New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-24

grain as Cheap cheaper than IL Ia delivered at New
York II We may believe authorities ut this end new
York Is getting alarmed on the subject. 1t is claimed
that II grain can he carried past NowYork one ceniI
paSs entirely from t. Therefor It Is sad Buffalo OBJ
poses TO her utmost the Niagara Ship Canal: MI Chas,
Comm his recent interesting address on tho "Futnro
OF Boston" before the Legislative Committee, an
considerable use OF the proposed canal v'ind
The people OF Canada are about enarging the We4ha
Canal and also the canals along the st. Lawrence Inc
proposition the part Of the people OF new 70 10
Albany It's ITO Accommodate all kinds of vessels but
particularly th0ae engaged In tho gram usu 10 ,ns
Weland Canal admits the passage OF vessels OF yOo
and the Canadian Government has already voted monty
enough to enlarge It so as to admit yeSei OF and
Duluth come down TO thls point and discharge the,r
cargoes at Montreal There is another project ~ The
for which there Is charter. though no subsidy. Inc
Cpughnswagn lCanal is 20 miles long, running from Sh
81 Marys nine miles above Montreal 70 d. J9nis, o INT
canal can be constructed for 5cooOo and nave Gus
two locks so that vessels may load at Oswego witt
grain, OF at Duluth, and come down anu umdaroga
Burlington 226 miles from Boston; or at TconaeroEa
9o1 miles from Boston II vessel goes down 70
Whitehall. II will be $50 miles from bosIop nrvev Of
bin before the NewYork Legislature for me survey u
the Chanplan Canal, rs miles from whitehall 70 ADAM
an estimated cost OF construction OF 30 pusIo
for four cents per bushe 1t cost by Erie lana a Anu
Hudson River, from Buffalo 10 l0rh, ~ ,he on
,c Gnpest cnst abont Ia cents from Buffalo 10 New-fOrk
or IL cents from Chicago to New lOTA. IN ,e from
RUtf,o 70 New-York 1t has been demonstrated ~ -
said that grain be carried by lake AZ t% Erie
Canal Including tolls is 10 mills per mile. WIN tns
svste Of canals constructed grain may be taken rom
Chicago TO Burlington, within 296 miles OF bos'Vn W
Ticonderoga POI miles from Boston, at Cost Hot OF ~
ceedng seven eight cents per Dusne ny I "a 10
nresenf from Buffalo 10 New York by Erie Cinal Is ~
DAYS Shippers at Buffalo think they do well II tney can
send barge 10 NewYork ana get ~ Dav Once
oonneted the time from 0swego through INC
Weland Canal will be about Two uayS tin1
then one and half days by rail to Boston. Coming
time win BIO by the Caughnawaga Canal 10 BOSTON ~
davis against 81 days by oswego hue. and when a.
poson one day shorter to Liverpool than at New
The time after the construction OF tnls ca1a oe 70
York will DO two days longer than 1t Is Dy TINS rVu
Rosfon 90 that IL that canal be- constructed by inc
state of NewYork and the Erie Canai Oe gwen P, 40
aat III; e ar sas the Vest Of
from two to tnreo days advantage over ~ W. aIer Of
Coffin concludes from this that IT Is IN te t Of
Boston to the grain trade OF the oOnLet H., a. "a
New York. and not only the present gram ds away from
within her power 10 take that lhnenSo iauo """' ~
Russia aud transfer 1t " Boston,
TERMINAL FACILITIES.
Not only the relative rapidly aud cheapness WIN
which freight can be brought from the west W any
eligible Eastern port determines tho commercial stauu
ing of such port but also the ease and readiness WIN
which Il IA received and trans-shpped. II the time saved
IN REACHING port Is balanced by the delays IN us
charging and ttans-shipping or excessive nsuuii"S
the sayinp I'm time viii be no great saving IN
cost Increase of business where city not ready 9r
H. is only embarrassment Boston mas nj 70 n,ary
arTanSement 10 do the business she invites II the Low
eli line is included the consolidation tne tunne VII
then have splendid terminal facilities. In any case,
od ,ern'ini Ngil probably be secured New elevators
are 10 be built The HarbOr Commissioners are caIlynE
forward schemes of improvement on the south boston
aot which will greatly add ~ the value OF the harDOr
age Congress has made lDeraI appropriation IA ~.
