Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-12
TaE eOVEKNOR AND TaE NloARA
qua PLAN.

AS soon after the adjournment oil the
Legislature as possible Gov. MacCorkle
purposes 10 visit this city on an errand
in which our great manufacturing in
tsrests. together with the whole coun-
try. are much interested. namely, the
promotion OF the Nicaragua Canal
project which has received the endorse
ment OF the Senate and now awaits the
action OF the other branch OF Congress.
Gov. MacCorkle has made the subject
4 special study and is fully equipped TO
demonstrate TO the manufacturers OF
this section the immense advantages
that must accrue TO them through the
successful termination of this great
inter-oceauic canal project, which will
open up to the enterprise Of the pro-
gressive commercial East the great
markets Of the vast and wealthy coun-
try Of the Pacific Slope, which is now
practically inaccessible, and, so far as
our trade relations are concerned,
might as well be a foreign land.
ltis unnecessary at this late day, we
trust, to call attention to the immense
advantages TO the whole country that
viii follow the proposed shortening
Of the water route 10 the Pacific coast,
which would bring that section Of our
common country nearly ten thousand
miles nearer 70 US by water,
Iessening the cost OF transDorta-
ton 30 that proportion. By
the present route by the way Of Cape
Horn tbe distance from the Atlantic 80
the Pacific coast is about 5000 miles
The canal would shorten this TO about
5000 miles. The distance from the
port OF New York 20 Hong Kong by
Cape Horn is $3.50 miles. BY the
Cape OF Good Hope, l5,2Jl miles. by way
OF the canal 10 would be 1L,O3S miles, a
saving over the shorter cape route OF
4,lt3 miles
New Orleans is now 1902 miles from
San Francisco by way of the cape. The
canal route between the two cities
would be 4.O47 miles, a saving Of II, COS
miles.
san Francisco IS now 40 miles nearer
to Liverpool than 10 New York by the
Cape Horn route. The canal would
save California traffic 6,9o6 miles on q
voyage 20 Liverpool, aud We would be
nearer than Liverpool TO the Pacific
metropolis by about 5000 miles.
These few figures Will allow gen
eral conception Of the immensity Of the
advantages TO be obtained from the
projected intsr-ocsanic waterway.
For the people OF this section il is
especially important 10 bear in mind
thar the proposed cana, would make all
roads 10 the north central United States
tributary to the Ohio Valley, which,
With the Mississippi, would be the
main waterway TO the Pacific coast,
with all the immense advantages and
commercial prestige that would mean.
The splendid advantages this would
give our manufacturing interests in the
way Of a vastly and entirely new mar
ket will be seen at a glance. 1t would
be equal to the acquisition OF TWO or
three new average markets In Europe
or South America. II is estimated that
10 a very short time it would increase
the coal output Of West Virginia to
twice its present figures.
Our entsrprislng and pushing Cover
nor will be- met with open arms by this
business community, which, We are sure,
is fully alive 70 It's great interests in this
matter. A special meeting Of the Cham
Der of Commerce should be held TO ar
range for his reception, aud that he
may TO the best advantage lay before
us tho magnificent plan looking to the
further development and the increased
trade and prosperity Of our rich State
and fte -rrot rnaDufapfrring cftv