The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-30
THE TEHUANTgpgo RoUTE

| CHntaln james b. EAcs 10 In earnest about
his proposed ship rsirosd across the Tehuan-
tepec isthmus. His success with his ietties
at the mouth of the Mississippi river has
given him notonly national reputation, but
it extends to foreign countries. Ind his ability
as an engineer, and his fertility of resource
aud his power to achieve grand undertakings
are Us well known in Europe as are those of
Count do Lesseps. This proposed enterprise
of his is not only feasible, bat it has the ad-
vantage over Count de Lesseps' Darien canal
project, of being much cheaper. Further.
moro, it will meet with more favor with
American capitalists, because it will 10.
dound more TO the commercial interests of
this country than will tho Panama route.
No Monroe Doctrue" difficulty is in the
way, either and i. will tend to the develop
mept Of lrlendlier commercial RELATIONS be-
tween this country and Mexico, matter tn t
Is no" being particularly encouraged and tos.
tered by the business men AID statrsmCn of
the United States There is no d ,fficu,y in
obtaining route across the isthmus, because
lines we've run and surveys made years ago by
the New Orleans and Tehuantepec company,
and perfectly practicable route for rail.
road locsted, and there is now railroad
being constructed across the isthmus for
general traffic purposes. This route will
save seven hundred miles in distance be-
tween Atlantic principal ports and San
Francisco, which fact will give n new i'm.
petus TO water transportation of freight
from coast TO coast Captpin Eads has al
ready gone to Mexico in the interest of his
scheme, taking with him corps of engineers,
so sarguine is he of success in obt,iuiug the
necessary authority fom the Mexican gov
ernmet. In so far as the country through
which this ship railway will pass is
concerned, it is exceedingly fertile.
lob eco of tho finest quality.
corn, coffee and all the tropical
fruits grow in tho greatest ,uyuriance. The
oranges are exceedingly juicy aud of the
finest flavor known, and the bananas arc ez-
ceptionolly fire. Mahogany, cedar and Other
valuable woods fl the forests Of tho valleys
and tsble-lands, and oak and pine limo tire
mountain sides. The rivers and lanes abound
with the best qualities of fish, and game Of
ali species is plentiful. Twenty miles away
from tne coast tho climate is healthy all tho
year around, and up the mountains it is as
saIubrious rs tho world can boast.
No yellow fever was ever known in
this section, though in the low lands
next 10 the coast mslsrial lovers in their mild
forms attack the unacclimated as they do in
Texas, or any stote in tho union. There is
no question about the pncticGbility of n ship
railroad. It's, comparatively speaking, one
OF the easiest problems of engineering sci
cnce, the best engineers of this country and
OF Europe, declaring it to be only matter of
skill ard money. That Captain Esds has
TN skill, he has abundantly demonstrated by
his wonderful achievement at tho mouth of
tue Mississippi, and his success in that
enterprise, and the endorsement given his plan
by other noted engineers OF two continents
will guarantee the money necessary for the
work 1t will be proud day for our coun
try when this ship railroad is built and
bears from the waters of tho Pacific to the
wslers of our Mexican gulf Il six thousand
ton ship. 1t will DO an epoch in the hiatory
OF the country, one of tho landmarks of
time to add greater brillisnce to the already
mighty results wrought by the civilization
aad the enlightenment of tho nineteenth cen.
tury. When we reflect that this ship rail.
road will shorten tho distance botween
New Orleans and San Francisco
twenty three hundred miles, and our Texas
city Of Galveston, about tho same distance
WI can scarce have an adequate conception
OF the advantage to result 10 the commerce
OF the entire south and OF our own state. Ia
not this enterprise one, then, in which we, of
Texas, should feel peculiar sterest. Gun
any one doubt that il will be on inportapt
factor in aid of the development of our com.
monwealth viewing the, matter from
standpoint of strict state interest And
1T will help the entire south, and to make the
south great, and strong, ard rich that she may
WELD nm influence worthy of her in the dcsti-
MES OF this union, of our common country, is
cerlainlya labor of love with every true
southron, The right of way secured from
The Mexican government, 1t would seem tina,
congress would not hesitate to take what
action, in behalf of this grand undertaking.
would be necessary on its part. This ship
railroad is an American scheme, the concep-
ton Of American genius, and it is proposed
that the achievement of its success be
wrought by American hands and American
enterprise, that our own country may reap
the benefits to flow from it.
SPEAKING of the appropriations to be made
by the coming congress, the Philadelphia