Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-26
The Committee on transportation


mittee and the New York Legislative Com
mittee left, by rail, for Rouses Point, and |
thence for Montreal in a special train, cross
inc the Victoria Bridge about noon. At
Montreal they were met by United States
Consul General Dart, Mr.. MeLennan, Pres
ident of the Board of Trade, OF Montreal
Hon. John Young, NJ. p, and members OF
the Corn Exchange. Carriages were taken
aad all went to the steamer Bohemia, winch
had been chartered by the Board and com
mercial gentlemen of Montreal to take their
visitors MP the Lachine Canal and down the
Laehine Rapids. Senator Conover, OF Flor
ida. Joined the Committee at this point.
The trip from Plattsburgh gave the Com
mittee an opportunity Of observing how
level the country Is along the proposed
route of the Caughnawaga Ship Canal,
and the other natural advantages.
DINNER ON TIE LACHINE CANAL.
On board the Bohemia were Senators,
representatives from every commercial IN
terest in Montreal, besides members OF the
Board of Trade and the Corn Exchange.
The Bohemia Is 500 tons burden, and makes
regular passages through this chann1' be-
tween Montreal and the ports on Lake On
tario. The operation Of getting her through
six locks requisite to bringing her to the
summit level at Lachine, forty feet above
Montreal. was shown the Committee.
When halfway through the canal, the
United States Committee and gentlemen
who had come with them from Vermont
were invited to dinner in the grand saloon.
There We're over eighty merchants present.
THE ST. LAWRENCE CANAL.
After dinner the President of the Mon
treal Board of Trade said
There are peculiar interests connected
with this visit. which should especially
make Us grant very hearty welcome ana
cordial reception 10 our guests, belonging
a. they do o. a country whose Development
has been more rapid than that OF any other
nation IN the world, where cities on the sea
board have increased and grown up within
one generation from comparatively small
number 10 a population of two or three
hundred thousand. and where prairics have
been brought into cultivation There has
-, go bo,rever n disturbing element.
m ,i.iiirr or the r,rairie- and the produc-
ton of the soil have increased 90 an extent
] that has oyerburdened the arteries OBJ COM
/ munication with the Ea~t~ that 4, has been
felt In the legislation of that nation that some
/ new means must be devised whereby
! these products may Ice carried r1re cleapy
,,..~l.,+- II Rho East u has result
.. t,l .a a,,,i,tr,e1t m AN investigation
| ,,,,,,,,;t+ee bv the United States senate.
.,;,,... ,,b, are worthy of the dutv
-. 49, Locr intensified q, them. are not
-. 80 -,,ols The INVESTIGATION In their own
/ ~, I.,,- l,.vond IL I ADplauSe. They
- I'm. to r- II, see what our outlet, are.
80 ,rb,+ s,tenr they NAV deuend upon u~ in
~ 1,.---e.,.,- and hnw we arc likely 70
-, IL, +bet direction They VIII find
- gi'ile tbey have deveIoped their water
-, We have likewise been do
- .r,.-t'ir- In fine -ams direction that.
-. IL ~. ,1ior,r rav, them the Erie
I g ,,o Io,s had aur canal system. hy
-. NJ. l.,--e I,eer able iu some degree o.
,,a-+i.i,,rc in rims great trade Ut car
-. '.i,,,a from -hf We~- 90 the sea
- AND ,I,erce d. FBrope. Oar canal
.,.,.,,, has rvya,- ff.n of some considerable,
> - .-- +-,5s La. IayeI1prl
-, r. ba. taken GOOD while 10 de- il.
