The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11

committesfs work, Fretful impa'lsnco. above
oil. the inpatient throwing aside 81 the proJeEj
because II cannot be adopted OF he.l: ~
mercy be- n measure of. our own lnchphr ySo
ie1l seriously with n schcne 81. such va, I'M
port to our whole social and Industrial 'u'ure'
VITAL. POINTS TO nv CONSIDERED.
There nrc two or three vital features OF any
schome VIZ may adopt; In the nrst p,Hse s W.
i'm portant fact that the canal Is not an out
worn method OF ransportstiob. Durlns the
%lii',lne OF the present generation me rsna,
than the railroad system In every Hrea, Euto-
penn country where III" topoprnphical condi.
lions pr N 4 Of It's "xtstenc" NJ a. Personally
b, 'Vd syisri by which the cffti"s which
are to b. The chisi SsnesCi",I.s OF ,ro The ,S
%F re n. lo Ss! rn 1T' the w HS' 'G ssS'.e VII! VII
share IN u p benefits AMI every por,'on be les
at the me'ry ~ the railroads than hetort In
the sscon place. let us ALSO rsnsmber TINT
ther should BE- no party u! tsLon on WAITS
primarily md rnre y IA e;ono'h,G din1 ,bp;
cansi that every do''ar evp'ndcj viii rorre-
sent a net gain ~ one dolltI, 10 The St,tte. ,iesin
thig necessarily implies that It must no, DO
mad" mo ioothaIl OF partisan. ,%act,ohnl or
personal rol,tlc-. ia other words ,h9se VINO
politiOinnS.
The GANGS are bong managed under Nr;
' Ibnl NH' Ntttf Tikll 'fl anu .bui 'NyU' ~
Col iurrriag, the Superintendent OF Public
" ,rks. with entire honos'y ana ndelity 70 the
public welfare 'or these man reall7" thal tne
only visa rav Ia serve thelr party IL 70 maze
that r,rty serve thu state. The greater, canal
OF the future ran he built and managed sue
f% G@n5 0DJ on o. i wH r ln,rn. n i say I" Mo % 'h tsS mem Mr,
that they are ahsolvct rom All re.ponsibility
TO any politician. prov.IoI only that the7 show
sesson. in 30 doInS Ii; work that it shall re:
dourd IN the highest Il gree t. n" benefit OF
the w hole common eh IA.
er N.Y. speech ."e had snt',siief, CSairnan Dodge
introduced tie. f.ur"'s V. Greene. chairman OF
thu Camel Advisory Committee In y hose honor
The Improved Canal md Its Results" and
said In part:
Cen. Greene's speech
portrtion rate across tho state. Tns cannot
he obtained ~ q shlp canHk ON he on" bod.
nor by a.Aa,loN di, h. On the othe 1t ,an be
| o. 'nired br a waterway o, SUFFICIENT size to
car. harces w,oh a Thousand. n cargo. II
VII col ow he. {, !.e Of the, pre- 'elt Erie Canal
for about two hundred mi tfty miles and new
rol, es for about cue hundreI mile.
with .ch lwu,.rway. boats can eothropSh
IN Ip'rs Wit p,oUp tons of cargo larger than
my t%rainlGad y"' IN we on any railroad me
600 tons. with detached motive mower. elth"r
steam or electricity. IT, tir they San inoye az
E conr, s .,sn .g., rom n, t WSr @,,T to az Sl S@"I f,o n"f IL
! Auk li' ~ " sNlh w. A'' -" -
I.ut,y hours; winch $ not surpassed ny inc or
d!narv fro'ght trnip. such boats can go
To = "Y!o1PPEH' Bosi"n, or "rfhfi'airinh a. in tho
last. without breaking bulk. II IN = shaT n,ove
! 70 le most c'onomicnl; or th,e cargo can be re
ha' l'cd ut Bun 10 AMI Now York, Il the saving
in ,me md cost hy the roe lake and ocean
steamers shPli rove to be greater than the az
pensc u rnhanlIiHg.
COST MrNsuRvp By RgsrITs
Such n waterway Will cost S1nU'O,0O0; and
the expense o. goilplet ~ the branch chLi.ls
ttHRe h t"iST oo,'' Tp 10" fo s5E2S'6"U.UU'Vo." In onc
sens THIS is - larg" sum OF money, hqt. meas
ur"i hy rho results - he accomplishing J. IS
or bc!on1 them a. tr hutary TO them. are now
produced in such quantities as the world has
never seen before three articles OF prime m
rOrtanrC. VIZ, food both vegetable and ANNA.
iron ore ant lumber. l., It worth while totrv
70 hrng this kren', trnde across ~" state II
New York, and with It tie manufacturing in
dnstries, the wealth and population, lhich VII
sprng w At points along the route? Or l. Il
better t. 4, sui aud d nothing while rival
rrlgaI railroads nntii ali ito %>tlantc PORTS suall
lie equal ia the volume OF their commerce.
