The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-02


Canal. Company. its chief officers and
agents, the Morris Canal Company, by
whose authority the Iehigh acts, while
the stockholders and officers Of both these
companies, who cannot be ignorant Of
the enormous nuisance depicted by the
presentnent quoted. are morally respon-
sible for the deaths and diseases. mem
aced, 2 as il says BY the abuse of privi-
Ieges, contempt Of duty and contract,
and the protr.cted criminal conduct Of
which these corporations have been and
are guilty. Now it is notorious that this
neglect and its horrid and outrageous con-
sequences, along the entire line Of this
time e-Aonored and long-admired artificial
riyer--not in degree, trust. but to an
extent which makes the conduct of its
managers at least technically criminal
neglect which every man who crosses on
approaches It beholds---aesleet oegillalillg
as soon as the PeinsylYaiila com
pany discovered thar by their ran
roads across the st'lte transportation
could be accomplished more cheap-
ly than by the canal aSconsequehce not
because the cost on tne cadlal was greater
tnan i had Deeh' lietis excuse az tlisl
would pc, put because experience ~ raii-
roadlng taugpt tie1n 1nae ehes co'liu
MAKE more moneS oy tlslnsl'ofla'iol.
tnerepy lnan through use ol rue eaiiai-
Ihey Know TOO, tnat N closing ehe eahai
tney acquired monopoly lnes saNe
no consideration g me CONTRACT eoh''ih=
ed OF implleer N. the MOTIFS caliai enar'el'
Whlen fheS Adopted tnal fiies "oeiu
carry OUT tne course oh aeeioh Wilisn =
gave them tne pllvilege Of spnfsnins-
hone @ me Weilafe q lhe country az
Joining of nfighpoillis 70 ~ rou'e
They forgot that they had duties addi-
tional to making profit for themselves;
they probably believed that their money
and the influence they possessed thereby
would successfully defend them in courts
or elsewhere, and so they lessened the
use OF the canal gradually. increasing
their neglect year by year, destroying OF
impairing its use as a common highway.
Beside that they Kept up no Junction
with canals in Pennsylvania, and thus It's
coal and other products were denied
water transportation through the route
which might be so benehclal TO ITS neigh
bors. Public statements verify, all that
has thus been said. Much more could
be added-were there space and time.
And now they are exhibiting an cf-
frontery exceeding that usuafiy displayed
by capital in power, great as that IS
They come to the Legislature or induce
the coming Of corporations and persons
under whose skirts they operate, and the
demand is thai the canal shall be aban-
doned and the charter abrogated upon
terms to which they will agree or may
agree. 80, it IS said reads the Dill. 70
the amusement of those who have eyes
and ears, and that they, the authors d
the situation, shall be pitied and COM
pensated, because they have made the
canal Improbable. Their confederates'
some of them,are supposed to be await
ing the chance thereby of profit by pur-
chases here and there. Whether this be
50 or not, there seems to be much dis
position abroad te give them their Will
whatever it may be. Much expense has
been incurred. and much legislative time
has already been expended and new
session seems likely to be dedicated to
the matter.
The writer is without private motive
in regard to this situation and subject
He is counsel for no one. He would
not be professionally interested in them
IF desired S;nn1v hocauso ~ &; ~.