New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-20
COMMERCE. OF THE CANALS
now THEY HAVE BENEFITED THE STATE
THE CONFERENCE AT UTIcA-ADDREss of ne -
mILLER-oFFICERs ELECTED

MIIIFR-OFFiCERS ELECTED.
ur,c.. Aue. l9.-The Canal Conference was
called to order to-day ct by Ambrose ono"' ps
dent OF the New-york Board Of Trade ana a
'N IT, ,ras a large attendance from all the canal
cities OF the State. A. b. MuIer' Vi N0
the objects Of the meeting. He sa'o ..,.,s
he said safely that the Importance OF the cana
to the n s Of the Of the
abatement becomes apparent when we consp Mswyork
the Empire City" almost solely In consequence bas @
past foreign and domestic oommefee rec heneacent
onepaons of these great highways OF dv
The Erie Canal delivered at the f9gt & ob Of grain
while the total receipts by all the RI Se canas of
bushels an IN rsseps 81 Of grain at
and ND Is BGsSn Sn wsTe wsh Il the addition
the feeeP rec ysst " Contribution by the Erie Canal New
York exceeded those ports by many h'o vi freieSt
bushels ,ss canals for the Season of 1854 about 600
tons IL greatly In excess of the entire inward anu o
srr %asa foegn Steamship lines sailing the port Of
Nev.York during the entire year. d wnis 'ho o"'
ness s0a OF Of ses seSen months In addincn the
power possessed ny the bm nrs.ectps the public
against unjust discrimination and M te
should be borne In IN, mind s o RAILROADS. be diverted
from the state but must follow the Hudson ,
port Of he se at points along the Of the
canal or at its terminals-Buialo. Oswego, etc.
Temporary organization effected by the election
of Horatio Seymour chairman He was receseu WIN
three cheers as he mounted the pias'cr" L" "'e
the conference he said
Tbsre are mauy here who are better able than to
occupy place OF your chairman bu9 M narI Messed 70
do what can their support In my early erS ie Sas a.
closely associated with the men VINO nsd to- the
general but its representatives dla statSs
have faith in the enterprise 0nr M ;ho wnr single
handed and went forward with II, Now the rlaes aaes
ton M Shall we perfect oomSped anS iI 10 build up
NcwYorE and make her the Empire state am not OF
among those who believe that railroads are IN 'ne ~
They properly controlled eSSperass Ss9 eass
with other systems There are Sut these may be OBJ
Waited Before the caras made freS II cost three
times Tsh Ss 70 TSs
our country before s,.r the r%''"i tss canals had
SesS made freo in eight balance
81 500 900 in favor The commerce ane ot tne
on Ss earh We Dd that the have
fallen short our fSy r the the be-
tween railroads. and has seriously em5arrassea% % a
comuetition we find that the railroads have suffered
more than the canals. III the men opposed 70 te
ssnee a snns he railroad stock lists the
enemies of the canal save been defeated ana heS aone
are sne ihere brighter outlook for the canals in
the i'm nmedate future that will enable them 10 carry
terms To-day you here to declare with one voice
that canals must and shall be sustained
them must encounter determined and earnest who
will sustain the esnas & of the country was any
act so beneficial that which struck on tue TAX on COM
h,s,Ss Snt what was that to our imposing
tariff productsi The Consttuuon aoes no,
nroSperty in our State by toiDg commerce. We
icased the railroads from taxes but kept them on our
epce will strengthen the hopes OF all friends OF the canal
Il will let enemies Of the sn Saan see the a eofs soey ea
earnest who know the value OF the canals 10 com,
TsTe @s S d be m Saeens to the great
end In view We mean to have our efforts felt and IN
The end the state, Nation and all people viii be pene
flied.
Frank s. Gardner, Of New-York, and A.
Hickman. OF Ere. were elected secretaries. The
following vice-presideDts were elected Montgomery
dasa % john Lighroa Oneida, George Barnard; cayuga.
Ira Brown lewis John Madison 6 o.
George g. MaIom; osweso, d. W: C. Attlelohn
schen D' John n B. we6ber and Robert r. Heford Che
1nuDg, A. :. Diven; Wyoming, James g. Shepard New.
stesnb5st INTEREST," W B. Clarey tcanaboat owners
Association). w. A. Webb and James H. Degraf Cham
Armstrong. representing the State Grange
COMMITTEES on Resolutions OF nfteen members s was was
ward. wempe. W. A Armstrong % James j; shepard
Potter Darwin James, A. b. Miller A. r. Goodwin.
Q. c. Meyers, H. A. Dwinel and d. G. Littleiobn.
After temporary adjournment the conference reas-
sembed at 4:30 p m, ID. G. Littejohn III the chair.
The Committee Resolutions, through Senator TITUS,
OF Buffalo, offered the following report which was
unanimously adopted:
The delegatesi in convention assembled. representing
the various commercial and agricultural interests OF
the state OF New-York, hereby Declare
OF this State to maintain adequate facilities for the trans
roraton of freghts between the great West and inc
Canadas the seaboard by OF cheap water ronte
that policy should not be abandoned but that the
canals of the State should be forever preserved ana
maintained free and In such condition as to satisfy the
wants Of commerce. u. A.. ,..
entire State demand that the canals shall be
improved by lengthenng the locks and deepening the
7hird-That the promotion and Improvement OF our
canals be urged upon the OF the Dy
the Executive Committee Of this convention
w. c. Clark OF Constantia, offered the following:
Reoped That practice of certain railroads In this
State discriminating against shippers VINO use the
canals OF the State by charging such shippers hgher
rate, should be forbidden by law aud We call upon all
political parties 20 place such plank in their platforms
at the coming State conventions.
After warm discussion, Mr. Clarks resolution was
adopted by large majority. The chairman then ap-
pointed the following Executive Committee to represent
the convention in permanent organization and
before the legislature o. B. Potter. New
York; William H. Webb New-York; John
+. Henry, Kings ID. c. Little)ohn, Oswego; Ed
ward wcmpe Montgomery; A. b. Miller, Westches ter,
and j. A. Kinds. Monroe The chairman, Horatio scy-
Inour and the secretaries added to tho COM
mttee.
Mr. Shepard. Grand Master Of the State Grange Of
fcred the following:
Resoved. That in favor of so changing our as
sessment and laws that personal property
aud real estate shall be placed upon an
equality, and the same principle OF exenp-
tOn shall apply TO both classes Of property
This resolution was ruled out OF order, but subse
quenty by OF the convention It received and
adopted. resolution offered and carried that the
Chair appoint committees whose duty 1t shall be to
present State conventions OF the two political
parties the action of the convention and to urge
upon them a declaration In favor OF
canal Improvement. The Chair appointed as the COM
mittee to. attend the Republican State Convention
Darwin II. James, Of Kings County; William A. Arm
strong. OF Elnrs and W. H. Heford, OF Erie County