Asscmbl-mrn Inns speech.
Chairman Fenry W. HI Of The Assembly
Canal Ioumitte' spoke n the ,'Caral ant its
Relation to LlNe Commerce. ,Nith rei"r"n'e
to what the canal had lone and was etilI dotrg
MI Nil sad:
"Forthrco-quarte O, a centuryNrvYork has
done. over its artificial WATERWAYS. q lArZ" part
81 Ne carrying trade ottho nation, From this
immense business the State received IN tolls
about sl35. VDO,uOo, nncnLh 70 pnv for the en-
tlr" canal system % The state, aud rs citizens
received about $4,000. 900 N 'rrishts, which
did not u!tts WA into N p.rk"'S 81, 'or' En
hon holders, bur was expended within th'
state While ms enormous revenue vas
hc'Ng r.co:v"h, the r"oI na' been c%r!oylns
fr, ,gnt, which for he last twenty years has
cGualled from 30 per cent. to ~ per cent. OF
the cntir. cnn1l %tcnnasfo lRis ma pc"n
Justify the maintenance CT our canal system.
WHAT IT SAVES on WAY FREIGHT NOW.
During lsts there were moved on the canal
more than l.lUO,uuO tons o; way-trAight. Iron
each ton II l. satc 10 say that there was an hv-
ernge Nnylug OF 80 cents In freight. There was
thus saved a. out sl.Uoo.Ouo in WAINWRIGHT.
With such .cs lltS as 'hese. il Is dlfncult 10
understand why any Intelligent clti1en ~ ms
state is l%ustItc IN opposing canal enlargement
'During the last ten Years the canal com
meioe has u-ru on the decline. and a condition
has b, on reached which would seem to warrant
~extraori lark Efforts being, put forth to regain
our declining commerce. II Is generi,lv he,
li"vcd the construction o' 4 n'W Ere cana
lorgo enough TO accommodate a thousand-ton
barge viii not only regain for New York her
conl3erce. bat viii ho,d II against ali com petit
tiOn for "a century 20 come
NsXt cane q break In the regular pro-
gralnmc. Tor the Chairman said that Lieut.
GOV. woodruff had consented TO say a lew
words. Hn said:
rEw WORDS BY Mr.. Woodruff.
although ! had accepted an invitation N
attend a timer 10 which Mr.. Dodge has 70.
isr.nd. ! cou not resist the temptation OF
coming hero to spend the early Part Of the
evening, my fellow mem brTs OF the Charlhc
OF Con mprce. Of the Produce Exchange, Of the
Poard %, Trade and spOrta'to ,kc,. in
paying this wall-deserved honor and tribute to
: Gov. Hoosnvn't. have not had a long eyperi.
cncn in Nhony. hut from al | hal" %gfthe-ei
FROM plspNVnFiOU hiring NV Is and itDm al
ave hcnr am thoroughly satisfied that 10
rlan ever devote moro time OF energy or
better jld.ment IN the exercise OF the flnc'
tions q, tho Chief Executive ot this Empire
state than arc iD''lr heinz cSerHisetl hN
Gen. Roosevelt Applause! And although al
ore time 1ni until 1ult- recently lnes
rionrd whether or not tn ptup'-ltlons
proT 1urdod hy III" Ca,naI CornnItrs
""rut. after the talk | had with Gen.
Greene Turing the q nner; and from what !
have heard from the lr- ~ the Governor and
from Gier. Green" an 80 ably state. Cy, Inn,
am .a',41ei thr p:opositioh IS one which ought
to be crrripl out ,
AT ttn close OF this speech Gov. Roosevelt
and Licut.-Gov. Woodruff left 10 attend an
other dinner.
Commercial supremacy OF New YORK. de-
clarod
TIE sTArwART CHILD OF THE ERIE CANAL.
"The CONNER ial supremacy ~ New York il
the .talws, chill of IN Ere 'alai; il ncvel
had md n ode no other protector. than The
Erio Ca.rL. r'h,ch even IL H. present diagrare'
nj AM decrrpjt condition Is :ho cr a;~st rail.
road rnte regulator upon this continent: IL
80. T. .-.,,.. kannt4a nm ApAt3saN and