The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30

LABOR MAhES lIS DHMAND
Il produces of facts onsbs
.uSisc, Of nssrna ever presented 70 tho
against railways the interest Of the and OF
dass0n 10 Now - o9.sn esns Foras route
dirse. 70 Chie.c, and across the ns. Toledo
tho distance either way 900 miles cheapsnng fregnt 30
oneenItb the present charge and developing the Ass.
Il advocates tho building Of railroads across shc eon,,
Hers II wants government 10 Issue grecnbscks TO do
As summary the facts eoated and placed in thirteen
columns The iSTHsssE ,scSi"s / IMPROVEMENTS
Revoluticn in commercial transportation;
The -, w ns nS be m,. ss
pride every Ameesn citizen who has truly tho mme
heart who respect labor and ~ who Se labor agi
iered TO below which quite fully ustra,cd the
Wna we wan, is that these works shall be done oy the
soDe BY IT, s sss s 10 81 ns G r
tcndef fsreenbsckswhieh necessary 80 exchange
tho eommodte. Of tho country freely as to have tho
Lot through our governmen' eoopesrss 70 supply all
nr IN. works All t" ~ cost not more than
and win g.y back inside Of ten years shall We have
Mssi.sppou Valley embraces twenty large states and
ia. population Of 275oopoo II has doubled It's pcpu-
iation aud wealth every deeaae since isao 90
yet surplus OF It's fabulous products for the
lis srain crop is 1aooooooo bushels. white Rassia,
with poDuiasion OF wooc.U". raises but ioUovoouo
su.aips q AL kinds Of live stock ioa a7oseis head
hogs alone. g,u3SstB hohd
!: =; SS;;s s':s; e: :' 'S S;@' ~
arsd ana silver. average for 20 years. sioooooooo
Iron manufactured pe, year, sooo,oooooo
u. rrsiss. ..s..o,. :',@s s ysI, ss s,a1asioss
"r "r ssm.ssa sss g" s,masre. pc
The annual eommser 81 our rivers aud canals IS csti
United coa,wi.. trade three times than
It's foreign. aud IN entirely under our hag.
Entries clemrances In trade
- In ,ar.,rr ,I"s trade II. .4oa o,5 tom.
our total ocean ~ 452a ao2 per
over per Of this immense commerce and three
onrshs o our EXPORTS ~ ennsse sna ys"c :" oresn
Coal and iron principal Of British wealth.
the world besides Yet two.thirds Of all This coat and
iron besides copper lead gold silver &e. In the mis-
Thi. vaiey hiss steamboat navigation Of 4oooo miles
may be made s0,mD-vbich nov float 1900 commercial
ersf.: besides an immense RAJ, commerce.
ley !. nov shipped 70 tue seae..-, by awa, the s,es,
So, miles and I Two or three tran. s.es".. II
tho present imperfect and dangerous navigation Of the
tnroaah The florida straits making Ii. insurance ri.s 50
hs' Ss iii. .'" r"e
With the Improvement OF the Mississippi river and the
tim- would be less reshipmcnts snd much cheaper
enough % s'n Vessel. o. W. o s,' ,on !. o sss %
The senate report 1872. So ooooo per yenr wod
be saved 70 the people In freight charges u tue fIcas
Canal route had been W. op~tnticn.
Thus the saving freight atone. FOR year. would
have paid Tor the canal ana river rnt
The passage through the Florida straits is about 5y
miles long and the ler-es by shipwrcck y AZ least
5.Biup per yoarsay nothing ot losses of hnnIsn Tito
fh, material loss alone Wilt pay Tor the Ia foar
yeHrs.
1bc insurance valuation of vessel and from New
York TO Fcrnsndns the North Atlantic of Forids
u pet cent hut vessels rounding the Tape ot Fufidi
10 hr Gull " i Ia cent nearly three times more
Ibis ssra in-uranee on our own coast commerce per
yea $3pOoou and IN less than puy tor
canal.
More than ioun.0n toas OF commerce pass yearly
thfongh the straits ~ Forida aud 60 II add ~
least ,rbt tans mufe v Paein. commerce, which VIII
eventually through acr Passing Dart.n snp
Canal VI. 70 the Atlantic. AL thfS. ~ least cen
be reckone thvUugE rotinF tsuAt. and WI
pay oll o nj least siu.WrpvD yeaf which ~ two
years viii bay the cos oi oitaa Canal
Head the ADN,ttA1E md think of Caltornia
Hcad the Al,yut'ATk ana think Of GaiifornIs.
'- Read the ADvOUATE and il,ink sot Dali'.rr,a. N
Read the ADNtr'ATE ana think ~ taltiotnia
kead the AUNUGAIE aud lhink OF LainrnIA