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J '| No. 40G. 6 COMMISSIONKU OF NAVIGATION ■J LETTER FKOM THE ACTING SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, THANSMITTING, In response to a resolution of the House, a report of the Commissioner of Navigation relative to the use of the Welland Canal. July 24, 1888. — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed. Treasury Department, July 2.'$, 1888. Sir : 1 hsive the honor to acknowledpfe the receipt of the rosoUitiou of the House, dated June 8, 1888, relating to the use of the Welland Canal. As a reply I transmit herewith a report of this date upon the subject from the Commissioner of Navigation. It appears therefrom that an order has been issued by the authorities of the Dominion of Canada, and is now in force, by which vessels from ports of the United States, laden with wheat or other merchandise for export or otherwise, are re- quired to pay less toll in passing through the Welland Canal when they pursue their voyage by way of the St. Lawrence River and Montreal, than when they pursue their voyage by way of Lake Ontario and Amer- ican ports. The Canadian regulations operate as a discrimination against American ports, American railroads and canals, and American vessels. The matter was brought to the attention of Congress in the report of the Commissioner of Navigation for 1887, and. in the letter addressed to you January' 23, 1888, and the attention of the Secretary of State has been invited to the subject. In answer to the inquiry embodied in the resolution, I have to state that further legislation will be necessary if tolls are to be imposed by the Secretary of the Treasury upon vessels passing through the Sault Ste. Marie Canal or the St. (31air Flats Canal, and bound for Canadian ports east of the Welland Canal. Respectfully, yours, Hugh S. Thompson, Acting Secretary. The Speaker of the House of Representatives. 2 WELLAND CANAL. Tkeasl'KY Dkpaktmknt, Bi:kkau of Xavioatiox, WiXHhinqton, IK (',, July 2.i, 18^8. Siu: I have the lioiior to acknowledge the receipt of the following resolution of the House, vi/: "That the Secretary of the Treasury inform the House (if conipatilile with the public interests) whetlier any order has been issued liy the authorities qf the Domin- ion of Canada and is now in force, l»y which ves.sels from ports of liie United States laden with wheat or other merchandise forexport. or otherwise, are re(|uire4l to piiya less toll in ^mssing through the Welland Canal when they ]nirsue their voyage by the way of the St. Lawrence and Montreal, than when they purs ue their voyaue by way of Lake Ontario and American ports; and if so, what steps have been taken to secure the removal of such «liscriniination against American ports in violation of the spirit of the Treaty of Washington ; and whether any further legislation is rcfinired to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to impose tolls upon vessels passing through Sanlt Ste.Marie Canal or the St. Clair Flats Canal and bound for Canadian ports, in case the Dominion authorities should continue to discriminate against veessls pass- ing through the Welland Canal and bonnd to ports of the United States." In reply I have to state that an onler has been issued by the Canadian government, and as understoo'i, is n'>w in force in the same manner as last year, art of the Welland Canal tolls. A report of the commissioner of inland revenue, dated Ottawa, March, 1HH7, shows that the aggragate revenue from ctinals increased during the year IH86 to the extent of $48,754, the several increases and decreases being as follows : Increase. Decrease. Od tbe Welland Canal ' .