New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-13
THE HENNEPIN CANAL.
THE PROJECT ADOPTED BY THE SENATE.
AND CANAL TRANSPORTATION CON
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,.uw.v AND CANAL TRANSFORMATION Gun
rrAsTRD-PLANs OF OTHER NATIONS
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The Senate re-
.uuea to-day consideration OF the River ana haroor Az
orr,aon billthe pending question being on the iien
nn canal and the Michigan aud Illinois Canal amend
ment 49,, .,.uoo, M |
senator Allison argued In favor OF the amendments NO
- civilized Government would have so long neglected.
,nis onnortunity OF connecting the Mss's'pp h'er"
ts tributaries with the great chain OF northern '"
10 heleyed That some men who listened 10 hh "o"'i
49, IN. aax when vessels OF would be Transporter
t-om rho northwestern lakes to the Mississippi hNe'
-, tho Gnlf OF Mexico through the waterway OF the
uboo,s and Michigan Canal. He denied thaV c"n"'
,xere growing obsolete on the contrary all the s'o
vernments OF Europe were expanding many "''no"'
., ,oll,rs in constructing and enarging canals Eng
land was now building canal ffty miles long 10 oo"
80, Manchestcr in the ocean. France aud Germany
were building canals The city of Cologne mad oy 'no
canalz ,tion and improvement OF the river h'''0, w
come practically seaport city. Every cVn'1eu Wv
.rment was utilizing its water ways by cohnec''hs
rivers and lakes by canal in order that ouihy c"Ho
MIGHT he transported more cheaply than oy rAl
so,ator George inquired whether the. canals CON
.,ruced of years in Europe were operated ny steam
or by horse and mule powerf
Senator Chace volunteered reply TO the question: anu
stated that Russia was constructing canal to connect
,ha Cssnau and b Seas and that the pan was W
ape ,ha canal deep enough and wide enough TO take
hare, that would navigate the Mediterranean. Ihat
vas a nrofound fact in connection with TINS oiscuSo"
n.capse the grain that would be transported by that
canal was TO in competition with the gram Oh 'ne
Western States. a.,
s,or ,uson said that more than twenty million
wounds sterling had been spent in India in productive
,rater.works double purpose of Navigation ana
,rr,eation. aud Great Britain had guaranteed many
million pounds for the extension of railway system IN
Inlia connecting the cotton growing and wheat growing
,er,ons with the sea, order to compete with the
pr.res OF West and the cotton region OF inc SOUTH
Senator Miller. OF New.York made a speech In snp-
port OF the amendment. in winch he conrasVeu Ihe cos
Of water and railway transportation and gave STATISTICS
in support OF his statements. lie real Telegram io
Chicago giving the existing rates OF transportation oil
grain from Chicago NewYork as being SIX cents per
busbe by and fifteen cents or lou percent hshor
nv railroad said that in 1884 the average cost vi
,rapsporation on the Erie Canal had been about one
fonrth Of a cent per ton per mile The Hennepn Caha'
"a float boats OF twenty tons greater tonnage than
The capacity OF tho Erie Canal He hal no DOUBT ha'
the Hennepip would do for the great Northwest
what the Ere had done and was dong TOT tne
produce OF the West lie asserted that II II were not
for the Erie Canal, the produce OF the great west
could not at the present quotations III
Liverpool avail itself Of any foreign inar"o'
The money appropriated in this bill would be paa Tor
learn much this subject from European
Even France appropriated Ot
this great country "higgliDg ana piSgnhg "
ipy Congress had been session several months;
bad dome nothinr q life to business OF 10
give employment to labor Ihey nau uone u Nv mat nv
start afresh wheels of commerce. to sci 10 MOTOR
The mills that we're standing idle. TO bring peace
ana quiet the country-because the iaoor uou ,Cs
would when labor was employed AT ii M
prices. He wished the people cOnld 80
measure fully. Congress ought 10 maze d" ~ -,
ton for ami harbors OF not less th'h &
or thirty millions. He expected that the shout Joo
and Il rolling and other such pleasant terms would
lie poured upon the senate and us committee vi
commerce. But II had no effect wha.eVer on pi ~. OIL,
senator Plat complimented Mr. Miller on MS "VI'
sueecn but SAID had failed to convince MIN thtt
should support this amen iment he qlestomeiu 'as
assertion that railroads cOhli not Uns'o ,nnho t'c
cleaply a. canals and said That requlteh no
vision 10 that before the canal cohld ne ouiI iai
roads wond be able transport as cheapy as ci""S
although they may not do IT now; ,. IN nod
Senator Vest said that he would repeat WHAT 10 na.
said last saturday namely that the DAYS OF canals were
numbered If a system OF large canals we're 11 u
rsted-canas that would float boats OF o'o OF 90 vi
1000 tons. such canals might conpste 10 a 49,
tent with railroads these small cantiS h'atih-
boats less than 800 going ont OF ehis'envo
and did form even fac or IN comp,tto" ~.ou IN.
roads THIS amendment he believed to De tu'
orat corser Of proposition Government Hmoa
Time was money. The swiftest Transportation was al
most always the most profitable. ana the one hdU w"
selected by the general public Ihey mlShI rs WI
compare an eagle with tor oise as talR hpout VHnl
competing with railroads or WITH natural watei i M
IL lis Judgment the money for this caha "ou'u "
virtually thrown awdV a., ,,,or+ ON
senator Plumb spoke against the amendment am
Senator Doph favored it. Finally tho discussion close
and the Senate proceeded TO vote on me alenuNio"'
agreed toyeas. 81 pays. as IS ipn ,S
Yeas-Messrs. Allison. BAR hrO""' hu"' I"u
ram~ron Conger Culom. Dawes. Evarts. GWson GoI
man. Hale. Hawley, HOar, hf"rG IoSan, Crn,,n
Nanone Henderson. Miller Mitchell. OF oregon
Palmer Jaynr Ransom. SAWYER, spooner, Stanford
n Teller VaILNy ok aud wilson OF Iowa-3l. , .,.
Nays-Messrs. Beck. BCry, HGchOnr" cOcE't"' y or
II Edmunds FRYE. Gray Har as. Hearst, ingalls, Mdr't
N Tlait Plumb I'uyh. salisbury. sherman. Vance, Yes
Toorhees W0thaU and Whohorne-22