, 1880-10-02


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tiio ,nntter i, ha: art orxar,iset n i,arpu ii,le
whts ,ts ~ VI! sp have ,o,, carrying saf!ty It
ri Nn,v firIrnns p'' "'''' 'e'"'o'' 'n'' WY
The grain tratlc of Cticaso covers wi,,ecx- |
tent IT country. The grain sent 10 this ely |
" sold here fur tltslributionto ynrtuts lu,nts.
Tho mills Of New England md the people Of |
New ENGLAND, M well those nloiiB tho |
coast rs those In tho interior towns mil y1I.
Iagcs, ara supplied will, wheat, tlo,,r, corn,
and oats directly from this city by lake, by
cannl, md by rnif; III lfkc manner tho interior
cillrs and towns of NEW York, rs we'll ~
of Maryland mud lnrgo part Of Pe,i,,sylya-
nta, nrc nlso supplied viii. brcntlstutfs frn,n
tic Western Stntes. To supply the deficiency
Ut grain In these Eastern States calls for n
very large proportion Of tlie breatlstufEs sold
llc,lcr. III addition. tl,fs city tirafyers
to foreign p,,rclinsera tho bulk of
tho grain that finds export ut tho
Canadian pnrts fur Eurofmt rs we'll
MS tint which lin,fs It's way 10 other countries
throngi NIL tic Atlantic ports from Portland
to Norfolk. II Ii possible TINT tho domestic
market lying east Of N,cago, which coil. |
s,tlncs fully orc-Ilalf tho surplus grain pro-
AHNt4uli VI t4AE lFWhtlf - lHls h"tAL3 O0 oAP~
piled by way Of st. Louis, New Orleans. Ait!
tic coastwlsc service from the gulf to tho
n0rtllcast, ainl thence back aEait into tic i'll
terior. -,
'rhc St. Louis paper wisely admits this, anil
ctnflns for the river tho trade with Europe.
This Is posstblc, hut it Is dependent u, yar-
pus considerations, Tho time WIS when NIL
the brcadstutfs and provisions for Europe
were scnt to England asld thence distributed
TO various parts Of the Continent. Thls llas
beeI largely changed, hid brca,lstutfs mil
provisions arc no longer pnrcltnsutt III Eth
gland for tho Continental States; they
aro purchased here III this city md
shipped hence M through bills direct
to French mud German pprts. Tho purchases
ure n,adc By telegraph, the goods are shipped
Immediately, atl,l nre delivered ut thctr Euro
peam destination ul,out rs st,ui as they would
arrive ut New Orleans If ordered frnu so.,,e
,toI1lt on tic Uppcr mississippi, Time Is mn
Important element entering intu the cost Ut
transportation; every day atlds something to
Tic expense OF moving, nful us brca,lstufra
are now bought l,eret and nre never for
wartlct! III commission, tho transactions nro
prompt nnM complete. When tlle means IT
transportation from st. I.ouls y1a New Or-
leans to 1.iyurpool and to the various ports of
Franco n1,d Germany arc 10 complete and
thorough t]lut It will bp cheaper, time
and all other things considered, to t1,oye
brcndstuits by tlmt routc: to Europe
than by tic Northern lines, then, Of course,
tllat route will be employed; hut so soon rs
tho river route ofress successful! competition
III the way Ut Gust. 80 soon wi tue Northern
llna tintt the mealis Of carrying ns low md rs
cl!eap ~ by tho river. Thus, during tho Elk
months Of lako navigation, tho rates OF rail-
road transportation ,lre subortlinntea to ttose
by tho lake ani tho canal; II tic st. Louis ller
chants wnliltt 80 utillzo tho rivor route, anu
offer tho salne co,nput1tton to tho railroads
during tlHs winter senson that Is offered
by tho lnkes and tho canals In tile
other half Of tho year, then tho
managers of tho rail transportation of tho
| country Will fiiId themselves controlled Ill
their eyHctiu1ls to tho extent that tt1eso
coEIppting routes niFer to do the sane work
for less money. This may be sni'l to result
Substantially IN leaving the buIk OF tho bi'sl-
ness III tho l'a'lds of tito railroads. but al MI
enforced reduction OF rates, alnl t'sas will of
necessity be the fact, because NJ r,attcr how
low tho water ro'ltos 'nay bc ahlc to In tho
service, tho rall routes cnnl1ot Afford to
abandon tho business a'tt must perform tllo
services at tho best rates they ca1' get under
tho comprtitlotl.' >
ChIcago, with an open lSso and continuous
cnDal, has no fcar Of railroad uxtortlons; 1t Is
when the lake atltl the cnnnl are closetl, nnd
tho only rGuso henea Is by rAit, that opprcs-
sons cnn bo successfully practicesl. The