The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-01

ton Of tue present frugal mr ament
on the part Of the Board Of Pub WNOrks
the San ils can bs made pr0litAbIW 0 the
STATE. The public fail 10 real X the
vast amOunt of property deplldent
upon the canals, They forget thai there
Ia aeout $3l ,00000 OF property cOmpOs.
cd OF mills, factories, mines and ware
houses that Ia solely dependent on the
canals for an outlet and an abandon.
ment OF them would In such case mean
c0nh4catlOn. This vast amount of prop.
erty is divided on these canals as fol-
lows
Ohio Canal, mines, mills, factories, do,,S 100000
mlaln Elle mllla Factories, no ',uu,, 100000
Athena uoIambls and oInsr fesdaia pHVpHVY 6SoaSU
lO'hl' ''''''',,,'',,,,'uFblO 100000
This yast amount OF money was In
vested along these canals with the i'm
piled understanding that ths canals
would b. forever kept open for business
La fact | am informed that many OF
these persons have perpetual leases OF
water power from the state. And upon
every principle Of justice, the State
should carry out It's part OF the contract.
This thirty'one millions Of properly paid
taxes last yetr 10 the amount OF $270,-
0J0; the abandonment OF the canals
would mean the shrinkage OF this prop
ertyat least two thirds, and consequent
ly loss 10 the people In taxes OF more
than II costs annually TO keep IN canals
In repair desire also TO call your at
lentiOn TO this fact that the "a canal
counties pay within fraction OF three
flfths OF all the taxes collected In the
State, while the 81 counties not touched
by the canals pay but two-hfths. give
you the figures:
~ canal counties paid last rear no. l0090
DO counties not touched by tho oAnala, bls0Oa00
DOES II not follow that the abandon
ment OF the canals means a vast shrink
age In the value OF all the property In
the "a canal counties that will amount
to millions, But there Ia one other most
potent argument why thee canals
should be sustained, and that In the fact
that the canals are great competitors OF
railroads and keep down freight rates.
The 1882 miles Of canals come cOmpetl-
tion with almost the entire railroad sys.
tenn of the State, NJ least all OF the lines
running TO the Dusiness cenlers of the
State aud amounting In more han 1000
miles Of railroad. Tbs peOpe pail In
1883 10 tho railroads In round numbers
Quo hundred millions Of dollars for
transportation Of freight and ptssen.
gers. Now 10 Ia conceded that lnals
Keep down the rates Of freight from 3 to
10 DER cent; but we will say, for the sake
OF argument, that II IL but tr cent. on
an average You can readily s'e per
ceul. would mean u saving 0f one n
ion Annually 10 the people, | AN satis-
He'd that canal competition saves 10 the
~ 0ple IN many localities from 10 to 20
upr cent, | have lelter H. my pOsses.
,iOn from Mr.. W. A Tangpm n large
uHper manufacturer Of Lnckland, OHIO,
who writes that when navigation N open
ln the canal freight by rail aud canal Ia
I cents Der huudred 10 Cincinnati, but
IN moment navigation closes rates nd.
vance by rail from B 10 7 cents per hun.
ired (maRlng an advance IN rates OF
from 20 10 % pr cent have talked
longer upon this canal question than |
IN endel. ] was called h canal crank
Of he Legi lature hat wlnt,r ard that
nHy account for II, Fellow OH ~" y, am
proud to say the Democratic pa ty Ia
pledged by lts platform 10 the preserya.
! Oh Of the canals, The mlOftanca OF
II cannot no over eatimatei. England,
France and Germany are reyiyiug and
improving their canals, The world be-
ylna 10 realiz that railroads for long
lauls OF heavy freight are lXDsnaIye,
and cheaper mode mu4t b. a opted. IL
'osts about 0ne.hqlf cent ton per
nile TO haul freight by rail, II costa q
'ailr0nd on aA average about one dollar
'or every two hundred mites II trans.
Dorta ton OF freight, while the eame
san DO transported by water the same
distance for forty cents, | read some
lime ago 10 the effect that Russia, rec.
)gniZlng the fact that abe must have
iheap breadstuifl TO tho center OF popu-
llation, Ia now examining into the ieas.
ABILITY OF bulldinga aystem OF canals
way up TO her bread producing territory,
md abandoning national railroad be-
ing built nc enormous expense. The
luery comes up, therefore, how shall
w meet this question, and stop the Jobs
md schemes TO steal this inheritance
eft 40 u legacy 10 us by our grand
'athereY New York State SOLVED II bya
Constitutional amendment, mixing the
'anale OF that State absolutely free 10
vi, and enjolning upon thu Legislature
o make appropriations for repairs 40
leeded each year. Why not deepen and
Widen the Ohio canals, no that boats OF
mo hundred tons or more could be pro-
,elled by eteam from one end 10 tho
'thetp Canale, like everything else,
must keep abreast OF the times. Our
waterways are open 10 every one, and
're The only means OF transportation
in0w OF that cannot be controlled by mo-
lopollea or pools, Believing. therefore,
hat The preservation OF tho canala Ia
or the Interest Of tho people OF tho
'tate | shall rxert all OF my power 10
preserve th0m.
There Ia juet ono other matter on
Which dosire 10 say word, and that Ia
no liquor question ghall be very
rief, II | aln elected | shall favor tho
ubmlaelon OF graded license amend.
nont TO the Constitution | INQUIRE of
Williams and Webb 10 state what they
av0r, Are they like their candidate for
lovorn0r--straddllngY DO you favor
Icenso or prohibition, or are you welded
0 the eternal principle OF tnxati0np"
10 you cling with forv0r IN the uncon.
Iitutional Scott lawp Please denne
ourselves, gentlemen; the people desire
know where you stand upon these
uostiOne, II might well be naked
Hon y. A, Conrad whether or
ot he still believes In tho doctrine OF
no Pond and Scott laws; but as u
lember OF the Slxty.Afth General Az.
,mbly no voted for both measures. 10
presumed he still stands by his record.
would like to ask these gentlemen ono
lher question, aud that In this: IL II
OF tho intention OF your party II you
lrry tho State, 10 have the Supreme
ourt again 10 paas upon the Scott law,
Ver-rule the former 0eclssion ana hold
10 law constitutional, ana collect tho
ick taxes OF this and lpet yearp