New-York tribune., 1897-07-11

Battery. With this amplitude OF terminal provision
In New-York, II It is seconded by the State canal
authorities at Buffalo, the first step VIII be taken
by which a vast interior traffic by water can De
forever fastened at NewYork.
THE INTERIOR CONNECTION
For 1t is important at this critical period in the
history of the declining commerce CT this city to
recall the great fact that New-Iork Harbor Is the
end Of the greatest system Of interior navigation
the world has Moreover, that IL Is the
only port among al It's rivals on the Atlantic coast
which II is possible to reach by water communica-
ton from the Interior and that in this respect New
York possesses advantage Of the highest mo-
ment Connecting with the great chain Of lakes
that penetrates to the centre of the continent at
Duuth and Port Arthur In the northwest angie on
chicaso "paiU k Detroit st t and oi,do the Ere
Canal Is link Of cheap communication by , wa,e1 and
The enlargement to Of the Erie Cana at cost OF
people viii not rrse Of se work EVOLUTION
by at length water communication VIII hold ,,rs rs
the railroads. by their superior Organization large
ssin Se ea S% %an o
or the nearly Egshen hs ne over
thousand in nun,ber competing with each .sI., other
for trade that alone originates on tne ,Sa, canai
cana G" interests have been like a rope Of sand
With antiquated equipment WIN I, d no Wes, and
as apty described by Abram s. Hewitt without
corporate guarantee for through b III OF Ia adins non
mcrce without some reform, even after 100000
is spent and the canal Is enlarged.
THE USEFULNESS OF THE CANAL.
BY organization and system and by the enlarge
ment OF facilities the carrying capacity OF the
Erie Canal can be so augmented as to equal 'ha'
of the five great trunk lines that parallel 1t from
the foot OF the lakes TO the seaboard. Traifc Is
possible by this waterway at a mill per ton per per
mile The railroads need hye times so 'nae nxe Eoi su
roads exacins rates ON food products to en
abb, then on for
canal and the State pays for Its man,cnance
sa Tansns 1sFfreT from s nF to SIS per raj ac
SG" rc Se Snn To
OF the harbor without this cost - ,..,, % ~,
feet the Wdenns at Lockport Sat and Of
the great lifts to 2i feet TO be followed all along
no4m ns ns depth Sy f'%s Of '9'Ge e Viii
pacity of canal-boats from 2D tons TO is tons
nnw eSaons OF fspa'sS Say. on Of @ s
navigation. that. with terminals arehus ~ ,''
and fleets In readiness for the enlargement
ereatcr revolution in transportation is in view than
is generally imagined.
A NEWPORT NEWS ON STATEN ISLAND
There are other remedies for the decline OF New
York's commerce. and not the least important Oh
these Is the creation OF Newport News on "'a.e"
Island now practically a part OF New-fork. oh
iris shore alone. within the city. the three pur-
poses of a terminal simultaneously possipIe p,,n
10 wit receipt storage and shipment By an que, ,o
beIt line through New Jersey, intersecting al !he
railroads west OF the Hudson ana caiSbs ,ch by ry y
ira ffic across the Arthur XIII Fridge. Whicn ny ny
efforts was authorized by Congress. and cons r
cd and made common to all roads nr4duc'S = 'T, thn
creation in the harbor of New York OF ralIroddI d
terminal independen Of railroads TINS poT, IT, can ,he
ado attractive to Western shippers. fcr tney tneh
can avoid lighterage and other costly port cnafgeS
Ry this means ard by the great waseiwa! & pro
described Ecw-York can be restored 70 W. on,
nosltion OF commercial supremacy on TINS continent