Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-02
TEXAS TO THE FRONT.
The Nicaragua Canal and the Semi
Centennial Would Cause IL
10 Hound Forward.

HoIl worth, Tex, Jan. l.
Editor Gazette: q, see your Semi
Centennial idea grows apace, as 1t de-
5er'eS' ana let us push on the column
by every means at command.
one OF the foremost measured that
VII aid Texas In coming to the front
ny lhls exhibition Is the bill of sem
alor Morgan of Alabama for the com
pIetlon Of the great Nicaragua canal,
mat VIM bring the Western nations
10 our doors. As 1t stands now, we
nave to so eastward all around the
world to get little ways Westward
little ways compared with n tour
around the world we now have to make.
senator Morgan Is confident OF the
passage Of the bill in spite Of the de-
termined resistance Of several Demo-
cratic senators who regard the scheme
as JOB. Senator Can has introduced
an amendment to the bill proyidlnrr
that the government shall ACQUIRE the
tue TO the property of the company
and carry the enterprise to cnmpltion
ana own IL absolutely. Morgan's bili
provides o government guarantee Of
the bonds OF private company
10 the amount Of 500 200. 900 and own
ership OF only u part interest. II Is
now beIc>e the senate for debate
| have long looked for this enter
prise to be completed 1t Is as in
evlt1blc as destiny Itself Texas seerng
10 have no conception OF the benefit
TO result to her from Its construction.
Judging by the silence the press OF
the state maintains towards II. IL can
be seen at glance by looking at the
topography OF the countryside stntcs
and territories from here to the Rocky
Mountains-how commerce will flow
through Texas, seeking n Nsrt-
ern outlet. The commr-,e NAT
climbs these mounealns under great
expense and stress OF weather viii
naturally drain through Texas into the
CUR and through the canal westward
land eastward tor that natter as be-
Ing cheaper and more practicable and
quicker route. These are the consid-
erations that turn commerce Ma
sentiment about IT, 1t Is all $SSsS-all
dollars. s-millions-annual-
ly are In It, Now we want to push
things in this direction. Let our cham
her of commerce take this idea In
hand and memorabilia congress on this
subject. This will aid us materially
In the Seml-Centennlal enterprise.
The United States government should
build this canal and thus enforce in
directly the Monroe doctrine by keen
Ing OF European Interference with the
commerce as well as politics OF tho
Americas. It is believed the canal can
be built for S7O,OoOOOO. England con-
trolls the Suez canal and In so doinr,
she brings her Indian possessions 10
her doors, America deals with the o,d
world at large and should have every
facility at command for so doing. pri-
vate capital is ready to take hold OF
II II the government will back It.
France built the suez canal, but Eng
land owns 1t. Therefore I would cav.
let the bill he so shaped that when
built II shall remain under the control
OF tho government. The United States
government alone.
New York Ia 1880 miles from San
Francisco. by way OF Cape Horn. The
canal would shorten the distance 4gis
miles. The distance from Hong Kong
to New York by Cape Horn is 1915
miles; by Cape OF Good Hope 152Oi
miles. by way OF the canal 1t would
short route 4l6a miles New Orleans Is
now 1909 miles from San Francisco
by way OF the Cape. The canal route
would be 40i7 miles, a saving OF II 065
miles. San Francisco IL now $50 miles
nearer 70 Liverpool than New Yorl;
by the Cape Horn route. The canal
would save California 1896 miles on
a voyage to Liverpool. The PoeIfle
slope ships about 100000 tons OF wheat
and Hour a year to the Atlantic p,rts.
You can see wnere the opposition to
It comes from when we consider that
the canal would save I'm freigh. charges
on this s. ton or s9600.000 on wheat
alone year These q 10 some OF the
advantages at large CLEANED from tho
exchanges, and more could be added
let US have the canal Texas viii
bound as never a state did before on
It's completion, and It's passage will in |
sure our Scmi-Centennial for Texas
would forge to the front NJ n bound.
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