harbor bill for this port. Her harbO IA OF deeper Wat
and her wnaryes are better than those ol Ne"-ioiA
recent addition 20 the terminal facilities OF Boston
ia the Union Freight Railroad, which mas very recently
gone into operation. The idea OF ifelBht LaN"5 po
tween the several ralw way stations 10 the wharves was
some time ago presented 20 the Legislature ahd char
ter granted 10 two companies, Doth OI which iaiv "
carry out the enterprise. Tie charter Was Iast Jar
given 10 the Union Freight Railway Company, wilma
CAPITAL OF about SjOOOO The track was ald last fa
bnt its completion was delayed until Spring ON account
of the severe Winter The track extends from tne
Lowell freght-hOuse one side Of the Guy 70 Ino Old
Colony freight-hOuse the other. The Boston anu
Albany connect at present the track OF the Oid
Colony Railroad. The distance Is about u mes; tne
track runs through Lowell, Commercial ana atlanuc
ayes and Broad and Federasts., passing oy the hed
of all the principal wharves, 10 many OF which tracks
have been extended The Company mas ~ Ears
of its own but its rolling stock consists OF dummies ana
locomotives carload Of freight comes IN on the last
ern Railroad. for instance ior 70 to
Old Colony road. Under the old method IL WOuu nave
'been necessary to cart the entire freight over 10 the
other depot involving loss OF time III hdnuIng anu
frequently considerable wastage in carrying Under
the new plan. tue locomotives OF the Union frelght
The Old Colony depot Or II designed for export, the
car Will drawn 10 the wharf on tracks provided or
that purpose and the load transferred from the car TO
the hold Of the vessel. The Hon. Josiah quincy has
also erected large storehouse ON the line Of TINS road
so that goods to be stored can be transferred directly
from the cars the way Tue charge for carrying
a car frou the railway stations to the wharyes, and
from wharves railway stations Is y car The present
cost OF carriage Is from s. 10 80 car and often more,
not including cost Of handling aud the frequent loss ny
i% o1 lime ana of expense According Mr.. Quincy,
costs NewYork from s200OO0O TO s24OOOOo year for
her carriage The trouble there as mere Is tnat ney
are compelled 10 make storehouses OF the cars The
state law gives tins new company inc rSnI 70 run ny
There Is bill before the Legislature giving II the author
ty to run passenger cars IL ths 10 anseu n
saved the Inconvenience OF crossing the CITY, when 10
stranger crooBed Boston Is considerable Palace cars
can then be run from New-YOrk To Halifax.
THE RIVALRY OF BOSTON AND SEw-YoRK.
II she can sufficiently widen and deepen her channels
of trade with the West Boston double triple her
ports II she doubles her exports her imports VIII pro-
portonaely increase. She argues that, If she send
her grain across the Atlantic cheaper than NewY0rk the
ships will bring back goods cheaper than they can
be taken to New-Y York. The difficulty with Boston
to get Eastern eargoes when the western merchant
buys goods III Europe, ne says, send them 10 New
York" The Baltimore and ONO, the Erie, the New
At present, great many empty cars go
MI these by reducing the price OF freigis ana thus
reducing cost OF her manufactures at the West
Tne receipts at the Boston Commercial Exchange for
last year follows: Provisions (barres 1J5,262;
4i799ll; oats (bushes, 2i6 2I2 shorts ETC. tbushes
2S94526; meal (busheis), 1851 The receipts Of
Si9ss9O corn 0ush wheat (Oush), l623sI5S
oats (oush) 123642O5; other grains (0ushl 6095S9Q
makes total for NewYOrk OF 9OOOOOOO bushels, against
about $4,000 bushels FOR Boston considerable re-
equal New York. give list OF the freight charges by
rail- from Chicago 10 NewYOrk anu Boston for the pres
ent week:
First class per hundred. .......-..sl 10 ~ 20
Second class per hundred......... IS
Third class per hundred ......... 80 80
Fourth class per hundred ........ 20 G5
Flour per bbi............;....;... 10 40
Dressed hogs per hundred cWt... ~ %
Fresh beef per hundred cwt...... l 20 IS
Cured meats In bulk .............. ~ 10
under the fourth class aud Is 70 cents TO
Boston cents to New York. difference OF but
cents In the second class freight. the differ