The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-21

slbe TO get ships into IT, If. however Nature had i'm
posed distinctions the entrance OF the harbor there
other considerations which II is believed are oil sum
cen weight 10 render the expenditure of money at that
point xpedient. There few who have aentivey
observed the progress OF opinion IN this country during the
last few wears who will deny that the people of the United
States looking with much anxiety 70 the consIruc-
10 the bay Francisco and it is probable tha'
twenty years will be allowed To pass before this great aud
the great line accommodation, while that across
the i,,hmus of Panama will be the southern There IS
no necessity interniedofe line When the northern
line shall be plesd 1t will become the great thorough
e TO California, Oregon, the islands in the north Paci-
6c Japan, China Manila, &c while the southern line
will be the channel Of communication 10 the ports on the
of Mexico, South Anne lea, New Zealand, New
Holland and the islands OF the south Pacific IL would
probably cost half much shp canal
across The shmus of Tehuan'epec as it would to make
railroad from the Mississippi river 70 san Francisco
The committee will now proceed 10 state more spech
caly OF the benefits which our ommerce agriculture
and manufactures will derive from the completion OF the
proposed work the shmus OF Panama In the year
house at Canton lad is believed reliable inrma-
tion that least sixty five American ships
annually made In IT, 1t by merchants engaged in
trade that the the lshmu VIII save
average of thousand dollars voyage, or six hundred
aud fifty thousand dollars annuni, IN our commerce with
China, besides the saving OF interest on Tue eP9yeo
it, by making voyages year instead OF one rms
may be down about hundred and MY thousand
Those who have been long engaged in the whale fishery
that OF The time ployed in avn ling
voyage consumed in going and returning from the -
ing ground The annual product of that branch OF com
merce is about ten millions dollars. This shows
tual loss of equal TO about two millions and hall OF
dollars 1t is estimated that the route will save one
hall this, twelve hundred and fifty thousand dollars
per The length of the voyage
million of dollars 1t is admitted that the will
prevent this There will be- therefore, saving in this item
of million OF dollars annually AS we have no retnrns
of the number OF voyages made to the west coast OF Aer
ca and as the distances ly the new route to chill Peru,
the United States and China, il Will rot be
sidered an overesiimate if we assume that there will be
saving of about the same per cent on our commerce. with
those ports has been stated with respect TO the trade with
China This gives little over two hundred thousand dol
lars per annnn.
control over the work, before New Grenada Will have the
right purchase 1t has been estimated in this report that
pie California and that they will require equal num-
Der of barrels of -four and the quantity OF beef pork
and other articles provision annually The saving on the
yht by the will be at dollar per bar
rel million of dollars year these agricultural
would be unavailable, besides the saving OF time
the voyage and the interest the capital employed in
freight of manufactured goods. That, however, will
necessarily be very large These items are presented for
purpose giving definite idea OF the vast import
the proposed work, with ofany approach
actual advantages which will be derived from it to
all branches Of national industry. This would be inn
possible. We have not estimated for any increase OF our
with any part OF the world except California nor
in operation But it is believed that the views and argu
%ens presented in hs report Together win the hs items
vorable action OF the government on the recommendations
As it is quite impossible the strength the
wal and land forces which may be required the Pa
ciic California and Oregon during the twenty years
petion of the road the committee do not feel
justified in making calculation which might be entirely
1t will readily be perceived however, that
there is probability that there will be supply OF
raised in the country consequence of its supposed
mineral wealth. every article supply both the
service be carried from this of the stmus.
This would render the conveyance cape Horn very
expensive aud the transit the railroad saving
very large amount.
Reca pituation of the foregoing amounts which, is be-
eved will be saved by the of the proposed
railroads