$4>, .WB. 35 St. Lawrence canals \ 1,878. 16 Uiivlington Bay Cunal Chnnililv Canal \ 1,001.08 Rideati Canal I 1, l«.2:i Ottawa canals ! a, 887. 07 St.'r<;ter'«("Hnal : Xuwcastle district canalH Xet increase, or about 16 per cent. 1012.93 170. 61 10.>. 18 40, 000. 60 48, 754. 17 1, 215. 72 WELLAND CANAL. The qunntity nt linrley, corn, oats, rye, ami whfcat pii.sHinjj down the whole len^lli of the St. Lawrence canalH to Montreal lor live years was in — Tons. I8&i 230,055 1883 '2f)3,:«58 1884 174, 41W 1885 134,824 1886 272,133 The following extract IVoni the inland reveune report for 1886 shows the method of granting free passes : "Coal to pass uji all canals, except the Wciland Canal, free of toll, as per order in cinncil, 7th .Jnne, 1861). *' Logs, Inmber, or other pi-odnce shall pass free of toll down the Chippewa Creek, between the aqnednct and Port Robinson, as i)er O. C. 18th May, 1863. " Iron ore, kryolito, or chemical ore, through one section, or all tlie canals, per ton, 5 centM. "All goods having paid full toll throngh the whole line of the St. Lawrence Canals, or throngh the Lachine Canal, St. Ann's Lock, or Ottawa and Ridean Canals, shall be allowed to pass free throngh the VVelland Canal ; and if tolls have been paid at the Cbainbly Canal, such tolls shall be refnnded at Montreal or Kingston Mills ; and having paid fnll tolls throngh the VVelland Canal they shall be allowed to pass free throngh the St. Lawrence Canals, or throngh the Ottawa and Ridean Canals, St. Ann's lock, the Lachine Canal, and the Chanibly Canal ; provided always that the articles to be entitled to the above exemptions shall go downward throngh the whole length of the canal to Montreal, or pass npward from Montreal throngh tho, whole length of the St. Lawrence canals, or the Ottawa and Ridean Canals, to Lake Ontario. "All articles, goods, or merchandi&e not enumerated above to be charged to class No. 4." " No let passes to be issued to steam-tugs or other small vessels for less than 25 cents as a minimum charge ; but such vessels, not carrying freight or jtassengers, can obtain on payment of $30 a season " let pass," which will pass them up and down the canals as often as desired." "Goods shipped to any port west of the St. Lawrence canals, tolls upon which have already been paid lor passage through such canals, may be reshipped from such ports and be passed through the Welland Canal free of tolls, in thesame way as if they had been shipped through direct in the hrst instance ; and goods going eastward, having paid Welland Canal tolls, may be transhipped at any port on Lake Ontario, and there- after pass free through the St. Lawrence canals as if they had been shipped through direct in the first instance." " 11. When vessels clear at Fort Colborne, intending to proceed as far as Kingston, the cargo to be transhipped thence to Montreal, the let pass is only to be made out ior Port Dalhonsie." " 12. Let passes referred to in section 11 are to betaken up at Port Dalhousie and forwarded by the first mail to the department." " 13. When let passes are taken up as above provided, the collector will grant a certificate to the master of the vessel to the eftect that the cargo — describing it — has paid Welland Canal tolls, under let pass No. — specifying the number. This certifi- cate is to be delivered to the collector of canal tolls at Kingston on the arrival of the vessel, and in its absence the cargo to which it relates can not have free transit through the St. Lawrence canals." A memorandum taken from the Canadian Report of Canal Statistics for 1686 throws some light upon the subject of tolls: "O. C, 2l8t April,J1886.