, 1875-03-02
THE ERIE CANAL.
Crisis in the Condition Of the Canal
Affairs Of New York State.
How Can "T1lo Great Prizo OF Western
TradoD Do Retained
Address Of the BufIhlo Board Of Trade tt
the State 0anal Board

on the 10th day OF February, 1875, By tho Com
mittoo appointed by tho Buffalo Board Of Trade
10 consider tho present crisia In tic condition OF
tho canal affairs or tho Slate:
UurrALo HnARp or TnApg 1IooMs Fob, 20, lB74.-
~ the HonuratIs Members " tho Canal Bosrd af tho
State ~ Selc lori !: GEwTtEMEN: Wo respectfully
causo for profound alarm 10 tho State Of New ForK.
HectniuRy satsfol with an ifnag!narJ security, anl
rca1nH that her present s.rrcmaey run neSar 30 In
they are, aud permitting hor rvns 70 divert her trnta.
sho y throwing away i'r oplnrtnne'. and ttat irrc
adopted. 1tla sail TINT tho bt.nncss of tho City of
New York ts increasing but IL In lower ratio than
nas 1T as q hss 81 u sm I'll IL no
VI lind that between 1865 and ls73 tho receipts Of
ercaaud from 41477sa TO s4os,d5s bushels thoae Of
grain and flour al Montreal have alao noarly oub1e,
tbeg ss: nsaiy
they have mFc than doubled, tn tncrcase bcinY from
that The future trade Of baltimore will increase as
e reesrs Il NV ayo opg aepe.se sna
from b7.6oo 105 to %, ,73i ,b23 bushels.
a osr c ss s ~ Tessrs of sran
yeara from ISL to 7a,2llo oGi husela and are
tic bosnntns Of shal linz ho,o u nov SorE .is is1e
Increased only ouchalf. Tho receipts Of rrain snl
sp I ss a @ n. soas
of e grim iron the lnteTtor to tho Ecaeeast to
diced to 60 cont; and in 1871 1t only 53 per
cent, Of which marc than q per ccut brought
by cana The retttve decrease Of the grain brought
conspicuous during the last Of navigation.
It ID known 70 tho memory Of many, that Now York
aI x NM sa 81 ~.
until the opening Of tho Erc Canal. conncctng thu
waters Of Tho Atlantic Ocean and Hudson River with
fhh cHANf nhrSf fhN jhtnr E1ra n~1~
this gave her almost monopoly ii tic westesa ersn
trade, hut railroads now run everywhere md uulesa
water thoionghfare 81 the stae 10 eonatcsaet ts COM
ul,y e New iotk over Ler tiyal, win g destroyed.
have. a. 70 havs shown fallen enor,no,,siy behind
eaual las suffered vt orn severely. It is esc, css
than Il VA IN leG Tue aggregate q ths total noss-
i ss sns ''ts 10
laus. {see Auditors report on tolls, Trade, and
sak' Senk eS5 aa5 1g i aa re s Il s s s
nnl owes s present condition to tlls reduction
which haa already bcon mnio In tolls, which, II con
iatcIy proli1itorr Even ~ they aro. the oss in o
xhe tho sstn Of The two railroads sompens Will tue
tue season lately coacd the caual Was in condition
never before SURPASSED, and beats were onabled to
sss septs q
gran at tho leading upper Like pofs were almost o1-
9sy ssy ut ] hs s ha1 sa IN p tss
Tic ay:sago freight on wheat BY canal and river be-
tween Buffalo anI rev York during the past season
was 10 cents, whilo tho lowest ratio In any previous
years from II 10 u cents. In 1897 Tho scar pre-
being alout tho average for many yoata Oeforo that
data- Thcro has bcen reduction IN canal charges
equal to sboa ee TINT se T. hS toll In is7o Tho
r. # is,:; faas Sil' .s l. , .sss ~
ever beforc. Tie, wcro rendered NECESSARY by tho
competition Of which VIC havo presented sufficient de-
Sen 81
to tho canal gEnutta1e and the sAto would haye lott
tho and tolls 1t bus collected gratn during
It hhod 30 borno in mind that Tho ErIo Canal. fro,
Buffalo to Alhany IL the lifo Of tho who'll canal eys-
altogether to !ess than 900 mono II Tho Other caaas
sofausa,n!ns whiie her incone in exccss Of Ill
hs4 gss nesr g. ss A%ses s
Is destroyed tho whos syatem NUT giyo wy viii IT,
During r. TT sossen @ % ths charges fo5 CARRYING
10 cents rer buacl, Of which TIRES and one-ttn.h wcse
tolls paid to tho State eaying less than ssren TO the
,s A. hs 5ss III sso,s \ r3o 10y
uswa Of tho boata, which genoray entirely ,so1eaa
81 tho oul Of Ten Jsars from the te when thsy
Dl10o0. This property u chiefly diatzibutcu among
lLritty and entesprslng laborng men, who have paid
aonehnE on t4eaE poa., nas Ae ~ toc 5a1ea o. Az
year. Unable 70 tecn ur tlef payments Iho t0au arc
commonly sola ~ tAo nniaesn on long tmo, Iho 70
aai @ o. ~ o. e present sae ot Gshesa 1
closed. many worthy men wil lose a!l they have and
i!saslGr o. RUN VII be inflicted gu Tho boabulldrts
thrinselvces VIA these WHO give thcm eEedit;
through r[icton Of tue Tolls. Dy The hon of large
bargca carrying Gu0 pnehcIs o. FsAn shc Lanaa1ana
nro eused TO taka corn from Chicago TO Alonro1l u
tl@ll cents llsle! This 10 Gully ono Of tho routes
With Which the EF!c canal must comlste, .nd tho
tLs country aud tho.a Of Canad., but between tho
CITY of Montreal aud Now fotk: There mo friend
ZIP ~ trade ne 9nesssoa Wsa 'ao Mnee5a shpes
rolte he can make tho most money.