Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-25
NICARAGUA CANAL.
-. l,y,,lIealIOl and Delay De-
rlsEad Necessary.
..oOr OF THE COMMISSION,


anal compAnys ptOleo' iot INV
,,us,iop Of waterway across the
smu, BY tue report Of the NicSfA'
.,,s canal commission
'.,,llablv delay and a further and
..,bo,ough investigation Of tho on
.,sb,,et are declared 10 DO neees'
,,h,iofe even the engineering iea,-
IN, Of any canal across Nicaragua
..b, decided upon.
-, cstf,spondeut 10 able to mako
Hstbe review Of the contents and
,i,.t Of tue conclusions Of the report
~, NlcafaguAn canal commission
ea.,vpofI /. now lying on the Pfosi'
20 ssk and 10 being considered by
~ In connection with his annual
-,s,gs TO Congress. IA,
Ttafepofl is ut such variance with
e.aumefous Tumofs anu predictions
-,,sb have from time 10 time been
..tIl,hed concerning II that II Will
- gftal surprise and disAppoint-
al among those who have hereto
n, placei ofedenoo IN the IumOrs
.Sisb usually stated con the highest
,,ssfityD that the commissions law.
"a The route proposed by the COM
,sy and placed tho coel OF the canal
aboaI sic, 100000.
M, report points out that u IL
t,ilhst practicable nor advisable to hi-
mt the construction Of the Niohra.
am canal upon tie data nj present
,nll,ble, and that the undertaking
r,ai 10 Taught with hazards 100 OBJ
Us, 10 disregard.
fhat tho know ledge may be had OF
A,phyllchl aud typographical c1ndi.
r,sl affecting the construction aud
stblthAnce VI n canal across Nicara-
ia upon which TO form n iinai iudg-
EAT a. 10 the feasibility, pornanence
~ eoti the commission recommends
b appropriation by Congress u $780,
lg iot extensive additional surveys
determinations covering u period OF
!, nshihs.
With the data nj hand, however, the
..nmlsion makes provisional eati.
aas OF cost Sls3, az, sBs, or nearly
ghe that Of the maritime canal
CapuJh unconditional estimate Of
ilsg5,ojO.
las commission makes its estimate
aigyis,nAl.D The commissiouors
~ toe existing data Are Inadequate ~
itiili Tor tfilmating the cost OF many
nBeluftL some portions Of the WORK
~ eost more; others lsss.
100 report tnyn the official estimate
By lhs company OF 500, sos. go IL In
Nai:lsnl Tor the worn; thai SIN sever.
u,nofiAni cases thu quantities must
egftally Increased, and Ia numerous
uist tho unit prices do not make
ligfsf allowance Tor the difference In
90 Of uofk between the United states
~ Nicaragua"
TIE general trend Of the entire 70.
lsh IL certainly very uniavorsble TO
iseinil company. The commission
NAins lam any ditect criticism VI the
tatDys prospectus, but Its report
il9stlhat certain features which the
tnIsny has persisted In assuring the
illlei through Congress, were known
2 10 absolutely fnfe anu feasible, N
isIln execution might jeopaTuiEs the
Ri'uoauilliy OF the whole syasem, and
hloly destroy forever the hope Of
ana By means OF the SAn Juan river
~ AXE Nioaragus.
foi Instance, the maritime canal
nnfAny has proposed 10 construct 10
V'lsi on the San Juan river, twenty.
ilss miles from Groytowu, GU tue
lihbean, what 10 known NJ u "rook
I~ uAm To hold the lake ana river
W. AZ naVigablo elevation anu d.
N'he Hue thence from tho river TO
Nna by canal In exUAvatinR. This
~ 10 tacli been one OF tho fore ono
ahAnullts Of the project, aud the
slpahy hiss told Congress. that this
.m9ns sefuotuTe could be erected
lss canal commission says a "rook
~. aam cannot bs built In Oohoa for
''s lhan Si,J00,00O.
'he commission considers that too
alaa time anu paine were devoted by
' company To ascortainins this
.Egthphy Of the country when II
'-g.ll haye paid more attention 10 the
Snlolll'y OF tho waterway across
',SsA'hgua aud Its coast.
lue commission roiTRins from com.
s,,auns upon the oompany's methods
.. IsAlhg l's surveys, and In n great
SI cases, It's failure 10 make sur.
w certain features OF its plan nre
SS,nnendei. This report, however,
p,,snl' many very Interesting com,
'hu's tables whion appear 10 show
~ Astonishing iusuiilclonoy Of tbs
,Ntgany's data, the inex plioablo
, ,,allness OF tho amount OF work II
,.,a.' Necessary to DO done ami con.
i,S'nuy = comparatively modest
,.,lIe OF tho cost OF Construction
~ e'mplsliOn Of tho canal.
A.. 10y conclusions OF tho commission
slgh1etn in number. They refer
c,,s,,iy 10 questions involved in the
p.'s construction OF the work.
a. ,nAps the mOht interesting portion
, ' oo,, WoIk il the leotl9n which giyes
s,l RPsaiHuVe reoapitulston Of the
w" rus section ia As follows.