New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-01
NNERCTtL CONSIDERATIONS.

Three current facts. directly hearing upon The
greatness. prosperity and general welfare 81 'h'
second city Of The world:
First that systematic. organized effort To At
tract business patronage hith"r has b''h con
splcuously successful This year for the FIRST
time New York merchants have rcSori"d 10 such
methods Of advertising this market ~ thos" 81
lesser bat wouldbc rival cities have long en-
ployod. The result j. already seen IN marked
Increase in the number Of buyers here from all
over the land aud will doubtless long b" felt
In general expansion Of trade and consequent
profits.
Second. that n New York state Commission
and a National Commission have arrived at
substantial agreement on Il route for a deep
waterway from the treat Lakes :" tie ATTAIN
tie Ocean. by way Of the Hudson River and
the harbor of New York The value of such
channel of trade needs no demonstration. II
New-York is TO remain the chief market city
of the continent II must Lave all possible
means of communication with all parts of the
continent. by boat as well as by rail. The
value 10 it Of It's pr,sent canal system y in
calculablc II is not beyond bounds 10 say that
t. that system. more than 20 any other thing.
II owes It's commercial prccminerce. Neither
IS II rash to reckon that rs that system Is e1-
tended and increased in carrying capacity. In
equal ratio will It's benefits to \ewlork be In
creased.
Third. that Boston In many respects New
YOrk's most important would he rival. Is prac-
tlcally considering the establishment Of line
Of swift steamers 10 some port in III" west Of
England which. because Of the much shorter
distance will make the run from shore to shore
in some hours less than any of the New-lork
lines That assuredly emphasizes the dcslra-
lility Of shortening the NcwYCrk route. In
miles and hours as much as possible; a result
which. as seems evident, can best be accom-
plishcd by making the entrance through Long
Island Sound Instead Of by Sandy Hook. With
out changing the English terminal. several
hours could undoubtedly be saved in that wai;
and every hour counts. Such an arrangement
would. moreover bring the transatlantic lines
into closer communication with the increasing
traffic which the deep waterway VIII bring
down the Hudson; or would, as soon rs the
Harlem River improvements We're properly
completed.
| These things rs already said. bear directly
upon the welt ire Of Ncw-York But that IL moi
ell. They are Of Importance to the whole coun
try. 1t Is to the interest of Chicago and Detroit
| and Duluth and every other city on the lakes
to have the most cOnmOdiOns waterway pos
sible from the lakes TO the ocean. II Is 10 the
interest Of the whole vast Western country to
have this chief port Of entry and exit made as
accessible as possible from land and sea. This
| fact is well recognized. Some of the most
earnest advocates of such Improvement Of New
| York's commercial facilities are Representa-
| tivcs and Senators from far-dstant States, who
| In such advocacy are seeking The welfare Of
| their own constituents. Surely New Workers.
| themselves should not be less active and
| earnest in promoting the welfare of their own
| imperial city.