The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-25

Whilo thu enterprise ~ onr citizen
ha. responded e. tho duty of crestinl
Q means Oi speedy transit ny railroad
between the iva oceans, these t'tn
achievements are inndt qnatu lo.upll'
tho most important requisite OF mo ~
tionai unL.n aud prosperity Tor MI ihnl'
| ina purpose. Tho states upon W.
PaciiicHre IA re distant Of those on th
Atlantic than n separate hy eiih"
| ocean alone. Europe or Africa ar
nearer Now YORK., aud ASIA II nearer I
California, than are lhese two grta
states 10 each other. BY sea, weeks %
steam voyage and months IN
the passage around the Hon
it'll the disadvantage OF traversine
| ienpttstous waters, or riskihg
| navigation of the Straits of Maze Ian
! A nation like ours cannot rest satisnen
| with such separation OF its mutl-
ally dependent members. we POSSESS ~
| ocean border of considerable over ln,ooO
miles on the Atlantic aud Gnlf OF Mex
| leo, and, Including Alaska, OF some
lp,UO0 miles on the Pacific. Within .
| uener uiun the western coast has dtvtl.
| oped into an empire, with large ana
| rspldly-growipg population, with vast
| tut pArtlally-develope res lurcrs
| At the present rate OF IN
a. ease, the end OF the century
| viii sec us commonwealth OF perhsts
nearly l00, 100000 prople, Of which the
west should have u considerably larger
| and richer proportion han now.
| Tine PRECEDENT brie fly ndverts To past
| efforts, by means oi surveys, To lind d
| practicable route for a ship canal across
| the isthnius brtween the Two oceaps, al
of which, with single exception, nave
resulted In the discovering OF insnpera
tie obstacles To the the building
,tn11 Ia HI a.
nal. The proposed treaty provides
tor such y canal through the friendly
territory of Nicarauga. he inviie'
special attention to the provision OF tho
treaty itse AS bes' showing its scopes
and ends a. follows:
FROM respect t. the independent SOW
ereiynty of the republics through whose
co-operation the project alone can h'
! realized, the stipulatlODs OF the treaty
looks to the 'ul'est recognition and pro
lection of Nicaraugan rights on the
premises. The United State,
territorial acquisition or Political
control beyond their present borders
and none such Is contemplated by TINS
treaty. The two governments unite IL
framing this scheme rs the sole means
by which the work, as Indispensable Il
one as to the other, can be accompii shed
under such circumstance as to prevent
the possibility of conflict between then
and of interference from without. The
canal primarily il the domestic meant
of water communication bel weer
me Atlantic and the Pacific
shores of the two cOuntric,
tributing territory and the other fur
nishing the money, recognizing tho al
vantaves which the worlds commerce
must derive from the work, appreciat
ing the benefits of enlarged use to th'
canal itself by contributing to its main
tenance and by yielding All interest in I
return on the capital invested therein
and inspired by the belief that an!
great enterprise which inures to TIL
general benefit of the world il
in some sort trust for TIN
common advancement of mankind. TIT
two governments have by this treaty
provided Tor it's possible use by al
nations on equal terms, while ree-rvin,
to the cOastinx trade of both countries
in which none but the contracting par
ties are interested, the privilege o
favoring tolls. Tn. terms Of the treat,
as to the protection of The canal, whi
scrupulotsly confirming the sovereignt.
at Nicarauga, amply secures that stht
and the work itself from the possihl
contingencies of the future, which i
may not he within the power OF Near
auga to meet. From purely CONNER
Ic,af point OF view the completion
ct such = waterway, opening the mos
favorable prospect for the future, on
country, the nations of the Pacific coas
and Of South America, will, by it
means, bs brought into closer cOnDeC
ton with the gulf states. The relation
of these American countries tn tn
United States is that of a natural narke
ON which the want of direct comnIuni
Ia f,>.<, al lvy n .
BY piercing the isthmus the heretofor
indispensable obstacles Of time, an'
dis ance disappear, and our yes
| sells aud productions will enter upol
the worlds competitive field wit.
a decided advantage, OF which
they will avail themselves. When t
this is joined the large coasting trad'
between the Atlantic and Pacific states
which must necessarily spring up, IL IL
evident this canal affords even alone
su Efficient means of restoring our fias
ITS former place on the seas. Sucl
domestic cOaSting trade would arise i'm
mediately, tor even the fishing vessels
of beth seaboards, which now lie idle II
the winter months, could then protita
bly, carry goods between the eastern am
estern states. The political effrc
closer the tateS now depending
on railway corporations for all CONNER
cial and 30 rsunal intercourse, and no
only cheaper the cost OF transportation
but will free individuals from the posi-
biitv of unjust Determinations.
wi bring he European grain market.
oi demand within easy distance ot oul
Pacific coast grain regions, and give u
manufacturers on the Atlantic sra
board economical access TO the cities %
China, thus brs aking down the barrier
which separates the principal mafutac
Turing utiters of the United Stairs from
the markets of the vast population %
AS n, and placing the eastern states .
j the uIion,to Ill pu poses OF trade inid
way between Europe and Asia. In p IN
IF time the uan for saiins
vessels would he great, amounting froi,
New York to San Francisco to II s wins
~ 75days; tn Hong Kong of u DAYS, Il
s Hnphai of 81 days; to Calais oI52 days
axe Nicarauea il 80 miles long and A
miles ut it's greatest width The waite
is esh and affords abundant depth tn
vessels of the deepest draft. Severa
islands give facilities for establishin.
coal stations, supply dnpots, harbor'
and places for repairs. The advantag.
Of this vast inland harbOr Is evident
The lake is ITO feet above tide water
Six locks or five intermediate levels ar,
required for the Pacific end %
the canal. On the Atlantic side bul
five locks or tour internediatt
levels are proposed; Tx miles Of cana
lie between the Pac tic and the Ia &c
| the distance across the lake Is So miles
From the mouth of the San Carlos
where the canal will leave to San Juan
to the harbor of Greytown, the distanct
| is 81 miles, which, 1t is hoped, by new
| snrvav can he sh,rtened 10 uilCs The tn