Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-09-18
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REPORTED ron THE COURTEn
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Sept. ia Montreal
dispatch says that the United States
Senate Committee on transportation
routes, arrived there yesterday after
noon, and in company with members
Of the Board of trade, and other rep
Icsentative men of the City, took a
short excursion over the proposed
route of the Caughnawaga ship canal
and to see the canal facilities to Mon
treal. While the party was going
through LOchae, canal dinner was
served, after which speeches were
made. Mr.. McLenan, President Of the
Montreal Board Of Trade, said the st.
Lawrence route had answered very
good purpose for the development OF
trade, aud If it would answer the pur-
pose of the people of the United
States they could participate with the
people of Canada.
After speaking Of the canal system
of Canada, which is to be still further
improved, Senator Window was in
troduced. He said the only desire of
the Committee was to learn which was
the best and cheapest route to the sea-
board, and which would best build up
their country; we would be happy II
such route should conduce also to the
prosperity Of Canada that the Amer
lean continent is to become the
granary of the world, and the west
would build with pleasure and graft.
tude any route that will give cheaper
facilities for carrying their products.
Senator Sherman said ''the people Of
the west consume at the present time
two bushels of grain in moving one
to market; It costs 10 cents per bushel
to send wheat to Toledo and Chicago,
and if the west could send it for q
cent less by any other route to their
market, that route could be used.
Though the states have built $1,000
miles of railroad, that is still unsnffl-
cient. Canada had given her water
carliage, made by the hands Of AL
mighty God, and the Ohio people
said that if New York did not offer
them facilities for the carriage Of their
grain, they would bring it to Mon
treal, In the progress Of trade and
its development.
We know no nationality aud no
accidental difference. The West must
have an outlet. The Senator In the
course of his remarks, said all pro-
ducts werc valuable if YOU can place
them where the needs of men require
then,. Now we doubtfnlly contest
for the wavering balance of trade with
Russia in respect to the supply Of
wheat to Great Britain, because the
bringing of bushel OF wheat from
Chicago to the Atlantic coast costs MS
30 cents. Russia can do it equally
as cheap, including the cost of pro.
duotion. And how can we change all
this? By finding . route by the 81.
Lawrence, or by any other channel by
which you can reach the scab0ard for
fifteen cents per bnshel; do this, and
Russia can no longer hold dispute In
the markets OF the world. Cheap
transportation by Whatever route, IL
doubly interesting to US in the States.
A ruthless rebellion rolled upon Ms q
great debt, which burdens our people,
though they steadily and brayely melt
II away. M .M I.
Show us how to transport cheaply
the growth of the West Eafo the port
Of New York, and our DIT vanishes
like the shadows Of spring hour.
Cheap transportation is indeed the
great material question.
Hon. John Young, member Of the
Canadian Parliament, made . short
address, remarking the larger the yes
soils the cheaper the transportation, md
we have opportunities, through the
route Of the st. Lawrence, navigation
capable OF accommodating vessels Of