The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-26
Public Works I'm Italy.

RAILROAD THROUGH THE IrALo- HELvkTIA6
ALPs-sTEAMsHIP LINK BETWEEN GENOA AND
NEW yoRK--PRoPoSED UNION or THE MxDfTKR-
RASEAs AND RIVER Po--A NEW RAILROAD AuD
GREAT CANAL. RIO.
Florence t0ct ~ correspondence OF London Cosuo-
poitanI
Besides general elections three grand projects are nsw
absorbing public attention. not only in the capital bus
The arst Is the railway through the Itao. HeIves,sa
Alps for which the three different passes Of spugen,
Luknanier aud st. Cothard arc now being discussed.
Our celebrated civil engineer Paleocapa favors the
Lukmanier Pass the speedest and easiest OF execu
ton while foreign eng favor the spugcn md
some others the st. Gohard Paeocapa arms that either
must adopt the Lukmanier Pass or give up the idea
Of the present generation over seeing the realization OF
informed that subsidy Off fteen million francs viii be
given by Prussia, Baden and wurtemberg " the ST.
Gothard Pass be adopted by Italy. The commission APP
pointed by the government 70 study the question: after
several sttngs, has adjourned 10 the 24th inst Tor 70
lna decision.
steamers between Genos and America for which com.
pany Of American capitalists has made application TO the
Of Florence and Coyvisre Mercantile Of Genoa speak
highly iniavor o. the project cannot tell how far tbs
Co run boats bI monthly between Genoa and New York
and monthly between Genoa and Rio dc Ia Plata. The
boats TO be steamers Of great speed and 1000 tons
capacity In their North American trips they have 70
touch NJ Marseiles, Cadiz, Lisbon, Madeira and the
Azores in their South American at Bahia, RE
Janeiro, Montevidco and Buenos Ayres The company
will establish line OF smaller boats, destined 10 ply
between Palermo, Nessina, Naples and Genoa, In order
10 afford those ports every facility Tor prohtng OF the
Atlantic line The company will gratutousy asevme
the postal service between Italy and America Ths
steamers win carry the Italian colors and 10 case Of war
except sganst the United Statesthe Italian govern.
mcni will have the right 20 seize them conditions IN
be established hereafter The company will also carry
all the Cunctonarics OF the Italian government free OF
charge and make great reelection In the carrying %
The different materials, la exchange the company
asks from the government annual subsidy OF 500 0OO,
70 bc paid two rates at the expiration of every STU
months Evidently these conditions too liberal ~
be d,sregardcd For my part declare would rather
English company than any one else.
Tue third project ~ nothing than the conjunctoe
Of the Mediterranean with The To- through the waters OF
some stream descending from the Maritime Alps-
namely cOnnbspnl Of the Mediterranean and Adrt
attic What glorious union Il would be- Formerly
there two similar proects--one by Napoleon L.,
mud smother by Michelotti Engineer Chiapncci, OF
furn, associans those two projects, now proposes the
conjunction Of the Mediterranean with the 70 through
the waters Of the per valley OF the Ianaro HIS pro.
iect is under discussion with the Town Counoh o'
Turn wish English capitalists would turn Their a s,
ton 20 this undertaking, which would wohavIiun.y
develop the commercial resources OF the valley o. 'o
Among the minor projects take the liberty 70 point
two which are now undergoing the operation ot ln
cubation The Minister Of Public Works has authorized
compan, OF English capitalists 10 undertake. studies
fof the construction ~ railway 70 be run between
Parma and gussalia, thence TO Borgoiofei anu from
BorRoforc 10 Fcrrara -
The Minister OF Agriculture ana commerce has aso
authorized ~ Manfred send ~ plans Tor The cutting
Of canal which N through Piedmont 70 Ravenna
Well n must be confessed that " we have 90 money We
bavo brains ~ least w cn"r"r' "'"'