, 1873-12-17

sevencnu. i,,vd tinrr Of st7courn; ii shtec th. j.
NJ. 1s oi .n.o1pl'; Nineteenth, oen' ". D. a''acr'
Tho ula!r mp 'iatcd as spccial Committee tn cnt.-
slider an determine npnl suitable pl"n fnr b4ssi'
rBs aysto'u. tn report We lnosay afarnoan, lsssts
Green, porterlc. Burroughs, Creighton "'1sl s. H.
AIR. q. ~, Smith tle,. road t',e following paper on
THhnshiN VA MISREPRESENTATION
III npo'ns ho,'!gcuss!on Of Tho question of through
transportation by wafer, can ony glanro ut two "
proae o aa ss the1stdso s@ssssl ronsns @
tho 'nost sr9,sy IN wS a :" ern;aucn relof to the
Of ts,e Northwestern Convention vic participated In
tho d,scsson of this Question ut oatcago, tint thoy
p.olrInions 70 rairoll. shsy might subject tEoi- III
~ so or M
whssevor !" Tue acknowledgement of sas.r o5eSt Tasy
srpx c aysson we M aud ms sn
uyowal If deInn for what they believed 10 ha Just
apa right would have eo1ntnanle, resrect. - e. .-u
portation. many propositions ure 'l"w btfnre tho
reoplo OF tose 1nhal notice but three nnt tho rst
TWO 0s1of'y' From MIR r,rzr
natncly: Congressional enforcement Of Interstate
Faes @ nrS es ct foa 1fo on NV s a
tut BIZ! Tor .aaa rpose introduced IN, IN he nonse n
hecnae OF tho diversity of opinion among both lcgls
lltors auti jurlrts to tho consunuliiy Of such
uw When passed, and thu certainty that the mi roAts
will comlnc to dispute s enforcement, and delay 1y
every means in tle!r power tho relief we might expect
THE sEcoSn PROPORTION,
Of railroads built mid 0lsrated by Government, there
aro many ohectore tic most serious q which to NY
arRs o Wose ore Of e
uccoriug to rrrsont infamous Civil Servte sya.
tcla. dcl'onda upon their supporting tho party III
TO THE THIRD PROPOSITION.
transportation by wtct, through tho improvement Of
eanaa whore necessary connect them sull devote
nly riSf space of ueo Giving you ny views as to tho
demand them On In accordance Will tho policy q our
Government from tle commandment. But, whi!o nd
vocattng such nlcd!ao action Of Congress as will ae
euro to commerce tho opening VI thcsu wLter-
routes III the shortest possible time. 90 not wish TO
10 understood uB alyssing my relaxation In our e.
Give s atd Mc IN e9tsi cha'cc fol fair returus npon
our capital and our .sor Tais is nj ws asA for our
| by the laws OF judt Government. For ibis nayo
VOL kc1 thus far, nor DO thlnk w. have rt'son to
tuae tho ft .tuinmeut Of or opes sce1s yat f4r
III the fu.ure. We knaw, before we enlisted, that wo
hal I'll ant gonia as uuscrupuo'ss as lo was 1owcr-
full and sha eycry stop Of iha way toward tho losses
stun Of our rlyhts would bs disputed und Delayed by
every device fhat no ingennityot g.ecd aud asaricc
for their rostralns anl projection nayo bcel nae
tho vehicle Of further wrong III rnlny casos, aud re
aSta auor ~ VICE. s nayo seops
complied with. Yet # we ara bue united AMI 1lrn,
and continao our efforts long enough,
TiiB End IL BUnk. ..
It IN only question III tino wit4 Aud It Is
Ut hascuing tho triumph If our CAUSE ttat
ask yonr attention al! co.oIernton III an effort to
Apcre Tie opcniug Of tleae lines Of yasst.eonlmun-
cation.
our Government to u, Ike appropriations, from tino to
ocea md inland improvements that Luys first beon
ercc, B,lcn tho building OF lighthouses, tho in-
lrovoncns Of haruors, tne baIllng Of t.inay Ike
X tAo s.. oasy Flats Il tAs results oI approi El4-
tions mndo iy dovoru'nSnt for these purposes navo
sllrcuiy has lcon, il It no: th~ right
! AND TIE Duty
Of TINT Government tonnueit aud to keep pace IN
lAeae improvements will tho increasing population,
production un com,,iurciai wealth. of tue country
cheaper tr4nspol ta.ioa is n9w t,a,poF.tvo,
;:a:sS* ;s Of cur I popnla'o', and I s;''sn e;
nas II aa VII oy s aSa IL
Prof. William ]. Alpine III lecture at tho American
Institute, in Bpo4kiuK Ut
, ! THE EnIE CANAL,
Bays: with mauy pernoua tneru II nu Idea that tht
now performs tha chief prt Of e tlaiu Of tho coan.
try While tho latter IL rno In ssfsraico 70 tho Into
1 E s S Is sofos n
larat West MID tho Atlantic. Tho Eric Canal durtnt
@ s az e 1ssa sss1 srs srs & sun nj. aa
tss ssas tines r4s ' sost: 1' til; a's<s? esns to e
%ass " lo ogss sseas afa
j Railway. During Tic busy season more than $50 ssct
Soss lssfs lo TSnss
feightraius on the Central Railroad is bu: 30 day
The Ere Canal taerfioEe IS e1f"s5mng Srf an
ynt tho a1ow plodding cana-boat attracts no attention
/ though mrdeuesI win moro tons thnn the busing
tlon In oyery vljiage through whict! i Mgsos ra'
4U00 canalboats, Of aggregate Of looo0oo Of ion
st onuss q es.sss sssS sass1 r. 'os
. cu1n,nerco Of Now York, even bcfoTe tho war"
t is becoming, moro apparent every day that th'
ratlt osda we NOW have
!, AaE UTTERLY INApEQuArG
, to tho tncreasmK denlants Of our euorn'ously-'n
~ to give III relief through competition. 10 the i'm
|eenanont relioi from our present diicnlties,- ro
only becaee Of their caleapness Of construction
management but from thelr SUPERIOR capacity az con-
uf thcae routes, the connection Of Lake Eric witt
: Lake Ontario hy TIC Niagara sbip Canal, tho In,
allcgun Canal, tho ones TINT offer tho spcedt
T. cut results through thG central wster-lno from
il tho mouth Of te Ohtp to tho mouth Of the jAncs, b.
= > lilo completion Of tic Kanaw4a Cluul, ia 10 lesi
/ needed, but B work that will require moro time aut
r Il greoler outay Of money: .
would doubtless long since hass lecn completed, b1
TOR tho fact hat the railroads aw III IL she sro rsdue
" and successfully fought II III Cogrras. using w
VI ,llspariug hand tho millions esorod FROM tic reo
consider tie Iuildng Of iii. ca,ial tle lnca.nr
r that will the quickest relief Of auy now pro
1t ~ WI" u sns !e iseS sss o y NJ
survey, in 1861, sowcd tho route then to 1e onlsro M
aH tsastoe Ut COY TO Of ast ss9s f
y anl now, $l0,u0p.uoa would no doubt complete th
i, worh. ,, -,,o, ,,o .,,n..,,..