The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-08

lect o; acquisition OF foreign territory.
| t is silent and always WAS so in express
terms as TO the right to purchase Flor
ida from Spain, Louisiana from France
and an empire each from Mexico and
Russia but not being silent upon the
great fundamental questions of common
defense and tho general welfare and the
regulation OF commerce, In which are
included and cJmprehended all those
necesearyIncidentsl powerH. and In the
absence of which our government would
be feeble, hobbling, dependent con
iederacy instead of q grand, indepsnd-
emit, progressive nation.
MOVING ONWARD.
"We have moved onward under dif-
ferent and adverse administrations. and
have acquired these immense territories,
thus demonstrating the wisdom OF the
fundamental law given by the fathers.
80 also our independence and supremacy
among the nations. In toe iace OF those
grand achievements which have re-
ceived the indorsenent of generations
past and present. and which have added
40 immeGsureblg to the dignity, and
greatness, and grandeur, and power of
our republic, muat we be told today
there is no constitutional power in con-
grea5 to aid in tha construction of u
great national and international inter-
oceanic waterway connecting the two
geeat oceans, bringing into close BUSH
ness, social and commercial relations
the two eidea of the continent, which
will do moro TO promote the general well
fare in a commercial, naval and social
aense, and ct the same timo add inoom-
parabIv to our provision for the coLamon
defense, than eny other one project
which ever received tho sanction of the
congress OF the United States?"
Mr.. Mitchell tLen took up each OF the
objections raised by Mr.. Turpie and re-
viewed and answered them at length.
He passed on to the Importance OF tho
canal to his own state and to the Pacific
coast. On this point he said:
BENEFIT TO THE COAST.
"Of all sectiona of the country which
are TO BIO immensely benefited by the
canal, those bordering on or tributary to
the Pacific ocean will be benefited most.
California, Oregon and Washington,
willis prolific in great variety of agri-
cultural, mineral, timber, commercial
and other products, are notably wheat
growing states. The Pacific coast has q
surplus OF about 10000 tons OF wheat
and -four. The principal market of this
surplus is Liverpool. This nscesstates
transportation by water around Cape
Horn, distance from San Francisco OF
about IA, 900 miles. BY the canal this
water route to Liverpool will be short
ened 6966 miles, or nearly half. This,
it is estimated, will reduce the trans
portetion charges from all Pacific ports
st least ~ per ton, TO say nothing of the
time saved.
''But infinitely greater will be the
advantage TO the wool growers of the
Pacific coast, who find their principsl
market for their eurplus products in
Atlantic coast ports, notably New York,
Philadelphia and Boston. IA the case
now stands the distance between PORT
land, Ore, and New York By all-watsr
routes is 1900 miles further than ouch
all-water route between Portland and
Liverpool, 1884 mileB apart. The effect
this would inevitably have on the cost
OF Transportation of wool, lumber. fruit
and other products Of the far western
states will be seen at a glance"
Mr.. Mitchell concluded with an earn
est appeal for immediate and favorable
action on the bill.