The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-10-29
Opinions of the Special Core.
spondent of The Times on
the Subject.
Undertaking Too Large for Pri-
vate Enterprise Cost Over
$1OO, OOO,OOO.
Action of Canada Likelyto Force
Speedy Settlement of the
Alaskan Boundary.

LONDON, Oct. 29.-The Times pub
fishes a three column article on the pro-
posed ship canal to join tie Atlantic
and Pacific oceans through the republic
of Nicaragua. The article is written by
A. r. Colquehoun, IA correspondent who
was specially sen by The Times to Mic
aragua at about the time the United
States government commission went to
that country in order to report upon the
feasibility of the plans for the Maratime
Canal company of Nicaragua and the
Nicaragua Canal Construction company.
In Nicaragua, Mr.. Colquehoun met the
United States commission, and is under
stood to have thoroughly studied the
plans for the interoceanic waterway.
He arrived at the conclusion that the
project cannot be carried through as a
private enterprise, but that it must be
under the auspices of "some strong gov.
eminent, which without doubt must be
the United States.'
The Times correspondent is con
WINGED, however, that the cost of cut.
ting the suggested waterway will be
nearer $3.50, 900 600 than 800, 900, 900.
The Political Aspect.
Continuing, Mr.. Colquehoun, says:
as regards the political aspect, confiden-
tial communications are said to have
passed between the British and United
States governments and no objections
have Teen raised. In any case it would
seem that under the Clayton Bulwer
treaty of 1850, IL connection between
the Atlantic and Pacific by a ship canal
through Nicaragua will have to he
neutralized in the same way as the Suez
canal in 1888.
"The object Of the bill recently passed
by the United States senate, it Is practi.
cally clear, is to acquire control of TIE
canal.
Concerns the World.
This is q matter which concerns not
only the United States, but the WORLD
at large, more especially Great Britain
But for obstacles hindering the United
States government itself in undertaking
the construction, it would be completed
long &C The work is 80 great, tn,
benefits are so transcendant, and tn
interests involved are so a and com
pick, that it should be removed from the
chances of private enterprise, affected
. as it would be by the stringency or tn
l fluctuations Of the money market ant
the attitude Of the governments o
Nicaragua and Costa Rica.'
Panama Route Not Practicable
Mr.. Colquehoun also Inspected thu
route of the proposed canal through thu
Isthmus of Panama, and he estimate
that even if it is feasible, not more thar
one-third Of the work has been executed
and that it would cost largely owe
5000, OOO, 900 to complete it. He regard
the Chagres river and the Culebra Gu
portions of the Panama canal plans a
l being unsurmOuntable obstacles to tn
, completion Of that undertaking.
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