Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-05-02
ChampIain Ship Canal.

significance. Contemplated IN Its national
aspect, it attempts to solve that grand
problem which is now attracting the attcn-
tion of our wiSest statesmen and our most
careful political economists, 10 wit, the
problem of bringing the producer of the
west and the consumer Of the east together.
50 that the farmer on ihe plains of Iowa
shall be able TO obtain fair price for the
products of his farm, and the artisan and
mechanic and person of moderate income in
our eastern villages and cities shall be able
to supply his family with their daily bread
without absorbing all his wages, high as
they are ut the present time. Sir. it is ap-
palling that in this country. to-day. the
farm r, as has been alluded to by the gentle
man who preceded me (NIr Wced), on the
plains of Iowa has been obliged to burn his
corn for fuel because he is not able 20 obtain
a sufficiently remuneratiye price for it,
while the artisan and mechanic and the
man of small income at the east is compelled
to devote the whole of his earnings and the
whole Of his income to provide himself with
the bare necessaries of life.
don n'tpropose. Mr. Chairman to 20 into
that branch Of the question on this occas-
ion propose to confine myself solely to
the second branch of the questionable
problem of retaining within the borders Of
this State the transportation of the large
per centage Of the surplus production of the
west which We have previously been able
to control. need not stop at this point OF
the argument TO show the gentlemen Of
this House the prosperity which has result
ed to the State of New York by her ability
to grasp and retain this immense domestic
commerce of the land. Hitherto. mp to and
about the year 1850. this State was able to
transport within her limits nearly the whole
of this vast production. 1t has resulted in
building up our great commercial metropo-
lis at the foot Of the Hudson, and has built
mp that splendid line of interior cities and
villages along the Eric canal, which shine
along the centre of this State ike the bril-
liantS aiorning the zone which cncircle-
the waist of a bride Sir, from 1850 until
the present time this vast production has
been gradually diverted from us There
are various lines of transportation which
have caused this diversion into other cham
nels. Allusi0n has been made by my friend
the gentleman from Clinton. who preceded
me, 10 the report Of the state Engineer,
Mr. McAlpinc, made 10 the Legislature Ia
loj3. In that report ! find the following
pregnant sentence, The Canadian canals
have already diverted considerable amount
of business from the canals Of this State
Before | proceed 10 show the danger To be
feared from Canada. propose o. show the
danger we are I'm from other States and
other lines of transportation. In the Alba
ny 1rguS of the l3th of March. linda
very elaborate article on this subject. writ
ten by man signing himself e Champlain.
who. | am informed by a representative of
the paper. Is am curiueer of DISTINGUISHED
ability and thoroughly conver,lnt With the
subject which he di,tu,-e-. I'm THAI article
/ find the following statement i'm rcqarl 20
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