, 1857-11-27


commerce tile world has ever known-a triific which
IS stated TO have amounted in 1851 to S326,O0OOOO.
empOyin I40O0 tons Of steam, and l3s 600 tens oi
sail vessels. 1t intersects the Mississippi river and
thus communicates with the southern states ID Is
the line Of the great wheatpTodueing region OF Amer
lea; and above ALL It is the direct line Of the short
est distance between the centres Of European and Ash
attic population.
"The opening Of this avenue Is already eagerly
sought by our own people to facilitate the exchange
Of their products with those OF Asia. From New
York u ShangIai, by way of Cape Horn and Lima
the sailing distance Is Il 900 miles. BY way Of the
Cape Of Good Hope the distance Is about Is 900 miles
From New York 70 Shanghai, by way Of the proposed
railroad and Puget Sound, the distance will be 800
to 1000 mesa saving over the sailing ro.tes either
Of Cape Horn Or the Cape Of Good Hope, which must
carry agreat part Of Asiate trade. with our Al
lantic cities across the continent But the Atlantic
cities cannot he considered the true points Of depart
ure for the Asatic trade. There must be points 10
the great interior between the Rocky mountains and
Aleghanies. From ST. Paul, the Mississippi river
TO Shanghai the distance will be less than 1000 miles;
and the inhabitants Of the great interior, where the
ma \ OF our population will hereafter be situated IN
the consumption Of Asatie teas, silks and spices,
will the transportation from the seaboard. =
ain predicting the future Of Asatc trade, 1t
is presumed that lines Of steamships will be establish
ed between Shanghai and our Pacific possessions.-
The coal Of Puget Sound lying the route from San
Francisco 70 Shanghai will furnish the necessary com
busble II Is also presumed that the difficulty Of car
ryng freight together with the coal requisite for
w
size Of vesses-steamshps Of even 10000 tuns Sur.
den being now in the Of construction-and also
by mechanical inventions and Improvements In motive
power which will diminish the quantity Of fuel re-
quircd II may be safely assumed that BY the time
the proposed road Is completed, the avemge time on
the Pacific 80 much more favorable for steam voyages
than the Atlantic will exceed fifteen miles per hour
''when an uninterrupted line Of team communication
is established portion OF the European trade, and
nearly all the travel to Asia, must take its course
continent and on the northern road as The
shortest route. The present sailing distance from Lv
erpoo TO Shanghai Is IA 400 miles. By way OF Puget
Sound the distance will he 0,sO0 miles, difference
equal 10 q voyage across the Atlantic. From England
to Jeddo IN Japan the sailing distance Is Is $50 miles
BY way Of Puget Sound the distance VIII Be $500
miles.
aThe course Of travel Is determined by the shOftes.
time. The saving Of time will carry European travel
and mails even as far as Calcutta and much more 10
places farther east aud nearer or Pacific posseaeDs,
BY the proposed route The sveTsse Tine required 70
land route, is forty eight days; from Shanghai 70 Eng
land. sixty days The distance nom Calcutta TO Puget
Sound Is s,l50 miles, which distance would be per-
twenty three days; tho 300 miles from Puget Sound
to New York will Le run over BY passenger trains,
moving at thirty miles an hour, IN four days; nom
New York 70 Eneapd the average time = tEelye dayA;
nf nine days from England 10 caleuta and gf thirty
three days In the time from New York to Calcutta by
the way Of Englahd. The travel from Shanghai %
new h9rk Tonla % ,au ,n 49, .V y
afty;fOur days from New York and thirty days nom
England
'Tt NAV be more doubsfaI il msrchahdi.s wIll bear
the heavy expense of transportation y r1 and steam
yessele i world be herdy sie z. rr,s.1, y ~ tle
g other elements than mere eosta.c y Pc cons'1eIea
The saving q ume y ~ lmpor.alt elemel.s ns !.
eyneel by ne ulgl rel9nls p.lu VI and
naraIlel 10 canals and rVcia. f6al4r NiIht4 aEf ~
eNotwithstandne an increased cot Of traneporfn-
tion, ali merchandise which b dcltli6laied By expo
sure 10 tropical climate win take the northern route
our own, cross ne equator tnire. Teas, n WllI =
other animal and vegetable Substances designed for
human snsenance, arc heated and greatly injured ~
exposure 70 continued high temperafnre- y 4 be-
lieved that the delicate flavor o. I'd transported over
land from Chua 70 81. PdiersIurgh Riil ie nToscroa
IN that article transported BY sea- when he precnt
tropical exposure Is avoidtd. - D lGl1 ~
.. h,,t ,,.o A, Chin. IA AZ tfa i,ao,f i,nn.,..n.
sy..s ~ x iiss,s M ~ ~ M
~ r' ~ r~.l 1u,c,i~r rlsri, f,r-1
Psissir bse rcrcivnisd isa ana conmelled ~ vsl
,labe frsdr do1f 1lho,ly ~ fcr expoIia 81 cotton
goods Hi.hefto us ksss, lad no ndva1Inrs of an
tsnss Y o.. sSsRsl,se ios 'a ~ s ss aassR %
price q IabVr p tha. country sis Ihsr'a.iIs or
sSah sfiiI ana economy 1ai sisy cemnand our own
ssss ISsIs Sn1 a's = oa Sas n Sa i W ~
andrsds q millions q q y, people n ohIes & sa q. a.
ing; and lke great s9psEgriy . ,he Ams5lsan si.lle
our osrs sSes sSs | rSs Ensiish and American nsnSe,ar
si ss-i sas orlssn. The former h % ii1nspo 3
%asssl n. seS mile s s x ssso Y e Y nsns.s o % y
shas shsl; making n ~. distance q Is 90 aIs'
70 transport Bis cotton from me common Ssiiiss
Ron' S SRy soV mss M N b1s, sns s1@'9 IN Rs ~
and s greater asysassEs & when ~ 1sasis.'s.,. a as
dOHht that, with Inc saye5lSgea y lle 1I'd'g q
" sTS TSae se0.s czsssdns IL s ~ 81 oa WI
be tEa9sgcrt.ea. y Isl 70 Psgss ssa.e = s.s essp
markets win require an angup, p cotton equal = .he
gss,sa when when 4 g ! rsSsnBsTsd n - ~ United eisiss
Ssss ST 0aeshla se a 4 ~ es T e
our own so.oa %anaisssaEes = $4,000 eoo saa sls
is SO 900, some conception may b emfa d lhe
sses so oot4 y N \, .Ses ',0es@