Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-07


Miles.
Chicago to Osweso .--..-...- l,O.s
Oneida Lake-.-.....-.--.---. -
Total. 100 at u mills, 81 60
osweso 10 Troy
OswegO Cana l-.--.-..-------- ~
Canal T. Oneida Lake,. -.
Oneica Canal. l.....--.......--
Erie Canal TO lrOy. l2S
Total. ICg at 81 mills, 5s
Add cost Of transh pment.-.. %
TSelve hours detention, ii
tefest anJ insurauce..-.--. ~
Tet,l. s. g.
"Or say difference il fayO- of the Chainplsia
Iouts OF twenty cents per ton. Yet Mr.. McAipine
declares that comparing tine cost, we md dihsr-
euce OF forty seven cents per ton lAvor OF the
JLe.da Like route, or entecn per cent less than
by he CaughnaNlga route .ouil this same gentle
man with MessIs. kirkwoOd and Cnilde, declared
In tne.r re port o. ISIS that by taking tAe large
lake vessel thttu ush to WnItehall the cost would be
tsenty cents per less than by the way OF Oswe
20, even il the Ihamplain canal should not be en-
arEed a 10 allow the large lake vessels To 20
direct TO New / ok and aga H. Wlen the 81 Law
renee and CaugAnaWasa Improvements are COM
peted, II will Ue by lar the c1ea est mode OF
communication to New England anu TO New York
&c It. perhaps, not necessary TO have gone INTO
this question - mingtels. Tne great :act is ac
knowlcdged by MIR. McAlp.ne and not c-ntradcted
by Oswego Board q. Trade thaL II Is impossible
10 take the lake vessel OF l,U5J tons, carry lnS
$1,000 bus. els Of gram, through from Osweso u
Troy vi hout breaking bulk, a without transfer
ns her cargo IN bar-es Ot 90 tons l. Is also al
by al n 40 there j. no diihcu!ty whatever Of
taking this l. uuu tOu vessel down the ST. Lawrence
aud into Lake Cnamplain. to barge her western
cargo buTlnst ston, iOr Boston, or ioF button
throughout New tnSland, or 10 20 on 70 New ! OK
without Trans CT =. car 70 OF DIeAAne JUN. lnese
IN, n1t N, t'an-srrr,d nj 20 N Tic
-, - ,1i tr.Isls Nor b0ur trere Y,,,,d Ice .
oetent ON .f AT Ie.st Twelve hours and taAt III,
nm. Isln r0n+- i M, ouirke.t and ,heauest
S1f. wbIle the cs. of m. ,,orK ece-.ary nv ne
m. I.l.t,ti 10 be over s.5O10un wills tue
nu,venlents az the hanul.in canal from \, hite-
bail t Irov nave lever been est mated at over g.,
VUuO. TIE route by the ST. Lawrence viii BE-
6,,,,.,l "a m. Whole me EASTERN s.ate. as vel
as T. New York, and places ali these states not
only in d-ree- communication wiki the west and
". W',ss' fss ,tt,wa IVA y,ey. wan
-' Inc Usweso board 0: trade declare that the
O1t.. laAe cue i9 l, ~, u. az a. w. =.
In the fllli whll, the facts Prove that tue ST.
Lawrence canal and Lac onam PLAN are open
"a 49,, -. he - he 81 .awrenee We
have al heard @. the los lIolnd Nes.ouad.aud
and n the JUL % l1e 81 La"fene1' out II is 4ute
V'rf-ra'l Al.tg. the uswe., hoard say =. !, tae
oldest route Ih.s is almost an error, ior have
beioIe Dv sA,eien, % siy" ~ "a. oe IiA
oyeFa,r O., que &C. ia ia, ior license 10 open up
a nav Sab-e snip canal IRON LaAe Cha.np-a a
,- !, 'le nv 81 L. y ''''
The whela fubjs,t seems to me OF such er5at iEs-
posian,e to octh .ogAtr'e. mat nave been n aaA.ors
st.tss ne sh.wa that M- McAlpins's state
aeut, %: there being d5 miles canal nav CATION be
10" vsNe-' ga ,e nam ..n = ,,s @u S'i2i t6
1al..,ou talI r,ger on ths downward voJase viii
Rot be used. Ia hfst cAla. is the CausnnaWasa,
o. ., '.''} M ,1 & ,,nols I'm The ne mex. 3 iea
,h.lelall TO Fort h-ward .. twenty-five miles, or
y mine Ana anal iA..,s IN J., & 4He IN pson, s
T',, T'T,r " ,a" i,,I ta s,en as esniI
We have tnus niue -n.Ge and a-Aan niles saip
stated Sy q =. M.Aipne, with 10 ieet iOeAasv, VIA
te osNe-o route a=a-a'i - - 4oeAA-e
t.aS .a.toa l tls ,ggyalenis .. ale nav a
t.oa, both as re-Ards speed and freedom. But an
objection is uf-ed t4' l4s MAs7.oA u.A,, a.. a..
me - l..nfe1ce' Vet does a / protect or extend
To 'lo Cau-n-a"4-A e4nai' and nat Tue .n.'ed
s''es N eo p"5 aeslr the
/ Ioltsa states government to spcud lLoaey Ia
Cauaqa on the eoatr4ry, thinA 1ney are 4AA.o4s
20 --'e s-..- ,,' - -f.ss ere4Ie
feela. q. enuse -nAl-uee VITA each other in ehoos-
M Of ns-n amy I.ute 81 Au' s.AsI m ~ Ta1A. @
the ol tho IuIsd States or N aaadA,
~aea result sueA rOule wa be to lessen the
,os. .. uAlsr ryi' IA any que pm m IA,
o. oot si count 10 cuer "a and promote the
ADerAl pnleiple o; tFale ovs~een each anu La',
~ L-s SA vI5S, o. h., s-S s .sI.i s.tead a,r
autee every iec pI0co advantage tina. may le Ut
asndea - 'h' wa oi uAAsyoF'
Inc iaIs J. b. H' esl en- A,eI' ~ 'o
steafe t.lS i'is "a 80 o. That Truth 6eyenI al cor
trOyeisy that Tie people o. ths ,lnini9n 0i cana
as nav 10y '' i'.i' M % rssn,ln .v s,e ior
the cIty Q. Ayw OH. tis test Inc ior the carr,
la ci The noTIhe[n ana nos'a~ests -; s'i's' 1l 4lG
m e1oeeP % ,P viii them , to .rre the s aayantase
oi tne.e at very small cost, sonsaerns The IA or-
an-o ana tneY.Sog ie-S'- me ls, 1s'1S' =, Tt ION
Va the s.. ls,Ien a d ,hamp.an route 81
miles Q: wAeh 90 mi-es ~ill De Iiee ard uuiater-
5ugsa 1As al itss % %a aC1Is's y5is Is ls eaa