, 1875-02-23

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COMMITTEES contemplate system Of assrn. emps9.s,.
nents ot raost radical chsraeter nd In ,1.w q ~
a 10 eea.s1sat's" rs'. rseai sspend!ares
ina, il oa'caiy stated a III Ash so. and Ill txren-
ernmen. Hfn 'n N hnilns, hsrhor imrtoysmsn,. ahs
houses u,arinchus,ta!s &C., at less than ~ o.
suggested by tho Committee likoiy 10 be Of 20 gen
era public benefit ns to Justify so largo an eHranai-
ts q w 10 tor tns msS T.
named ths construction Of 4 canal from point on
THE EANAwHA RIVER
in West VrHnia to ts Mnecr navigation IN tha James
Riycr In Eastern Virginia. tbs estimated cost OF which
t,r1scsd At tis .9. Un!outedly The construction
, N wse s wo hrsIa res ra
r1sr that by Of s laecessI!aisy prac-
ideally ya'asis'' nd much Of whci Icing hsr,y .I
viii proper facilities for transportation, he developed
into ,s nd fon9Sns n srs M a a' tns
il scarcely prob.be .h.t would provo Of sy rrac.i-
cal value II Ia trHe the reported distance FROM aay.
Rock 1'lan, on tho NJ M'e11,sspr' Mvsr 10 sas
Cairo and th!s lle .loHr only ~ es IN favor ot tlo
former but It ,st bs horne In mind tha the Virginia
route Involves 9CD miles Of river navigation fruM
agat.t current at all times, and, In times OF good
IL navigation vastly n1ors s1pent.e Than s4fh ths
rrt a. for Instance the Mississippi Rlyer aud.
aist a. urestst ,.sving no irsns-Aantic commerce.
and remote from tito principal pouts Of consnnptlnu
In she E.atsrn States q HI. country to make such
produce involves The necessity Of seah!pmcut to other
points wl,css tho proparty IA necd9A for eon.mps!on
pcnss In aA"rt. tho proposed route would be ~ un-
natural and expensive ans, sud not 1t al likely 10 10
werssn 81 s,.es, shonla he ooyerutn. decide 10
oxpsuI tt1 many millions OF lollars upnn It.
The Improvement u facilities between ths
NORTHWESTERN AND SOUTH ATLANTIC BTATEs.
by Of puId improvements a. auaRc.ted by tbs
Committee II such improVelnents con!d hG ase9'!.-
rcsy prorno.e tbe general Property of botb
tonS td itnt to foster thb nstaral sud 11eeedlnay
va!oabls prod4et!ons # ths son!heass,n s:'ss ,e-
which ate largely s1por.bis eo,n'noa,es II % 10
hoped that soms feasibls ,ne.ns may 10 te.i.ed Ly
dnesd H. III ,he Sorhvrs 4 mitch es. cot hs ese-
whcro may b. transported with the lcas pofsole *
s saesp ,app .e
! to ihe production Of their peculiar t.srie.
thus tnrnlnk ths surplus eOmH,ea .,n.Il Sf hh
No branch Of agricultural Industry IN this country
Viii Yield 10 abundant return thst Of co.ton.ra
ina and lis liberal prosecution will moro than Shy.
thing cxe tend 10 relieve our foreign exchanges and
cnabe tbs country 10 meet is yaat obligations ied
10 fAr ~ tho people Of tbs Northwest concerned
in securing relief in tue cont Of moving their slrfns
product. 70 thnse marteta which have htasfto al;
|
THE NORTHERN ROUTE"
;s embraces tRc eonstrnction oi wuisr connection
between tbs Upper Mssiasp, md t:ls l,ke.. and tho
improvement q s1i'ng Or shs construction q r. nsw ~
runpce,ns III e sa1e. M.pp T e se bssh
pensive, au the Comtiteo seem to think. not mate
Fsst {tcoauts mors ndrtbery}. lbs Fo1 md TTseor.
