The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-03

not moro than two-thirds OF which was COM
Ilcted. would have TO be abandoned Tho d.
rcotors were in serious straits aud the only
course Open 10 them was to appeal ~ the Man
chester corporation. This thev did Man
chesteras a municipality raised fIUUp,UUO On
city bonds and handed the money over TO the
canal company II had leon affirmed that
this sum would complete the canal. but the
estimates Of the engineers were out w n9arly
1892 TO make second advance, making in all
G5UuOOUO loaned TO the canal com pany.
In making these great lonns Manchester
dictated her own torns and these were such
as to bring tho cannl as completely under the
eontrol Of the city COUNCIL as tn9 gas WORKS or
great unexpected engineering difilculties were
encountered in making the canal and the
enormous difference between the original es-
Inmates and the actual cost OF completing the
canal. shorn as II is Of some OF the features in
the scheme as approved by Parliament in
1885. has never been satisfactorily explained.
The canal intersects four railways and one
barge canal, aud has entatled the diversion
reaches S, Of The he Mersey and the irWei. Ali
these difficulties were known to the promoters
and their engineers. and. except for frequent
Holdings in the sections. ,contiguous. to the
streams named. none OF the difficulties had
been greater than was anticipated. The
scheme in Parliament have hampered the
work of construction az much as possible, and
are responsible for some portion OF the extra
cost Of the canal. but Tor only II small portion
Of the E5.OOO.OO sterling by which the esti
mates have been exceeded.
AZ soon A. tho canal is oDen, the fight be-
tween Liverpool and the railway companies on
the ono side and Manchester on tho other
will begin again with all It's old bitterness.
According to the ilguros nut forward, by tho
Ship Canal Company a saving ut six shiinR
and eight ence Eer Ton WI DO effected Gy
Liverpool and sending 1t on by rail or barge to
Manchester. Great Efforts are already being
nude at American ports TO the end that much
Of the cotton. live and dead meat. grain and
other American aud Canadian produce now
consigned to Liverpool shall be consigned to.
I'll "A
nnSeiisiborThSoooI 4 MnTnebcster and tPoo shiS
about that all the imports FOR this vast popula
ton shall come to Manchester and he distrib-
hitherto Liverpool aud tho railway companies
VIII do thrir hest To- prevent this huge dis.
plnr"mou' IT trade: Tor every cargo consigned
and rates to LIVERPOOL aud t. the railway COM
pnntrs having freight connections with IT'S
T0ri rrcs-eI UT London. GLASGOW nSS south.
amuton. and Bristol. ono OF it, old-es-
abolished American lines Of steamers is
has changed its name and nationality.
and with these changes has transferred
ton j. beginning TO tell on Liverpool ast
year the total Of its dock rates and town dues
wa smaller in amount han II has been since
1881 deductions hive been made in the dues
10 meet the competition. and II the new port
" MANCHESTER is not to make 4 very serious
inrOnd into IiverpoOl's trade. other sweeping
reductions will have to he made by the Dock
Board rs well as the railway companies.
St0tistcians who are favorable to the canal
predict that within EcTcn wears after Its open
ing the wal erwnY will have an annual tranic
equal 10 o.,ju. 900 tons. II Is doubtful whether
these figures will he real ized. or whether for
a generation to come tho canal. "a II tcll-co-
Letting undertaking. will earn sufficient money
70 pay dividend to IL ordinary eharehol1ers.
No one who knows Manchester and its rca.
IONS with tho great manufacturing district OF
southeast Lancashire will however. deny that
hu canal will b" uf immediate enormous adj
vantage to tho city aud its trade. it, opening
and development are n 80 almost certain to
rave some effect on the transatlantic pas
sengcr trade Liverpool is tran satlan-
lie passenger port merely from the fact
hat ii Is great cargo port. IL
was cotton and not passengers which first
ook the transatlantic liners. both the old clip
Ders and the modern steamers. to Liverpool
II Manchester gets all sho is expecting Of the
transatlantic carrying trade there will he less
'eASon than ever for Liverpool being a passen.
ger port, and SOUTHAMPTON. Plymouth. and
Bristol may come into popular favor as depar-
ure and arrival ports for the Atlantic pasSen-
,er trade. Whenever the separation is made
between the passenger and tho cargo trade.
md the advent OF steamers making the voyage
,cross the Atlantic in i've days Is Fastening
hat time. Liverpool Ia certain to be adversely
Elected. and much more adversely affected
han IN the shin canal had never been made.