New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-07
NEW ENGLAND AND THE CANADIAN ROADS.
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BOSTON BUSINESS MEN BEFORE THE SENATE
INTERSTATE COMMITTEE
Roston July (specaD.-The United states Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce, which has under
INVESTIGATION the relations Of the Canadian railways
TO the Interstate law and the United states
railroads renewed its sessions at the ohce OF the
Massachusetts Railroad Commissioner this afternoon
Senator Eustis of the committee, who was not present
on Friday, arrived to-day. In the audience was
Senator Hoar, chairman of the Senate committee
which is charged with tho investigation OF the SUD-
iect of the general relations between the Unfed
states and Canada Senator Hoar stated that his
committee would probably sit in Boston about the
last Of August
Alden Spcare president Of tho Boston Chamber OF
Commerce. and chairman Of the Boston Executive
Business Association, the latter embracing eighteen
different trade organizations, then read the reso-
lutiops recently adopted by the OIL Trade Associauop
and Endorsed by the Boston Executive business AS
ISOLATION and quoted the action taken py INC s''or
In appointing committee and instrucung u 10 appoar
before the Interstate Commerce Committee to oppose
the elimination of the Canadian roads from Aierioan
territory Continuing, Mr. speare sah
"The following are some reasons for our acuon
England has 8 per cent of the population OF the
United states grows one-quarer of per cent OF the
wheat crop the United States, and hair OF per cent
of the corn CROP to feed per cent OF the
of the United states, not enough TO supply inc III
habitants of Rhode Island alone and. We nave 10 puy
of and bring from the other sections 6oOoOo tons OF
grain. sos 900 tons of fo,T, and We have 10 pay
s6o 600 600 for meat for our own consumption. we
gro only per cent Of the wool crop OF the country
bnt consume 90 per cent of the entire CLIP ana % per
cent of all consumed in the country. We gro" ho'
mound of cotton, but consume annually 20 per o0i.
of the whole crop and rs per cent OIL all consumes
In th,s contry While New England has 81 per cent
of the water power employed in industrial WORK. We
cleo have Is per cent Of steam power ana consume
* so 600 tons of anthracite and 4Ooo,ooo onS
Of bituminous coal, and we DO not prouuoo
mound of either, and of course BUY Oh anu .i""sPo
from other sections An estimated Value VI [ioii
can goods consumed in New-Ehsanu III 1000 w.
sa1o 600 oOo New.England annually produces more
,hon 5000 600 600 in value OF boots and shoes ana
leather at least 80 per cent of the production ana con
sumption of the United States. Such being our ma
bility to supply own wants withlh our wv" wi
der the value to us of reasonable freight rates mus
he apparent 10 every one, and the absolute
in order that we may obtain such reasonable rales.
that we should retain every nne OF transport '
try that furnish us needed supplies and take our
manufact ured products IL we take INTO M &c ~
freight brought from the West by the New DIN zen
trail to tie Hudson River and doubtless large per
e cent Of Of s sha sS'1SSt he and
PENNSYLVANIA should desire to eliminate the
Canadian roads h,oduf from s marrying having any
voice n making but we ), believe ts hO Oer sRas
regulations for shipments of merchandise In bono 70
and from and certain parts of either CANADA
the United States. with no more interference with
the flow Of commerce than IL we were one country
are Of vital Importance to New-Engand of manifest
advantage 10 every section of our country that fur
nishes New England any of its supplies, or consumes
any Of our products and TO deprive us OF these
facilities would be gross injustice especially to those
industries which have been created and fostered oy
these facilities and which cannot be supplied an
equally advantageous terms by any entirely american
line. What advantages have come TO New, England
from these Canadian roads. and the Instability Of
their continuance, will be stated for the manufacturers
Of New gland BY the Arkwright Club for the shoe
and leather dealers by the Hon. William Clanin.
W. b. Rice and j. f. Emory for the importers by
Jerome Jones and Samuel Johnson; for the steamship
lines by William II. Lincoln for the Chamber OF
Commerce, by II. p. Goodwin, and by resolutions and
delegates from various towns and cities. With the
Canadian roads the New England shippers were doing
pretty we'll and all they asked was to be let
alone. They did the most business as far as the
West was concerned with the Grand Trunk Line and
export trade to Japan was concerned with the
Canadian Pacific Road.'
10 Senator German Mr.. Speare said that II there
was line that would carry his freight 10 Canada
he would not allow himself to be taxed for the sup
port Of American railroads to carry H. Similar views
were expressed by Hcrsey b. Goodwin, president Of
the Boston Executive Business Association, the Hon.
William L. Putnam of Portland, and Others.