Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-05

Pacific by what IL commonly known as
lie Nicaragua route IL entirely foasl-
lie and practicable presenting no en-
cheering problems which cannot be-
moi AMI second. that the cost can be-
presented with fair degree u mathc-
maticni cxactness. allowing iur cNca-
lHt,n. construction and other Items
The rcport will give this cost IN figures
hut the amount IL not yet known even
to the commissioners as II VIII depend
up1n the careful computations now ho.
ma made. The purpose II to make 10
ua near mnthcmntIcnlly exact uH pos
Do. and not to give a mere opinion
" the various cuniinlHHiuucfs Admiral
Walker has already expressed The
opiifon before congregational COM
mittcc that the cost would BE- within
itg5. O0O. 900, and this Understood 10 be
his opinion stln. But the report VIII
urure not based on opinion. but
ON the careful calculations ut the many
.xpcrts who are now at work ON eve :
branch Ut the subject The only Gle.
mcnt ~ doubt viii be n cHtabliHhlng
the unit OF cost Tor certain estimates.
Ha there may be differences ua 20 this
unit. depending 0n conditions u the
Hull. climate, etc. For Instance while
the commissioners may TX with cXntt-
utaH tho total number " cubic feet VI
excavation required IN such a vast uu-
N"i NAhlUNt II " not fhhA W w ON my
cents OF any other sum aH the unit f0f
reckoning the whole or any consldura.
Die part " tina work This viii be- done
uH close nH possible under the o,rrum.
stances. and the indications are that
The nrurea rs 20 cost viii De- exception.
ally conclusive In showing the utmost
KNIT 90 which 4 n to BE- put IL the
building Of the canal u begun
Tho report. u II Understood. will be-
umNUIuUuH uH tho TNufunI |faHHfH aas
agreed on all the essential features "
The prarticabllity. ihe only differences
being those immaicrial shades Of opln.
ION aa 90 the unit % cost on some of
TN branches Of the work.
The report will not refer 90 tn POLITE
cal questions Involved. but Will c1nnne
Itself 90 the scientific and engineering
problems. Th- political questions. d Il
recognized. az Tor the state department
ana for Congress, ana these will be-
working out about the time the report
ls presented. They Involve the quua-
ii0ns ~ concessions and rights granted
by Nicaragua TO the old Nicararuan
canal company, ana quite recently to a
company Of American capitalists. aia1
thr question Of thu right N the United
States 20 build the canal ~ a distinctive
Epvrrnmcn enterprise without reference
Co private concessions growing cut o.
The disappearance OF Nicaragua. on No.
MEMBER 1t. a. sovereign nation. and
liH absorption by the tnl,cd States %
Central America. A. stated, however.
the commissions will not deal with these
political questions. but will connnc itself
strictly 10 the project as an engineer
ing enterprise.
u IL known 10 be- the private opinion
% some " The members ~ che COM
mission. that the government. ana not
private enterprise Dr. he only means by
which the canal can D. constructed. one
of the most serious obstacles urged
against the canal 80 d. government en-
turprHf. has been the clayton. hulwar
treaty ana the right Of the Joint uc-
cupancy ana control under q claimed
by Great Britain. but there Il a growing
feeling that the sentiments developed
between the two Cuuntrl ~ during ihu
progress N the recent war, Will 50 Tar
90 remove this obstacle, AMI viii prob
ably pave the way Tor a complete I'M
duratandlng between he countries.