, 1879-08-03


in the world. St. Helena MT e1cente1 and tc
cost $3.50 0O0 0OO IS what W. ne,,st bsVa
That at this so-ca1led Cnnprcsa tha ore~+ ot
J lection urzed srainst fbe T1hu,ntener rana,
was that it Honld 6iI nm From ft,a tarrihia rana
that fail on thnt isthmus.
J For political REASONS The enernias ~ t,,a sra1
! Canal said it world 6Ii m hv' The sa,de htna,n
from the desert, did all they conl to nravent j.
construction, but nov own}t ~ p'o'eAs '''
For political aud selfish rensons xa horn ,ssr
told that grain could not ba exnor,en fran, Ton1
| Orleans; that theru the heat was a. .,raa. ,h'+
it would be damaged. But at the .ams ,i1ao tta
same parties never apprebended anv dsnser '', ~
}oad1ug a vessel at New York viii ~ra;n nd
sending her across the equator half u dozs, 7,,
times it necessary. ''~A
Nav 7 ae, nil, tho +;.,. .
Deone Of the s;is.ia.io,i VaHs voms ,n "nen the
and take care Of their nwn i,tora:,., %"1 "aAe uo
| But ne will mt ston bara ,~;,s
showing 1he adrantages IT ",s4 auknortleS;
others Tor a shin-eanal. 10n'epec over all
viii low quote Zen. 2.rnand ~ +,o 17.,,
| States army. yho should La nne1, ~ ~ 1nsteo
/ iii thnsa ;rtars.t.5 ~ ,ha. 70 so9a autaoHtg 1or
In his rsnort mad IN tss9 80 oeaee ra 1929 3c5
173 be said: 1.-THE Tehnanten,ec ~ Sb;aNGa. ~ anu
States is mostly interesten t. dsh,,"hss oui.su Icy
~ Gnlf nf NeY;co onr ovn 1WTnJ;usnss W.a;,s loso
NJ; + NAV omost ha eaid - r;,ht - M
dnors r. Is nifcrrd nv reIahia st.t;st;. ~; Sess
|
oua-v 1 re. hn ,a+ ar;n t'';s .oses eTup
;nr " neartv Ssaa nj ~ ahus gv,
mS,st, 80 iaoa- " ~. Gnrsrn '.sa VI
/ snend in its construction, ~
| at il on,y nccessarv n ,ook st y man of tba
| world to be f.onyinrfd Of The Immense r.Io+;va
I advantages in nos;tjon alone above a1i othcrs
with sh.n-cana1 across thc Isthmna n r.,
| huanfenec wouiIi ofYrr r. tha rnmro-co " 10
world. and more esnecialIv tn rhot ~ the
United States. Bv this ronte The nroa-
ucts of the Valley OF the Missjss;opi NAV
he sb;naci f,om n. cnIf "'gT. rnr.s ';ract ~ -
China .ionan, the wrs+ coas, ~ N,r,L ,n'' ~
Sonth Ame~;c, ~ +ho ;e,,n1s ~ ~ pao:ss ~
and the minors rom thnse conntr;es s nav h.
brought home to the norts Of Teras Nv
Orleans ,Iohc Penssco1e and ~ I'm ,harcs 1n ~,
Mrnnz Cairo St "',ia o n omi.r;'Is enes a,,} ~
Cincnnnti M, h. d;str;h,,1c1, thrn,o,an',t ~ ~
Snthcrn AMI Westsrn sta,os w. evan ~ t,,.,
frontiers If Rr;,isn Anoerica at nna-,h;r,, the
cost nf transnnrta,ion ~ tha ssma ,rt;.,os nv nt-
the Pacifr Ra;irooI ~ 0"'A's "'1~'~9 ~
IN n word ,he co,, ,,o,;o, ~ +ha Chi, r,a.,
s'rehuon,enac, 1-;,1 ~ onf.r $500 49, 5:pt 49,.
