, 1873-09-18
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.
The Senate Transportation Committee
Make a Brief Visit to Montreal.
A Talk with Leading Canadians Concern
Ing the Improvement of Water
Routes.
flna! Organization Of tho New York
Cheap Transportation Association,

NEW YonK, aort. 17.-A Montreal team, dianateh
that tho United stsos Hcnhto Co,,nitte OH Trans
po.suoh Routes, arrived thoro yestorday afternoon,
aud in company with members Of tho hoard Of Tra5o
oa representative mon Of tho CITY, took short
oacufson over tho proposed roto Of tho Oauabavaua
lanai and to sce tho cana ctics to Montreal
"a'!o tho party was going Tough tho Iochino
oAhal annat was aervcd, aftor which speeches vero
made. "'-'
Mr. McLennAn, President OF tue Montreal Bohrd NJ
asAoo' saa that Tho IT. Lawrence route had answered
VoFy good purpose for tho development o! rado and
# would answor tho purposo Of the pcopto Of tho
United states they could participate With tho peoplo
OF Canada After apoalnH Of tho canal nysom Of GIN,
Window was introduced. Lie said tat tho only desiro
ot the Committee wns to learn which tho 6cst aud
cheapest route to the acaboard and which would host
.houla eondso aso to Tho prosperity Of oanads; that
tho American continent Ii to become tho granary Of
tho world aud tho West would hail with pleasure and
gratitude any route that will giyo ceaper facilities for
carrying their products.
Senator Sherman SAID thnt tho people o, tho yo.t
consume at tho prcsent tno two buBhes Of grim iii
moving ono to msrket It eosts 10 ccuta balaho to
.ena wheat from Toledo md Chicago and il tho Woat
narkcs that route would 10 iise Though tle sistca
nave huiit o7 goo miics Of ratlroad thAt Ii B nsu
sient Canada had givon to her waor-carriago, naIo
aaid tha il Now York aid MT offer them tactes u for
no 9arElsso Of their grstn hoy would bring TO Mon
knows no nationality, aud no Incidental t1erouco.
The Woat must have an outlet, Tho sopato.. In tbs
eo'irae Of hla renarks said that III products vau-
hble II you CAL place them whore tho necla OF man rc
qniro them. Now NO doubtfnlly contest d Hayering
balanee q trade with sssa in respect to hor sppy
q wheat from chicago to tho Atlantic co.s % esss. cans
us1ia Gan do y equally cheap Including tho cost Of
pnoahaston I .h's H. noM YOU ana low change
by anv other channel BY which you can roach tie sea-
board for 10 centa por bnshel. Do tlis, aud nussn
can no longer hold dtsrnso in tho markets Of tho
Ho1Ju, CAb1r tfADHDQftAtiHn- hv nrfn ia
d9u6iy interesting to lie In the States. A ruthless
fssss1 saseas 5sn 5ss peops sa ss1 ss Will
bravcly melt Il away. Show WY us ntey how ''ta 10
tt5snTo tnsn TO- Int eh9esNp Nd the growth e W VII
Indeed the great material question.
Tho Hon. john Young momber Of the Canada Par
Lament, 1uado abort nddrous, rcmarkinK that tho
larger tho Sosacl the chcnror tho transportation And
we have m opportunity Of making through tl4c route
eommodatng vessca Of ESQ tons Such is thc extra.
ordinary advance Of trade In e intorior that all OF
as rsspse.tyS y eontea VII! hare plenty 10 a. thnk
right Tue st. Lawrence as We ha1o under tho treaty.
Tie Cal cass san,s a9es eo
ssauo Into the United States. in return for tbs
tho Americans. oshosp points moocd wcro tho manner
Of conducting 'a. purchased by tho imports
tho mode Of bringing 1t and tho kind Of vessel to
terminal ehargs; thu economy Of shipping thu dlf-
ference Of freghtagc aid tic n,cnoda Of couictInp
the nssian trade Tho Reciprocity tres.y .nd othur
matters we're Also co,aitleretl lfoea ths ournmens
gon'mittcc. comprising ssr.ora Wintom. conkIing,
Sherman an othern With delegates ftom Buffalo lid
from Montreal today. They we're met tlore hy
Norris "inslow, Of Wate1town. and p. 8. Fart, Ct
oawpgo, Of tho Legislative Coul1nittes VI New York
sats a!'a escorted t tAa steamer. anu crossed 10 this
PITY, Ihoy took trip Tho water front OF Oglene-
burg III company with tho Mayor and Coinmttep vi
the Common Council. They left ut 23p Tor Gauo
Vincent, whors they took special train for watSr-
t0w and oswcgo, intending to rcach tho latter city On