, 1879-08-09

THE WoHK PERFORMED Hf 7AR IAAoots'
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reply to your feaueal Tor informhtlon ss 70 Wnsx
dnne by our ttcabo,t9 on she llino,s q 9s,a Sn,Ian
meniorants. to.wii: Steam canal .boht ~: 1nlcost
made trlal.trtn Mar t6, ts;o and ftdm tass dsss M
nn'1 so"nd 'ei tr,us fom chcaso 70 Leont e
distance run being ~, in1ss nof round t9o TN
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'H Steamer ii. Tseott aye ttlps. ,s'!hont tow. &
loads; tsp, with Sne hsat d,, - IT, tow; fos
ioads, Eighty two trips brought In 1S5 toada.
T6s consumption. or coal bar averaged a.5s4
iond rer rounl rip. which gives thtty.tw pounds
pes bass.l9aa psf nile. or = 100 ?1pnd coal Pc,
e. | y H. ss ,on .n hi smo;es 9se sSs
men.-e CAPTAIN. IN cnRinces. ard i dcck-knnl.
a. ecompa1od with towing BY horse. or mnie- power
bosts a sa7c @ made I'D ,avny Of fulv a per- cent IL
per cent In coat Of transportation HoTt. truly
eec,e,ary Singer + Talcott stons It; Company Sana%
THE FOLLOWING MEMORANDA
we're furnished by Mcssrs. Norton s. Co., OF
I.ocltoort, ILL.,, to the Canal Doard, and show
The work UNI soryfcc performed br their steamer
Afpntauk, which was considered very satlafac-
tory. whcnit Is taken into consideration that
three miles, or st1ts.slx miles ttie round trip.
and TINT a great deal OF time was consumed In
1oading md unloading at Chicago ind Luck
port, Tie statement SHOWS the expenses Of the
6uut for tho scas0n Of 1915:
Two hundred aud u!nety-two tons Of coni
sass a. e e!ew. @ ia;: ii sii p:i day. ss
Expenso speis % Il Ss1ss os ao
Tota, expenses. exclusive Of tolls and
expense Of loading nni unloading. ..$ 4, o3g
The Moutauk made hfty trips without a barge
In tow, md forty.fye trlps With barge in Low;
transported 10 600 tons Of freight lron, [ockport
to Chicago. md 1900 tons Of freight FROM CHI
cogo to Lockport. equal to 35,00o tons trans
ported one way, thfrts-threc mites. The average
consumption Of cual was six.y-scvcn pounds per
buat.luad per mile run, mil the hveragc cost per
ton per mile three mud ex.tcntl,s mills, exclu-
slvc OF tolls and expense Of tDadtng and unoati-
ing with sufficient business 70 employ harge
with The propeller constantly. the cost OF trans-
portation could be rcdurcd to two and ouc.aunr-
ter mills per ton per mile.
The above figures were eIvon from careful
records kept Tor The purpose Of obtaining cor.
the steamers. and t!,eY arc considered reliable.
MEssNs. norEH 4 ConNEAu,
Chicago stone dealers, whose QMarsses ate at
! lcmont, have one canal iropellcr III use, aud
they nre thoroughly satisfied With Its workings.
"B. u C.'' Ia the name uf the bont, and 1t was
Hopkins, at cost OF sl00oe II has capacity
for twcnty-one cords Of stone. The lcngth Of
the vessel ts 12f feet, breadth 18 feat, and draft
when loaded. \ feos and 6 inches; The engines
). Z. Pcatfe. Of this citY. The wheels arc .hc
came rs those used on the Talcott. The firm
have three tow hargcs, with capacity for twenty
three cords Of atone each. Towing one barge
on the round Trip tic steamer uses TIVE tons Of
coal ut $a.60 per ton; towing three bnrgcA, three
and halt TO four tons of coal urc consumed.
The HB. d C.h mikes round trip every day,
and three men rtln.
TIE EXCLUSION STONE coMrANr
nat two steamers, the KtmbaIl md the Moore,
The engines arc Of the htEh-preasura kind, md
SIX tons Of coal aro CONSUMED by zach boat on
the round trip when towing two barGea. The
Company, has fuurtov barscs.. md receives
three boat-loads Ut stone every day.
In 1871 there were shDped from Lemont to
Ch!cngo br' four conccrns-.e Singer g. T4lcott
Company. Excelsior. Company. nIipots Com.
pany, md Boyer = G9rneau--l, go cords Of
aro higher,-about 600 cords Of rubb1e-stone
arc brought hero every month. Tolls arc levied
at the rate Of Two mills per cubic yard per mile
for macadsm stone. Gyo mills for rubbte. eight
! stone, the same n Walker brings for the Court-
House. On stono brought over thirty mica
different rates ate charged.
It costs nbout 300 to build . caua!*bargo,
or horsc.boat, Mnd steamboat like the Talcott
costs from sG,o0o 10 81, 500. Mr.. Corncau stated
to tlt reporter that tic b. g. C.' cost $40 O0O.
THERE ARE NOW ON THE CANAL
| IA boats of all descriptions. including twonty-
four stcamcrs, fifteen tugs, sixty-two horsc-
boats, md Gtsy-threc barges. With The o1ecp-
tloM of the Ave steamers nt.l four tugs employed
] Ia the stone nnd Ice. trade all the others are
uscd IN tho carving OF grain from vnrtoMs points
0u the cannl md Illinois Kirer, MT. sometimes
| llayc lumber back, but rs d general tng ieave
| thls port liglH. The erswa live on the boats,
The propIllera tow from one 10 two bargcs,
~ tn" ca.sc NAV be. OF tho nbove number, hut
! one boat Is pew, The FInc, a barge en,p!orea
III the ice trade. Boats cuganed exclusively IN
towing ara not charged any TOLLS. The present
prospect dr bnstness en- the canal the remainder
Of Tho season Is good, md higher rates OF freight
nrt anticipated. The tugs Success and Brothers
nre engaged In towing ca1ai-hoats on the Chit
cago River, to nnd from Bridgeport. During
| the past yeas one steamboat was sunk on the
| canal, one was taitcn aerdss the lake, and one
| has not madu trip this year. Three hotse-
boats "psnycd out" last year, nnst layo brett
! abandoned. The principal articles transported
on the canal are flour. corn, oats rye, wheat, ice
| lumber, Mt.u stQno. The grain capacity Ut tho
! boats ts about {, 600 bushels.
Most ot tho canal-hoats are built here, aud q
| few arc built at 1!ockpurt ami Henry.
| The last annual reporla OF ths Canal boards,
| appeared in THE TRIBUNE. unA hayo malo a
! satislactory showing Of the business done, con
| sfdcrnE the depression ia trade all over tho
| country. Frctshts have been low for ecYerul
! Seasons past, hut the Dontnen aFB AnttcIpatjnr
larger business than ever the coming ia,l, and
will probably get higher and moro remuucsasIye
rates.