Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-21

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question, how the surplus products Of the
States west of Michigan can reach the
ports ON the Atlantic Governor Bros
reaches ;he clear conclusion that the only
adequate relief for the northwest Is in I'M
proved canal transportation enlargement
OF the Canadian canals and construction OF
the CaughnawaSa.
We copy from the Chicago Tribune a
synopsis Of this speech. V hich contains
facts and figures of the utmo. Importance
The people of our Atlanti Seaboard are
our largest customers. The increase OF
manufacturing industry there, creates 4
larger demand for oar produC Is every wear
but that der1nd has long nce fallen far
behind the production of pr DIVISIONS in the
States west of Lake Michigan Since 1865.
AT least 200. 600 men ceased to be consum-
cr> and have hccu steadily adding to our
surplus. In the meantime. thousands from
Europe have made their homes among Us.
adding largely not only To- oar population,
bat To the Development OF our resources.
and the intellectual. and Inc raj power of the
nation. II our surplus products are al
ready 50 great, and the cost of their transit
n.s5 in Low FIR t,.I t.' - ~ uJ'i :;
4, be dome will Aha - - f,,r -.
hence becomes Mt. +i,s -
concern
Irvou draw q, l;,,.. -,,....- ,;-..., ,l-,., ,i,o
-arritor,. l,ir,, ,,rtL H.. - -,
Lake Michigan and 4 le Rocky Mountains,
throwing out small 5, ctionS that are value
less, embraces about 10000 square miles
space Tor fourteen : tatcs as large a. Ohio.
rnt convinced -bo,- ,,;f J.. II
ductive and nom i,r. .ba,, ,lat I'M
state The incrso ~ ,r -, =, ~,
State VIZ iiinoi Ie,,.l NJ,
.,to Nebra.la 4 Mis- -'.,,i'.g
I.GO and I--O wa. f...,,, % "a 10 20
~ nv 81 nor cs,,+ ~ -, .'.,,''
Timed to The w. p laeo Nd - +bo.e
state RI 400 400 ,,o,,I, H.. -, j.
,.,r,,,+ l.. Ls,+ ~, -
The amid e,ter;r', e ~ e;io
i,.t In oon N 49,, III ,oo o,,''s az
tLe;r Io,ne- - al ,f ~ Nv l',
tL. p,,rl-,- N(,r+i,,
mr. Inn LIE H. Ia NJ i ii's-'
~ viii -. - ",'- IL
If +, ia ~ I- ~ ',';,'
tho I-ni.,, -. ~ 80 '''', "A
lotion If I'M iii mi - "1s-o .Sol d.
m. r.+;, ~ IL "a -: = I,
nonrlotio, in 1s.o ,f 600 oon ia a. .i -
~ - III ,,..,i O'i' iio'
~ ma, "''i ,l'le liIi' many Pee
p,tst-i,.,,cl = :, M i,-
had ~ --, .,','' an, one HIS ~ Il
Tbc ,.,''.i... ,:'''',' tt. ~
.;v SCI 70, - ~. ~ - ~
,,-sra 40 s.,j IA 10 -, a ,'l,,l -,
in $50 = fIa ~ - e.
,,,.,,,. nj. -, -, ~ 'uiil liaii a
S+,,e. H.. IN. III 'i ~.
and so m - ~ 49, ca, D1 e. e,I ~
$500; "a III 'i'i7
~. ~ .i-s - iil,i e,lHo me mucous
Lii :. IL. - 0--''i Oe "a i'T.
,,rorotc. ,.,,,;5 .''-.i..'t ~ -l-J'l' AZ
iarrslv "a tst -nr'i ,,,i,,at;y . ,L;aE
can orI, lao -, IT,, -o,.tO .ioii W..
