New-York tribune., 1877-05-04

the comparative amount Of tax paid by New YORK,
BROOKLYN and the country along the Erie Canal as 9ea
the balance of the state, and asserted lna ,h STATE
the Empire State had owed It's power 20 and
the Western trade II could be retained no nd he re-
the question how much OF the tIdoc ~ ~Nvuu IL
taiuedl Could NewYork state and clty kesp 1nq
cancer There were some who Thought there
was danger, but there was uaHEE uaafEEer ciiies
BOSTON, Baltimore, Pnilade phia, ana o.heI o'' ber
New.York has done nothing to preserve cone ngT
commercial supremacy suige % in u n bigsle about
taxes for canal purposes, 10 would receive me soo, % @
awaits the who transmits ruined eslc w M - ifhe
strides made by other States The grain trade o oau
transacted on cash DaS,s SIS ~ So on The other
hand It was carried on by speculaoIs on le.ai, fr
Canadians at early day VIII make tnG te I Courses
% fh ~ T tba a1imated our fathers when they built the
Fr9e Canal Again look at the CITY of Boston Boston
ten years ago in great deai Wolsg @ hor
New-York is to-day. But instead OF whining over nea %
misfortune she went to work with Will ana lo-"i nm, v
is receiving much gram rs NGW-h9i&h - won't to
was the revival Accomplished why BOSTON TvnneI
work and spent $l2O0O0OO on tat Io9sae Iunnei' @
and sat tunnel is TO be made nee II uig,,i We 20
tins Boston is agitating scheme for am lSfPenue. P
road from Boston to Oswego by when sue WI VII 5u,raI
her grain directly from Chicago Inc NcN vIh - - -
Railroad realizing the danger III ths ncdltileI .
OF trade, had already entered mo au % Ca1aca
the control OF the Troy ana boston haIUar, % . ai
roue the Philadelphia route, the Boston IVu'S, m CIV i
tImore route hadonc great ad antaee oNSr & ,nT c
rouc i'm that they IN the hands OF men WHO were
t60roghly wide awake thoroughly aware OF the HdVa-
tgu
e over an extra cent for tolls Mr. Srrague tnen read
res setting forth the decuc in the grain trade IN New
the first three moutGs of the present year showed
falling off, as compared with the same Per,Du NO.
OF last year, OF 100000 bushels MT
Sprague then declared his conviction that the man
enance of the present rate OF to meant the ehtIe IRE
boatmen were pursuing ther business at positive loss
while many OF them suffered for the necessities OF lie
during past Winter They had no money 10 put tel
d poS m f t6c ToniT Di Iu9 Them ut All unless tie
t.Ils lara rpdu 1
willing to try the competition Tor another season. ~
free canals in Ncw-Yor state, or must retoerade
and take the position now occupied bA Amsterdam OF
Venice or Bristol lie had no fear Of the ultimate re-
suit For if the worst came, the people would rise IN
heirmght ana enlarge The canal by days work. ana so
restore fae lost rado TO the stale. Ia conciusou Nj
Surape begged his felOW-SHaOIs to allow the people
interested In and dependent upon the canals one u',
opportunity 10 gain support Tor themselves and ihfr
families by ii King the tolls al such figure would
restore the business Of the canals ana IN so DONG h'P
to restore the supremacy Of the state ~.
Mr.. Gerard Thought that not ony the cities OF NV @N.W,
York and brooklyn, but tie whole state was lihIttu
upon the great subject under disGusloh His OD,tIN ~
ton had convinced rim hat Boston ana tiie les ol
Massachusetts were alive 20 the necessity Oh loohlnh
sharp for trade 1hey were building Ea.t eSSNNal1Grs'
Iaving railroads along the whasyes, and eSpeniing nm
SUMS Of money to secure ihe uaet Whl.ht tnrl
once mad and which they hope 20 draw from Ne"1oiS
II was in favor Of the abolition of tolls upOI certain
articles in accordance with the resolutions now before
Mr. Mccarthy said that when one looked at the po-
si1on which Ncw-NOrk City and the state hcd IN com
Mercal and manufacturing lcsVeciS ne lolu at 9''v ~
position due to the canals. The TaWd CROWN, ol
NpV.-NOTk Hhlla0Clpnia ana J1lllm'lc WAS u't
10 1be Erie Canal. Tnc laielai canals had lad Tor
themselves over and again ln the improve
cu of the value Of property and The cltapcnlng O tie
ucccss.ti.a tue people II the canals 10 fail the
eaDlC living on side the canal limits Tl have 10 pay
NOR ga their -four ana lumber than they would nay.
HAD f8y fOr the maintenance OF the canals Inc fdi-
NE of the canals would also result ia increased taxation
in tle rural districts. since depreciation IN tAc Fduc o.
property ~ NeVNark and along the Inc Of the cddis
could not b throw an increased proportion OF taxation
uuoU other portions of the state IL btHcl IL was Ihe
Jst ,niua; on OF the present Canal Board decrease
r expenses OF canals 10 the lowest possible extern,
ana thought TOLLS ought 10 ne reduced wtHout nah
any TAX necessary. lie was IN favor or reducing the
3l, and II necessary Cf paying suall tax oi 1OOU.o
or 10000 After p&y lug Sucn tax tlc people "Ouit
au thar pOckls would he the gamers by The out-
av in the Increased business prosperity Ot the Stdte
MI Bradley said that had 10 other object IA Wow IN
state, The timc income when tho people Woud pm
tncr hands in their pCcAets 10 sustain the cdnais but
until tuat arrives, aud until the constitutional lo.
lev is changed il docs not become E> 10 tdu't the rev
yt.le 10 sucA extent rs VIII not allow men man
tsnduCC. -,
Mr. cole said the question simply whether the
IqgSiYtIC saOuld eHJald not authorize the t@ull
Board o. reauru toll sheet below that OF 1870 lie
uu-ut the com ti;utiuuI provision was not WjtarG -
ueoyle with special reference 10 canal interests, "u1
stott have discretionary power tG reduce as wen Hr
increase tolls. lie sfrud there had not been sur
fc! utercs. JaAtn the canals by tnc people, ana ne
as Therefore favor o. returning uc 4utSl'h 10 ne
discretion of tuo Canal Board cher tAcE shall li-
crease diminish, retain tue toll sheet OF last year
Mr. B.aGers amendment os, b- vote OF i to is,
II ~ 13. Republicans m Roman ana Democrats AZ