Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-01


E. HOllsnbsck- ck-0emmittse to Prepare Me- |
mortal to Congress Appointsd-0thor Busi.
nsss.
A special meeting of the Board Of
Directors of the Chamber of Com.
merce was held at the Council |
Chambers yesterday afternoon, MIR. |
J.de Barth Shorr, President, in the |
Chair.
In the absence of Mr.. w. J Brod.
rick, Secretary, on motion, Mr.. r. |
8. Lynch was chosen Secretary pro
tenn.
The Chairman stated that the |
meeting had been called for the
purpose OF taking action indorsing
the memorial TO Congress of the
San Francisco Board of Trade in
relation to the Nicaragua Inter-
Oceanic Canal. He then called on
Mr.. J. e. Hollenbeck to more fully
state the object of the meeting.
Mr.. Hollenbeck, after promising
that the subject which the Cham
ber had met to discuss was receiv-
ing the endorse ment of the busi.
ness men of the whole Pacific
Coast, said:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of
the Chamber of Commerce:
The object or this meeting is to
consider if it is expedient for your
honorable body to use Its influence
to encourage the incorporation of
the Maritime Canal of Nicaragua.
Mr.. President, 1 am fully co.,
vinced that there is no enterprise
before our people that would prove
of sucb incalcalable benefit rs the
opening of Maritime Canal. 1t
gives us cheap transportation from
our own doors, it is the opening of
water route to the ports of the At
lantic States and Europe, available
for all our merchants and pro.
ducers, the same as you find to-day
|
in word. It would be o cOasting
voyage.
The practicability Of this Canal
is not questioned and 1 do not
think 1t necessary to dwell upon
the relative merits of the different
proposed routes, or on the import
ance of 1t to our community. San
Francisco, Sacramento, San jose
and other commercial centers
on this coast are moving. Certain
ly none of them are more interest
ed in this grand work than We are
or should be. Our ports are from
five hundred to one thousand
miles nearer those of the Atlantic
by this canal, we are connected by
bands of steel with the great rail.
road system Of this country and
our own ports are the most con-
venient for large extent of terri
tory rich in agricultural and min
erai wealth, developed and unde.
veloped, all combining for our
prosperity.
Mr.. President, would we not fail
In our duty II we miss any oppor-
tunity to use our influence to turn
these natural advantages to ac-
count to make our city the CO !. :
mercial center that its geopra pli-
cal position and climate E sliie
to make it. Sir, 1t requires care.
full watching, energy ii united
action on the part of j uitizens to
make it fulfill its great destiny.
Mr.. Hollenb beck, in concluding
his remarks, read the following ex-
tract from thespeech OF Capt. VIM.
l.. Merry, Chairman Of the Canal
Committee, before the San Fran.
cisco Board of Trade, which from
personal knowledge, gained by a
residence of rs years in that coun.
try, he was enabled to pronounce
correct:
"What portion of this great work
Nature has already accom- plished In
Nicaragua is illustrated by the
fact that, during the rainy season,
steamer of 400 tons can enter the |
San Juan river at its Colorado
| branch and approach within 123
miles or the Pacific. While stand
ing on the deck of steamer On
Lake Nicaragua L have seen the
setting sun almost until it dipped
into Pacific waters"
He then read from the Commit |
tees report the following table of
distances on the line OF the
NICARAGUA INTER OCEANIC
CANAL
MILES |
Canal bet. Lake Nicaragua
and Brito, on Pacific Ocean 1888 |
Canal bet. Lake Nicaragua