The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-03-26
Toledo, Iowa.
THURSDAY, MARCH SO, 1874.
Jamss Wilson In ctngress.

James Wilson In ctnGress.
Our Member Of Congress, Non.
Jss- Wilson, delivered . speech i,
the House ; few days since on The
subject Of Transportatioa which is
spoken OF BY the press east and west
- one Of the abIsst speeches which
has appeared on this question. Mr..
Wilsos has made this subject a. mat
tef Of tnuch study and thought and
we arc not surprised that when he
rad An opportunity, no gave IS .
found and ab!s article. We would
have been pleased to have published
the speech in full, bu. through some
oversight or riatake tailed % re-
osivs . copy, and were Unable 70
procure one, in tact, - We expected
20 receive cop, BY mail, did not Try
70 procars 0ss elsewhere, till too late
for this issae. We copy the following
from the Chicago Journal OF recent
date, which shows that he is winning
golden Opinions abroad - veil as st
home:
WASHINGTON, March 8, II.
The frst Iowa Representative 10
speak upon the transportation ques-
ton was James Wilson. OF the Fifth
Iowa District. He is a new man
here, and, believe, has not made
any speech until yesterday evening.
Mr.. Wilson comes OF rugged Scotch
stock, having been born in Asershire
longer ago than his brown curling
locks would indicate. He 10 farm
or, and, think, does not hesitate to
acknowledge himself identified with
the farmers nov ement. lie has had
parliamentary experience as Speaker
Of the Iowa lteuee OF Representa-.
tives for two sessions, and has al
ready been henored by Speaker
Blaine with the courtesy Of presid-
ing IN the House here in Commit.
tee OF the whole. Coming, a. he
doee, of . race noted for sturdy ad.
herence 10 principle, and belonging
10 the farmers organization, Mr..
Wilson made . speech notable for
It's breadth OF spirit. The few pass
ages here cited reflect the views,
doubtless, OF the Fifth Iowa District
on tho great subject Of cheap trans.
porta,ion tom the West TO the sea.
Mr.. Wilson confined himself to the
single topic Of the movement OF the
grain and products Of the North
west. He said:
An inquiry into the movement Of
VIII ::;:tts'6l:sii lie he TACT that water
transportation only 10 profitable for
long distances; and the fact that our
crain-produciug center has already
moved beyond profitable traLspor.
tation by rail, warns 10 that facilities
must 10 provided for using tho b.
900 miles of navigable waters in the
interest OF the ain-prodacins States
Of the Northwest.
Tho average rate from tho heart OF
this grain producing region on the
Mississippi to the ocean At New
Orleans is about halt the rate to New
York from April to September; in
1873 the rate averaged eighteen
cents per hundred weight, and was
a. low as twelve and q half cents.
This indicates very clearly where
relief can come from, and route by
which the bulky staples OF the North
west can reach tho ocean without
costing SO much as to probibi. pro.
duction.
now GRAIS oETs TO Tue SEA.
There are thrce distinct move.
ments Of grain irem the field to tho
ocean. The FIRST Is from the field TO
the lake ., the second from the west
ern borders Of the lakes to the ca
nails, and the third 10 the scaboard. -
! have inquired into tina movement
Of grain from the lakes to the sea
bcard;1Wa Cad that the rail FREEDOM.
mates. The total tons Of vegetable
food moved from the lakes by all the
canals in 1872 WAS 2.309, 1853, and the
total tons moved by the Central,
Erie, and Pennsylvania Railroads,
2,77O,614. There is ro hope OF any
further reduction from competition
with these canals from the lakes.
An inquiry into the movement OF
grain across the lakes, or the same
distance by raj, will show state Of
lacts no more encouraging. From
Chicago, the largest shipping point
On the lakes, where the railroads con.
verge that gather the grain from tbs
Northwest, only 2 per cent. was
,hippsd East BY rail il 1867, but in
$40 10 nor cent