The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-26

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Thursday, February20, 1880
the ATLANTIC. PACIFIC CANAL AND the
COMMERCE AWAITING II.
The success Of the Sues Canal. writes
E. h. Derby. in Hsrper's Na9asine for
March, insures the construction Of IN.
other ship canal most important TO the
United States-ons which will form .
new route for it, coastwiss commerce
which sow passes around Cape Horn to
the Pacific. Il will reduce voyage Of
5000 miles 10 les than ons-third Of
that distance, and diminish the time
required on The way - ens.6fth II the
time now taken. replacing ~ vessel
under sail With The stsamship Of steel
The PaciAe railways aes adsptsd toths
trsnspostat;es Of mails, travellers and
express freight. They ore important
also for LEGAL traffic bot in no respect
suited to our chief eossting trsds-ths
eonvsysncs Of grain. psosiioas, timbss,
coal, 6sh end metals between the At
lantie and Pacific. When ship canal
is finished. it will cheapsn al our routes
to the Pscifc, asd it il safe to predict
that IL will reduce the rates Of freight
between the Atlsntio aud Pacific below
six dollars per ton vie The canal. sad
We may easily iorssss what viii b The
future course Of commerce. The routes
across the Isthmus and Csntral America
have been explored asd surveyed b
both England and the United 0tstss.
and the estimates for one pf then ere
below the cost Of the Sues Cassl. while
the prospects Of business are fer more
encouraging. The Susz Cansl COM
mands tho trade between India and
Europe. but cannot control the CON-
msrce Of Chios and japan with the
United States. or more than half Of that
between the same countries and Europe,
while ship canal between the Gulf Of
Mexico and the Pacific will eventually
command twice the Tonnage that nov
passes through the Sues Canal. It will
DO candidate for the vast export Of
wheat and other grain from our Psciho
coast to Europe. The annual produce
ton Of wheat on oar Pacific coast ex-
cceds million tons. and will sooa r.
qaire . million tons Of shipping to con-
vsy it 70 Rarops. The ships would
pass twios through the canal and give
it two millions Of tonnage. The vast
coa.tiug trade Of the United States b..
tween the Atlantic front and @ california,
Oregon, Washington and Alaska would
pass through this canal both goisg end
returning. and the varied products q
the Pacific coast. in the shape Of timber,
fish. copper ore. and extent Of osrgoss
would, together, add another million 70
it, tonnage. The commerce Of the
United States alone throash this canal
will supply tonnage equal 70 thst
which pays six million dollars each year
to the Secs Cassl. II will Be . candi-
date for ahips on their voyages from
Europe Tor tss 10 China and japan. and
on their rsturu. and will take. nearly
the whole tonnage passipg bstvses ~
Atlantic States. China. japan and the
Philippine Island. and between Earops
and the Russisn Possessions, and best
accommodate the ships sngagsd n ~
whale fisheries Of the Paeinc. To q
the extent Of two hundred million
pounds. and occupying one handrsd
thousand tons Of shipping. iorms one
item Of this conmsroe. which will an
nuslly send through the camel nearly q
quarter Of . million tons Of chipping.
Then ~ have ths tsals bstwsea Ans-
tralia and Europe. enc itsm Of which,
~ool-suouuts yearly = three hun.
drsd million poauds. We nay safely
calculats thse she ApaltaliAa ships oua
end back. will patrepiss this sAnal q
the amount Of three hundssa lhoasend
tons. =
Peru. With its euaae snosaliag q
three or four hundred thoumnd toni
sent annually 70 1arsps: CAili, with IL
copper cad nitsstes and rseofa 1asuoes
With 0uAtsmsla. Nsxieo and Coaasal
Ameriea. must furnish q least anotAer
million tons. Then ws have ths growth
Of this comnsres while ~ vsek pre-
srssseA together With that due b ssu
facilities. % that Tbs aggregate nasl
:sach bstwssa I've and liz million toni
nearly twice The toanags Which 81
nually passes through ths Sues Canal.
This estinass u nee high oos. Tea
years sincs. beisrs the graia trade 81
California had attaiaed any importance