New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-23
ERIE CANAL AND ORIENTAL TRADE.
PRESIDENT HILLS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP PLAN
SUGGESTED AS NEW REASON FOR IN
PROVING THE STATE WATERWAY.

TO The Editor Of The Tribune.
ST.. Your recent most timely discussion OF Presi-
dent HIS project for 4 line Of steamers from the
Seattle terminus OF the Great Northern Railway
system 10 China and Japan is matter that
Should attract the attention Of the thinking of
re State This, the latest step in Mt. HIS great
pans. certainly stamps him as one OF the foremost
ueu OF The age n looking into the future CONNER
cizl possibilities of this Nation
While one cannot but be pleased at Mr.. Hill s
successful career and this latest evidence Of his
wise judgment, the greatest lesson may be easily
given Ire State OF New-To-k from this move
toward controlling the Oriental trade Logically
followed out- q rate OF IS q ton from Buffalo TO
China and Japan really means more TO the people
Of The STATE OF Network than any single COM
nercal step in generation
That rate means that II Is today possible for
ne State y New-To-k. # its people will grasp the
situation and take advantage OF II, TO make the
s-a-e OF New-york the seat OF the greatest iron
and steel plants IN the world, the workshop OF all
The allied metal interests and the centre OF the
greatest line Of textile manufactures IN the coun-
Try
There sre to-day reasons without number why
every farmer every business man. every manu-
fscture-. every wage Garner every man living on
a. income should support the plan OF improving
The Erie Canal on adequate lines However. II
there other reason, the great step taken
~ President IIl 70 secure Oriental trade should
and would justify the building to-day OF a new
canal from Albany 10 Buffalo, solely 10 take ad-
vantage OF the possibilities which Mr.. Hill now
proposes 70 make reality Il people VIII but
cePr the chance.
For many months past there has been culninat-
ing crisis almost in the manufacturing possibIi-
ties q a. European countries. This has been due
70 & startling falling or in the supplies % ores
adapted 10 Besseuer steel making for one reason.
ard most serious OF ali. Europe IS facing very
serious coal shortage. which in some countries
amounts almost 70 a coal famine
F0r some years past European nations have
looked with no little concern OF the rapid growth
q trs United States manufacturing centre.
TIE recent complications n supplies Of ores and
Goa have convinced all European nations that the
centre o. the iron and steel industries OF the world
and TIE manufacturing that naturally follows is
ABSOLUTELY certain 70 De forever given over 70 this
country. This is not mere suppositiOn, but is
evidenced By every foreign trade journal and can
Dc taken as absolutely certain 70 be true
u Is estimated that years from to-day the
worlds reQgiremeGts OF iron in various forms will
o. @,9oyJ5 tons. or practically twice what It is
today. Z the United States furnishes only one
azE tha- amount OF 2s.0O0oO0 tons it will require
i1-t the production be doubled in this country.
z tas doubling IN output takes place this enor-
1o-s growth Of manufacturing iron and steel
pants necessary to produce II VIII be found where
were are the greatest Inducements in the way Of
tPE cost q rransporta ton. other things being
equal There has never been a time in the history
q ne State Of New-York fraught with posi-
@lles Tor the good OF the State to-day. II
ne Erie Canal is adequately improved, so that
leiges q 90 tons can be moved from the lakes to
= eater there viii be power earth that can
gon and 4Ttes q ,,,4-ssg{s beng found
T,.ss ne canal from Buffalo TO Albany and In the
ne finest ores n the world from the Northern
T-S can be brought TO Rochester, Syracuse,
go 5lt1alo and Albany, and there meet the coal
Ersrf,lsaH4es ron PennEylyanla Eacn city .WoILto
~1xt-s-y have equal prices fuel and freight
NJ, from the lakes rideWater. All these cities
Eteei ~ slch canal pc able 10 Jay Gown 3Ioh.
t5eveettsH any manufactured articles from metals a.
Pa loG less than they can be furnished rom
nr----sss OF any other point not on water com
s-.-Aee enormous export traffic 70 Europe. Africa
- e-th America would be done via New-Y ork.
-. Demand Tor all lines OF manufactured art-
Eer 2 great boom IN railway building These
P-5o orr state manufacturing points fostered by
4 4eslt HIS = ton rate and with the canal
Ia lneir goods 10 Buffalo at low rates, would
lzsRseys1 notiFes cars, etc, that can hardly be
It ssseet q the canal failure properly to improve
IRON &c. VIII as surely drive this opportunity
ws,-A State as the sun oispels the dew. With
tIol way uncontrolled. and impossible 70 con-
ar 80 manufacturing possibilities OF this State
Eanufsel.ss Of the world the interior cities viii
Ii cFteetuTe the iron and steel for them and for
he establishment Of iron and steel industries
eztsSf-1tt The State viii as surely result IN the
sne T--tsleLt Of great textile industries IN cotton
e ne - he metals trades furnish employment
R1rfc-. aAo boys. This leaves the women and girls
sttraCt' employment This Is one magnet that will
rnanafse--- ltAule industries 70 the state leNthe
al cie~--t1feE Wlll secure labor easily, and. with
i1ssTfe az work and IN different lines. the best
EreFe -IlollauOn Tor profit 10 the manufact-
egre9 and contentment for the wage earners is
wiz s z, Hnrs s. rate again comes into play
= LIS oElsng VII increase enormously after