New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-11


by instructions from his employers 20 investigate every
nethod nv which this barrier 10 commerce be over
come Unfortunately. every expedition which mas Deen
sent out by this any other Government or hd'uu
go far as have know ledge, looking to the uansl' u
ships from ocean to ocean, has been instructed 10 huu
practical route for a canal, and canal only ie' no III
tehgent engineer VINO will divest his miuu VI "''
prejudice and up the question OF Transporting ~
over the Isthmus by railway can fail to become coH
WINGED
FIrst--That this method Is entirely practicable
Seeond-That upon any route where 1t Is possioe u
build and equip substantial canal' II Il equaiP pUo
sibe to build and coup substantial and durable snip
railway for one-half tue cost Of canal j. u De pIe
Level -.
Tird-That such ship railway can be built ID ONE
third or ODe-quarter OF the time needed ior tNe O
struction OF the canal.
FoirI-That when built ships OF MAXIMUM ,sr
can be- moved with safety at four or I'VE uhes greater
speed the railway than In the canal. $3.50. Az, co, no
Fn-That greater number Of vessels per uay oan
transported on the railway than would DC poSSi''
through tIe canal. .,.. oo, ho
easily increased TO meet the DEMANDS OF h 49,
without interruption TO its business, whether i DC
meet increase IN the size OF the slips OF ia INC mum
Serem~That the cost Of malntenmee Of the Toa Se
way and rolling stock viii be much less thah t"' VI ~
FigIh"fhat rhe cost OF maintaining and operating
the railway taken together VIII DC less t'an 'H' VI
operating and MAINTAINING the canal ,..s
NfHfh-Ihat tn railway can bc i"cateu aht ,, -,
'uh, operated al iocail'les wherein 10 uo'
cons fncf % canal. -.
TenM-That It is possible to estimate with great &c,
cuacy Toe cost OF a ship railway Hnd the time httu'u
TO buM il, because the work would b. almost Wa93Hy
The snrace Of the ground whereas Ine can, i If
strictly - hydraulic construction, involving con fOI vi
water and The execution Of works undcr MHti W
,bi a. he su1ruerred or INTERRUPTED by water, thus
rendering awning ike An accurate estimate OF tue
time aud cost Of its construction an luposSp'',''
,II~nce capitalists cannot know with certainty me
6mounf o money and time repaired, or wnHt prunt the
canal VIII probably pay when finally finished
ADVANTAGES WHICH CiPTAIN EADs CLAIMS
Lam ready TO establish the c0rrec ness OF these prop
ositons before the committee aud to answer any OBJ
jeotions to them when may he urged ~ eAPc''' u
others any timo.
MY own studies have satisfied NE that tie largest
loaded ships may hc carried with perfect safety at tn
or twelve miles per hour steel rails weighing bat SeN
enty ponnis per yard, the KIND used on hrsI-eass m
road aad Oh wheels which shall moi impose as great
pressure upon the rails thsi OF The driving waee OF
nrs,-cass locomotive rest; and that n' grades
need be encountered from ocean TO ocean, on several
routes greater than per cent or iythFee feet 10 Tie
mile.
The arpllc tiou % ,hc railway system TO the ranspor
taou Of ocean vessels promises more certainty OF sue
cess tuan was given favor OF the application Of steam
on before the pass ee of the Great western
from Liverpool to Sew-Yors The present pro
position u not 81 much OF AN untlicd experiment as
rhat was because TO- lay vessels of cw hundred tons
burden are beng transported by railroad hoth n tis
country and 90 Europe. Forty years ag" large c'naI
boats were and believe vet, Transported oYrr me
A.r-lauie. in Pennsylvania on tac Port1-c railway,
and -r Is with tlc wonderful aclirNcWcuf- d" ttc li~i
forty years before u no int gen. man WI o"nn lhi
w. car fra.Dsrt I'M, io-dnv rs railway. Hs easily a-
coud transport canal boats io.u }cAf- ago Joy inc
AK rears ego. when ,ne question ~ opening tao
mouth the isppi vas being cpns.f rcd ihe "y
m,au- supposed b. tlc great mas Of Tie puoir 90 De
required Ire utmost efforts nna most Ic' -t"ut 'rsu-
monte 60 induce thc Government 90 .iy ..,i'' lf
-o strong pref Iucc- fix do tlt i mos t men '"