The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
DE LEsSEPS.
His Views on the Subject Of the Panams
Oanal-Estimates Of the Cost
Of the Work.

NEW YORK, FeD. AN. Gle LegSeps ana
steamer Colon, from Havana.
The Star and Herald says tho canal route
has been thoroughly studied, its difficulties
investigated, practical plans lala icr & shelr sl
the settlement Of all disputes AZ to quantities,
cost ETC., and many pre1udices In the minds
Of some Of the members Of the commission re.
moved as to tho practicablllty Of q tide.level
eyentualty, EVENT. Is set down al $40, 600, 600 francs,
or sl8O, $4,000. Complementary studies still
going ON will reduoe these figures. IL 10 ne-
Iieved and several members oil the COmmlg.
sion believe, that the entire enterprises VI VIII
900. The time allowed for the work t5 el8nt
years. ca,.
his arrival, by the French diplomatic party
and com mittees representing the aeOgraphi-
cal Society and American Society of OWL En-
uinesrs, and the executive officers Of the
Panama Railroad and Pacific Mail Steam
' The principal object OF M. de Lesseps in
coming to New York, II is understood, IA TO
make some arrangement which will ultt-
mately give to the French company control
of the panuma Railroad. Ii will be. crossed
Will closely approach IL In several places, and
some arrangement by which Its opposition
can be Withdrawn Ia essential to the success
Of the canal project. The value. Of the road
1
material during the many years which Will
| Be- occupied In the construction of the works
cannot be- over estimated, and 1t is said that
the use OF the present or the construction OF =
the beginning Of oil practical operations.
This statement was made authoritatlvelys
and was corroborated by the fact that the r.
ception rendered was given by the Paclfi0
Hart. it's principal owner, and Trenor W.
Park, president oi tho Panama Railroad Com.
Dany are among the days callers. formal
conference, 1t Ia saM, will be- held at the hotel
Nj. dc Lesseps, In an interview, said: "Th0
manner In which am welcomed gives mo
most extreme satisfaction, but what else
could one expect from such q hospitable ooun-
as the representative Of the French govern
ment, nor do / come here as the representa-
tive OF that or any other government; went
to the isthmus and come here simply 66 "a.
Lesseps Intercourse 1 WITH me SpahiishI p,isI,
comes of friendly hospitalities. and II is my
wish that my Intercourse with American4
, should be Of the same nature. doubt not that
> i will be 80. The opposition that met l y
that OF Palmerston. The people we're very
J friendly. The American people,. ! am sure
+ will be the same Yes, my expectations con.
csrning the panama route are iu.y fsa,izsa
It is pre-eminently the American route
, Americans built the railroad, You know. Tha
route We favor followg the line OF the railroad
As we came along on board the chip we pro.
pared careful and condensed report Of the
expedition. We shall have It printed and
, give 1t to the press Of New York 10 z day Of
= two IL will tell the people what the Panama
: : route is, and what advantage II possesses.
: shall be in America about two months -on>
!. week remain In New York, then 90 to BOS'
, ton. then Philadelphia, then Washington
and to Chicago, to be the guest Of Mr.. Wash
burne. From there shall 60 to ban Fran
|, CISCO stay week, and then acroes TO New
= York, and stay few days before taking shiT
: for France"