— On a memorandum, dated 20th April, 1886, from the minis- ter of railways and canals, submitting that, by an order in council dated 4th July, 1885, the Dominion canal tolls on certain food products shipped from Montreal or any other Canadian port east of Montreal were reduced, for the then current season of navigation only, to 2 cents per ton." "The minister recommends that for the forthcoming season, aud no longer, the rate of toll on the products undermentioned, when shipped for Montreal or any other Ca- nadian port east of Montreal, be fixed at 2 cents per ton, namely, on wheat, Indian corn, oats, pease, barley, and rye." " The cimmiittee submit the same for your excellency's approval." " O. C, 14th Jnne, 188o. — Notice is hereby given that by order of his excellency, the governor-general in council, dated the 14th June, 1883, the order in council, dated 2l3t April last, fixing at 2 cents per ton the Dominion eanal tolls on certain food prod- ucts, shall apply to the Welland and St. Lawience Canals only." It appears that on the payment of 20 cents per ton toll in the Welland Canal a free pass is given through the St. Lawrence canals, and that a refund of 18 cents per ton is alloweii from the toll paid on the Welland Canal, if the proper x'apers showing such WELLAND CANAL. payment and that the cargo has been furwardod are produced at the department at The following tables, taken fr«>m the Canadian report, show the movements of articles through the canals. D. — Table ahowing the tonnage of the above-mentioned articles ntoved through the If'ellani Canal during a series of sixteen years ended 'Slst December, 1846. VEGETABLE FOOD. Fiscal year. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Barley. Oitts. Kye. Other articles. 1869 Tniu. 4.5, 074 26. 031 30, 665 24,010 13,904 1.5,778 13,5.58 0, 121 10, 710 12. 079 0,039 12, 201 13, 471 13, 083 13, 334 10, 474 Ton*. 313,825 239,098 8.5.1, 847 413,212 253, 835 201, 906 253, 9.53 191, 082 274, 570 245. 020 127,832 215, 036 132, 794 144, 831 124, 206 154, 169 Ton*. 120, 6ti0 254, 002 180, 169 181, 161 103, 749 144,501 169,106 18.5, 931 144, .506 1H3, 738 101,075 64, 799 182, 209 118,811 117,536 219. 442 To(w. 20. 951 6, 035 8, 226 IH, 871 3.5,751 18, 455 19, 870 10. 979 4, 055 17. 772 24, 699 20,120 10, 430 7,155 1.%, 801 1,695 Tons. ""7,752 1,194 5,95 4 3, 383 24,490 2, 810 3,088 1, 239 . 477 oil' 731 10, 740 1,110 4,011 Tons. 904 61 3 .513 917 1,4.54 2, 430 Tons. 1,037 1872 2, 745 1873' 3,777 1874 8,077 1875 6,337 1870 3, 198 1877 2, 355 1878 2, 302 1879 440 1.010 1,844 a, 226 1,042 l,3i0 "m 2, 444 1880 1,480 1881 2, 086 1882 403 1883 10, 983 1884 0,168 1883 1,012 1880 14, 057 Tona Fl Sttpi HEAVY GOODS. Tsar. 1889. 1872. 1878. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877. 1878. 1870. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1883. 1884. 1886. 1886. Total. Tons. 603, 800 638, 147 670, 880 647. 307 417, 036 400,788 464,181 403,403 438,664 442, 182 260, 396 306,482 373, 326 305, 7.S4 273, 005 414, 812 Railway iron. Tons. 68,064 26.217 6,023 6,032 1,617 61 0,630 10 2,782 6,360 4,686 1,237 008 78 160 Other iron. Tons. 16, 024 17, 141 20, 7.54 12.068 7,588 7,907 0,606 11, 618 5,707 4, 812 7,013 6,348 7, 022 652 2. 