The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-07-06

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ture Of the atmosphere delight
full. The current here is not strong.
The violent northers" which blow
over the dry plains of Texas down
the coast of Mexico, lose their
strength as they reach the shore of
Yucatan. Thecla felt as though she
had reached a harbor of safety. As
her chariot moved along towards
the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, she
fell asleep and dremt her chariot
was anchored amidst a feet of
shipping, the masts of which look
ed like the forest in the winter.
She landed among q mass of peo-
PIE all deeply engaged at work.
Thousands of Cinnamon were con-
structing a ship canal from the
Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mex.
leo, and it was nearly completed.
Ships from the western coast of
South America and China were
waiting on the Pacific shore to
push through the canal-ruu across
the Gulf and on up tho Mississip-
Pi River. Ships from England
wanted to cross into the Pacific
and move along the western coast
OF North America. Tie engineer
explained: "Will European ships
use this canal on their way to and
from China ." said Thecla. emo"
said the engineer. ga ship from
London can reach Canton by the
Suez Canal in the time it would
take her to reach the Tehuantepec
Canal. Europe, Africa and the
most of Asia, will use the Suez
Canal, while the Tehuantepec Ca.
nal may be said to be almost ex-
clusively an American institution.
In the race, the European nations
bave the advantage. The producer
and consumer is advantaged in
proportion as the distance to mar
ket is shortened. A French mer.
chant can send TO China from
Marseilles via. the Suez Canal, and
bis ship in return may pass the
Strait of Gibralta on the way to
Charleston with q load of tea be-
fore an American ship can reach
Canton by tho same route."-
" What advantage is there to the
United States in having a ship ca.
nal at Tehuantepec over one at
the Isthmus of DarienT ~ asked
Thecla. "Therc is much to be
said Oh this subject. Men Of mer-
camille foresight understand that
time is everything in mercantile
matters. The dali y expenses of
ship at sea are enormous. Mer-
chants order ships by the shortest
route. A ship from Halifax, in
Nova Scotia, may make tho trip
to Canton about as soon by the
Suez Canal as she can by the T'e-
huantepec Canal. If the Halifax
merchant had to send his ship to a
canal, at Darien, he would not 90
there--he would always use the
Suez Canal, because time with mer.
chants is money, and that to him
would be the shortest route to
China. A ship leaving the mouth
Of the Mississippi River with
cargo from st. Louis, for China,
would have to run two thousand
miles out Of the way if she had to
go by the Istbmus of Darieu in.
stead of the 1ehuantepec route
Such a draw back to the COM
merce of Mississippi valley would
impede its progress, and blast its
full Development. A ship from
Valparaiso, in Chila, bound to st.
Louis, in Missouri, finds no shorter
route by the Isthums, of Darien,
than by Tehuan.epec. The oil
fleets of the Pacific Ocean will
find in time Of peace a command.
ing depot for the distribution of
the ingredients of light, and a
harbor of safety in the Gulf of
Mexico during war. Foreign ma
tions have naval stations among
the West India Islands from which
they could annoy the commerce
Of the United States passing
through the Caribbean Sea to a
canal at the Isthmus of Darien.-
But a few iron clads at the mouth
of the Gulf Of Mexico would pro.
tect the trade Of the country cross
ing this inland sea to and from the
Tebuantepec Canal in time of war.
Looking into the future develop.
ments of wealth and necessary
safety for the commerce of the
United States, there is no doubt
that a careful investigation of this
subject will prove vastly in favor
Of the Isthmus Of Tehuantepec for
interoceanic communication said
the engineer. What part of the
United States will be most init.
mately connected, and most direct.
ly advantaged by the Tehuantepec
Canal ." asked Thecla. "The val.
ley of the Mississippi" said the
engineer. What country are Won
from ." asked Thecla. al arm a Hol.