, 1875-12-16

EVENING 1E33itN.
1ME cANADiAx CA:Ats.
Iha Ccn.an!ion cams to oraor again II
,ctock, y,ce-Ires,tlont Henry In thu chair
Gov. I}ross offered tho following rcso'ations:
Exsntstd That thera IL no question OF n1oFe vital
Importance 10 tho cnunry than tla ofeheap traneWr-
tation That In v!ox Of he Ianlty ws!l Which .a sns
sud north Of Lakes Erie. Michigan. aud sul@f1cs.
and Of tho In 70 "nR commeaee noa r. hsoane" ns.'s
Il tsus betxcen that reRtan and o seaboarl nre tx
too attod fos tho recent no .essiaz % tfh4e; ~
rFpd,!cta Of the ed tho tnoa kn tho forests can w
p,ost ehesply forwarded to the ronAun1eT.
t. Tn,t tho 1a
rends on Tia cost Of transportation. Which soad 10
reduced 10 tho 'oaess practicable rate 10th By ~*tr
Xts:csi. That 70 long - tb'. eonnsr, nss surplus
Of c1rraa aud other nstur*l he psce OF theso
liz prtco At which such surplus sells iu fuirlgn mar
Ee.n aud IAAt evaty cent saved tn The ro4t of r. IT
TIE o. s't afS ~ T. IT, 'e
products cf ths in'cstar. A., ,,.,.,o.,,.,
te*o1e<d Taat tho Interests Of tho untts' s.a.es
portton betweetr Tho West tna the Ei' sf.'idsh'eGi
and that while tae Dominion grnnls to euxsato1 .as
similar privileges should h gusransfel 10 citizens OF
tho Dominion. III tezma Of rauttal .d*:nssRe: VI, -,
w:ss c:ss as's !. f's u s. * -.
eud prospective diversion Of tho CARRYING trade ot Tue
ss'a:ss 's sss,ys;ion Il s & s. s1sss RI:
for Which favorable e4.ter t,s heen .nisd ey ths
Champasn l+ual, !y which sesscla oi lgco tona can
reach T. i. Uu.mp1an and New lnfk in ffou sig to
Mneh s:. e1ppnss aud dearnea.,ou q ya!np asssns-
por. is Of rila Importance to New sofk ahd Ne"
Epgiand, ana 80 Tho e..slre country.
Ifxqtrfd, ThAt th4 Convention enn:ura in tho oln-
ion s1I rJfed In ths rer Of thu CHlto1 StAsa srao
ea IT, d hs wv
rsus1A. tho n.trnction of tho Caughn.HsRt CanAs
ffro,n the g. Lawrence to Lake Chnmplasr} and Tho
free uss ot tho Canadian csnas s'u Eroaty chearen
transportation fEuu tue Wal to tue E1s and hat 20
aso IN favor Of shs anlontmen Of joint romm!ssto'I
Of tbs bominion ii Canada 10 arrange ~na recommend
tcrs for tho mutual frce ute of he canals snd n.
thekeof.
Mr. Etgnlu~, Of Vermont, said friends Of
cheap transportation had desp Interest in this
routc, whicb would reduce tho cost Of carving
ficght from tho West to tho East 50 por cent.
THE uos. JOHN 1ouNo,
at Montreal, then addressed tho meeting IN Bur-
port OF the project. Aftsr giving brlef Bkot,ll
of tho improvement OF tho 81. Lawrence up to
the prenent be- snid thoy wore now A!teapt-
ins to mako tho ehannol 26 foot deep 10
Montreal. II they succeeded. ftoighta
would be greatly reduced. Montreal
could he lro1ght 12G niles nearor tho interior
likes than auy other seaport on tue continent.
The Canadian Qayerpment Hks now engaged III
making tia sxe OF tho We!taud CaHal adapted
for vessels Of 2 010 tons. Tie canals on the st.
La.renco wo1o only "a miles !obB combined, the
Welland Canal boing % misoS long. Whom tho
improvement was completed the question would
VI, as to the outlet. AZ present thetr trade
on this II. Lawrence was contiudd e1-
elusiYa!y tn tho export trade, but tla
wuu1, afTurd the mo2us Of taklnE tiade
10 thu Nest through Like Cha1apia,n:, Tho
taut M,nwe.,A Canal woula ea"a lol tnlie8 IN
length NY - Of 1ockaee. Thn canal Mhs now
eancA by private company UY the Treaty OF
Washington the American uoyerntuclat and peo.
pio had ths Bame ranhts 70 tho Ut. LaHretce ard
70 tho eapas beloag;ng 70 the aotgtn~sas % a. a.
