The sun., 1903-05-16
70 HAVE BOOSTERS AT POLLS
CANAL BENEFICIARyES TO FL
NANCE ITS CAMPAIGN.
BuTalo and New York TO Unite to Get
Out the Vote, and the Elevator Ring
AMI the Contractors VIII Put Up the
Money, Anticipating = Fine Return.

BufYalO and New York 10 Unite to Get
Out the Vote, and the Elevator Ring
AMI the Contractors VIII Put Up the
Money, Anticipating = Fine Return.
Ex-senator John Laughlin Of Buffalo
was In New York yesterday oonferring
with representatives Of the Canal Associa.
ton OF Greater New York on the campaign
which Is to be made for the $l0l 900 600
canal. The Canal Association here and
the Merchants Exchange OF Buffalo are to
run the campaign between them. Indi-
vidlial interests which may prosper II more
millions are spent in enlarging the canal re-
tained Senator Laughlin at Albany almost
all Of the last session Of the Legislature.
He was the recognized lobbyist for the
measure.
The canal advocates do not intend to
carry their tight into the whole Of the State
but will limit 1t to what they call canal
countless
"There will be no election contest in the
State this fall said Senator Laughlin. -as
1t Is expected that the Republican State
Committee will indorse Denis O'Bren,
a Democrat, for Judge of the Court Of APP
peals In the rural counties where opposi-
ton to the Canal measure is expected, there
will be nc election except for Assemblyman
and nothing to bring out the vote.
in New York and Buffalo. cities whose
vote will probably decide the fate Of the
canal project, municipal elections will be
held and most Of the city offices will be
filled. So we will hold meetings, send out
literature and post men at the polls to urge
voters not to forget to vote for the canal
appropriation
The interests at Buffalo and New York
which are concerned in the success of the
canal proposition to the extent Of paying
the expenses Of such a campaign represent
the elevator ring at Buffalo, some OF the
cargo steamer interests in New York. the
grain brokers at each end Of the canal and
the canal contractors who expect to get
fat out OF the $40, 100000
The handling charges at Buffalo and New
York on grain carried by canal amount
to more than the freight charges collected
by the boatmen. While the canal en-
cost OF transportation it does not AFFECT
the charge which is exacted by the private
interests which handle 1t at both ends OF the
canal. The canal is in fact corked at both
ends and will be in exactly the same con-
dition when the slol 900 900 has been spent
on it.
That is exactly the reason why the route
named in the Davis act was chosen. The
Buffalo interests were opposed to the Lake
Ontario route which the state Engineer
testified could be constructed for half
the cost Of the one selected, because it
followed natural waterways for greater
length.
The Buffalo crowd would have none Of it
They realized that if the l,o0O-ton barges
were built so that they could navigate
Lake Ontario they might I've used to carry
freight from the upper Lake ports to tide,
water without breaking bulk. That would
render no revenue to the elevators and
freight handling contractors at Buffalo
and its representatives would have let the
hill fail rather than have a barge canal
along the more economical route.
The canal contractors are solidly with
the Buffalo canal men because the Lake
Ontario route would not give them so great
a chance orf loot For the same sub
stantial reason and because the costlier
route takes in more political territory the
Odell machine was for the Buffalo plan.
Voters who are urged by the canal COM
bine's men at the polls to vote for the
referendum will do well to consider who is
paying these boomers. -..'