New-York tribune., 1881-09-16
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HOW TO IMPROVE THE CANALS


WITNESSES URGING BEFoRE THE SENATE COMMITTEE
THAT TOLLS ABOLISHED AND THE CANALS
DEEPENED
The Special Senate Committee appointed TO report
on means of increasing the business of The canals,
and cheapeuing their cost TO the State; concluded
meeting was, held in, the room of the
witnesses were Edward Hmcken,. formerly presi-
dent of the Produce Exchange, Franklin Edison,
Exchange, William H. Powers, c. F. Elwell, f. II.
Walker statistiean Of the Produce EXCHANGE, +. B.
?; ,Terhune. The committee adjourned to meet i'll
in favor OOPfen 6f the tos AND TSs hs
deepening of the canals. MIR IIineken was so pos
business interests of the State that he not only
wanied it 2eepened and freed from tolls but also
the the oanas n up % w5n d o er on wsc
feet, sothat, barges of from 10000 to $4,000
tons Ho in hprhGn might pass ths thTongh then Sn
all the benefits which it might have had during the
last FIVE years from the carals because OF the iouht
which existed as to what would become OF them.
The policy OF the state with relation to the canals
ought Ibn to h., he fixed and not yac,l?aing
wonld be henedcial ' 20 % New-York City
and the State generally. \ diversion Of
the rado such & 2s is nov % threatened would hqye
great balance wheel which prevents the railroads
from making excessive charges for freight dur 2
by business men thet they make n larg, SAVING
in freiGht by holding back business in the
ton. The opening Of The canals is usually followed
hy diminutiou Of FREIGHT rates, and their closing
nv an increase. There could be suretv of low
rates with the canal closed, unless the state would
legislnte TO prevent the railway companieS from
forming pool. He said that il was his
opinion that the people of NewYork might afford to
keep the canal open II not single pound Of right
he I H. S' Of roronG GT G raes ' "c IL cSe'e
William II. Powers said that during the last.tcn
years the r"eeipts OF grain at New.York ha !!
al Philadelphia Boston and Baltimore
He thought that much of the difficulty which for
mery attached to shpments bv way Of New-Or-
ieans had been obviated hut it would never be en-
tirely put aside. He admitted that it was difficult
W cI'lpcte N'lp wy y. loH dS t'l'E Wou
to New York for cents bushcl.
c. F. Elwell, ship-brolirr, with an experience
in New-lork of forty years, spoke chiefly the
value to New-York of its shipping. He said that
the vessels which came to this port dishurse from
loading here for California dshursc from SS, 600 TO
$4,000. and one ship now loading will .xpend
last FIVE wears Philadelphia and Baltimore hal taken
a large number of vessels away from New-York
Mr.. Walker agreed to provide the committee with
a statement of the movement of grain this wear up
to Seotember l, and Thomas G. Ruggles gave the
committee copy of his rcuort Of an examination Of
the Epe Canal made in May, 1879, for the Chamber
of Commerce, Mr.. Brooke said that the aver &c
cents for corn. This, he thought the
minimum rate nj which gram could be transported,
ana il could not be moved at this except for the
return carEoc}. WcSt-bound shipments, he said.
had been largely increased by the abolition of west
bound tolls His firm shipped from II To
20 per cent more of coal and iron than last
season because Of this change. This had chcarened
the rate to the East. Mr.. brooke sand that he M
taNpayct, would prefer that the canals be main
tanned by taxation rthcr than that they sho'ld be
abandoned or the tolls continued.
After considerable delay, Alderman Jones suc-
ceedcd N securing bondsmen, ncccptabe TO Sheriff
the amount of the bail The prisoner was taken
from the Shcrlii7s Office in the County Court House
in his carriage, accompanied bv Deputy SAcriii
ScdgwiCk 10 RAYMOND Street Jail, but not ckcd up,
auA carly in the evening the bail bond was signed
10y DR.. James Watt, former chairman OF the Re-
publican General Committee. and Paul Bauer a
hotel proprietor Mt COney Island Mr. Jones was re-
leaScd from custody.