, 1874-12-03
Shall II Dc by Canal or a Freight.
Railway?
Til at Is What the Richmond
Convention Is Trying
to Decide.
4 Great Occasion for Small R0res at
Yesterdays Session,
GtW. Kemper and Oilers Favor the
Kanawha Canal Project.
THE RICHMOND CONVENTION.
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he 7lAf1HolNQ L0NHEN llDNs
Spteiat Hisuafeh Ia TAs Chicago Tribune.
RICHMOND. W., Dec. 2.-Tho attendance on
tit D Transportation Convention tu-dny ,YaB rcln-
ia vced by additional dalogatea from 1llinoia aud
eI's Louis, among the former boing ntr. William
3 ross, OF Chicago. Thoro lna been little real
pl !ogress on tho road to results. Crude opinions
a''o constantly tlruet upon the Convention in
tide Language. 1hiB kind Of meu always waste
tt mo dtuing tho oarly part Of popular convell-
hans Thoro aro strong Mon horo. and tlloy
hc heard, aod tito other sort will sink to
clIeir proper loye1. Tonight Gov. Kemper
's!ado strong speech In hol,af Of Old virginia's
lot project, tho Hnnawi,a Canal. Bross aud
nt''ors mado practical remarks, and evidently
elevated tho tone Of tho msesing.
THE GREAT PAPER
ri tho day was tho cssay by 3Ir. sonthall, Of
Richmond. lie tacited many statistics In regard
both to railway aud csnat transportation. The
nracticability Of nsing Btcn,n aB d propolling
power on ca,lala was uext demonstrated by cita-
Lions from official reports Of tho Now York Cannl
Commissioners, and tho resu1.e obtained Of
t1oublo apoed ard 10 per cont reduction
OF cost. Abiding to tho Aro months
Of frost closlug tho Northern hikes. tho
speaker enlarged upon tho desirability Of
tho improvement Of Wcesorn rivera atltl an
outlet to tho Atlantic below the frost limo. This
brought him to- the James lliver and Knnawln
Canal, which IN termed the central wata.-routn
in tho report Of tho Sonate Committee. Quit
lug from ttle lntest reports of tho United SteleB
EngIncor, ho established tic practicabilty Of
tho Improvement. He tben showed that. while
tho introduction of Bteim ae propollinH power
in the Northern wates~ronte, With other
projected i'apfovenontB, would roduce tho
sippi to Now York 20 centa por bushal,
tho opening Of the centIal route would
make further reduction OF 10 cents per bnshel,
and would be exercising = competing effect the
closed by loo Tor mora thau a week or ten days
at time. Reviewing the subject, Mr. So,,tl.nll
COMMANDED that, aftor al, this question was ono III
which there was room Tor all the rontes. No cue
could bo opened which would not create for it.
self local trade. and attract sufficient laternl
business to sustain IL; wltto all would compete
for tho through buBineHs by fair end honorable
rivalry,
REPORT OF THE wATER-NouTE COMMITTEE.
1lr. Frobcl. of 0eoreta, Chairman Of tho COM
misleo oil Artificial Watos-1.olses, n,ado report
rocitinp the conclusions arrived at 10 sc1lefor
Wind: So report Oh the sasao suhject, and in
doriis them nu tho BenEo OF tho Convention
and Virginia; Congress- to make appropriations
to carry tlca, into OBJECT.
]. G. 6outhaii. OF Nichmond followed In m
exhaustive analysis Of the subject OF transpos-
tstlon, both by wnter and rail-. Of the grain pro-
t1ucta alono. Tho idea that any one routo can
tne country wltl, econonsy is absurd. Alany
are necded. More than this they arc imperative.
