New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-18
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
NEW YORK AS A COMMERCIAL CENTRE.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: Much has been said and written upon
the necessity OF deep TO the port OF New
York. important legislation has been had and
large appropriations Of money made to It. Tine
Is found To be money and therefore becomes
and more Imperative in is demands for shorter
routes and closer schedule Of time Continental
railways and ocean steamers change commercial centres
that 1t is no longer London but New-York that
controls the worlas trade port with its fifty miles OF
dock room commemorate with the requirements OF
commerce IL has deep entrance through Long
Island Sound for the largest steamers which IS
independent OF all tial influences and which the Great
Eastern used in her last two trips 1t will he necessary
render the Harlem River navgabe and blast out the
Bronx Kills in order to the Long Island Sound route
to advantage. For the former work 100000 was
appropriated eight years ago. With these muchneeied
in provements made the largest steamers could go in
deep water direct 10 docks at Port Morrs and discharge
passengers cargo and mails, which could pass up the
valley OF the Harlem TO all destined points. In like
manner passengers mails and products from the West
from Australia, Shanghai and Yokohama passing
east could make close connections at the steamers
regular hours of departure they could by other
route than that OF Long Island Sound.
The fresh beef expectation to England which In 1885
amounted Ill, 92s pounds, value SlO,S52,645,
could be easily quadruped tor India cannot compete
with Texas in til is industry. The value OF other prod
ucts shipped to En- gland, Germany, Scotland and
Ireland In the same ear was So0- Uneso
shipments might be doubled triped quadruped il our
Government would be liberal with our merchant
marine Great Britain is with hers. Our young men
have wit and grit enough to build, equip, man and
navigate feet well as the yDune men
OF any other nationality. With daily line OF steamers
time would be shortened, money eaved, comfort In
creased So much for route unthought OF and unknown
to legislators; route that commerce las been demand
ing for many years
But the port OF New-York has another magnificent
entrance. seven miles in width the jersey sand
fats, through which vessels OF lighter draught can 20
come where sandy Hook bar stretches its break
into though saying, thus Tar Dut no
farther" Old experienced DavigaOrs say, Move with
in improving this entrance lest more harm than
result Thus the port OF York, with It's two
OF dock lying between, with railroads Joining 1t TO
all carts of he country. with water connections 10 the
Lakes with possible canal around the upper end OF the
island TO plete the communicates between the
inland waters the high will he found eqna 10
requirements OF commerce for the reception ami
discharge Of cargOes for manufacturing raw ducts 10
suburbs and sending then, with shOt delay, ID ali
parts the world In brief this port is fast becoming
the worlds commercial centre. Therefore every con
possible Tor the merchants trading ana the
pasrengers' IN the city and port should DO
provided economy Of me. labor and money II strictly
demanded: commerce of the North and Vest Is 10
OF Eastern States and Europe IN the water
around this city but this cannot be done 10 advantage
until both entrances 10 the habOr are used and I'LL the
Harlem River, OF such paramount lhpOrlahce Is
rendered navigaDle. CHARLES SIOIOHlON
Aeic- 0yE, sept. 5, $50.