New-York tribune., 1890-01-19
THE TNTERN1TIONAL R1ILWAl.
TWO MEN CLAIMING TIE CREDIT OF IAV
ING ORIGINATED THE Project
THE FRIENDLY CONTEST ErcALLlNG SOME IL
TEEEs1NG HIT uCL FACT, ANh
my rrlron,rn ro 1uL rrmr>E. .

my rTiIGKArH IO fHL fLurNE.
Washington. Jan. l--Thc important project for the
construction Of au international N"'il'A' i''' ''
lr,n tne republic of t.. continent ni" closer com
,,nu,,,tiur has connected t with some Interesting h
,,ri,,l facts and circumstances which ia'" hc'1
lr,leht 10 the attention Of tl" la''r'1f ''"n ""
II the Pan American Cougrc--. TOD, ri-hih .'i'H'
has received ucN vi-or since thc m''ut OF iI" '"n
er,.: ard In addition 30 n consideration lN '''
di.,inaui he'd assembly. it- Importance in- lmp'f
monument -pirtod citizens ard capitalist, OF
ti, country 10 apply for authority q" "-iai, p'"
crful railway and -t"au-hi? enterprise no m"rN-'
c,ultal to hc known g. ih" Columbia RAILWAY and
Navigation Company. With a." broad p..I'' "i con
,tm,tius railroad. establishing -rrm-ip Ifo- huili
lng ,hipyari- docks, basin elevator ml- fcrrtc"-.
etc. and developing commercial hu~inr-, in south and
Central America. and between those '"rntu" aud
the United states.
The plan of the proposed great international rail
way i. not of recent conception. although r nDN inr
the first time taken up for serious consideration Dos
a body in which 90 NAV receive such announcement
and action a. VIII lead 10 substantial pr1sc,- toward
the accoupli. hmcut OF the object m ,lcW. Inter
r.tirc historical poiut- BOO th- matter hroulht
,ut ly not bitter although an earnest. contest for
tbo honor OF credit Of having originated m" project
The men contcudiue for th- honor are Major John \.
| Iynch am able and yet ar extremely modest 'i'
engineer who ha- attained distinction u other enter
yri.c. and Hinton Rowan Helper who va- dccid"dlt
promincnt in the American political world just before
the outbreak OF the War Of the Rebellion
II i, certain that through the efforts u Major
Lynch thi- matter wa brought % The attention OF
Congrc,, more than ten year ago IT, gave
IL the form # bill and it "n- introduced 300 thr
senate lv David Davi. of Illinois. under te ,Iilr of
. uiu t,r the ENCOURAGEMENT of Cli-cg Commercial
rcl,uou.hip between thc United States and the Ec
rulIcs Of Mexico. Central America. the Empire 81
Brazil and the several Republic of south america.
In supuort Of the bin Represented tln thi,
propo,cd announcement Of closer rccproral intm1o
in the trade and commerce between the utrl state,
and ucirn6oring Governments. los the construction of
troueh line of railroad running at the foot Of the
e., tern slope Of the great mountain chain, from it>
uorthcrn 10 il, southern terminus. would open up
that vast interior region, containing population g"
alout 40 900 coo industrious, prorrc- people, 10
,nr uauufae turcrs and commerce. and the preamble
- ,, bill asserted that this great international work.
cr hc constructed through the united effort, of the
c,c,al ,oycrnments Of these Republic, and of tire
Fmure of Brazil. through whose territory 1t would
ma.' Guided by the advice and experience o. aud
listed by material aid from, the commercial and
railroad interests of the United states
Therefore the bill proposed thai, In order to ini
,t, ,, action a, may lead TO the adoption Of meas
r,. ,l,,t NAV form a basis for the organization of
an international administration 10 which shall be-
entrusted the duty OF carrying forward the work of
,r,,,ine said railroad. tlc Precedent OF the United
t,t.' lc authorized ANA requested 10 invite all the
mont. of tE" several republic, OF Mexico,
",',,-i america. south America ana the Empire %.
,T c,t -, send duN appointed dolcsato, 10 meet ~
',' ,inu in the city of Washington upon the third
,,.o,, in lime. 1000. 10 adopt Slch mc1 i
"' I, considered the most s1cucablc to carr, for
, tbc nropo-cd Worl n the Interest of peace.
,I,,errc and mutual proepr1y,' and also dp
,oi'I,,ine 80 900. or 80 much thereof might be-
i""i'I i"i'',ry 10 dcf-iy. iI manner becoming tho
,.,,r ~ fine United states, the expense, Incidental
"a, ,,c holdiug of said convention.
10 1i,m" 1," Rowan llclpcr who also made claim 10
,,,tc,rr ni credit might IS due for the conception
III ,,roicct in the nt$rc-t OF peace. commerce
m d u,fuai pro. pcItN," l. "a stail-ticlan and com
aiu % T "1c notc bat hi, chief reputation wa, racd
Wri,ph a boo, written by him few ycar> prior 10
w. Oar of the Rebellion, entitled The impending
E, 81 the south" which arrucd ~ forcib' language
,hat .Ia,cry was curse. etc. That book and It's
thr cr. cordially hated by the pro slavery people
az az tr snutb and The impending Crisis dgurcd
r,incutly IN Congress - is shown by the following
incident 2 ,, ,,.,,,.r,ti. .i,t,. ,,,. -
49,. e,r SNEAKER OF the House Oi Representatives. IL
y, X mn Congress. December .. i0JJ. in which
tiuu dining a long time, .ohn sherman. Of ihio
- .bc list coming within one Noi" o election To- the
rr'uaai,rlbiu John B. Clark, Representative from
,s nuri offered In the House The following preamble
and resolution
,,-tr,as Certain members of this House, Ia noHi-
| ,,, t,r SNEAKER did ndor.e and recommend the boo%
| hereinafter mentioned
uc.ov,d That the doctrines and sentiments Of GER
,.,n hook called The impending Crisis "f the South