The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06

MERCHANTS OPINION
Mr.. Franklin Edson, ex-presidenL Of the New York
Produce Exchange SAID yesterday that the main point
TO bo gained BY the Harlem Improvement was the
duction of the cost handling grain ut New York.
There probably 500 900 bushels OF grain
died In the United states, OF winch about billion
were tributary 10 the great lakes ana the Ere Canal
We compete with the great grain growing coun-
tries vi Europe, and every time we can reduce the
price on 0usnel onc-hlif cent we do something To-
ward u successful competition. rho United States
supplies Great Britain annually with about
sixty or seventy millions OF bushels OF corr,
barley, peas and other stun ION Egypt
southern grain growing countries they
take from US because II rs better. There Is
resson why We should not supply Great Britain with
say, 25U OU0U00 Of bushels annually and this
do ny reuuction oil tue cost which III Itself will DO
effected by the proposed improvements Of the. Har-
lem River. BY that measure the cost OF Insurance
and transportation from buffalo would DO reduced
one hall cent per 6ushei or more and that oil course
would make The gram so much more valuable 10 tho
consumer Il would DO national biossins ana would
millions OF dollars every year In the grain trade.
WHAT GENERAL NEWTON SAYS.
Major General John Nawton says IN reialion to the
proposed impr0vemrnt:-
water between tweuty-sx and twenysevrn feet and ~
mean now w".sr esi IN very sou Weather
allow ,ne rise ana .i OF Tho vessels with the
the oar and their from tins
g on sAs a.. nn n' 81
vessels Of the deepest draught al states OF
sandy Hook. although too lite, before mentioned
npseesSle Z" the " sn ~ my
why public has been SO long
ocean where atone It could BIO obtained--through
the East niver and Loag Island sound. lhs dis.
Long Islnna sound is I2O that Montreal
Cult this great length IL was necessasy to mark
with ana lights la the late fall early sprng tho
aass weIsr wers a.s ga.,ea rs gses, oostsee to nav
mol leading through Lske 81 Peter. In 1851 taey
Lase Peter in 1854 had depth Of twoniy
has been and Is proposed to obtain hnaly
tion has with the depsh obtained
channel
Imports. asesaa s4sa7.as2
Number Of seagoins stcamefs Isl,
Number OF seagoins vesseis....... 252 s6S
Tonnage al sail vessel'...:... oo.sds idi,ss7
This discussion OF the feasibility OF an ocean roote By
IT Long Island scund has direct bearing upon thu
proect Tor connecting .he naoa with the Hudson vcr
2 thorough connection like this between tue East aud
HUDSON rivers can DO made seimaintaning.
WORK.
General Newton has recently made anew estimate
OF tho cost OF the work, VI winch tho following u an
exiract. Ho says
estimate s777 81 in my report OF February 49,
the omission Of al items which
~ ns s wss 70 sre the work be
NIUE in large amounts would place tue esiimatcost Of
light hundred and twenty three thousand tour
ting is Is isst deep and 81 .oas,eSo when rock
eating is Is feet deep; 10 the first snoaid be
rock 10 o' depth u i ise, love. sio
making t,tal for tho first project 30 get
To tie sseond should be added the eos; 81 clear
in the lower Harlem OF rocxs to - depth OF IS
feet, thus making the total eost for depth OF
cannot conceive Of any Item likely /, ., s.d 7, ,ou
save tout which Is very unlikely additional cxpend
turc Of si2v,oov 10 admit new dredgs tho
channel Of the Harlem and spuyten Duyvil proper
deuths.