New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-07

ll5o196; all other ports. slss579Jes. IS per cent
IN favor or New-York These figures show that
curing the year ending June 30. 1895. New-York Sc
cured IS OF the total foreign imports of the
country and exported IS per cent Of the entire
home products
So much for figures that can be obtained from
official reports
THE COAsTwIsE TRADE.
II has been found to be impracticable TO get ac-
curate data wherewith TO measure fairly est-
mate tho vast magnitude of the coastng trade OF
the port OF New York, which includes its trade
with all other sea ports Of the Union: and equally
impracicabe TO measure the amount OF It's trade
with the interior Of the country, for the reason
that no reliable statistics have ever been kept Of
either. 1t Is very well known, however, that with
respect TO its coasng trade combined with it's
trade with the Interior OF the country the port Of
New-York controls more than half OF the trade Of
1t concerns also to know the relations OF the
metropolitan centre. which comprises the cities and
towns that cluster around the harbor Of New York
TO the rest Of the Union IN industry. wealth and
population Consider the question OF p1 OPP alton IL
any Of the toll buildings in New-York City and
tants Of the entire Union with its more than 1000
600 square miles and numberless towns and cities
produces more than one-twenteth Of the annual
foTv tboTsa nd octores and PRODUCES goods to the
value of many hundreds Of millions of dollars each
The assessed valuation Of It's real estate Is much
more than one-twentieth OF tho assessed value Of
personal properly held by its citizens is estimated
at one-ffteenth Of our National wealth.
DELAY OF EEw-YoRKERS
In presenting the following comparative state
ment OF the total appropriations of Congress for
the Improvement Of rivers and harbors. from the
foundation of the Federal Government TO the year
1896. It would be well TO say in advance that no
disparasement Is meant for any section of the
Union. 1t will be we'll TO say also that 1t is not
intended 10 make q charge OF excessive approprla-
lions for section. The total Of all aDprODria-
tons seems light 10 the verge Of parsmony when
nent except along a thin line of population on the
Atlantic seaboard. was complete and unbroken
The Inhabitants Of the district in which the port
OF New-Ycrk is comprised have been, since the
foundation of the Government. strangely oblivious
10 what has so vtay concerned the commercial
interests OF ihis port IN that he{ hnye ialed 10
Inent such share of appropriations as properly be-
premacy in all that constitutes the chief and gen.
eral port of entry, through which the great bulk Of
large are brought in ana Sent out. -.
further grounds upon which the port OF New-Y ork
IS entitled now and hereafter to base Its claim 20
Federal Government
With the large commerce OF this port in view,
second only to the commerce Of the greatest com
mercal city IN the world. London and with the
further facts given in the preceding pages 1t Is in
structive to study the figures which represent Con.
Gressional approprid tons for the Improvement or
rivers and harbors since the foundation Of he Coy
gone toward the improvement OF New-Nork fiar-
Dor. tpmpfenendlIS BROOKLYN ana Jersey lily III
that belong rather the list Of river than harbor
crously sm14l; It may be said. in general terms,
nothing for the harbOr Of its chief commercial city
SUMS FOR OTHER STATES.
While the amount appropriated for river and har-
Dor improvements in the State OF NewYork IS
larger than the appropria in any other single
State It IS yet not nearly large. when popula-
ton and traffic taken into calculation. as the
amour; contributed to several OF the younger or
less important States. The total amount. s22,39.-
ei5 &C. for example is nearly equaed by the amount
appropriated for Michigan. a State which has OBJ
ained 800 s6seSO q Of the public money for the i'm
provemcnt Of her waterways and harbors We
ind also sS,79l947 81 charged against the young,
por,ant' State OF Wisconsin, sl24s5coi IS charged
b ana Of 10 es tha9 state bagd
more populous and not rearly so rich as some
for the latter State will be found in the fact that
she lies the gate of the Delaware Bay and River
e Of ti the rch and powerful State Of Pennsylvania
But New-Yo lies at the main gate OF the cont
relations which Delaware bears to only single
The Mississippi River has had appropriated up 70
the close of 1896 the magnifcen sum OF S2&ll2S Is:
received no less than sl7339.coo In the five years
embracing 1892 1896 1885, 1885 and 1896 the amounts
! United States sum up sS3;5i2o9; Of this amount
New York Har6or has received only sSSSU or less
During the period New-York has paid into the
@ as AGAINST rSSRs' Ho a9 % from ON a
other ports Of the United States, or 81 per cent Of
THAT is to say. the Federal Government. out Of
S of all t hr rrs and bSrbns OF
the whole country. has spent less than one cent In
hundred cents that i; has received from import
duties at all the ports Of the country 1t has got
York alone.
MONEY FOR OTHER HARBoRs
Beginning with Boston. 1nl the total charged
| 10 harbor improvements 10 be $.024 1876. Phiade-
ph!a has had s3,2fco appropriated since 1855
elusive Of the amounts appropriated for the Della
ware River. while during this sane period Of eight
years Philadelphia has paid into the National
Treasury from customs duties. only sl25 O02. or
| about the amount NewYork pays in year.
Passing down the coast TO Baltimore we discover that
the total amount OF appropriations for her harbor
Sayannah. E5S6G06. Noble $.5s3G3), and Calves
ton. ss7o4So Passins 10 the lake po,rts we ind
ever ei'I suypected OF being port has managed to
| Obtain harbor Improvement appropriations to the
amour. % 1901 81 about one-thrd the total for
Ncw-Yorh Eiie and Toledo have been made happy
in receiving tho first named city S12l.S6I and the
last named Ne122oo ne latter being &aaa 10 Two
! Appropriations for Cleveland reach N@3s5l and
Michigan CIV. Ind. "a port which most persons
outside Of Indiana would have difficulty in ocat-
n15ridce1t total of $2GseS es p in Federal money
obtained by the state Of Mehigan nas iafgeX gone
| bors which. to say the least, have not National
| reputation. -, 49,, d. g.. 49,. -,
! -. Interior rivers % the country, ana that also
| not an important stream. commercially speaking;
| The Kentucky River is tributary OF NE ono ani
e,nnties into II at Carroon. Ky. The object OF
fe Improvement was TO repair five locks and dams
| butt hy the state Of Kentucky and TO extend
eIart-v.ater navigation for draught OF six feet
h., the obstruction OF twelve additional locks and
d AZ o 70 Three Forks a distance Of PSI miles from
| the mouth Of the river
! A FORTUNATE KENTUCKY STREAM
| There has been appropriated 70 date for the i'm
| movement OF the Kentucky River I6'3.CD and
| further allotments amounting TO @lSlo5 10, have
| been made for operating ana keeping In repair
| the locks and dams. The expenditure OF these
amounts has resulted In restoring five locks and