, 1876-01-08
EJfcHlGAN & ERIE CARAL.

MICHIGAN & ERIE CANAL.
To th- Editor Of T,.e Ca,eaoo 7'rIsuna.
.a..s..nl1. 1"a. 'a"' ]'-"A',e tne rnhfoaa
no'opoly IL holding chicago by the throat, IL II
ho' hstlng opportunity to give somo earucet 1t.
tehtton to tho suhinct oT tltrnct ,b.., 49,,
cr,,,,r ,,1 ~ ,. 1'"oo4 'ue "osl"
uI '" -. 0e"Dono'
4'e' .i!"R''lnesc chaseo tho consumer 90 centa
fes basEel for delivering his flour from Chicago
miles farther. T., n ts,,l,,,.r ..o sg.ns w
e,;,1 IL. ..,.. ,""u1'ns 'o""' ana denF-
.ot '"o ea'"c a'''cle ~ tho 1ano place fol
oo GEMS pct na'Tel. IhiS IL competition with =
tue wear and tcar OF tso rn,1cs ~ ..t,.
road. enci,ca cs,, .i5. es ~ Aa's
~ u, o." 49,. ~siH p'uo-t.acha' onploges' etc.,
.'e' ." ~ ''o ''t.poSo OF oullonR up business
= proper water com uuucntion. sucb discrrn,fnn.
ton and combinations rouId ,oro- .xI,t -,
jovetrrnent 1,,,l !, sh,,...,.,, 49,, uN''. '1os
shore Of iahe Mtc, c,,' - - 'tSm tne eassero
wntsr.,na n IVA s.,"sn ~ Ineasp "oaiu nave
dcIivor ,sr.;n anrr an% a,l' " wnsen sue oonid
r. a. rniirosls DO NOW 1s;. utesnse, t.' ~ lulok
choosing Mt DutTaio betxnsn tnn wv aassase ot
Tnri, NV n,,', ITo.oen 'rs t"o matket4 NOV
t,annl ~ hcnr onts,p.,, 4ae moAano
nnsnapa of osn.n. ] .s,san,ars " a11t taa
ycu.els ~ M ~. 49,. nna AZ Mon;fea',
itejvGt -maEins ~ int tr,,e ;4 ntu esissenatge
lLtHvG tI1yr1
,inan. H. suau .py osn95 po!s On tne con-
-. III. ,a,r o ,,'1' use" i9oul CnGaxo 70 6uHa!o
st.anor ,o,deu sr,th 'Ir., W @ anGu; oo9 niea.
IN DufTafo wthi, fortv.o;tht hon.a nna n1s catga
thrso twn c;tica ~ '''Ao 7'hs'7 stop oet"een
''1gu IT, W. WI. ot.'Gs. .su,..
co nnc,,on .r,i ,,,,ss 1sSin 70 1ealizs that
bo aecnr"s ;v n, s'va t.nus1otiason can Gully
w,,a-ston.a ~ ~ r. =. sos.'t.oa n.oeI' ana 1foe
IN. liz ca.I ,I ooGoaNi Gi atu. ~ acdomp!lah
sar1;ost ~, ,s,s'sI, uA' nu'e."aient snohio at'ths
fron, .,.o W;oi,s.' ,'I.11r ~ n!il!o snip canal
liver Va ca,, nnvoT ~ hona v.nau y, OF sae uetso!t
ra,Iro,it nr faIo oa,o ,,sa ~ .to4upGta . Mits
o. tho Easf. II wu hro iotced to ansp our corn.
S,rei,S .Vut ~ pulH anu o1ei tnoush MscktnAw
70 tun de,. rurt,ya ,ro,n. tnat w 5u.tt nuo1eet
over tho Upper Lakes e"~'e
canal sufficiently largo to accommodate our
sso"!is eosm,neroe. nHd hermit ateatners Of 1000
co.r 81 m f;u ''"o1 oaun otaef. Woula probhnty
largo amount to In axncndnd na ~, e. 'aS
internal improvements; tut lit Us for n,oo,nut
coueidef shat It now coats tito poop!o to shjp
through tho Ssra!.a Cant. Hall. marine ronort-
er ut Detroit. lnforhlH tho public that ths
dssaatoFa on tic Lakes this season amounted t.
l,ooo. and mo1u than ouo.hslf Of ehta number
that "S5 veeaeIs Of all descriptions. With an ag.
