New-York tribune., 1897-01-30

rho sano-nanelv that the future Of American
shipbuilding in any large sense depends upon .he
future of American traffic over sea, ana Ihat lIe
future of over-sea traffic is wholly in the hanuS
of our National statecraft and diplomacy oo'
while viewing the progress of American snip
building with eXultant pride, let us loOh " 10
promise with fervent hope.
There is. however, another point IN connectlon
with the discussion Of the maritime interests Oh
New-York City which is exciting widespread at
tenton and that is the terminal charges Ior the @
handling of produce -four and grain intended lor
export The members Of the Produce txchahee
are taking very active steps IN tnls nidt'ei'
with how much hope Of success can only be con-
iectured inasmuch the ways of Legislatures
are known only to the manlpulators Oh Poi,eics,,
who make the issue and then unmake II at
pleasure Steamship companies are interes'eu
vtally in a proper solution Of the question: anu
tie assertion is freely INDUCED in that unless
remedy is found for the evil the tei nina. ~ ,
charges for lghterage at the port of New ork
will prove absolutely prohibitory, ana IN the
end will necessitate widespread removal from II
as a mort of entry and export to other countries
Logically speaking New-York, soieiy iioll. a
rhyscal standpoint is the ht'urai Js.
noint as has been urged, where the produC.s
Of the continent should meet the TONNAGE "i t,lo
world In another place in the present supple
ment OF The Tribune will be found the nsutes
relating to the export of grain from the polt ~
New-York They are small as compared Win
those Of other cities, but the most startling
figures relate to the expectation or corn lor d
single month in 1896 In october the export hsd q
fallen to H. per cent and Vet in the report OF
the crop for the year had increased '5'""oVo'
bushels: for the same month in lS?, the snip
noents were (6 per cent of the crop. New-f ork $
proportion in 1896 was pitifully small, amount
ing TO only 3OOtOO bushels TO be eAdc' -"
600 600 of bushels had gone abroad thi"uSn Il
other ports where terminal tacllltles were ny
hammered by prohibitiye charges. III Is an arr
trary positiOn that causes the dlstlnctlon' ioi
| New-York is so packed in on Manhattan isianu
! that there is absolutely no hope or ielle1 from
! that quarter. except as has been pfoposeu
through the. moro constant use OF the ca.als @ VI vi
else by the construction of railway taciiltes on
/ Staten Island which would give rallroad ternl-
| nal i'm New York Harbpr that could be made IN
| dependent of the railways themselves. lhat
| This can be done is susceptible of demonstra-
| tion for concerning ii this astonishing state
ment has been made:
| ITO show the practical effect OF this separa-
! tion of purposes of a terminal-recelpt. storage
and shipmert-the statement was mace thdt ou'
| of the grain shipments from Buffalo 10 New
| York this season, just now reported as aggre-
| eating 300 100000 bushels. every l.0OV bush
| els have paid a tribute of SIS for nghterase ~
| This harbor a charge # SIS for every lo'
hnshais' or a tax of $}.6O00O0 on food passing
Though this port. not chargeable in other ports
was sufficient in itself To drive our commerce
forever away When it possible that
! email railroad running two miles inland from
| the Jersey shore of the harbor can be reported
| nv Poor's Annual earning from llghterage nN
| rail the enormous dividend of S26,thO per mll'
| nor annum or considerably over loO per cen
per wear as is the case with the Natlona. DOCK
Railroad. 1t is time for the authorizes or th'
mort and the State TO wake up 10 the duNdn
tages of q waterway that will render impossD