Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-05-17

With the man Of business, time and money correl
alive terms. for he counts time money, and reckons
money according to time.
These figures are all except the 10 cents per fol
railroad freight. dawn from actual statistics. But ire
Them as you WILL you allow nearly three times as
much freight for the Iehnantppec as for the Panama
Perhaps consideration of having to Load and
unload at the lS,hmns larger rate of freight should be
charged by under canvass than around Cape
Horn. But that may be trebled and still give the
advantage Panama over either Cape Horn or Iehuar
tepac.
The freight goods per steamers is double tina
by sailing vessels. It is only the costly articles n
me Tchandise and those q parcua kind that 90 b.
steamers These consist Of new STYLES and patterns Of
the finest descriptions of dry goods The steamer Uni
tex. States has just arrived with such cargo; it consists
of silks. laces and caps. ribbons and bonnetS-fbs and
ws-making up the spring fashions for the whole
country.
Blu, steamers like railroads, depend greatly upon
passengers for their profits:
Calcul ting by weight passengers, with an average
allowance for ggage Of SO pounds each, may be stated
ton weight In the English steamers to New York
and Boston, ton Of passengers pays about 81 200,
whereas ton Of merchandise pays only about S;4 .-
The former require handling by stevedores, coop
ers draymen warehouse when they arrive in
port for storage, SC. They unload and load them
selves.
The experience of the world with regard to ocean
steam navigation, both authorizes and justIfes the
cuson. that whatever be The revolution which rail road
the lshmus would in the If trade as
present conducted sailing and not steom vessels would
continue to fetch and carry the bulk Of the merchandise
passing the lshmus.
There is line Of steamers on the route from Panama
TO Valparaiso Laws line from New York, Sc, and As
plnwall's from California, connect with this line at the
s;hmus Of Panama, and the merchandise TO be transport
ted by these lines, will be the fashions for the western
American markeisand the costly articles corresponding
bi,h, hit hut Tho rl,s
steamers for the "Modistas' there.
The popul alton of the South American States which
border the Pacific, may be stated in found numbers
al millions Of people; have the advantages Of
the Panama route for communicating with them, and
how these people with their markets and their wants.
would be brought two three months 10 than
they now. It is difficult rightly 10 estimate the
national advantages Of lifting up eight millions Of people
and setting them down as it were whn 80 or 40 days
of markets. instead Of having them removed three
or four lines hat distance, they heretofore have
been. We the like in country, only on
smaller scale, when by railroads. canals other inter
nal improvements tn four hund ed thousand PEG
pie who before days off, brought within few
hours OF uus commercial and great market
towns.
The results in such have invariably dend calcu
lation-producing changes and benefits degree and
extent that neither anticipated imagined. L nder
such changes Of facilities to markets have cities
spnging if by enciantmeni Then wha may no.;
peci when lions instead Of thousands with
the commercial lever.
The history of the world does not afford strictly par
allel case.
Venice you know was Furnishing city through the
trade OF caravans with the East. But The passage a
round the Cape of Good Hope destroyed her prosperity
carried her wealth away and placed it within the gates
Of other cities. rail road 10 Panama will be to the
passage around Cape Horn what Vasco de Cana
discovery The caravans across the desert Of Ara
bia.
Communication and transportation will be cheaper
and more frequent The Panama link would bring the
markets of South America as those of Eu-
pc before the ocean seat1ers began rum and
for all the purpose Of commerce the Panama rail road
would place our Lake country to the South A |
merican ports those Of the Mediterranean are 10 New
York.
s3 go In consequence Of the greater distance ccros. r
huantepec railroad there for obvious co afford
70 charge smaller rate Of freight FER ton PER than
shorter road Suppose per cent less This would
he freight over tie TtEtan.epec road gil H. and
Guiding the voyage sic o. nearly double the Panama
oue Deduct 81 7S from the Tekuantepec estimates
will observe that Panama has greatly the advantage
cost, to every point mentioned in the estimate.
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