,at f-a,n ia XII w ~ o5 yren u,lees out
lant;r In Jndia ma Th;na h1t niso trnr. ~
Nississjnni Rivcr nni ;tS rr;nn,o1ee ,sha.oh,.
anr sea.rciny vcase1 n,ving ,,non ,N.;r ro,,,as
viii he a,lr to nrrrecf VIII s,ietr r. INV ror5
o,, the Pac;Gc tina e;vine ~ a.1. au: pJ's th.
Oueen CIV Of ihc Vast .n,3 tho wbole vs1ja,-
Of the STfssfssinni d,rcsr water co"r',rcst;o9 sa
w;th Tho Par;Hc s;da If Nor.h @a,,tn,.I ,nd
Son-b Amcr;no IN wor5 ,ba ~, ,-1a,;o, ,' ~
tn. Tchuantencr Sh;n.f,ana1 rnn1d h. tha o,a,- ~.
inr at the Sfiss;ssinni into f,,e Pacifc Occon
1,,.ssr ,naeJ ay .1,,,r ), "'o -ns "ene
lAus spakE tnls eEeat ene!aeer t"ent5-seVen
leats aSo. An1s Vas ne4ofe Ae oeca'nc aware Oh
.ue icy ti.a1 netier tnis grcit work nor tue
ops"li's " i.e 'n:sS'eslpp1 fiseE VIII ceeo
anu permanent outlet 10 the du!1, equal TO ttat
OF Ne" YORK, was not what thc Traus- CONT
uehsal ll4"aYs a1lo otner gseat interests ol that
I''l a1lu secllo'a "att aau uoh,t lntenG we sna:l
aate, so ionS 10 tHeF Gag 1901 Us Wtn tnefr
]etty ana otner M k,ndred KIN 1oos. such as is now
pFopoSeu p1p2nss at tne uar'en lstnnaus
e..fo;a VI 1a:s sstat "o1k m !o.t Aamlr4l r. w.
ohule:ot sao: Es1ty loe1 oi sroanu mas
osen So.is. oscs ~ ny Owl peop!e, ana every
ooset'a'loil % eate1u1l5 SeI1aeu, Inc Supply OF
narer h.~s - ucra .G ~ | thnht ~ ~ oo,nt
uesef oTiolS T1 sstlnsu oi toous.t u LOT ths pnr
pose- nnc ns9rostapn!G surveys at ne tetnlna!
ase ene'le!5 olE4na'' III III W tnese po'nts tle
wh;ct ,va ba,,s raaot.d " ~. -as,,i, - .,I,.h
Labor and onyietr {icmonstrtes the nracticahiiftu
ri h;s 1nnnrtant worT
II make 10 estimates Of its cost. It may be
daar in no;nr nf n,"nuv I,,t shosn ~ no;n+ ~
Amarcon nrogrocs nsaro nd orasn.r;+r
co,,iI o. A. er;r;n1 .;n;Iar A ar;n;tne ~ .ox
ero1 ott,er d;stino1'ishsd men hnt vii 1ose 1h;.
nart Of nv articfc hy nuotiny rom nv n,yn -.
pport .tTi,e RonIe r. ~. Saai,nard :, r,"5.;,
III m thc Rarr,t,r;o Shin.I;anoi wnen ea;d.
= K,ild this canal 1,hr Rarrntur;,] and tha son.
etrnc,ion nf he Flor,Js and ,ha rai,nontsoac
Shio. Canals viii as snrelx. fo1tow 40 ine: woter
saai. ;ta Laval ~ 1;ohr t.;,, f,rtt ha,t .rh ~.
viii nnt ou1v cnt off ri thar IanTrrone nart ~
thn Florid, roas,- hur viii shortsu ,I,a rn,nI |
tr;n fnIiv .:(hj miles nyer 1he nrosant rnnIs
from New Orleans to Eastern and European |
ports while the other canal will shorten the dis
lance from same ports fully 5000 miles over the
Panama route to the Pacific ports of China anu |
lnelia and back. Thus placing New Orleans
only $50 miles north from this new and direct !
line of trade the worlds future road Of progress