Mn Rvors improvement, eouneet'ng u. Mlsalssppi M
route has 1ona bton theme Of public discussion, aud
has already received The Endorsement of tho Govern.
y srs IT, E, 81 nSs IN 1,s
III eon,.nu1aes. That shs projsci III. rs,! merit VII
evsr sucsetsta,y compete Win tho second improve
neut suggested bJ tbs Cotnuiteo il both .rs carried
to eo%st'pn. n @ w bs sss'0u'l5 Questioned. NOT 'A'
THE WISCONSIN ROUTE
Is The fact thai iLs lake terminus point where There
make trips with vicw OF competing soely tor the rar
r,sge Of such property II brought 10 thsn by hs e
1sr.l, aud tnars caa b. nons that can do 20 TO al
vantage; and, during the seasoa OF suspended aka
p,y r u.
ID to centre thsts With any Grest rapsdity and t1s =
tabl!ahutus Of nartets fo1 propersy brought eher'
watcr-rSute, must lie Of NOV and uncertain growth
Ths whole oo!rse OF trade ia agricultural producsion
tn ts United stacs ahowy that tho tculsncy " ac
/ TIE NEAREST AVAILABLE NAHXET,
and but few ore inclined 70 mats eonae ansnts fron
tho producing districts to distant H,stftsa henes tn
improvement Of transportation fscitisiea IN tho rce
uon Of y.sstlbshet u,srtets s u,nss leslraba
h4n i directions that contemplate the building Ut no1
elties, md tbs creation Of DOW centres Of trade.
Tho second Improvement sugsestsd for ronaect'nt
ths Ms6lsaipp with tho lakes III tbs construction Of
canal from iptnt ncar Rock Island. tho Misstssr
pi, 10 1[unncptn. the Illinois River, forming viii
liz present illinois Michigan Canal and Tue ulnot
iver, inns nsarlJ das os.t M from als MS.lss'ppi l ,
ullhs Of canal rosnaln! t. 10 constructed. cassit
bIs feeder 80 miles in Length from Dixon, ON Roc
River to tho summit lavo by which a. smpss supIs
Of water for tho purposes Of nAvgation win 0e o.
Thers ste no engineering difaeu'uea In tha way {
: the successful prosecution ol IL, WORK In
lockagc on tic cauat IN, FROM tho Mlas!saipl
hysr to ~ .um, .ess' M ~ Io,s OF u 1Ge sy
Ia 7 fest, by 10 loefa tha ssesnt again TO Aks aet
iaau, by ths present Illinois Michigan Cans y II
tee y the FoI ;nd Wisconsin ras y ~ sIs & a!ssnf +
rive from tho Missss!pr o ths divide ld9 fest' IN
| tho dcscent to Green Bay go feet.
: THE GREAT AND fMaEpsArE DEHEFrTs
re1,lttng from tic oou1tfuctlou Of the Rock Island
! Ieunupn Canal must ba conceded ty vsFy cAau
s1aminaion Of tbs subtoct. The production OF gra
. IN 1Bi0, In thu Htatvs Of Minnesota and low
waa over $50, 900 b11lolt, md has verJ large
Increased Ktnrs. In 1874 tbs surplus Of grain lr'
tucod In tofs two Hates. which inuss tlnl mark
bushels; 1t il not claimed that al of this product vi
share alike Ia tho benAts to iuuts frun tbs ounstr
ton Of this work, ht it may he ssfs " ssy that on
half ot Il will be benefited tU tho extent Of tbs ayosa
shown by ths following comparative rates saisn fro
d | the Benata Comm.ttoa's report, VIZ.
Table showing ths
il COMPARATIVE COST or TRANSPORTATION,
In centa tcr Lussl OF GO poans, by TIE railway I'M
or by ts propoaod water linz VIA the Mississippi Rv
y Hook Island + Hennspin, Aaa ItliuoI1 Nichig
y ! C4nala2
!, Aad