The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-09
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Board OF Trade on the Elevated Railroad
Why Erie Canal Should he ENLARGED.

Board OF Trade on the Eleveted Railroads
Why Erie Canal Should he ENLARGED.
Two sets OF resolutions condemning Tam
many's attack on tho elevated roads we're pre-
sented at tho regular meeting OF the Board Of
Trade and Transportation yesterday. but ne
they differed and each set contained features
favored. by large sections Of the members, both
were referred to a special committee.
The special committee previouslV appointed
TO examine ways in which the elevated roads
could be Improved submitted it's report and II
embodied one set OF the resolutions. These.
after declaring that the elevated company
should make certain improvements. added:
while we believe that all such regulations
and requirements should be compelled by law.
We deprecate any special luminosity toward the
elevated roads. and we do not believe that pub
lie convenience demands the running OF trains
on i've minutes headway during all hours OF
sary for the entire length OF the structure. II
there Is any question as to the safety OF the
neer equally free, from political and railroad
SShsTaster that his report, would have the con.
I. B. Thurber, who objected that the rsso.
lutions did not lay sufncient stress upon the
offered, as a. substitute resolutions declaring
that while the board was heartily in favor OF
IN hn{ the ee ssfTIee Q, f the .TsSStss 96,d 5@pir # ws1 oDt
apparent why after a service OF many years.
which has been valuable to the public that at
o time when there seems TO be a lack OF har-
mony, between. compressed air, steam and
electric transit intere sts, IL should be uddenlv
discovered' that innumerable and unrenson-
A. majority OF those present voted TO refer
both sets OF resolutions to a committee, which
should draw up one set embracing the two.
A paper on "The Diversionlof OuECommerce''
vas read at the meeting by Francis Nayland
Glen OF New York, who was for eight years q
member OF the Canadian Parliament. Mr..
Glen gave 1gu,es showing the value Of the
widening OF the Erie Canal SO as TO admit yes
sells OF large tonnage which. he said, should be
done at once In view OF the recent pans Of the
canadian, Government aided by British syndi-
Gates TO divert the lake traffic to Montreal.
The Transportation policy of Great Brit
antagonistic to the port OF New York. A charge
q two cents q. bushel for transportation to
New York would give this port command for
ever OF the surplus product Of the entire North
west. and no combination OF railroads could
deprive New York OF IL. II grain could be car
ried from Buffalo to New York as cheaply as
from Chicago to Buffalo. the rate OF charges
would mean an annual saving Of $50. 900. 900.
More, than one-haif OF our beet steamships are
imprisoned above Niagara Fails and more than
one-half the tonnage built in 1897 wns
launched on the lakes. TRANSPORTATION can
only be lowered by increasing the size OF the
vessels and the canal must be made larger to
VIII nix forever the rate from the Mississippi to
the coast as the Ntcarauguan Canal will tx
the transcontinental rate and no. combina-
ton OF railroads can beat it."