Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-26

tributary to the Great Lakes st. Law
renee route, according to statistics com
piled by Senator Pomerene.
The aggregate value Of all the farm
property within this large and rich ter
ritory is 63.3 per cent Of the total in
the United States.
In this territory are produced Is per
cent of the wheat, 65 per cent of the corn.
100 per cent Of the fax, 65 per cent Of
the iron, 40 per cent Of the copper, 40
per cent Of the lead and 70 per cent Of
the zinc in the United States.
Out Of 2,973,s90 square miles of land
surface in the United States, 1,232, 6fo
square miles, or 41.5 per cent Of the to-
tai lie in this area, where the value OF
the farm lands alone is estimated at
$40, $40, 331 600 It embraces, too, many
of the country's great manufacturing
industries, such as those producing
agricultural implements, automobiles,
rubber godos and an infinite variety of
meat, iron, steel, paper and furniture
products.
1T is estimated that the average saw
ing on grain alone by transporting 10
through an all-w water route from the
Middle West would be from s to 10 cents
a bushel on all grain exported. as com
pared with the present lake and rail-
traffic rates, or all rail hauls,'' said Sen
ator Pomerene.
REFERS TO
STATISTICS.
The senator called attention to a state
ment by Charles F. Macdonald of the
Duluth (Mch.) Board of Trade. that the
lake rate on grain from Duluth to Buff
falo Is now cents bushel and the
transportation charge from Duluth to
New York City about 151b cents a bushel
delivered at New York City, but not
aboard ship. The all-rail rate from Du-
luth 10 New York City is oo1 cents.
Fully onehaIf Of the transportation
charges from the grain terminals at Du
uth to the warehouses at Liverpool were
taken up by over land portage that
left the bushel Of wheat when in New
York harbor farther away from it's
destination than when It left the ship at
Buffalo, according to the figuring Of
Hugh ]. Hughes, market director of the
Minnesto Department Of Agriculture, =
Senator Po1Dcrene continued
"The cost Of Transporting bnshe of
wheat from Duluth TO Buffalo was esti
mated by him at 21a cents. At Buffalo
the transfer charges from boat to rail
were approximately three quarters Of
1
York amounted TO cents. The transfer
cost from car to snip at New York was
three tenths OF 4 cent. Freight charges
under normal conditions from New York
70 Liverpool are 5i4 cents, making total
transportation charge from Duluth to
Liverpool Of 80 cents. But deducting
the three items Involving rail haul and
transfers, amounting TO sos cents. there
Is left ia cents :"
Julius II Barnes one OF the country's
recognized grain experts, who was head
Of the United States Grain Corporation
during the World War, said thar If the
proposed project is realized $50 that
either the lake carrier would extend It's
trip down to Montreal or the ocean car
rier would go up to the heads of the
lakes for its cargo. that the transporta-
ton saving would amount to perhaps 10
j cents a bushel'
SAYS FACILITIES
INADEQUATE.
Senator Pomerenc also pointed out as
the center Of the greatest transportation
congestion. New York CRY and New
i England
We know now, as the result Of very
sad experiences during the war, the
Senator added. "that New York terminal
facilities ara wholly inadequate 10 meet
thu country's increasing demand The
cost Of handling traffic at New York -
not going to be iessnned by Increasing
traffic Both New York State and New
York City will hav. their annual III.
creases In tais respect Their shipping
point win he New YORK. City, as it ought