Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-14

While New York will, Ia ali human proba-
bilIty, continue to be the financial aud COM
Bercial center of the country it IA quite CLAIR
that she will at DO dis'an day be compelled IN
give up a large part OF her carrying and shin
ping trade Especially must this prove to be
the case with regard to the heavier ssspIa
freights, such s. grain, -four, meats petroleum.
etc, ard more particularly in the matter of
grain. The construction OF three large and eli
eibly- situated elevators in Baltimore was the
first formal snd serious demand from that quar-
ter On the Empire City for q division OF the
grain trade. This important step l. to be SUD-
plemented in a most effective manner by the
opening, early next week, OF q new, indepenf-
ent, and shorter railway line between BaIti-
more and Chicago. BY this route the great
grain fields OF the northwest will be brought
much nearer to the sesbOsri, with the added
advantage Of cheaper and quicker handling at
the terminal point than they have vet had.
With these odds in its favor it il plain that but
little time will elsPse until the carving and
transit facilities of the new line are EMPLOYED
10 their utmost cspscity-greatly to the adVan-
tage Of our sister city, and in a CORES poRiing
degree 70 the Tors OF New York.
But IL IL not alOas IN Baltimore that Nav~
YORK has ressOn TO fear dangerous rival in the
shipping trade. Philadelphia has long done
very large business in the expectation OF petro-
leum- Not satisfied with this, she, too, supD,iai
herself with grain elevators Of very considerable
caPaciry some time ago, and ever since the
American line or steamers commenced running
from that FORT they have had all the trsigbrs
they were able to carry, and Oftentlmes more.
Such accommodations "a she As had provioz n
be inadequate to the wants NJ her fncrea.ipg
trade, one OF the largest and beet equipped eIe-
vatoFs In ms United States has just been built
st Gira1d Point, near the mouth Of the Schuyl-
Kill, where all the deep water dOck-room likely
10 be needed for many years has bean secured.
together With ample space for side tracks AMI
store houses Tor merchandise of every kind.
Here grain and goods can be transferred from
the cars to steam and sailing vessels, and vice
versa, 81 the minimum Of expense for haudIing:
and ~ the new port lies below tbs point where
navigation in the Delaware il ORDINARILY OBJ
sTucted BY ice in the winter season, there il
nothing to prevent a large an steady shipping
business al the year round.
A full description OF these important enter
pTises would be OF interest 20 the general
reader but We have not the space necessary to
give II. WHAT We have said u enough 70 ipdi-
cate that the day for the overshsioring Sd
preDscy Of New York has practically gone by.
This fact the press and people of that city are
beginning 70 realize, and they are alarmed
about It, Is well they may be. Iii a sad blow
to many important interes,, conferred there, but
the rest o. the country will view the d1yersio,
Of q portion Of her immense trade without re-
greet. Aside from the advantages certain to
enure 70 the general public from active and
healthy competition between large msrss OF
trade, IL is not we'll that the Industry, money.
and conn of a whole people should be at
the mere OF single city, especially when the
business OF that city lie largely in the hands OF
foreigners, As is that Ct New York.