New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIE TRANSPORTATION QUESTION,

THE TRANSFORMATION QJESlfJN
INFORMATION CLEANED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE
The Senate Committee. on Transportation
held its nnai meeting In this city on Saturday. MI
Hays, the mapsger OF the Blue Lire In explanation OF
the fact that local higher thar through reghts baid
that tho railroad receiving tho property was Obliged 10
handle at cost Of per ton, and respons-
bic for 1t until its delivery Tho system OF through
freghtage on the lines tended TO cheaper trans
portation. The merchants OF New-York, TO compete
with those of other cities in the grain trade needeu
more warehouse room. +. d. Worcester OF the new
York Central SAID that low rates and increased faeies
should be combined to produce cheap transportation.
He thought IL strange that 1t should be assumed tha'
railroad management had been all along system Of OK
tortion.
Mr. Walker of the Produce Exchange spoke more par
ticularly OF the prominent competing routes These nc
considered would be through the st. Lawrence ana tS
State Rates by water might be reduced, the routes
are improved The tonnage must be greatly increaseu
during the century. Since 1887 the canals had trans
ported over $fcOOOO0OO worth of property, producing
revenue sufficient TO pay for themselves, that now
they stand having cost nothing together with having
given ,be people the benefit Of all that trade The ton
mage of the canals 20 years had ceen moro than
be the tonnage Of all the vessels entering the port
Kew.York Their present outside capacity for the re-
mova of tonnage eastward 100000 tons annually
Mr. Walker stated that he believed IN the course VI
rime the railroads hero would all build elevators, when
would cheaper the cost OF transfer THIS at PrSsentt
Buffalo, with 80 elevators, short time ago, IL was
only half a cent ..,,o,
Association read to the Committee portion OF the
pamphlet issued by George o. Jones upon the waleIeu
STOCK of the New-YOrk Central and Hudson River Kal
road The increased expenses indirectly arising iTon
this tended to the cost OF transportation Geo
O ZONES then addressed the Committee. fav0rlng tue
mari control OF the Government in the railroad lines as
In belgium After recess, H. d. Faulkner made statement
in regard 10 the new system The Ere Canal
Bv its operations he claimed the annual eapacly Oh
the canal could be increased from 100000 10 lsOOOU
tons Tue continued absence OF MT Blanchard OF tho
Erie troad prevented any extensive inquiry into ITS al
fairs Gen Kibbe spoke of the projected oontiuenia
railway between New-York and Council Bluffs. It's
estimated cost was Sl10.OO0OOO. 49, Al,
Just before adjournment committee from Bnrlng-
ton VT consisting OF Mayor L. G. Dodge, ID. C. Llnd"
lev Lawrence Barnes, and VIM Davis, introduced
To- the Committee by Secretary Chenden, and urged
them 10 visit Burlington and take into consideration the
building OF the Caughnawaga Canal. The Committee
promised 10 do so. ,-
The Senatorial Committee left this city last evening
for Albany where they will meet the State Legislative
Committee whose guests they VIII DC In their travels
through the State IL definitely settled that they
will proceed on the Champlan route to Montreal posi-
bly, stopping at Burlington one day Will be spent N
Montreal and another at oswego. From Oswego they
will proceed TO Buffalo.