The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-29

rsiee sufficient funds 20 complete IL, sud tn a.
the work will hsve to he suspended. It Wiii
take, in my opinion, 500 0O0, 900 to do tais
work, end then don't believe il can ba a.
complished on the plans originally made. FIR
a canal without locks. IL NAV be com pleted
sometime, but il so. il will probably be after
the original investors, and q good many
others, have stepped down and out o.
course money enough will accomplish al
most anything but | doubt il it will be
found practicable 10 put the amount into
this enterprise that IL will require for its
successful completion
"And what do Won think Of the other
routes and other canal schemes in that sec.
tion2"
mo better I done believe they would
cost any less than tins Railway transp0r-
ta-ion Is, think the only solution of the
problem OF cOmuleTcs across the isthmus."
"And By that do you mean the Eads ship
railway prOject2''
NO; I doubt the probability of that,
too mean ordinary, but good, steam rail-
~sy facilities That will be found, 1 think,
both possible and practicable, while the
Others though possible will | believe, be
found i'm practicable because OF the excessive
cost and the natural difficulties to be over
come"
TIKI ooEGo VALLEY.
Changing the subject, Commodore, from
the new world to a newer one, what are
your yiews abont the Congo Valley and the
conference OF Nations to be held in Europe
shortly to consider it2'
We'll" ne said rehectively, that is
another pretty broad = sstiOn I can ans
wer il safely, however, by saying that am
in favor of anything that wilt break the
Portuguese supremacy thas is beng
attempted TO be fastened upOn that
country. The rule of the Portuguese has
been marked with so many unsatisfactory
features that l think speak not only my
own sentiments, but those of almost every
careful Observer 10 saying that any concerted
sct on. which Will prevent that nation from
establishing supremacy over the Congo Val
lev, Al d II will open il up to free trade hy
all nations. is devoutly 10 he wished for
The Portuguese not only foster slavery aud
the slave trade, but il the treaty which they
formed with Great Britain regarding the
mouth OF ths Congo aud the Lower
Congo country is permitted to stand
and 10 develop, as it naturally will If it l.
recognized, they will make the commerce of
every country seeking the Congo to become
tributary 70 them. aud will practically shut
out sN her Nations from that rich vsliey
win its 45,OlO,N9 of peqple. l found the
FOR uguese, when | visited there. very jeal.
Que, and inclined to give as little informs-
ton and encouragement as pOss be, evil
IDENTIFY fearing that their slave trade and
oil er systems there might De iutefiered
with"
DO you think that the trade of the Congo
Valley is so valuable or intercourse with
that country so impoltan as IS generally
supposed2'
i do not consider it OF so great i'm mediate
value, but an heartily IL favor OF opening
up that great river aHd valley TO commerce
| do not look for co important Immediate
resnlts as many do, bat favor the plans cf
tns International Association, by which the
upper Congo with It's great population and
possibilities will be opened to all the world
ior equal commercial Opportunities"
What do you think OF the people OF that
country? Is their commerce likely to be of
any considerable value?'
~ ell it Taust be confessed that country
whose people only want rum and little
cotton cloth, and whose only productions
are palm oil and a little native ivory is not
Iiekely TO be immediately productive OF
great commerce to the thousand In poDula'
ton, Jet as the country of the Upper Congo