EAuebnawaRa Canal, which wss tue kuy 70 the
vbole, Wloutbecaua waH finished ye*seiHof ., 00t
tons could aaii from Chicago down tl,rough tht
Naa1d Caual, down to the ~. La"Fpnce' anu
On 10 Lake Chn1opain With b7 miles OF caua1
and IL waa obyiu1ls that freight would be mate
Mn HARRIS, or KENTUCKY,
preaeuted string Of resolutions recommending
the folldHluK measures
The comp!et!ou Or Improvement Of tho lou
aren't wakor routes II unanimously recommended
hy she Unttod btatea 6suata Cotnmlttee OF
lnntrortAton Routes TO tue soaboard Tor th
Tor.y.thi1l Congrepn; tho o1tenhiou Of publ
credit to tho Texas 4 Pacific NHli
road to such cxtent and III such mannor ~ Wi
SECURE ,ta early completion, With following fu
Eua1anteea fsuu tue ovuota ot tl1at road
The huttling at a double track steel TRACK rall
Ear from tho Atlantic Beaboafd at New York /
tAe Mtss,es,pnt River At Ut. Louis, to be used OK
rnsiyoIy tor freight traffic.
The aboys resolutions, includluR those OF uos
EroBs, were referred to tho Committee on Hose
lulons
pArEN nr Mr.. ronB,
which he represented aH oinbodsinE the Tfcws
tbs fbrmeIa Of llliuoia, wab next introduced ~
read BY Nr. Fitch. 1t dealt with Ito subject {
trnr u7n.xtrn ftRt EhO tafN1inI
charges ~ Eex York were excessive, and II POI
niAled in you'd drive tnneh OF the tsai'io fro'
tho metropolis, and that canal tolls needed II
poryle1on. Ths rene&y for naany il nut for .
Tie evils eouueo.od sith the question was in ii
bands Of tho Western produoar snd shipper, ~
consisted In combustion, toNsrd nhich It
initial stepH had slteAdy been tAkou.
THIS paper, which WAS Of great length. callt
forth sdulo discussion. several daIegstoA takit
exception to the rcInartA about the tera1in
charges Ut Neu York. The paL VI was ultimate
lad upoa the tablo.
ct Virginia. presented Two bills to the conside
nttou of tle Convention. lie remarked that th,
wera not supposed to be rerfecs In detail. at
le hoped they would he nubjactoa 70 tho mo
Eealclliug Criticism. These bills which are 10
before Cougross, were to form > United Btal
l,uresu Of HIGHWAYS, and to conatruot the Nh
foIk, Rio Q,ande i Tapo'o 4aIui,o l1teTnatan
Jtan1oad. lr. Dan.els pointed out that tho rzi
epic Of this bill was that tue people built
Referred 70 tue Committee on Resolutions.
Mr. Msyeytick, Of Illinois, submitted 1c'
luton fayotIng narrow. gauge road.
THE rhEABuAEN.
A[r Thurbes, OF New iorx, 1enorted that tho
peusea ot calling the EaDvontlon, printing !
ptocxedinYH tneteol, stc woaia amount 70 u
hue expenses Of the Richmond Convention
ceetied lAAt amount. anti t..s rucesptA hardly I
ancod the expenditures.
Tho Tof ort "&s adopted.
The Convention theu adjourned to 0 oci'
this morning. ~
It u understood that An attempt will 30 mi
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CAPTURE THE eoNTEEGIoa
Il, behalf Of In.n Scotia sehena. It. xaa VI
= viow Vt facilitating uls thAt Mr. usrElH.
Noulucky, pte4onteQ hlA resolutions.
couuteract thar effect Mr. Dsuiyla iutfodu
tho two hi!.s for ths combination of
gathering. uY tho Iopolo Vampo lsosd II
claimea II y 3a3 OF 400 mlleB nka1er 1.op CHIC
to tue PAelaa eoaat t4an by the Te1as p&cl
pen,dna the former pnssas through III ulAbI
country and Msxlco has promised &ib0o
ula towards lta construction.
THE LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN.
Isp1IxAPoxIa Dec, 15.-Ipe N4tlQuAl c