, 1873-01-23


THE wELrANp CANAL
ut tho present timo, admits voBsola Of 600 tonst
carrying &c, 600 buBho1s Of grim. This, canal aa
your readers nro aware, is 2s miles llong, tho
posed improvements will mako tho width 40 feet,
tho loolsB 270, md tho depth 10 foot in the alla,
go that yessels of 1900 tons, carrying about
40,000 bushels, mey pasB through. ThtlB sucl,
vosaoln to pnss through from Chicago to Mon
trcal without breaking bulk.
AT ENORMOUS ADVANTAGE
ia given tho Canadian route WHICH tlle o1?end-
tMro Of $780, coo could not give tho Eric Canal
aud atoara power, and tho party using steam III
tho largest yosAolH must ultimately come out
the wlnnor. It is II question, yet to
10 solved w1lotlor tho wator-food Of tho
expenditure Of Tic enormous sum named, to
compete with tito st. Lawrence route. Within
tho pnst tot, yoars tho trade has increased 100
per conf by tll!B route, and tho Inference ts.
That With increased facilities ~ TIC TIC noxt decade
Tho morchnnt community Of Quebec fool that
tho timo haa como whom
TIE CHICAGO SHIPMENTS
must paaa, to tho Bon through thoir hands.
dlseasssoa The qaes1on eA'e Of u folSara;ns
Company to tap tho trade, and stock han boon
subscribed. Elevators aro to DO built, and ov-
ory oxortion uaod to attract to Quebec, tho mt
nS noos os0 this o s5g' End na5 ERa Il srG}gg }s it ras s
1f''a + tho OF ncoproosy s s'' oasy N which 'asS may
10 negotiated will throw open tho American
canals to Canadian bottoms. llto privileges,
o1 r pc n o os ss.naa @ 1 IS
doniol our craft, so long will the Ct. Lawrence
canal route be practically closed to American
bottoms. There is listlo difference of opinion
On this subject here, Tho question resolves
dpratood.
Canadian shippers feel convinced TINT, in any
ovont, tho bEoadstuffs Of tho Waet have to pasa
regard 70 practically osee. Hcnee tho rejection
by the Dominion Board Of Trade Of tho Zollvcr-
Gin proposition, last year, though tho exclusive
attitude assumed by tho National Board repro
aentativoa had much to do with it.
"TuE SUBJECT OF DEcK-LoApB"
occupied tho attention Of tho Dominion Board,
on Friday lust. It has been proven that, Of the
sixty~two. vcHsola engaged in tho lumber and
grim trade botweon tho st. Lawrence and Great
Britain, totally lost In tho year iuut passed,
fully tliree-fourths of the 1osaeH Of wood-laden
ships may be traocd to tho carrying Of deck
loads. Tho details Of tho WRECKS which have
roachod s1s arc narrowing. The oupidlty OF ship
m snd os the g59sa o1 of vanb os
md it 10 time tho Legislature stepped in to put
m ond to tho practice and tho recommends
tion Of tho Board TINT laws should DO passed.
prohibiting tho carrying Of deok-loads botwcen
Canada and Europe during tho term botwoon the
months OF October and May, wns unanimously
adopted, and moote with general approval.
LORD pUFFEn1n,
tho now Governor General, is having trium'
phal progreHs through tho country try,:-goniothiLn1g
similar to that Of Lord Northbrool1o in India. Eli
| warm-heartod, genial nature haa taken the poo
| plo by storm. Ho Is a very different kind Of a
man from tho 81 bloatod nristocratB with whom
| Canada has so ofton been saddled,-poor crea
turos, whose solo businoas here was to collect the
salary Of $50, 900 gold por aunum which we hay'
tho lborality to pay. He has boon Initiated it
the mysteries Of Ill Canadian sports, md soen-
ingly takes kindly to thcnl.
| Wo are to DO invaded by colony Of
| EIGHTY THOUSAND RUSSIAN RlENNoN1TEs.
They go to our groat Northwest, whore the,
will have an opportunity Of helping CANADA t.
build the Pacific Railway. We hayo Us yot learn
nothing concerning the arrangements Of tn
| oontraet entered into. LESTER.