GTcl a1d III ;1i;... ON III
tLe-n In -'i'iii5ii' may 'lIi
rnor-elcs. L.. P'iioiieu WIN re-
tbonl f,lna-s ,yoid -. ~. o- -
corIJ tIis or, H.. -. -:
their starviT,', viyes Ind cbiIJro-, 90
n e C.. ~ we ''iiu chllureh-
= bushels. was made in ISIS. and m 1911
only twenTy-nine wears ago. the sbipment-
were les than million bushels. In 1871.
the receips, ofaU kinds of orain-Go,,- ev-
pressed in busbels-were 81 as 5o eS' and
the >hipraentS- Il 500 so Last o. III. re-
ceipts v ere s.. i2G. SO. AUowin@ ab1nt
the same figures for city CONSUMPTION the
shipments Tor 1872 would amount Ia ~ 900
600 bushels. ! reference IN tbe commerce
in the animal products ofour VAST nroiriee
would Weld the same results
With all the increase or nrod,ct;or ~.
have added but one railway f. o,,- eba,ireIs
Of transit since Is55 W. rS,r - -.
the lokea the Villa i and :,
Lawrence and the Erie canals Ia r.
the first Convention held ~ Tororto ;,
consider how our transit line. co,,I6 bo IN
creased. las well attenpt IN leod the boI-
ing current of Niagara to the Sc, in hose
pipe a. to ship the products of tbese zoo
900 square miles TO the ocean nv tbe Erie |
md the Welland Canals and Mi fine rail |
WAYS now. or herea fter n he ,,.,etr,c+aj ;.
The commercial crash of Is -, -. n - ~,
our wears war. have DELAYED tbe faIfi,n o
If what then seemed the r,gar;el e ~,
,verheated Imagination Lut 1Lat II +. f,er-
Illy true to-l9r tLis ON 49, 49,
'ouht.
Tie only permanent relief i r, he sonrb+
~ opening a channel FIR yr.s..Is Of I 0oo
ons. down the s.. Lawrence n rho oceon
The freight on corn from Oes NIoines n
,hicago, and place. west 10 the Missouri
ias been reduced from 20 t. l. cents ner
hundred. about I25 cent, ner husbei -
nd further reduction ma, he ,naca Tho
ycrage Ofail rail freigbts ; .t,vec,r CIicogo
nd New York. for 1871. w : % l eents nor
uShels and 81 = Der busb q c,r wheat
ave the opinion of the Pre- .;donts # tyro ,r
ur largest railways. tina I if half, dozen
oubie track railway lin = were buiIt he
ween New York and Chicago The RATE
ould not be reduced be low 20 cents per
uShel. That would II axe the FREIGHT
harge> on buShel ofcorI from DeS Nome.
, tide water 32i cents the lowest rate
hat can be hoped Tor by all rail. 4 nd. nd
- the commissions of the middle men n
, 10 cents would be le' led. 50 that Won
ay safely calculate it vii cost Won At lcast
lree bushels of corn to AZ down tbe full
ne in New York. using propellers H-.t ween
hicago and Buffalo, ar / rail tn New ltort
he average tariff Of freight for 1871 vos
81 cents per bushel for corn. and - >
r wheat, being about cents less tina n hv
j IaH
The average freight on corn hy s,;Iino
.sselS from Chicago t. Buffalo for tbe5 ,osf
INNER. wa, a small lraction ohoro a =, NJ
n bushel. Add char res for bandI;no at
lffalo. cents, and canal freiqbts m NJ "
ark. II cents on corn. and l5i cont on Z
heat. and the CHARGES an tbe.a -. -
ew York will be about % IN ~ 80, ',.i'9
shel Owing to the LARGO o.,oo,,n, - l., -
ce. freghts have RANGED frr n, os', ~ u - u
gher during the present vsar 49, - :
.e> in 1871. The rates bv nronelIcr "a \
/ to Buffalo and New VI. / IA H. III G
d canal have onnroacbe, -. ,.''+ - S.ii
e same figure. an #, a. avg t nrS,,is :"
cir utmost canacitv ana -. IT, NJ 70
nal cannot he enlor, ,Ed Ca. ~ -" ', i-lIe r
ed of the country thr i1'gb ,rb; oh :; ",.'e
Il not afford larger >Snnlv If wnte ari 10
ID the cana. and tbn ndd Pt3 Va 800 " f
nat can be done to secure more capa- L
ms channel and Cheaper transit? answer a
- The Great God. when be made the | j.
ghiy West, made also the lakes and the
Shty -. Lawrence to float their COM :,
zee to the oeeean'' Enlarge the Wei
I'd and the ST Lawrence Canals 81 as n
= vessels Of ,Oc0 tons. and | have the T;
mon Of the eminent railway presidents Z
lye referred IA +l,a+ h..tal.r - a