Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-29

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PrsbleEz asd lie 5essn.iSc s0l1tlon, Al
he sossaI ssseEos Ceuvscsiou today:
The Aneoneiiss nent q scsssSs IL
srsaaes - FeQairsazs1tz- Tee Doss -
rSgzs obssaales have bseG ovsra5De, AL
exeeps thfS ooe that lies 10 tos center Of
| tns worlds paRrOE mech 81 iaAo unit
inn swo continents and allowing no
ossasae. All toe interests and AL tee
free interezAnRe Of son1sfee are -
sioasiy haFupsred b. this inter 0cs4Rse
| probsern. Government sIpeDae Of
tganshicrsens incsu3es ths use OF or4i-
sary railroads. Tie cereals % the Pa
ciAs su6 other pgodasss Of aarlealt7se
and manufactures traverse long ex-
| penetvs routes % markets.. Our manu-
| fsssarsrs, vho sarn cat over i've billion
dollars worth annaAlly, exporting only
tve Der cent, eznn0s participate N Two
| oflii0ns worth Of trade IN the far Paclns
souusxtea The American isfhmus has
| bseu considered for fozT esntarlss- IL
mss been exaniaed and sarSeJe1. plans
made and proisese&, bat nothing aas
| resulted. There sss three rsates-ths
Panama. Nicaragua and Tehusntepec-
| OF the praesicabtiity Of the lass its sd
xzntsges wiil be acknowledged lss
| commercial advantages are evidehsed
| By the Ga0ss that IL ID nsareF The axial
| line 0f production. PASSING through
| HSnekona, San Francisco. hez York,
| Liverpool, and tts naatieal osndisons
are Duch more favorable. The true
| scientific Ensthod 10 that which transfers
ships from ocean 70 ocean most prompt
| " and economically Tbs method Il
the ship railway. Its details embrace
lifting dock with . system Of bydrsniie
rams % arranged - 70 bold up and per-
fectly distribute the weight OF vessels
snd regulate the eystem OF carrfsgs
supports 10 be placed under the vessel .
mil; the Rad bed TO be bait OF mate
FiAIs 20 BE- found along the whole length;
the railway superstructare 20 % long
steel elsrsl, on which will be laid heavy
steel rails weighing about enc hundred
pounds per iinsaI yard; powerful loco
motives weighing l02 net tons, with ca
paeity Of $500 gross tons on the level,
will haul tho ships across the Isthmus.
Three of these will haul q maximum
load Of 1865 tons Is miles an hour;
grades of 20 feet per mile, and abrupt
changes in the direction OF the road
made necessary by following valleys
are 10 be accomplished by means OF
floating turntables; hArbors 81 both
ends are commodiocs and excellent. A
large number Of experts Who have ex-
amined the plans testify to their prac-
ticability and economy. The time has
raised for proving the feasibility
Of she methods. It's superior economy
10 construction and operation IL the
next sabinct TO be considered. Or
binary osnats and railroads. have
been tried, the latter being superior
10 economy and dispatch. In the ship
canals aud ship railxays the difference
In favor Of the latter Is greater. His
toriesI examination of the actual cost
of moving freight by canal and railway
shows that the latter 10 far in advance
Of the former in economy, and In the
question Of time there Is still a greater
difference. From the carrying teHden-
cies in the cost of railroad transporta-
ton. il IL evident that instead OF the
average load Of $50 tons. or 300 for the
maximum moving on two rails. put on
eighteen hundred tons for the moving
on sir raiisf and with greatly concen-
tFated motive power freight will be
hauled for tuo-tsnths OF mill per ton.
The difference In speed would be one 70
two miles on an ocean canal to ten miles
on q ship railway. The expenses Of
transportation By canal II hve times
that OF railroad. Its strategic advan-
taRes are important aud obvious. Seven
million tons Of freight are in slight for
TRANSPORTATION over the railway ia 1889.
The railway car be built and equipped
| in four years time. Fifty milton dol
IaFs IN cash viii complete everything
ready for business. Tbs estimate in
stock aud bonds, allewtnR fnr all possi-
BILE contingencies, IL 5000 900. Evea
gith only 100000 tons the net profit
wopid be l4b1 per cent. The beneficial
results cannot be overestimAted. The
| address was printed Ia full, Is ILLUSTRATED
by plates, plans. maps Of the world and
| the Isthnus. Daring the session the
| following resolutions were adopted de-
elaFing as follows:
Wuvuv.s Tha at.ant;o, ~ th,a Aaso.
eiat;,,n h.s been called 10 artieies in tbe
n1hIic nrsss rnspor,ic. - oivs and nrs-
aoS p's - pu .Ss,. 70 gsss, anu pa s
- sha so,o,,;ssi,, srnosntsS he az
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aansi,;c, ~ a. Tr;,sa s.".ss 600
$40. OR. s;sa - 80 -.
| - 1870. s.,a....,.. ....s, - s.s,,,,s.as
A. "meaoer y ana whereas. this Asso.
citation desires 10 exnreaa thu hOue IA AZ
the decision As te the utiIitv OF sueh soi-
| entifSe vork mav ba refersed 10 scien-
| tifio men.
Rasair.d. That tia Ameriean Assooia-
| dion Tar ia kdyanearaent Of Science Il
In earnest svmnsihv vith the q Jyern.
rsa.,h h, iss aver, infant a, ascora tha
erss.sess n,,ssihle sfsicienev al the public
= y,Iee
psss5,.y 49,. aha valn. ~ seiantis,e
work performed Ia he various depart
mani. ~ ths G,vsyrmers a. - best
| $500 - s,s.ct;a,. -,
Rssof,.sS That shis as.cciat;op IA.
s,ras 3, sraress ~ earnssf snnrosal OF
Ire extant ana hieh sbaraetsr az he
| wa,l Informed Il, ,hs Tinitaa STATES
Coass Surrey ssrsci.llv ~ illastra.sd
\, sl,a sravitv ma aassS,sinasions nos
| N n,x.sr.as ana - axyres- ana hof,a that
such yaluabls vork nav nat BE- inter-
| 1880
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