The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-01

sud s,sr ~ he current expenses Of
- Almost destrc, ~si exceed IL; but the last war
public treasury cur oapa. and consequently four 5or
q us-.H Or q - Nicaragua 70 make great Investments
"A e sne spirit Of tree transit likewise demands.
Ate Of che dollar for each passenger VIII give per
raeus win nav the Necessary cxpenses OF the repairs
and furnishing OF the route; and will not be suncieat
for this at least in the fret two years. oecaase she win
have already advanced considerable sums IN tho building
OF stores, wharves, road houses, 30
Admitting that by the increase Of trafc In The Of
three years there will be le net surplus cr $40 O00-et
suppose $50 00c-a year 70 the public trel
sury will these funds be preserved To produce the cant
tai necessary Of the rallroadY Will
the government have no exgences which viii demand
the OF these furdsp
win not be advantageous for the government to
make Of the funds which Enter into the publ, trea
sury from the Transit for other branches in its INFERIOR
than Improvement OF the works OF the Transit, which
be directly beneficial foreign companies onlyY
We ought not to sight OF another poio Of much i'm
portapcethat 30 government measure the necessity
OF certain works. 1t must be lert to the opinion of the
parties concerned, who, with the object OF making their
enterprise popular and TO create concurrence, will
make the Improvement which commerce demands, be,
they calculate the necessity according TO the turn
which business takes
The construction of railroad is of the frat
sites to give satisfaction to the world. Its construction
from Ia Vgen 10 San Juan del Sur is calculated TO cost
$500 600
II there accrued to the governments from taxes from
the third year of the opening the sum OF $4,000 year.
II would require thirty years in order that the govern
mept should have funds enough to construct the railroad
because it lot To be expected that will take from the
other revenues of the republic the funds necessary for
thrs object.
In case the government should succeed IN receiV,
ing more from the Transit, and should destne aud
preserve these funds until they might be completed
(Which in no manner probable considering the present
state of the country, sis possible that the commerce OF
the world will wait thirty years. for the opening Of rail
road of four lcaeuesY
This will no, free transit woudb the most hate
full OF ali monopoles.
In tie establishment of Indispensable monopoes-as
the construction road ralway-it Is necessary TO
concede them such that they may be hateful
the public but that moreover their usefulness should
the common good Whatever free transit
comes directly in contact with the satisfaction or the com
plants of the maritime nations
In the presen, Nicaragua ought to be fixed two
cardinal points
l. The trans; of the Isthmus by land should remain
guaranteed 10 all nations on complete equality as much in
Conditions as in prices of passage
q To avoid an exorbint tariff that may be oppressive
or hateful 10 the interests OF Commerce In general the
sans in such manner that the enterprise OF no uaton
| whatever shall complain Of hardships
In this manner ONLY can free transit be established 10
that IN n,rht accord with ina snrit of the aue Tnus
Nicaragua copcedes to the world the liberty of transit
! in every way in which It is practicable
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san, W ~. x.anca Of ono s,ennrnr r,onn,o,i,;no
mnorta,ons n, beh nrices nrs;ndcss the xoora.on f
III S,,s a a. t Nv s ~ - , ' ~ ,;,nn "
v steamers on the river and late viii soon arrv the
-, 80! ~ sis,na ~ 80, a. a., = sS,t rs,ht
~ ;s y, oho ,bat VIII ,n ,a"s, aS nasssussrS
=. Ia Se! p' 1880 ss , w a., .s. " $500 @ ,,
en,, 49, oa o go. S " go ,hiS Iii no, w ,,o
~ haarvas !, ,,f ~. e., cananan .a y. he ,na
. ou.J ~ as vu or ~, , ~ $50 W ~ NV, NV
,;noa i,,e s,p hI,abnt - ro .ns,a,ta 1y,car
i I " 49, z,S ~ NV saopo ,s -. - ,t pis i CO.,
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s Inc Oh snese nnes wnsn win IN no
hacanse thew uI nave o,nnr ror,es mining 70 cam
common convenence for all that s9.tne Improvement
oS me M vieation nf he San ii,sn r,1or
II IL certain thai the cnvernment Of Nicaragua under
present crcumstsncee cannot create fnnJs nor attend
Ia these mnortant Yors Would IL not he more AVIAN
tareous for the country that these works shond be ave-
cuted a the charge of foreign capitass without bur
denpg the people OF Nicaragua
Wih the compettiou on the river and the lakes the
opening of other land routes will be facilitated from the
lake 10 San Juan del Sur. and then We shall see the
benefits OF the locality well understood by the establish
mept of other land routes
II has always been the programme OF the "Centro-
Arnercano and repeated occasions wNhaye recon-
mended the establishment OF Central American Company
sea- independent OF the oceans upon the
| PRINCIPLES as Panama
AS beautiful and sublime a. this idea presents itself to
theory have encountered many obstacles ia its
execution The want among of men Of the world, Of
experience and capacity necessary manage this kind OF
enterprise the Of the spirit Of enterprise and
activity such that they of the general Of
business; the want of union and mutual confidence
and lastly though, perhaps, the most important, the
acus vvpoltvn Of ceP',sits mako IL reraci impos
sibhIy TO place the analr on the desired oong SO as 10
be able to compete with rival ana well regulated unes
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