Ia ny - ls-- a-ri,e3 M the figures of
ol' We nav -, millions of h1-hel,
,,t,;,.t -crre-srt the amount of produce we
receive from the nited State a- the result
of twenty-five years of growth These arg
some Of the conditions ioand 90 -. Nl'-
u at the present time Inc -
route has answered a very good rlrp.2,9,e JOY
the Development oi trade ana 10 WA "l
swer their purpose 10 amy Ne-lec "'5l '-'
participate with u~- W invite iArM ue.-l'
lily t. unite with u.s. mere j. n' anu
ism IN tins matter. II is an interest l'l t"'
development OF thi- country A. d VINO,
What viii answer the producer 10 ihs We
ern country and the consumer DO LDI ,,.'
viii answer our purpose o. e-ll.--s- w
have been less favored ID ~'A anu '--'-''-',
than our neighnorS on the u'Ati SLUT .-
that law oi compensation iA4t we 'Nt ~ p
bly, ind has mo-, been oFcrl''ht-- a. VIC
have not got the SOIL ana clLiAAlt We 1881
the water. W are gao ~ 9As t.14v j. 81
enlargement oi the VI el-an- N~ii---- --i- '.'
I Improvement oi our Wholt cAhAt -s9.',-
be Immediately unlertaAen- LHt Fl
will. hope, realize DO thi- me-" iHf ''--
ton the extent T. WhieA w, .-"fe go .-I
10 utilize our power, ana ! nope 81 W. "
Tor the best interest %. TIC "','-
I lore. ID helall ol the N'lH ~ 'i'-'--
Board of Trade OF Montreal l.e.i.'-
hearty welcome ana ''1-' I'D '"'
tee on transportation
SENATOR WINDOW SPEECH
S.,.+,- 1yi,5,,, ,re~ r,uofiueutar,
alirsio0. IN the kiniue-- Of bis Canadian
,,.--.l,t.,-- .,,3
annreriate fuUv the Greatness Of oul
re;-fiii,-s an tb;s sij. nj the -. Lawrence
vel ~. the nr.itiou of nv own country.
mo, IN ann NOT mistaken In the figure.
von entered lipor tbi- Grand work of im-
rro,ir- -be Nnrara and -. Lawrence
rivers and binding a canal when the tota
,,,-e-.,,o. ,,r ,-of- Government We're les than
- OOO OOo r,e- annum As read that item
:, ,.our bi-+or, fsIt tbat was something
orwbicb yor cauId vel De proud The
country tbar felt :, confident Of It's strength
80 f,,-..re and of rho er-e-r-i-e and ulwer
1-ri+s- rs,r,le a. Il. he viIIir- IL enter upou
a., ;,,,l,-..Ic,re,- -, s-nner.ian- as THAT wa.
a. tbo+ limo think is q pe1rle that NAV
NIL .,l.,,Iare ,inon any iunr5yemcut- boz
he r,,trre and - far as we M the West fee.
;rteros+od We NAV look forward with the
,,t,,as, c-,,,f3er,ce that when Won promi,s To-
NJ i,,raasei facilities f5r the transfer ol
CAR. .tbev will be riven. Now want to
- ~ 40 lri,, f,r rbc Committee .hut flr
.
/ .I5-Lts-+ ie.,l o,,.i.e TIaifinr myself from
ths inter;or nj the continent where tor some
- "a, and do-in- tbe entire season
- ,,Ir,n.srs bave bee5 e,mpeIle3 ~ buru
tbsir corn for fnel tor want of cbeap trans
,,,rtatian am reioiced when I see any ont
l., orenin+ way m the ocean whether il
he Northern or Southern Atlantic. or in any
/ otbar direction Ir W. can let our over
g,,r;,,1, -ro,,a-;.- nm, -j,e-,-sire. int, the
bords III ,bose -,,flerin., f-oD tho want of IN
=, tho conrtris- 7 avn clad T., .,,. ,rr fl
r - evten6e5 con,5rotnlate yau. my
/ f-ie,,d. If No1troal thar von have taken
| ms matter i'm hand becau-e believe it
viii re-rlt /, f,trre y, ,-,nr benefit ms to
ours. So far a. our lahors are concerned. it
/ Is not possible or proper for me 90 express
any opinions. We are engaged IN what |
/ believe to be an important work. the cheap
ening of transportation. 1t is broad
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