New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-30
F0R SHIP CANIL To TIE LAKES.
vrRprAHcK coLvrN SHOWS HOW TWO Ro' 10
ARE DESIRABLE AND GOULD ECoNoMi-
cAlLY re AnOrTED.


cAil.Y RE ADOPTED
,..-,,,rct Calvin who is A recognized authority
o., engineering matters. especially on snch as per
,,,, ~ canols has written the following letter 20
., senator sloan. concerning the proposed snip
canal 10 NE great ak"s
To the Hon George u sloan 1870 oorros, adj
NJ Dear senator listened 20 your earnes' , ~
-, hrnre ,hr canal Committee 81 the Consutu-
f'.ual Convention yesterday WIN nlu'" ~ -
The arguments you mad" us" ~ We're Fo"r go
,,,rorf'nt hut on. practical question rear, M
escaped you while ~" great shllpp'"st, So rom
Raraio 20 Ncw-York 'ity are unitcty III d l@,"
AZ n distance from this '.ntraI Hnr u ,rai AZ
,.,,, fe.l that with equal or superior nh'"r" a.,
eonsii,ratlou as ihcy may fairly claim "n'' ~
ins ms.i 'or cana -''Y'r,. 10 may h4 saN
,er, briefly TN" canal Interests of ~ 80 t -
~ vital Importance $50 maintaining ar "a Sow
10y Ci,v. hut canals ahoull not De conSldsrrh
AS th~ canal hgf parts ol Sl-,,'"l "''t - -,
n''n u,. r',nrrtai for reasons u state. "a 20
be- nsctarahlo I'm interest and valn" 70 oun pc, IT,,
proyem.n THIS STATE for many year- arr ~
convinced that the delay IN ,m" inSyriy n not
s"l.lv owing 70 thc narrown~ss o. vicw g.ven 20
he sihieci by representatives - Localities ~ y
f., ~,e,... 20 4hrorh attention anil nav" so 49,
ohscurea ,he ADVANTAGES ~ one '@"1i wy ~, nnii,
~ mort has prevented the accomplishment OF
brlisyc ma, ship canal 20 tne great l,k@s i Is
a necessity To- the STATE 81 N"% lorE "p sI, rs,
thi. stat. !, f. also my opinion thst ,"o rout,s
shoul hc adopted" that IS" can an orr ron. '''I .''
,,l nat M. routr by tNe Champaign and ST
important IN" Erie route ana thA, "y'n ~
d. built Nor. than this. 49, nut in''S ~ ma '",
liyiiea sentiment and feeling along tn" - Law
renee that fair treatment is not ACCORDED the
The work vii be- deferred harassol handicapp~l
~ no, ruin.l and defeated II hs f'cine De noi re-
in.,. o,.,ro p, ne cnampil.n ta.ie, wi. remove
mis- feeling the work xii b. ~ great h~nfnt - r
IN. :, I.,wrercc rroailcr facilitating Tade ana
business marvel Tn" thssmp.'n-r, s h,IE
'n~ ~, he F-,e shin cana. and the Champain-Si
i -, c,r,l !, / Doe iuil n moderate ,Nprnse.
',,i III. entire y.,nn.c = ,he Hudson River IS
,t'',,be a, F5r, EiwarI. where tho iiviie IS
r,.. .o LAX, champi,n: ara he .ntire volume
y M. s.. Lawrence is available to supply the canal
rom that river TO Lake Champlan
While he route VIA Lake 'hhmpnln ana the -.
aTv,n,ases which ror through ,rainc purEoses til.y
@onsiize ms Inc ai'h ihe older route The Cham.
plain s., Lawrence rog,c has ereat anaH ''m'' %,
acr.len, he one ne other remain, r'"y tor u,r
The summit vel y th. tficc ara. n",",.n "'
bauy puI pswcso IS 10 ret IN. -uI,'"l, ~ i 49,
~ Chlmpan canal se'ween Abgn} -, ara i.nko
above ..le is - feet Hence. mkng 2N ga; ~ 4S'
r - Si fa.' ,.airs, A loss 10 ont u 30 fccr on
49,. Ghampa.n canal ~ orly q feet; From Lake
Champian ana; can De- ,1 g 10 me o.
The distance by the Chlmpa.n route from Albany
~ ,h's r,n.. n.eI T.. constructed Tn snnc, by
the Erie route from Albany -" Lax" EIir Is 81
. III an .,ual an located IN the settcl coun-
tr,. through cltcs. win many drawbr!lges 20 open
route ln fact. one route f. me complement or ne
a' ,do 2 ' ,s cSam nP iaarrncc ssp
canal viii ~. cost moro han si"0o'o AMI though
eh.ull estimate 'he cog much higher than these
he, l .Nguk