Sunday morning globe., 1901-12-01

The following communication which
The Sunday Morning Globe has receiv
ed from Mr.. Hinton Rowan Helper
earnestly urging the carly opening Of
railway Accommodation within
and throughout all the republics Of the
three Americas, with a view Of largely
promoting their general welfare and
advancement, will, doubtless, be read
with interest by every true friend Of
the gigantic measure.
No. 519 Third Street, Northwest.
Washington, D. c., Nov 10, 1901.
To His Excellency
The Hon Theodore Roosevelt
President of the U. s.:
DISTINGUISHED SIR: It was about ff.
teen years ago as we'll as l remember,
that. with a letter Of introduction
from our mutual friend, the Hon. vii.
liam H. Robertson, eX.collector Of the
costoms at New York, / had the honor
OF becoming personally acquainted
with you at your home on Long Island.
The special object OF my call, at that
time, was to speak with you on the sub
iect OF my projected international and
intercontinental railway through the
three Americas.
Yet It so happened that just then you
we're an eminently worthy and chival.
rous bridegroom, only two weeks ad'
vanced amid the ecstatic joys Of your
honeymoon with the handsome and ex'
celIent lady who had blessed and hon.
ored you with her love and her conf
dence.
Under the enchanting circumstances
and conditions then prevailing all over
the Roosevelt homestead, Ii was easy
to perceive that the manly and estim
ably enraptured proprietor was put
little concerned about the construction
Of new railways whether long or snort
local or distant, national or interna'
tional insular or intercontnental.
But those halcyon days, the festive
companions Of private life have passed,
and other palmy and prosperous peri
ods. the sturdy comrades Of public
duty have dawned upon us. Permit
me row to repeat all that l would
then have said, and more.
Inmost earnest and careful considera-
siou of the obviously profound ana
Iaudable interest which, as a states
man of remarkable foresight and su-
perior intellect, you are now manllesl.
iv taking in all the colossal problems
% improvement and advancement
desipned to promote the general
1,oifsre and betterment OF our
vast republics. and also in a spirit
~ fraternal regard, cheerfully pledglng
,,our hearty approval Of every sug
Sestion having for its object the amel'
ioration and uplifting Of every part
"a marcel OF our Western Heml'
snbere particularly in connection with
the augmenting and posltlVe anu III
perative demands Tor railway - -
munication and intercomm unlCa'.ol u
copiointly within and throughout One
three Americas, looking eVehIually "
uninterrupted and rapid traNei anu anu
transportation between ana WlIhlu Lno
Ave great continents Of the eartn'
south America, North America ASIA
Eprone and Africa, I deem the pres
ont occasion especially appropriate TOT
me 10 state to your excellency GER
tain central and cognate ana super
Iatiyely important facts.
On the 3Oth day of November, 1856
nearly thirty.fve years ago, unueI
,eculiar circumstances already min
i,teIv and accurately detailed, time and
again then being on the Az
Iontic Ocean. not far from the lati
tude Of Rio de Janerio, in Brazil, in the
course OF my return to the United
states from the headshlp OF our Con
suIate at Buenos Ayres, In the Argen
fine Republic, | originated the ldea
~ what concisely indicative OF lt'
object have denominated the Three
Americas Railway. The name Pan
American is equally expressive an'
beftting.
Ever since that time, I have, by dal
and by night, been 80 entirely occupied
in my own humble way, with thoughu
and desires and plans and purposes
and efforts TO consummate, or TO tacll
itate the contamination OF the sal'
preeminently meritorious and match
less measure, that 1t has meanwhil
been in a manner impossible for me 4
devote any time or attention whateve
TO any other vocation,
In the year 1878 I went TO ST. Louis
Mo. and there offered and paid $500
for FIVE Of the ablest and most con
vincing essays that could be obtain
ed I'm advocacy and advancement o
the unparalled proposition.
During an exceedingly discouragin
period Of considerably more than do
cade unable to accomplish anythin
at all with mere individuals, and, b'
sides, after nearly four years OF m
first coming to Congress, in 1881 Ca
ways coming and always staying an
always going, and always workin
with the indisputed and sweet privi