New-York tribune., 1879-01-06
Legislature has for several year. given repeated proof,

Legislature has for several given repeated proofs
Of its interest In this object" ,,,..
greater force to the canals Of kew-York, because
wherever known they recognized rs tie most I'M.
portant work Of their KIND IN tie world tn ttlnahy
two and important canals are In process OF con-
strucon, and Others are projected NOw,tnstsandine
aged system of railways WATERWAYS are found u pc e
senrial In order to insure cheap rausporaon. anu 10
prevent ext1rtiOnate charges ny railways The tols
necessary tO maintain our canals, low ~ tney MAJ
the In erests OF comDei0rs The cert bushe
which we are eled 10 levy on the eomm rec OF
q canals aud which aggregated less than Ilh uei
lars the past season. IL IL asserted - suncient ui-
cap TO enable routes to underbd ant TO divert
from this ate trade we would secure Dut LOT nc
Sreater @ 1Ssn the @ amount OF revenue we seek
Obtaig. Tile waterrOute, beyond any qnrsuOn,
do a prof able business at rates much Deiow low
actual by ay other and therefore Possesses te
ability establish the rate. II may put the rate AZ a
sOute cOstfor example, cents per buShel out 10 tns
must he added the l cent per bushe which the state
imposes as a toll, making total charge OF cents Ihe
competing routes having tolls 10 poyl reuiLe
grrater compensation at Gig cents per busne tnan Io
the yaterroue at GEMS IL u THIS q cent per &
or the toll imposed by the state which re9aenty 1
pes trade and the loss OF the toll 10 the STATE Is 'ne
smallest measure of loss In the transaction: an, IN,
An actual occurrence related by prominent ana lh
tell gent NewY merchant will serve as practical
Illustration. Two hundred thOustn bushels OF corn III
Chicago were seeking market at the scao3aIu' nv "
picaton came to hrm m New-fork IN these "oloS S
shipped to Baltimore r. They answered q" Yes, put
why 70 Baltimore preference 10 New-fOrkF Inc re-
ply came Transporta1on 70 & Bgnmcre d 81 t6e eorn
went 20 Baltimore because the sum OF SlOOV cou!u we
followed It there because II vas IDLE, and Baltl-
offered II employment The merchant referred 70
summed up this transaction in this wie; six vessels
eyed the inward csrVOes Of those six vessels
In question had come NewYOrk at same rate Ol
transportation as was charged to Baltimore, Sl3'Voo
transportation within the borders Of our state. In
consequence OF the toll imposed the corn IN
more, and not only did the state fail to re,
ceiye any toll whatever, but the ihd'a'trin @ nda
classes the state failed 20 receive the sum OF S3Uoo
which otherwise would into ther possesslon
This Of sl3 900 Ony represents the measure OF tne
val OF the vessels az the port OF New1oEk WIN
their incoming cargoes me banding ana SoS N
only be matter or conjecture, but must also De
taken into the estimate OF the total loss snstanGu Oa
Is this ALL Baltimore by giving return eargoes TO these
six vessels will induce return on their part 10 aer port
with SIX additional companions 70 Lae continued 'o''i
In his argument before the Legislature one year ago.
DR. HAYES chairman OF the Canal Committee presented
startling statistics showing that oOtb 10 respect 70
the trade Western products and in population, the
danger Of losing ner supremacy "hat are the isss5t
show tna the population OF the States OF NewYOrk and
Pennsylva had increased IN ex city the same rallO
but for the decade ending with 1870 me perethtase
of increase for Pennsylvania was over II, ana
for New-York !ess than 10 and taxing sa pine t1e
sylvsna gained I0f per cent and New-t0rk only 50!
The total ports of grain from all United states ports
urrigu countries, the year ended september l.
