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Net amount Of freight for month. .Sa.4l0 %


Therecsipts for freight the most important
iten while the privilege these companies enjoy must be
Of immense benefit to the Western country


The condition of State finances, and the small
plus left in Treasury after paying the annual de-
mands notwithstanding the large receipts from pub
lie works and other calls for legislative
on upon the subject Our canals should if possible be
made more productive. We find in western ex
changes reports Of meeings held take into consdera
ton the prospect Of withdrawal from the Erie Canal
west of Syracuse of large part Of the merchandise
entering from the west at Buffalo. The Welland Canal
wsoon be very great competitor for the transporta
on of merchandise east and west, coming from and
going towards Oswego The government of Great Br-
tain have lately appropriated two hundred thousand
pounds to make the Welland ship canal, capable of
floating through its entire length vessel of five hundred
Considerable excitement exists in the cities Of this
Sae west Of Syracuse in relation to this subject and at
the meetings which have been held the subject esolu
tons adopted calling upon the citizens of Western
New York hold convention for the purpose Of
devisng ways and means to meet the subject Two
been 4opose one to reduce sne tolls ~
Syracuse ta other to require that property passing out
and going at Oswego should pay the same toll az that
entering at Buffalo Unless something Of this kind s
sorted the Of canals must hereafter fall
below the amounts heretofore received To show the
effect of the diversion Of the trade to the Welland Ca
nal we annex table made up from official sources.


ERrE AND OswEoe CANALS -DiMNIsHED REvErUE.


Cts. M. Tenths.