The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-22
THE BIG DITCH.
I'VE SOUTHERN STATES AND THE
NICARAGUA CANAL.


,,,e success Of the rnterprisc-racts
,ienrc.- statistical Reconnaissance
,r.nans- Interesting Points.
......i correspondence ofthc Tines
Nv, YORK. September 2O.-Now that
en the Nicaragua canal is well
l~r. way a glance at the great task
Taken by tho American engineers
,r.,e of interest 20 all. and par
f.ris I'D TO citizens Of the South. for
-enerallv admitted that the Nicara
-,nal will prove the source of an
of rev lie and prosperity for the
southern states.
.ncf. because IL will bring the
'h in closer communication with
poetic slope land with the west
~ south Americsl than New
IL. hccsusc It Will tend 10 draw
..I souihward. and because it will
.f.ne south of the Southern States
..r,cs which are at present in a
...f depressing backwardness.
rI.sif 4. chat the development Of the
scaling industries Of the sunny South
.na great degree depending upon
. -tcces-lul termination II the
.l now commenced upon N.cara-
,rier-Ccaanic waterway.
.I,r writer's and moro subtle rea.
tnqn / have dwolt SO long and
..la.Velv upou this ject that
.trv dismiss IL with the remark
....,.. Intelligent citizen Of the South
urI deny the above facts, and 50
...I.m b. labeeed Q. T.. ID.
utility ol the Nicaragua canal TO
.. ~-rfncrn States beng admitted on
hos. 10 must also be ACKNOWLEDGED
...nr United States ia general will
..,r.-l harvest Of benefits from the
....fa ca.-l joining the Atlantic TO
r...f.. for will materially cheap
...r..s.r'ir entail railway rates. viii
r.o-tIa Pacific Slope % trade freely
..... atlantic Slope. and Will cause
.t.f ..rl in coastWise shipping that
b and every saab0aId city. and
,l-...h fh.m Che inland towns. will
Ir.n a acw existence and blOs-
f.rf. rardly beneath the sunshire
commercial prosperity.
U.t in.- Is rot ALL The Atlantic
~ Use ..N|.Ns NI" 10 a'N fNtNA'NNs AAAfAi
...rf -ymp.thifs viii. with the OPEN
of tne Nicaragua canal. be able to
H.. cheayly. los ocean pathways.
. Australia. China, Japan, Iudia.
while. likewise. the energetic
rlants of the Pacific seaboard Will
able o. load their ships with rich
NORMAN produce and invade the
...E.ts of Europe with our Western
rr- of Industry
That Is the commercial aspect Of
from A MILITARY STANDPOINT
., picture ia also "a grand one, for,
sim ID -pnggtly Yankee fleet at anchor
Iakt Nicaragua. without increas-
numerically our present Iumber OF
.....-. the maritime strcng' b Of the
r... STATES wOulO De doubled. lor
I. Nu hour sttaming such a ileet
. .+r.r. North or south. East or
r.tarl promptly reinforcing the
t.... Pacific squadr0ns would
u.tei States advantages
..r. other power could dream of.
gently. 1t can be concluded
.I....... man. woman and child in
..r .rli States. and in Genital and
-.t. America has warm. pow
,.ni interest iu the prompt and ciii-
..- completion Of the Nicaragua
ni Such being the case, it is but
..miaI t0 a-k what are
rHH DIFFICULTIES OVERCOME
n the construction of the Nicarauga
.ra|
This question has never been more
..rv and exhaustively treated in
..0ic reports than in this week S issue
l. Engineering News. from which able
.r,.t authority ] take the liberty of
.r...tirg few figures.
U. t0tal length of the route to be
u.a. by the Nicaragua canal ia 40
.. tlt # this distance only 1914
lr. .nt.. or 27.907 miles is canal IN
t.u.u.' that is 10 say. canal TO be
.l...ei or blasted out OF nature 5
m. TIE rtst OF this ocean path
u4 un- mainly through tho river
~..I..u and Lake Nicaragua.
I whole distance Is divided up as
Miles
cam. st.frn 'on. east SIDE ..............l0 0ls
AVIATION. west size ..........-.i !. lou
I-.. excavation. Dix is............... o.soa
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