, 1875-12-20

CannH. True. tho 1Ontn will bo closed during
Tho winter; but its capacity will bo ample for
all this buhineHs that can possibly ofTer, aud tho
cost hf tranbit will le no fnw that It will COM
tnntM1 tho trA1io in farm and other heavy pro-
ductH. and take away MI ,Icccp.ity tn regulate
tho Railways to tie ecab.trt by law. The COM.
petition i7 tho lakes and tho bt Lawrence will do
that most oflcctually.
And right bore there Is most important nug.
gestion to mako to Nnw York. II Hho expects
10 retain any considerable portion OF tho grain
trada Ut tln NeAs. nfe must act vigorously aud
At once. Tie canai between tho Nu1noh anl
Lake Chatoplsn must be auIarRod 10 AZ to pass
vessels Ut 1,0D0 tons burden md il tho t,aua.
daras mod any aid to 1,nild the Ca,,elunwaga
Cana! from Lake CLatnpain to s!lo llenl Ut tile
Lnchino lisplds, OF, tho Vt. Lawrence, Now FORK
must help them to do that. Then proneInrs
will hnvo ll,n cI,ono of unloading At M,,,treal Or
OF thsFing On to Sov York. Thia canal will 10
onty ~ lnllcs long, With 25 feet Ut iockage
up 70 Lake ChamIlain. Tho Whitehall Canal,
nnoding Enlargement, is 81 miles long, with II
fcnt Of 1octnpn. On tljn routo from, thu weat
enl Of this Wellaud cnnnl vessel will encounter
oily bt miles Of canaI to Troy, antl gu iniles Of
lako aud rlyer navigation. nBninst 3sG tuiIes OF
ca,sa' md tivnr 10 Troy and G1J feet Of lockagc
OF thia routo ,lr. Young says:
No rnnto nf BHch magnitude n ross!hc anywhere
tlA1 The steam proisllsr viii equal tho spee Il my
Hills Of ladlpg .hIpmont ot grain to it, de,tncl
FortH viii bc obtained AMI thn vcrtcl Will 1 eccnns.-
turn Carspea from snntrca sr burlington, pr Now
York, well "a tho most comfortable way provided
lor enRFankss md tbs resenue sh' freiRa
from tito EuA IN tbs cat seret fr u~ treEyhs the
Wtat, and tcdnctny them to the 3Hcst lptnic point
Sslch propeller take wtt|. her co1pc nj harzs
II 700 burhc1a eael makug 1000 bushels for Ills
trip
While, therefore, tho pscas anl people or tic
Nast should d0 all they E1a.lbly eau to nn1aAh
tho Infamous railway combination by which they
arc robbed OF 10 large percentage OF tile yalue
Of their crops If forced to sell aud ship during
tho winter, they should posscss their souls
iu patience and hopo. At most Wander.
h1ls's grip on tho cutnncrco Ut tho WcHt
can last only treo years longar.
True, lie may buy up the Legislature and atop
tho opening Of tho ship cnnaf from the Hudson
to the lit. Lawrence but that will ruin tllo grain
trate OF New York City. That city inust 4nnelch
Vanderbilt Ut Albany. or lose ono Of the chief
sources Ut her wealth and commercial prosperity
Tho Weht will await anxious!y tho result Of tho
tulleua,ug fEAt.
EASTERN RATES.
Tho General Freight Agents Of the pool lines
leading to tho East agreed laBt Saturday to inako
slight increase In butl-.ncats, but no change
was ,ns1c on tlonr aud gEa!u, tic principal art-
clcs carried during the winter. Tho Gouasal
Freight Agents Of tho various lines omphaticalIy
| state that tho present rates-t5 cents OIL grain
por 10tl and 30 cents OH flour pct barrewill not
bc disturbed agntn this winter. 1t in, lowevor.
asscrtct tl,nt n spite Of this they mean to mako
| lilo rates 30 cents on gram and u vi flour on
tho lns Of January.