056 6,123 Salt. Tons. 01, 676 60,640 40, 850 23, 309 13, 600 30, 300 0,173 3,980 7,174 413 10 60 60 401 607 48 Iroti anil salt hav- ing paid lull tolls on St. ! Lawrence canals. Tons. 37,163 44.243 17, 167 0,570 0.002 20. 327 3,083 12,686 17,796 22, 273 30, 082 17, 327 17, 037 3,242 14,243 12,324 Conl. Tons. 103, 120 186, 932 339, 010 323, 503 321, 306 288, 211 323, 809 206, 318 102, 957 100, 086 128, 113 237, 650 307, 068 274,471 248,272 271, 366 Ores. Total Tons. 68. 781 08,606 118,086 60, 826 43,083 31, OiU 42, 758 15, 220 10,104 34, 139 18, 785 23,700 31,786 53, 205 20, 728 27,447 Tons. 275, 623 423, 678 543,387 431, 316 307, 566 378, 640 300, 100 338, 741 245, 670 176, OK) 180, 188 283,084 365, 105 332,720 280, 873 317,404 WELLAND CANAL. E — Table showing the tonnage of the undermentioned artielea olenrtd at lliiffalo and Tonawanda, for transit through the Erie Canal, for a heries of eighteen geaira. Teara. 1869.. 1870.. 1871.. 1872.. 1873.. 1874.. 1875.. 1876 . 1877.. 1878.. 1879.. 1880.. 1881.. 1882.. 1883.. 1884.. 1885.. 1880.. Flour. T6 10, 503 6.1106 1 579, 709 10, 810 106,3111 27,6»2 5,705 866, 109 41.515 73, 572 5,900 h8 011,675 8, 036 .llrOlS 22,4tl 634 4.i9, 728 3, 192 44. 079 112 237 273, 000 1, 1.'.6 36, 609 2, 242 3, 372 356,064 n, 334 26, 4H8 12,20.-. 4.601 709, 723 26, 3.11 52, 5.')9 27, 3«.> 4.976 718,714 21, 6«5 69, 256 51,064 6,602 602,171 7,193 14, 537 40. 471 7, 5'.'8 l,131,8.i7 434 16, 15t 12. 137 4,2,16 458,318 HO 24, 751 102 7,484 241. 406 ],85H 9, 046 19,158 6,210 517,219 0,81C 47, 190 79. 010 6, 051 104, 368 4.910 47, 060 57, 8.10 4.411 356, 737 3, 317 5,610 6,403 5, 427 351,272 6,799 5,180 4,001 Total. ron$. 786, 436 802, 592 1,315,693 1,317,270 1.432,174 1,157,50ft 1, 017, 5,19 783, 331 1, 223, 100 l,6U,30l 1, 5H5, 543 2,065, 18t 878, 842 864, 826 4, 191, 974 1,078,909 918, 3.12 1, 353, 591 In- De- creane. cioaae. Per <-t. Per et. 2.05 67. 20 67. .10 82. 10 47. ;h 29. 38 .39 55, 62 100. OH 99. 07 102.00 , 11.75 ' 9.90 1 51,06 37. 18 1 14.36 i 72.11 I Si(pj)lemcnt to Table E, showing the shipments at Oswego during the same period. VEGETABLE FOOD. Toara. Flour. 1 Wheat. Corn. Barley 1869 TonH. 7,301 11,440 10, 043 4,773 4,061 1870 1871 1872 1873 1674 1875 1, 728 1876 967 1877 865 1878 1879 1,394 734 1880 951 1881 758 1882 813 1883 ; 432 1884. 404 1885 610 1886 737 Ton». 141, 360 115,732 123, na 57, 865 53, 361 lOa, 288 32,690 21, 890 2-, 955 24, 171 2.1,740 17,406 25,8,12 20, 274 22, 634 5,932 0,484 9,579 Tom. 28, 581 10, 120 70, 218 27, 148 10 578 46, 127 3,034 1,324 3,308 1,383 9,2«8 15, 656 8,069 4, 401 535 413 22 154 Oata. Rye. I Other .-irtiulea Total Tong. 66, 794 77,906 72, 675 62, 172 46, 337 77, 007 75,083 03, 336 80,308 50 381 71, 693 82, 743 62,793 70, 862 32, !i.17 48, 391 45, 264 42, 261 Tom. 1,113 3, 9.13 1,808 684 070 1, 103 3,308 117 310 200 416 Tom. 8. 5i,0 7, 402 0, 2.10 6, 751 6,019 7, 053 4,9»<9 5, 703 6, 603 10, .198 10, 623 12, 598 14,444 22, 265 14,.Sr!4 12. 173 4, 613 1,671 Tom. 14, 033 11, 628 13, 259 10, 425 10, 739 3,747 5,931 6,638 0,556 5,222 3,110 .1,996 4,027 7,773 1,967 2,819 2,946 4,814 Timg. 267, HI 5 2)8,181 297, 424 1U9, 818 131, 705 243, 325 128, 7. 9.'>3 3,383 24, 400 2, 810 3,0hH 1,100 477 i Ton*. «80 64 3 600 1,464 2,403 731 10, 746 1,110 4,801 6 ! 1,1154 618 477 Ton*. 1,M1 2,300 3,557 8,301 4,304 2.949 1,883 2.1U0 2,387 1.418 1,871 226 10, 971 9,018 1,028 14, 671 Totiil. Timii. 479, 882 6'J4, H8» 6«3,8l:i 020, 0:i3 374. 062 3(<4, 807 448, »3l 389, 200 430, 705 417,fri3 238, 782 276, 894 il5S, 3;i8 288, 752 248, 310 403, 928 G.