The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-10
BUSINESS OF THE GREAT CANALS
Figures on the suez. Kaiser Wilhelm
WeIiand and Others

Washington, d. c. Dec. e.-The great
canals Of the world and the growth OF the
business passing through them are dis
cussed In a series OF tables just published
by the treasury bureau OF statistics In It's
latest issue Of the summary OF commerce
and finance The business OF the Sue7
canal. the Kaiser Wilhelm canal. the ST
Mary's Falls. the Welland and New York
canals. and incidentally the commerce
passing through the Detroit river are
given in detail for term OF years and
thus presents statistical data convenient
for those desiring 20 study the question OF
ship canals connecting great bodies OF
water.
The Suez canal shows a net tonnage OF
e.57s tons in 1869. its first year. 43o,e9e in
1870; over million in ISL; more than 3
on. 600 in 1875. and steady increase until
1891. when the figures reached 969S.77
since which time there has been compare
lively little change. the figures for 1897 be-
ing slightly below those OF $50. but 3;
per cent IN excess OF those OF 1857. and
more than three times thoe OF 1877.
The Kaiser Wilhelm canal. which has
keen in operation but three years shows
an increase OF 30 per cent in that period
in the tonnage passing through Il: that
OF the first year after is opening being
.505. ss3. and tina; for the fiscal year ending
March 81. 1855. 2.4ss.7e5.
The ST. Mary's ais canal. connecting
Lake Superior with the lower lakes. shows
a more rapid gain than the Suez. The
freight tonnage passing through s.. Mary s
Fa1s canal in 1851 is given az 15s7,74L
reaching more than 800 co. tons in lSS5
more than 100000 in 49,: more than =
~. 000 in 1sSa- more than 10000 IN $50
more than II 90 80 in 1892: more than r.
200 000 in 1894. and more than $4,000 IN
1897 incidentally ne freight tonnage pass
ing through the Detroit river. which con-
meets Lakes Superior. Michigan and Huron
With Erie and Ontario. is shown 20 have
increased from 1900 80 tons in ls13 70 =
90 $50 IN 1Sas an increase in that time %.
% per cent. while the increase in the reg
istered tonnage through s.. Mary's Fails
canal alone IN that time Is from 20i i4s q
1853 s33 tons
The Wellsnd canal tables shows that ~
quantity OF fre; gh- passed through thai
canal In $50 VAS Nes34 tons. and IN $50
~. sS7 tons though comparing ls1f WIKI
1872. lS73 and 1874. no increase is found
the figures u 1872 being 1.213.l03 ions ard
those OF 1s72 - go while the TOYS
PASSED from nited States ports 20 Unite
States ports through -he Welisnd cana
feu from 7is.557 in 1874 % 81 z3 81 -.
The New York canal tables show 3
steady decrease since lss9 in the -o-s ~
=
number % tons - freight carried - tide
water o. The New York canals In $50 Wa
80. az. IN 80. 2e-i7 IS and II 1ss7. SIS
rs while al otn-r carais mentioned a.
above indicated show large gains in bus
uess meantime.
The reduction - freight rates especially
rthe Great Lakes ard by rsIL N com.
petition EI,h me lakes ard their canals
Is z-so shown b. a series - tables. Thess
show q material r-1artisr ia freight rstei
between Chicago au5 NV York. Waethe,
carried BY AXE ard rsG AXE and cana r
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