They should noE be mora than 1t'0 miles apart.
eheso roll hnes would carry passengers and
Light frci.atf but tho great trunk Water-rontes
arc inspvrat!yely necessary, by their great ea-
paetiy una cllsai'neHs. to govern aud control by
competition rail prices of hoayy freighta. M!n-
eraie, crreats cotton. mud hnrrefel provfninnB,
which are expensive III trarslipncnt, will follow
them, Hhle passengers and i1yo atoch which
handle themselves, aud pershablo property, and
light and costly merchandise, and va'uables, will
seaA moro rapid trausit BY rail. Tho extra cost
ct railwaye IL another element for counidora.
tson always. 10 transport tho tonnage Of
o :wator.ronto would require at least
eight tracks, with full equipment, and would
cost over e2o0,o 600 per milo. II would haye to
be operated by Government By nu army Of en-
ploves. while tho watcr-rol,lo would coat less i'll
Tho frat ,ustance, aud when completed private
capital would furnirh tho ,ueauB Of transporta-
tion, and tho Government would have 10 enl-
ploy comparatively leW oticota to protect and
aupeerintend aud keep, It IN rcpsi,a. Such arc
the immense echemoa to which this Convention
ia expected to Eiyo It's SANCTION.
TIL the Associattd i'rtsa+l
THE WATEh.NOuTE nf.FpnT.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 2.-The Clcap-Trans-
porta.lon Convention met this morning. Col.
d. ". frobel, Of Georgia, read tho report Of tho
Co1nu.ltlen OH Artificial Watcr-Noutes. Tho re-
port states the fact TINT tito United States
Senate Committee on transportation rocom-
inended tho four wator-routes indorasd BY this
Convention last year, and then quotes and
adopts US itB ownthe Senate Committees TO-
port
Tho Hon. ]. c. southa,l, OF Virginia, prnscnt-
ca supplemental report, in which he argued
atlongly against the 'idea Tint railroads will
answer for heavy transportation. md insisted
upon tue necoRalty Of tho four great water
routes VIZ: The connecting Of the M,ssisaippi
Hish TIE Rreat lakea; 9. central route between
o oh1 1;vds mvsr snd chsssapsshs Bay va tic
TENNESSEE d Georgia Canal, and tue improves
nont OF tho MiHsssippi River.
RESOLUTIONS
vera introduced TO recommend Congress- to
oxtohd such rnEsonhbic ail to tito Toxus Pacific
R"slioad as will lneuro its speedy completion to
malnotinliza Congress to prohibit, lltttler Aonyy
nenHltias. all combanatlonH bot~ee competitive
lines Of transportation, whether by land or
water, from in1latlnB their capital by waterel
stock. and also to CONT Of commercial juBtico,
"lloEe decistolln Rha!l DO subject to review br
tllo Supreme Court Of tho uuite1 Staten that
Congress shall iix by law tho nlxl.num rates for
al! railroad tra!c crossing State lines that tho
sentiment of THIS Convention is adycraa to MI
Increase OF taxation upon Tho people 10 tho
shape Of intotest created by Increased bonded
debt; tlat con:raas be recommended 10 adopt y
national gauge Of feet sd inches, mud that II
2a0 miles and over to adopt this railroad gaugo
all Of which were referred to the Committee Oh
Acao9Nsloas.
Iho Ch3n'nittna on Natnrni Water .ltonteB not
beng prepared to report. u. e. Conant Of St,
Lo''sn: submitted resolutions declaring that Con-
Etess bo hod to strict account for failure to
mako atnpla appropriation for tho
lNrRoVEaEST OF 1AE MOUTH or TUE M1salssEpp1
RIVER,
and that this subject cannot DO too imprassivolJ
urged npon that 6otly, whicl was also referred to
tao Comlniltea on Resolutions.
a committee was appointed to wait on Gov.
Komper aud invite hin to adQtosB Tho convon-
ton.
Recess unit! 8 o'clock p. IA.
AT TMR MONT BEs81oN
The Committee Oh Resolutions reported nnfaror-
ably Oh nearly all tho resolutions committed to
them.
After some dlacusaion tho report waa reconl~
mitted.
t;ov. Kenpor was rocalvcl ly the Convention,
eng mnde an eloquent speaol', welcoming thein
to Virginia, ind pladginx thu hearty sympathy
and cordial corporation Of the Commonwealth In
Tho grand scho1ne OF tue Convention.
Tie Iou. Il. IL. r. Huuter, from the Oom-
mttea on Reports, reported in favor Of tue
recommendations IN both reports On t1anspor-
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