— Table showing the tonnage of the undermentioned arliclee passed through the Wetland Canal in transit between ports in the United Stales during a series of sixteen years ended December 31, 1886. VEGETABLE FOOD. Fiscal year. 1860 . 1872.. 1873.. 1874 . 1875.. 1870.. 1877.. 1878.. 1879.. 1881).. 1881.. 1882 . 1883.. 1884.. 1885.. 1886.. Flour. Tons. 30, 681 ]0,48> 10, 805 8,230 1,881 5,187 .3,342 1,310 159 107 2,041 1,715 = 124 7,591 Wheat. Ton*. 211,086 124,693 127, 727 2-iO, 0.53 113, 832 90, 247 107, 396 05, 612 63.791 30,611 34, 320 30,227 54, 882 40, 950 63,23.<> 53,238 Corn. Barley. Oats. Rye. Tons. Ol,149,. 89,761 101,320 ■ 12.5,027 ! 64,188 68. 138 65. 200 60, 020 33,401 16, 122 30. 031 32, 4.13 66,128 63, 707 03,229 04,048 Tonii. 2,942 1, 391 1,920 2,041 1,603 83b Tom. 1, sax 924 5H7 735 7,400 1,188 6,948 2,940 1,903 2, 314 277 404 203 Ton*. 667 732 731 0,874 882 4,790 600 526 258 Other articles. 084 Tom. 1,006 008 802 5.308 1, 920 403 413 341 11 10 11 8,679 8, 170 1 13, 201 Total. Tom. 337, 530 234, 837 243,306 374, 220 177, 008 102,403 180, 686 128, 361 87, 826 48, 580 65, 285 64,002 132,406 114,422 118,203 172,888 JlEAVr GOODS. Fiscal year. 1869. 1872. 1873. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877. 1878 1879. 1880. 1881. 1883. 1883 1881. 1885 1886. Hallway iron. Tons. 68,084 24, 040 4,659 5, 742 14 8,976 2, 405 4, 743 1,313 1,209 698 136 Other iron. Salt. Coal. Ores. Tf>n». 14,334 13. 239 13, 820 8,911 4, 123 5.5'Jl 8, 688 10, 713 i . 3,018 j 3, 515 i .5,570 4,076 t 6,90ri 590 I 1.504 ! 6, 328 i Tom. ' 89, 086 40, 8t3 40, 507 22,888 12,941 21), 395 8, 3C6 3, 892 6,318 371 Tom. 28, 566 93, 741 170, 242 203, 673 192, 767 167, 110 172, 808 130, 58 i 118, 573 63,943 83,858 ]f.8,5.V2 106, 462 210,790 108.416 189, 964 Tom. 85,912 69,401 02,012 10, 651 34, 616 2.\ 808 4t, 107 13, 535 17, 797 18,380 6,464 14, 533 24,801 15, 100 15, 029 11, 801 Total. Tom. 233, 902 242, 264 292, 176 260, 895 244,451 227, 844 239, 976 178, 723 148, 741 02, 054 97,206 177, 181 229,471 227, 187 215, 039 200, 813 W,— Table sh the two pri water for Fiiica Ah regai removal oi the Treat; vited to ti and in the ment No. ject haH a1 In artic engaged t citizens o in the Do Governin enjoy the the Unit* to the on I navigatii posse asio of the Ui ments oc use of tl equality in favor Citizens a less fa' by rontc I ami upon vei bound i' the exei and the seem pr the San gation ] gested, rather jnrisdic The< Wellan Ion the WELLAXD CAXAL. 7 II.— Table Hhon-iiuj the toiiHuijc of reffelaltlv food cur) iiil mi vuch of the linm of aiiialH aiid the tiro pi'iiiciiiul rnllwniiH lom/ietiHij for the mrriiiiiij tnnlr lutireen Lnkv i'.rie and lidn- water for a aerieii of tlxleen gears ending '>il»t Ueceiubir, IrJtili. Totul. Flicnl yi-nr. I* I lfl80.. 1872. . 1873 . 1H74.. 187S. . 1870 . 1877.. 1878. . 1879.. 1880.. 1881 . 1882.. Ito.. 1K84.. I8«r... IWU.. 1, Mi. 1,«74, l,74fi. 1, 767, 1. :i05, 1,064, 1,408, 1, 912, 1, 8;i», 2,371, 1, 116, 1. 118. U37!>, 1?330, 1, 0H3, 1, 489, 613 320 171 898 550 293 984 734 :-.09 01)11 ftfll 77« ton 98n 310 88U 1 a e e 501, 83H, 579, 1147, 417, 409, 4)14. 403 438, 442, 209, SOP, 372 33. 817 4. 73?, 385 4, 0«3, 722 3| 885, 5r>7 4, 4.'2. 401 3, 639, 805 4. 105, S94 3, 802, 202 Of 780, 43<1 1,317.270 1,432,174 1, 157, 509 1,017,559 783, 331 1,223,100 1,044,301 1,5(1.'), 543 2, ()«.■(, 184 878. 842 8(14, 82(1 1,191,974 1, 078, 909 918, 3.52 1, 353, 591 9" t( e: ^ 207. 8iri 109 818 131,705 243, 3:5 ll'O, 7113 09, 975 120, 890 93, 149 127, 108 13,'>. 410 115,0,18 120, i<04 72, ,')07 70. 132 59, 847 69, 21(1 .= s a M— — "— * ':!