1s71were 56143,lG6 bushels, aud TOR 1876, 10 so9oOl
bushels, beIn gn oI 3d. sl6436 Ohshe an increase t
equal 10 nearly l23 per cent rms large increase 'n Ine
IOregn cxpor r Dc IN vegetable food Dad no an.ence
on the trad of this state a, we sHaI see IN 10 10 s
and toa movement IN vegetaDe fo0d o. the Iuhk
ctrd, Meeting tue - WITH the CIV Ne"-1Orh,MuS
1865 ~ tons and III 1876 3867OO0 tons, an actual
loss 9si7l tons! NOtwiti standing tue fact that
there was IL gam III exports equal % 10 per
cent. the trade Of our own state IN vegetable foOd
actually i oil per cent while the receipts 3i 80 a ~
i. IL ;dtlphla mad increased HOrr thth Io'OVO'VVV
bushels, and az Baltimore about l5,O0OOOO DusIe;S-
Tia gram Philadelphia beng over 80 Per cent and AT
BAlumorr nearly l0l per cent , .. s.,,o
Tie foreign exports OF wheat. corn and rye for the
wear wnlch ended September l. 1878. appear TO have
aggregated more than l64, CO,OOO bl.hes-a galn OF
l92 per cent, compared WIN IS'Ii anu ytl tne
ouuliiV OF ve.crabla TODD moved by c1uals durne
me navlsthle OF 1873 was ONLY os,3lO tons
tonnage OF through maTchaudse e. and OF -four, wheat
and corn taken to Baltimore by the Bdltmort anu ono
Railroad, for the year wnch ended september o. 80
a compared win the previous year. shows gam OF
l42.JI2 tons in -four, wheat anu corn Snd IOI5't IONS
through movement OF mercnandlSe, Hour Whtat ana
corn. Wmio the tOtal movement O ul ciasses on e-I
I7O.3O7 previous year Ihe receipts 0I gtdn
Philadelphia for the Tst eleven months OF 1873 snow
a tonnage gam OF % per cent the corresponding
period IN 1877. The Weland Canal when IOE
en- ar%eme6t ard il RAPIDLY approaching completion. in
tic near tut Will be more formidable c0hpStltor
than heretofore. Tins enlargement wheh & g. npe & tsG
will increase the capacity or vessels IRON $50 10 lsOO
tons, ana without doubt the EFFORT heretofore mtne 10
maintain direct trade between the lake ana European
pUrts will be revived
The railroads competing with are constantly In
creasing their faculties extending their lines OF com
state OF NewYOrk by It's Constitution, ordained IN part
before these competitive organizations had au existence
ia practically prohibited from enlArginS or llnpf"E
1u na ermenden for reuairs whether the Limitation
tices or not. The uncertainty Vf obtaining suciehi
supply al water renders impracticabc the Sus9ested
enarsenent OF the a Ee dr. I FOR yes Of C0 tons
capacIty-st material increase OF the present GtPac
NV is perfectly feasible, and bo ACCOMPLISH
speedily and at moderate cost. Estimates made witn
great that Tor 100000, or less, the locks OF
the re Canal be heightened pass boats of
Ia
greater expense TO move them than present boats
But ia tne OF lengthenng The locks as suggested
Of the present form snoud not be tolerated. DeHE
bun at the endS and many OF them OF sSch width
tuat it almost impossible TO lock mem. lhe lochs
should heightened II for no otnef purpose than 10
chau.e The boats shoalu be c0nstrUc ed Win
sharper ends, aud Of less width thdn me arseSi hoW ~
use after form and Gimensons TO De CstdpAshed py
Jaw and 10 deviation wE,ch wond e0nhict WI sueh
should be permitted boat nus SohsI Wouu
carry 10 TONS the trip in less ume tdan the
largest UOats ~ present use such an increase oi ga
cost of transport tIon and tlen with free canal sue
cc.sul competition 0y rlval routes to the seaDOaru
would bc utterly impracticaDle during the haNgaole
Tne successful efforts which have been made the past
few years to cheaper transportation have greatly m
reduction Of tolls IN 1870 the charge Tor transportation
from West, rn lake ports TO the Auantc nns been re-
reduction oy mas compelled corresp0hdlns
redncuon by competing ran routes. Cheaper
transportation has enabled the agricuIIursts
ot this country to compete wlth foreign pro
out OF British markets, and the United States
now supplies more wheat 1our and cOrn TO Great
Irtoin tSan all otaer countries together. The exports
of wheat to continent OF Europe likewise snow
large mcreilse--:he shipments IRON september TO
Ueeemoer = ISIS being 100000 bushels in excess OF
thoc for the spending period III ls17 In 1870 the
total exporIs wheat and corn 10 all foreign COUNTRIES
were about 100000 tons, and for 1873 VIII exceed
coo 900 tons Nearly the whole Ot TINS vast amount
exported ~ growth north Of the parallel OF the ONO
pOston Of tolls, the state gains nothing,
and the industrial portion OF our population
loses the transportation which, at the l9wes Is n'e
times the toll all the cOatcral benefits attending
s sale and exportatiUn hut by rentuug the tolls The
trfe Is gained iudlsru portion OF oar poplallon
and our chief ce greatly DeDefted, andupOh those
Localities Will fail largest portion o the tax neces-
sary 70 maintain the canals.
-. .rrurn 1hat thn nnIlny of lihernt.ng The canals