The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-17

United States navy. reported to the
United States government on the ChiIds
| survey. He advised against the canal.
In 1869 the Vanderbilt monopoly,
which had proved so valuable, came
to an end by reason Of the opening OF
the Panama railway.
In 1872 an expedition was sent out
by the United States government to
report on the general scheme Of an
! isthmus canal.
In 1928 the route was surveyed and
reported on by Commander Lull, aided
by Mr.. A. c. MenocaI, who has been
Identified with all the later surveys.
In 1876 a report was submitted to the
president of the United States by Cen
eral HUMPHREYS, Mr.. Patterson and
Commodore Ammen, who had been ap-
pointed as members Of q Nicaraguan
canal commission.
In 1879 the president of the United
States dispatched Admiral Ammen and
Mr.. a. c.. MenOcal as delegates TO the
international congress at Paris.
In 1879 work was begun on the Pan
anna canal under De Lesseps, only to
be abandoned d few years later.
In 1885 the entire route was exam
ined by Mr.. Menocal.
In 1856 a private association of Amer
lean capitalists was formed to forward
the enterprise.
In 1887 the route was relocated by an
engineering party led by Mr.. Menocal.
In 1888 the Maritime Canal company
of Nicaragua was organized and in
corporated by the congress of the
United States.
In 1890 the construction company was
organized. party of engineers arrived
at Greytown in June and work was
actually commenced.
In 1893 the work ceased.
In 1895 a bill passed the United
States senate to extend Il government
guarantee of $7O,OO0,OOO to the enter
prise, but it failed to pass the house
In 1895 a commission was appointed
by the president OF the United States
to report upon the feasibility of the
route. 1t was composed as follows:
Colonel Ludlow, United States navy;
NJ. T. Endicott, United States navy,
and John Noble of Chicago. This COM
mission was accompanied by Mr.. Men
ocal, acting in an unofficial capacity,
and it's recommendations We're unfayor
able
In 1897 the president of the United
States appointed another commission to
examine the route, consisting of Rear
Admiral Walker, Prof. L. NJ. Haupt
and Colonel Haines. The commission
made a preliminary report last Decem-
ber 1t declared the construction of
the canal to be entirely feasible" Two
600 or $124.O0O coo, and the third, Colonel
Haines, 20 per cent more. The full re
port of the commission has not yet
been completed.
In 1898 the new Panama Canal COM
pany, which succeeded to the interests
and rights of the unfortunate company
of De Lesseps.. sent d private COM
mission TO the isthmuS, which made
report favorable to the completion of
the work by constructing a system of
dams. with locks. De LesSeps' orig
fnal plan called for a straight cut, as
In January. 1899. the United States
senate passed a bill, by a large ma
iorfty. to purchase the concessions and
rights of the Maritime Canal company
and appropriating a sum to push for
ward with the work, but the house
failed to concur
In March, 1899, congress authorized
the appointment of another commits
sion to investigate both the Panama
and Nicaragua routes and appropri-
ating S1.000,0O0 to pay the expenses Of
the surveys and the examination AT
the same time the reorganized Panama
Canal company chartered ship and
invited senators and members of con-
gress to make d journey to Greytown
and Colon to judge of the respective
merits Of the two routes.