BreEate earring capacity OF :7,IG7 tous, valued
u si't4y;0''o' haso passed out Of existence
ahi that tic total amount Of property lost, In.
exceeds thatof Lust yoar by 91Ui.7D0." So we
fnd TINT. In two yaarl, wo have Lust propertr ia
tne amount Of ,00t, tho most OF which
Monla stoi a., hATo boen naved had the Michigan i
Erie Canal been In operation. With this fear.
iul obstruction Of property staring ua III tho
face. atteutled. ns it was. w.b great Ioss
81 ltlo. i'd 1t a:ranga that tho public pulse la
fvverl-h. mud that thc ,nasyes OF tho peoolo arn
uneaav aud restless on tho subject OF chono
transportation Ia fuur vonra tho losses on
tho LaKcs viii! auonu. to mosa than the cost of
this great work. ana tho excessive tariffs NO now
pay ou tarnn.poducts Will bui1 such !, canai
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70 Ms hd's"' =, r. The c"'eaao Trt1nnt:
CHICAGO, Ill, jan all / rpcotIect Eeof
CORRECTLY, thero was onca "A con ven,ion NJ ,nnast
ona wise m,cc vho ,,,, t,,,,,,.- .s
80. w. ss ..' 'uo'' AZ" uaaal"
.no"a'' seso.'eo 'ua. sn' ocs' th'es 70 oe dons
Was 70 6e1 be!l, aha hanE It around tho oats
neck; wlloreon ons old mouso observed, "Whs
will bell tic cut ~ Snch ,ec,,a n ~. ~
rcsu,t of ,ho 1,ronano,tsto, cnas,.,,. n ~
h, ~ v,r'ar. s,,',',s..,.'s soa'.n.'on 's.eH
.,,a E,,nc,"i o,os,,s' ~. % VETO onefta; o9l
.iI at1' n.I"Ia. H. aaeh'on was onls. 10 nv mind
uui:Huet' i''nt'u a. notne q your hosthT cor.
s.n 4.s "sse '.n".!ce1oo p1anss tnoa8nt ol
si'sn sna.n s.!'ee, tof ulan'ne ship'canal acroa
y. NOV; ontl pan 10 provide fol
shc ! lhbof OF such m Undertaking. To bs surc.
= NAV iake moro tim ,NbIo me time; but my
p 'teIaas re altoaay 81 nahu anu It VIII nor ex.
~ NY lpa'oaas .! auy o'1e: otato' Ano. y
saoptea Nv VI eonae'en.lo1sy os!iose: osnett
cshAs hoW unaef tne paa' tesdeh pollslcal pat
Fonae1' ana. necofdlhsts hs 1ne worR Woald pro
a. .Gea; pooans Hn'asot!AHy tne country through
"h,cu " "oH!a PaSs' a. u "oala thogou8ul
1rain q. Thereby bahtsh'ns rover mud aEae.
Esseny; II y ti'la ~ maze conYlof.ihoot de
'icn WORK. ~ lreahu: mere IL. ~ mfles nortt
y puolsli . taim luz acrea worried aud con-
il'ettu exelh%sety p3 cnnvie1s' heto out Bride
: se!' lhnRp'tants ihtAo otloaas hna nomo ovel
1.-Two team7 through our city, anu deliver br,ckl
Shero ordered. I'Aeao examples prove that high
walls arc n1t aIf th4t - required 10 koop prison
~ from escAnllE. NV sup'1se taat . per ccnl
olo!ee WIN - .epsfry' tnAn oe4Fsn. We hays