New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-10
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CANAL. INTERESTS HEARD
OPPOSITION TO THE SALE OF THE ERIE
TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
GEORGE CLINTON. ERAsTUs w1MAN. FRANKLIN
EPSON AND OTHER WE1I-kNo"" "~
ARGUE AGAINST THE rAvDY AMEND

ARGUE AGAINST IHH ihNI'
MENr TO THE CONSTITUTIONS
Albany March 9-1hc Judiciary Committee o. the
eona,e this afternoon gave an EXTENDED hea''"e
tho opponents OF the scheme 20 permit me s@'o VI
the States canals to the Federal Government =,
nronosed IN the bin for 4 constitutional amendment
introduced by Senator Pavey. 4 Delegation h'e'-
es,od in the canals was present. including eN-AS
.emhlyman George Clinton. OF Buffalo pfesloe''. VI
the Union for Improvement; Of the Canais' rid'N','
rason ex-Msvor Of Now-York and formerly preSi-
don, q, tho New-york Produce Exchange: Atreo
Rome- ex-presi5ent % tho New-fork PRODUCE TN
change: Erastus Wiman. Alexander X smith, S.
rotary O, the Executive Canal Committee "lII'di"
T. cleary 81 the Canal Committee ana the New
yor, Board of Trade and Transportation; George H.
RAYMOND and Captain De Puy' OF 'he N'"' ~
Owners Association. 80,
Mr. Clinton first briefly reviewed tho history Oh 'ne
canals to show that the policy OF the eta'e ""N
aver been that me canals should remain tho PIOP
erty OF the State When the canals were III
nropo.ed New-York was poor. and applied TO the
r.sor,, cov.rnrnert FOR aid II refused. ana
New.York determined to build the canals for nei
.sr Immediately the State began 10 grow. ana II
was due to the canals that the State necame "ie
Empire State OF the Union, both In popola''on '''
In commerce,
,hs grest majority Of the States had interests IN
direct conflict with the canals and sain ne o'o no'
think any business man would mink y goOO poIV'
N turn his business over 10 others whose teres'S
were in opposition to his own. He did not neheN-
that the United States Government wouio ever pui-
chase the canals except under the influence Oh mus
who s.ek 20 make the canals imperative. He dia
not charge that the railroads were hacking u'is
project but quits certain they were iooA'"s '''
with eager anticipation
As evidence Of the fact that tho people were
.r,endlv N IN, canals and did not want 70 dispose
q, ,bao he cited the adoption OF the provision FOR
the appropriation OF the ss.c}o'o Unfortunately
for the canals no said the estimates for the con-
tsmnlsted Improvement were far below me ahiouu'S
REQUIRED. and they would again have 10 appear 10
the people for money. u f. should MOI be granted
tho millions aIreasy spent would have been was'ed
.or the canals were one bit better To-Day IMAM
befor. the work OF Improvement was begun
~ this bill should be passed It would take two
wars TO re, tho question before tho people ana
,onx v.ars OF negotiation with the Federal Govern
uent and IN the mean time the people "ouio never
anprove OF the expenditure OF further money LOT
Enforcement The canals would remain In tneir
pfe sSs SAFE Would continue to decline.
Erastus wimsn next spoke as the Tpss These
interests he said, required that me paI
Improvement nc5eSsnS the this BIZ should
be passed the whole canal system woutI no
rroun not go on, and the whole matter would lie
dormant for the many years Of the negonatnOtS, h,
,bs nHnple Of the state had never refused to vote
any asked Tor the snPp9Tt q. ne e for the
cennistion Of the work begun would be appropri2ted
nv The people whenever 1t should Do supml'el F"
them. 49,. 49,. .rr,,,.n+ a, Major
sv-,ons presented before this committee n SIloI l.
.jrne aFo and attempted show that greater Dene-
es cn,Ii6 he secured by the completion OF the M
!, ne manner begun last year than by the $voWy,ovD
barge raral which Major Symons proposed; FNs
nee ne SAVING which Major Symons decisreo
scron,pl,ehed by reduction or terminal cnhIses a.
New~York and Buffalo 20 a reas9naoe am9uTn' .,.o
rapfain De Puy and Assemblyman Hlli @'so
spaFa briefly in opposition TO the proposition. 49,,
Z. Snaulding representing the FARMERS Con-
erAs. read brief memorial to the Legislature Pc
titioring for the passage OF the faNey reSou,lvlI
ana asking that more eppropriauons enouI9 W.
made for the Improvement OF the canals Pehohs
their transfer 10 the Federal Government ne saI9
that this organization represented TWO "uHu''"
thousand farmers. 49,. x,.S.,o .,o,.
was benefited by the maintenance OF the cehdIs
Inv me State. He argued that the people couIo oe
tr1,efed and all the advocates OF the propos'uoon
dasred was that It should be submitted 10 the
NJ Wiman suggested that II that were zone
provision should be inserted for refunding oy shs
United States Government all the money eSpehueu
on the canals since 1870 , ,... .
COMMITTEES representing tho canal interests OF
the state appeared before Governor Black to-day
in advocacy OF submitting to vote OF the people
~ the next general election the proposition 10 issue
an additional s. 900 ooo worth OF canal Improvement
bonds The committee was headed by Erastus
Wman george Clinton. George H Reynolds OF
Buffalo who shipped one-quarter OF the grain
-ransporsed by the Erie Canal last season William
Mcconnell Of New-York City: William y. Cleary
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