Publications, Volum 13Buffalo Historical Society, 1909 - 446 sider |
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Side 28
... Ship Canal Propositions , " by Mr. S. E. Filkins of the Medina Business Men's Association . Address , " The Proper Position for Rochester on Water Trans- portation , " by Mr. Horace G. Pierce of the Rochester Wholesale Grocers ...
... Ship Canal Propositions , " by Mr. S. E. Filkins of the Medina Business Men's Association . Address , " The Proper Position for Rochester on Water Trans- portation , " by Mr. Horace G. Pierce of the Rochester Wholesale Grocers ...
Side 29
Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.). Address , " Ship versus Barge Canal , " by Capt . Charles Campbell of the Marine Industrial League of New York . Address , " Waterborne Freights , " by Mr. Lewis Nixon of the New York Board of ...
Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.). Address , " Ship versus Barge Canal , " by Capt . Charles Campbell of the Marine Industrial League of New York . Address , " Waterborne Freights , " by Mr. Lewis Nixon of the New York Board of ...
Side 45
... ship - canal of the length of the Erie Canal would not be economically possible , and giving the details of the plan proposed by his committee for a one thousand ton barge canal . General Greene read an interesting letter from Mr ...
... ship - canal of the length of the Erie Canal would not be economically possible , and giving the details of the plan proposed by his committee for a one thousand ton barge canal . General Greene read an interesting letter from Mr ...
Side 53
... ships from Buffalo to New York through any canal , not even a ship- canal . It is much cheaper to transfer from a 10,000 - ton lake vessel to a 1,000 - ton barge , and send it through the canal at slow speed to be unloaded alongside ...
... ships from Buffalo to New York through any canal , not even a ship- canal . It is much cheaper to transfer from a 10,000 - ton lake vessel to a 1,000 - ton barge , and send it through the canal at slow speed to be unloaded alongside ...
Side 71
... ship here of roads whose interests are allied with the pros- perity of other States . What was needed , he said , to keep prosperity of this State , so to speak , on an even keel , is to build up the State itself , not by mere ownership ...
... ship here of roads whose interests are allied with the pros- perity of other States . What was needed , he said , to keep prosperity of this State , so to speak , on an even keel , is to build up the State itself , not by mere ownership ...
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Side 63 - Champlain canal, and providing for a submission of the same to the people to be voted upon at the general election to be held in the year nineteen hundred and three...
Side 93 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act to make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular person, company, firm, corporation, or locality, or any particular description of traffic, in any respect whatsoever...
Side 194 - ALBANY ALLEGANY BROOME CATTARAUGUS CAYUGA CHAUTAUQUA CHEMUNG CHENANGO CLINTON COLUMBIA CO.RTLAND DELAWARE DUTCHESS ERIE ESSEX FRANKLIN FULTON GENESEE GREENE HAMILTON HERKIMER JEFFERSON LEWIS LIVINGSTON MADISON MONROE MONTGOMERY NASSAU NIAGARA ONEIDA ONONDAGA ONTARIO ORANGE ORLEANS OSWEGO OTSEGO PUTNAM RENSSELAER ROCKLAND ST.
Side 83 - But we do not assume that the rates which are just today will be just indefinitely. They have become established by the force of circumstances, and they ought to give way if future circumstances shall be such as to render it right and proper. They constitute a temporary arrangement only ; equitable, as we think, for the present, but which may become inequitable before the lapse of any considerable time.
Side 235 - It remains for a free State to create a new era in history, and to erect a work more stupendous, more magnificent, and more beneficial than has hitherto been achieved by the human race.
Side 232 - Delays are the refuge of weak minds, and to procrastinate on this occasion is to show a culpable inattention to the bounties of Nature ; a total insensibility to the blessings of Providence, and an inexcusable neglect of the interests of society. If it were intended to advance the views of individuals, or to foment the divisions of party ; if it promoted the interests of a few, at the expense of the prosperity of many ; if its benefits were limited as to place, or fugitive as to duration, then indeed...
Side 218 - ... through the most fertile country in the universe, and united with the great seas of the west! The contemplated canal would be this extension, and viewed in reference only to the productions and consumptions of this state, would perhaps convey more riches on its waters, than any other canal in the world.
Side 217 - ... mountains, and are finally discharged into the ocean. To the west, there is a collection of inland lakes exceeding in its aggregate extent, some of the most celebrated seas of the old world. Atlantic America, on account of the priority of its settlement, its vicinity to the ocean, and its favorable position for commerce, has many advantages. The western country, however, has a decided superiority in the fertility of its soil, the benignity of its climate, and the extent of its territory. To connect...
Side 230 - In order to open that canal, it was necessary to dig in some places at the depth of 20 feet, to cut through ledges of rocks, to fill some valleys and morasses, and to throw several aqueducts across the intervening rivers. One of these across the river Shawshine is 280 feet long, and 22 feet above the river. All those obstacles have been overcome, and boats of 24 tons, 75 feet long, and 1 1 feet wide, can navigate the canal.