The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-04
TO SET DOWN HARD
Uncle Sam VIII stand Monkeying In
the Canal Project.

Uncle Sam VIII stand no Monkeying In
the Canal Project.
Washington, Jan. 3-President Cleve-
land is expected to send the Nicaragua
canal report to congress within a few
days, accompanied by a message. 1t
is believed the President will make
some recommendation concerning the
future policy of the United States. He
may, however, not go further than to
suggest TO congress the adoption Of the
recommendation of the committee that
expert engineers be appointed to make
a thorough examination of the whole
project before any thing further be done
by this government.
The president has talked with Secre-
tary Olney about the commission 8
work, and both of them agree that a
message should go to congress.
The officials are somewhat disturbed
over Information which has reached
Washington from Nicaragua to the ef-
feot that a Mr. Morgan, an English
man who has control of the railways of
Nicaragua, is attempting to get control
of the canal project 1t is also said
on good authority that the Nicaraguan
government rs considering the advisa-
bility of revoking the charter granted
TO the Nicaraguan Canal company of
the United States, and turning the en-
terprise over to the English syndicate
headed by Mr.. Morgan.
The authorities will promptly sit
down upon any such action by the Mic
araguan government, and will offer
strenuous objections to any attempt Of
President Zelaya'S administration to
annul the concession.
A copy Of the book on the Nicara-
guam Canal, entitled 1.-THE Key of the
Pacific" written by Archibald Ross,
Colquhon, an English civil engineer,
has just reached Washington. Mr.. Col
quhon preceded the Nicaraguan Canal
commission in its survey Of the project
going over the route only a few months
before ii commenced it's investigat ton.
Mr.. Colquhon believes the project to
be perfectly Seasiiblethus differing from
the Ludlow commission, which stated
that the feasibility of the enterprise
could ony be determined by a more ex-
haustive survey.
Mr.. ColQuhon believes that the only
serious difficulties are the Ochoa dam,
the Great Divide and Greytown harbor
none of which, however, he deems in
surmountable. Of these the Greytown
harbor feature is, in his opinion, the
"cdhcSO PAM VI Tie pldu. LII IIllS he
also differs from the Ludlow commiss-
ions opinion, which is that the Ochoa
dam is the keystone Of the whole prof.
cot, and upon the question of it's prop
er establishment depends the feaSibil-
ity of the whole project.
The Ludlow commission made a pre-
fminary estimate of the canal at s133,-
100000. Mr.. Colquhon states that the
difficulties can be success
fully dealt with by the plans proposed
by the Nicaraguan company, with GER
tain notifications, at a cost of $780,
100000. He allows a large margin for
beyond this amount. The
time allowed for completion-six years
lis deemed sufficient. In this he
agrees with the Ludlow commissions
estimate. Mr.. Colquhon believes that
at Ochoa "a core or masonry dam could
be put down without mourning pro-
hibitive expense.
Mr.. Colquhon does not believe that
the canI can be carried through as a
private undertaking. He declares that
the project must be constructed under
some strong overnment, and without
doubt, he says, that government must
be 1.-THE United States. He says that
the route chosen by the canal COM
pany is better than any other suggested
In Nicaragua. 1t involves a smaller
cost of construction, and is safe as
against the danger OF destructive
foods.