburgh TO be devoted entirely nat Governments
prlses like these will accomplish i tuG, me nmense
road could and at the same unc VSherv aud rorrin
opportunities and emptS ions 70 - ds1serons polit-
ieo power w6icl would De the Inevitable aceonp'nT
ments OF Government railway Dailuihs
| TINY ptpsT INSTANCE OF BACK PAY GRABBlNG'1
rr5.l M B)sioa WaichHien GHa heIeOr l.,
| T, oil the history of labor strikes no class
or guild OF operatives has ever G a ,e la9S nD me
Fortythrd United states Congress But Il Is ~, %
ing to how these great paoo xor,ed
from the country extra DIVIDEND olush diu LIMA
the staes and re3uSes 81 aa wdich
they forgot the salary vote W ~ oli that
shrink into convenient suhterfuge az que gs0S HE
their power Is not great as they thouSht ng m
NEW YORK TRIBUNE reports one % r ceiling Of
it not so meanc4ob OF ~. y bs,r back salary
| owing TO public indsnauon), out mean w.
THE ONLY CURE FOR CURRUP1IoS'
| FTVa TAe Doarer tCOl Ser~ ,.,,orloy
| Such talk as the telegraph reported yeSteiu"y
from the lips o. Illinois farmer i mcEeI! sItsr by
average western sentiment being represeh'eu ~ TuS
an extract from The Western Correspondents v
NEwYoRK TRIBUNE, published IN these e1.iu Ia are
day The sinpie fact s that tue people theusylNes
the only TO blame iof tue PioSSli' V'' naye
aDheyed. Had the voters always been as usant as as
they prouose hereafter 10 De, me present
Affairs never would nave been Inc ohy cuIe iVl me-
INC evils ana the safest one Is 10 elect men 10 Oo
| Who cannot he Dribed. When we nave our legslstso
halls nlled with honest neh' tAe relkh % ooiPO"'
| tyranny viii come TO a sudden termination
| pptc,uTIoSs AGAINST STEAMBOAT DISASTERS.
| rr0ni lie Net- BEDFORD hercary.
| Somebody asks TIE tribune If some con-
tryance could not DC arranged 10 provide agnst sueh
catastrophe occurred 20 The Wa"aet On the foonse
prnbaby II list Of all tLe contrvances Iat nave bn
snrgested TO remedy such accidents were puDshcd IN
reply by IRIBbSR. &C wouid require an extra sup
tvl,I =. c,uf,tn mann ali The trouble not in mo
denrth OF eOnIriauces but In the lack OF alp"cAloh
Why was this and why TINS II ashea W Tue IN
| ugnant public after accident Bht lhv pa0ho DVk
on ana daily repetition OF the Same fe'h-otos ava
violation OF law aud ventures I'd make the COtl'
uAint tuat percAanco. would save hundred Victims.