•£■- ° ♦^ B ° i? S s — •■ «J 337, 530 234, 337 243, 30(1 374, 220 177,908 I0'>,405 180, 58(1 128, 301 87, 826 48, 580 «.5,2J'5 04, 002 l;t2,49 tact diHtTiniiniition iiiiainNt tlutni. It linH tic<>n HJiown to tliiH lJ«<|inrtnH-nt tlmt the rt-hjite on ii cnrKo <>!' V'l.UOO IiunIicIn of K"""'") wxporti'd vlii tliu Ht. Luw^en^^^ Jiivrr, nnionntH to ijiHO ; tliiit in, tlio wlu-iit <:iin Imi <^x)ioit«**l vlii t)io rivi-r tor tlmt, ainonnt Ii'nm, ho far uh tlin tojln in ipu^Htiiiu art) conctMiicd, tlian it conlil lio ilfiivtTfd at Onwo^o for nxportation via tliH Onwo^o and Kri«( Canals. F«>\v, if any, AniiTican vt'NwsJH art' en^ap-d in earryiny wheat for uxoortation via tint St. liawrt'iirc Kivcr^ ToIIh nii);lit do ini|ioH(>d on ali vchhcIh carryintr ^rain tlironj^h both tho Hanit 8to. Mario Canal and thu Wclland Canal, and a rchat« liu allowed at Anu-rican ]tortH vaiit of tho Wolland ('anal. TliM nKriMMiuMit in Mm treaty mh to tho nsoof tlio St. Clair KlatH Cainil by Canadian citixoiiH on torniH of oi|nalily with <-iti/,onH of tlio Tnited HtatoH, nooniN to hav(t boon abNolnto, whilo fho ai;reoniont as to tho nno of tin* Wetland Canal by citi7.enH of the United BtatoH wan conditional npon tho Hdojttion of the re^nlation by thu Canadian government'. If tho liritiHh Ciovernnient huH carried ont itM a^reenuMit to lU'Ke n|iortH, American vohmcIh, and American railroadn and canalH in the matter of the ohipment of grain and other nierchandiHe throngii the 'W'elland Canal for exportation. KeHpectfnIly, yonrs, C. D. MOKTOX, Commiaaionvi: Tho honorable the Seckktaiiy of tiik Tiikasuuy. • Cf8TO.M-II«)L'8K, COLI.KCTOU'S Ol'FICK, Dktuoit, Mich., June Iri, 1868. Sill : I have the honor to acknowludgo the receipt of Department letter dated (T. ]}. S., 473'i n) the i:ith iiiHtant, incloHin;; copy of a roHolntioii of the Honse of Uepre- H^ntatives in relation to alleged discrimination on the part of the Canadian ^ov- inent in tollH ag;ainHt American venselH paHHiu^ through tho Welland and other canals, and in reply thereto I have to state that intinirioj made of prominent Hhip- owners and agents here fail to elicit any proof that there is any diHcrimination made against Amerioan vessels per se, but that there is n discrimination against the ports of the United States in the matter of grain cargoes all agree. United States vessels carrying grain from ports west of Welland Canal to American ports east thereof, ])ay a charge of 20 cents per ton on the grain,|while no charge of this kind is made If the ^raiii is consigned to Kingston or other Canadian ports. The fact that onr coasting laws forbid the carrying by foreign vessels of domestic merchandise between American ports und thus limits this trade to American vessels, makes this grain charge a practical discrimination against onr vessels, and the levy- ing of this charge it seems to me is a violation of the spirit of the treaty stipula- tion. If it is not a violation of the letter or spirit, then onr Government has the clear Tight to impose like charges on grain destined for Canadian ports, from Lake Supe- rior, through the Sault Ste. Mario Canal, and from Lakes Michigan and Huron, through tho St. Clair Flats Canal. This course wonld tend to favor our water routes, or at least place them on a par with the water routes of Canada, as regards grain iihippeil fro^i all the lake ports of the United States except Detroit, Toledo, and ports on Lake Erie. Very respectfully, Daxiel J. Campan, Collector. lion. C. B. Morton, Commigvioner of Xaviyatioti, Washington, 1). C,