, 1880-02-14
INTEnOCEANIC CANAL.

Tho Colombian Co,nsi,tr~loncr in New
Yorlk-Sctlor Antnrlo l'erro'a Views
Of NJ. DC LcAacl.., l'rojccts
kfIc FORK limit
Among tho passengers Of tho steamer
Ailsn, which arrived fru,H Asptnwnfl Friday
night, was SGHor Antonio Ferro, who was
thu Commissioner appointed by the Col0m-
l,ian Government to receive N. De i4rsseps on
Ills arrival 1T Asp1nwall In November Inst,
to lnillnae tito lntrFuccnnfc cnttnl pnter-
prise. When nskcll, Inst evening, If tho
Colombian Government entertained tllo
belief tint tlte United States WIS hos
tife tn tic scheme Of NJ. Du LcsselN,
Seilor lcrro reple, TINT It lid not. l1ewas
awnrG, III. .said. That therp hnd becn SONIC NJ
prcssi0l to tint effect III tho Journals uf tho
United States, but hu considered such ex-
presstons crl,tto md lnsle[enslblr. lie thought
TINT when tic people uf tlIts county l,utl re-
iected upon the subject, and Ind takcl puitls
to Inform themselves concerning 1t, they
w0nll see tint It Ind 1lo political
bearing whatever. 1t was, le said,
commercial enterprise purely, III which
tllo United Siascs uni the 'Colom-
b)al States happened 10 be more Interested
than nr1y otl,er powers. There could le ,lo
possible Objection to Franc.mcn mil English
mi, II tl'cy saw, II % d, 50 Atany Amcricau
nitrOa4ls were built with foreign cMptnl, ,,lMl
lla saw no reason why fuiGigIl capital SHOULD
}1t build tllls chflll. So far as the Colon:
ban ti"yer1nht .ai, was CONCERNED 10 sattl
70, reflect, cnnl.l sec that Il was NJ vitality
Interested III tllB maintenance Of tho Af0HlnU
!loetrine w tile United Suites wis. rllero
lMtw4'en IFS own Government nit! the United
States. Atltl ttnt Government would not cc,le
nlty rlglIts tG y Eutope'n howGr wllisil would
{srfsrs ts rv Il tho az tisal M oot %e1a 1 ,,, #
icut. Wyss covcred sd the hi,' S''ois srou% %
WITTY Wio to"F S tia ia 'r"Sis t,""fs' to tns rea ea
that document carefully could not help be-
Jig part Of tie Goanban Isl; States to srtlt any
| pullttc3! privileges to any foreign nnwcr.
Seilor FerlU particularly commended THO I'd
ltoriaI rl fXpSstinngs H. co"tans ~ tl!e MeW
euvsrca ta case M Ii exacty, Vie" The1e Vas sfs y" &C.
rasior FOR unensinesS Oh tho pnrt of the
'AMGrlcnn people, for they could at my tlnso
obtaln control Of tho cauaI by purchasing tic
| stock.
Whcn ASKED wllat was his impression MS to
tho probability Ut NJ. Du Lt:sseps cnrrylng ont
te, K1'Gi: pr9{ect, seor rerfo replie.ll tllat
world to undertake, tie work. Ills great
the, Slrz Ca,al, hts wonderful energy
nlM ability gave him advantages which
e1cSa Ster NJ '' h. fsssss, ssss ,Ss1 ssor rfg frr4
md honest md fully Impressed With Ito Mtke ,- in..
portallce of the work alll tho difficulties to
hr cnc9nnleretl. lln hntl M narrow view nf
eyt sense, Which wis tilt M of q Ereat litter ill.,
t1onni scheme for tho benefit of the commerce
Of tho w0rld Iii Ills remarks ,lste ut Il tlfl,-
ner the, tlny bef3rU seI1or, Ferro LETT
i;;,|s,, Esss;s|s ;e![ .i t,as i W. VSs reF il il
gun md built exclusively by Frnchnell.
~ {Ie ,t,on, S,oiit,rnry hoswo.I much pTct9r IT,
equally ,rerrcse,tet III lis construction. lille
Colon!b1al Government SeiIor. Ferro con-
ttnne.!. wns yery mnci! Interested IN thy con-
,,na.st sr!.ctlPn ,,, "f eaan1, a WY deeply IN.
Aspinwail nnd ralla"nl route oyor
not bo enntitlcti tn better hands tllan N. DO
uut and lts international cllnr1lcter fully aill-
tMineti. IN to the. cost Df tho cAnnl, SeiI0r
Ferro's oriI'on IL tllnt Il will be fonnl to bc
much less tllan Ind hcen estimated. Tho
tliorol,gh ullaracter, md l'o thinks that
%Se! 'f %il ew %ss Pf'Ds'ea DS t,e a ct
e {u' Maren f., 4, wiI show tliat 10 noru thsn
II
Before Stilor Ferro left Aspinwall the Board
Ut Engineers l,ad determined how to over
e1n,o tho ,iltltcnities presented by tie Csagres
1ttyGr to Its Use for tho purposes Of tllo cNlnl,
md 1t nO,S seems probable that the necessity
IN cnnstrnct tlie-wnter locks Ut tliu
away WITH. spcekiaE sl of wi tic W benefits %ts
tn be conferred BY tho inturoceanlc ca
nAl. SefIbr Ferr0 said they were many md
obvious. Tho Colombian Government hus q
vast nrea OF ferttlo country, and III time will
ben!,le to supply the NpW York market with
rnttle, SUGAR, E0llGG, and fruit III abundance
besides nhy other articles Of commerce.
Tho district 1f Cuenca, alone, said he, Ii
enttife Island of Cnba. As T i market for for
American lnacl! fncry, tools, and many l1u,,-
utaetureti articles, the Unitpd States will
lrrlye q vast tcnclt from tho Colombian
Suites. The railroad NOW III proccss Ut cor
struGtinn 10 tho rncttIg CDnSt will nI1Ur colt-
nllnicatlon with tito interior, ,tiltl prove an
Immense advantage TO tho commerce Ut NuW
York In tho cnllrsU ut time.
Seller Ferr0 shtl his visit to New York
Ia entirely uMnillrlat, md TINT liz will rc-
nnin hero until Mfter tho arrival OF n. DO
l.rsxcps Tho French party, ls said. In-
tend to ieaye Aspinwali uho,!t March 10. nltl
Tho rcpurt Ut tI!e Bpnrtl ut Engineers, now
l,cing prepared, will lio promulgated IN II.
l)a Lesscl1s' arrival In this city. Tic Amer
lem people will tIen, sa1d Sei0r Ferro. have
an uplMrtnnltytn u lGtlrI the pxnct route nf
thn cali,at, tia difficulties 10 l,u encountered,
md tbs ra,at NJ Its construction, nlN all tho
osleg tet"l!s " the enterprise.
An Expensive lI0rtrhold.