New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
FOR A STATE RAILROAD.
NEW W4NTIC4N4L SCHEME
Mr.. Hooker Uyould Build Line an
the Erie DitcR-.Sir Canal Plans.

Albany. Feb. = CspeciaD.-A proposition to aban-
don the Erie Canal and puf four track staie
railway upon its hanks and in ats bed is set ior"
in an amendment to the Constitution when "SS
,,,r.7tted 70 the Assembly tonight by MI HOOKER
of CSenesee County. Certainly this sugseSteu
Amendment 10 the Constitution cannot he rue"
as one whose introduction viii aid those "ho or
pushing the canal Improvement bin on whlch
9,eerinr viii he given tomorrow ny the senate
Canal Commtre-
Assemh,vnan Hooker seeks 10 amend sections \
Q and 10 Of Article of the Constitution Sectio'
s rrobihts the Legislature from selling or leaSle
the State canals. Mr. Hooker interpoa'eS 'i'' '''
lowing words in the section
t,,t nothing contained in this section shan pro pro,
hibit the abandonment of the Ere e.a 80 rsiI
construction by the State Of steam SuraSe t caraI
road along the banks and in the heo OF sue tho Con-
The begiSsture shall provide ny 1sM of not less
5a-, fonr tracks ana for the lease thereof 70 me
person or ooSporaon wne s1ar' qar each town or
each one hundred mounds from the & fy 81 ~
171odiate points along such railroad
Tho other amendments to sections and 10 pro
vide that all contracts for work or maoerlsa -.
,be railroad shall he made upon the basis OF 'he
,o--es- rrce and that the proposed Tallfoao iiiaH
=. ,-,s,rnc+ed in any way provided by law
Assernhlzrnan Hooker thus suggests the cons. w
ZION Of steam State railroad along the hhe " ''e
1--ia canal from Buffalo II Albany lie s8'p 'o
DAY;
,Diis barge canal people are trying to work Up H., =
proposition which Is wrong on ult -! iae u r. ,,,,ild
sng Of rsiroad .iong the line Of the Erie Cana
The bill provides the lease Of the state
20 The oarora.acr agreeing TO transport trelghI 81
The lowest rata. Any corporation Win = Cal'ne @ 10
e ssiSe bT Sca1e Tue siate a A ts CAPITALISTS will hsEe
10 do is "a operate the road. and OF course Pro''d
rolling stock.
ATr Hooker said he thought state lallIoa"
rould he built for SSosoco or $1,000 oo
Six propositions affecting the canals are no."
.Indey discussion in the legislature:
First-The Bostwicl1 nil. which rroyides Tor Inc ne
s,lhnnisson 40 people at the next general a. 80 -
ron of a proposition 10 bond the state foT nol A
fo1+ hsrce canal Of the Erie. Oswego ana than-
main canals with changes in the course oI IN Tit
and follow the of the Seneca k,HeI oqPn s
daga and Oneida lakes and Mohs~k ta ma ,lacel
on on second fie5 reading
ance hy the Tni1ed States Government OF spTyeEs
for a ship canal between Lake Erie and the ff"o-
Third-senator Amhlers proposition favoIing the the
amendment NJ the State constitution 50 Ihat tlt
canals can be sold leased 10 the United states
Fo1rth-A proposition. not yet fully formulated
4e Issue bonds for siS2 900, the whole TO be ex
Soeynents pSIeg al the discretion of the State en-
sireer and surveyor but with the understanding
-, n. i 70 vsfer storage and s2Socooe0 for halt
Of the expense of road improvement the counues
FIfih-To Ill in he canal and use it as the road
ted Of = six track railroad 20 be Leased ny M
State the corporation bidding the lowest rave
sr+ba rrnposition 70 lease the canals 10 the
h oompany or corporation which Is huIalng me 1hf
I'M Georgian BAY Canal. Canada. so tnat tfleH me )
NJ come directly down through the Chanplain tarai
thence by the Hudson River 10 NeW-1ofh
AT the hearing tomorrow on the BostW1ck mn
the prircipal advocates OF the measure Will he
c51lsfav H SchHah. representing the New-Hork
C3tv Canal Association. and George Clinton and
Major Symons from the Buffalo association ne
Csral advocates win contend that this IS the frs'
measure upon which they are agreed as 10 min
7gfeet detail. and that attempts TO draw the al
1ertion Of the legislature TO any other plan IS
inimical the canal enforcement proposltion-
Assernbivr1an Graeff. of Essex. is sponsor OF thf
Georgian Bay Canal scheme This is a propose
ton TO enlarge the Champlain Canal TO twenty
ove feet 10 proyfde outlet 70 the sea for the
rropcsed Canadian ship canal that IS TO run from
f1eorgian Bay. along the Ottawa River and sake
Nipiesinc TO the st. Lawrence River to Montreal
thence to St Johns ard hy way of the Rlehelleu
River to Lake Chsgnplaln. He~a me 'haffafieifl
Canal the Hudson River
Aesernbvn1ar C1raeff has received q letter from
the oonrany which proposes 10 build the canal
asking him have the proposition considered
" i PORTED that if the canal was built most
Of the produce from the Northwest could be
shipped through New-Tork State 10 the sea by
water Several maps Of the proposed Georgian
R7v canal were sent ir f5Taef. These he
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