The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-11-28

practically one AS rule. distributed
work afTords greater number Of avail
quicker scoInr,letioIa. but in either of these
ee es With uissbie S eTgsni
cation and efficient appliances
Labor Scarce There
Nicaragna canal viii dep pend largely on
the promptness with Which the requisite
ragua. housed and organized with the 10
The cut through the divide vest Of the
time Of any single feature of eonstruc-
ton It contains IS COZ: Geo cubic yards Of
than 10 per cent Of flss total work Of al
and plant this Commission estima ties that
i san be eolnIplesed in f9 3 Xears This his
opo,nary delayS II Iores a.sa plan5
practicaliy eoneurrent execution of all
pfsfe of Of the ora m ss h fhe
cuted within six years after its being
securing sec so ana organizing e Of the great
force Of laborers needed largely foreign
srs so as TO adjust The s to- of she
definite program OF close fitting parts
Country inSoiSes unusual antiquities and
Weqld pro19n the fe reagire s f9r of
work on the Panama route is the excava-
to about 100000 cubic yards OF hard
clay. much Of which is eiassed as soff
material be removed
Eight Years Required
It is estimated that this cut t, can can be
for ordinary DELAYS. but exclusive of "a a
Unforeseen delays and That the remain
fhe ea aee PERIOD The De
ton Of work i ON this route and its less
Iaborers than on the Nicaragua route.
IN aeeur h them VEN be
diminished; The total length OF the T 1sS as
T Riiss , %Siis t sSe sstal lsnssh ne
in standard canal section. and on. on the the
fhe aae and niles
the Panama route The length Of sailing
, While "a that I IN Lake - Hohio is ises miles
the nae eapazed San a ' 1an IS miles The
preceding physical features Of the Two
to be done in the construction of water
mated COST of Constructing the canal on
th hs tSat Of co 1n5E the Panama
Canal. emitting the cost of acquiring the
differenee in the magnitude of the OBJ
to a 6e % n cana sh ana covers
ali physical Considerations. such as the
er or less depth Of cuts. the presence or
or absence of a railroad. and the amount
of work relna ming to be done The e s6d
operating the Niearagua Canal is 81 80. .
charges for the Panama Canal.
Panama Route Shorter.
The Panama route would be 1887 miles
ragu ro 1ro would % have less
elevation fever , oeks and ss- H., miles fe
a deep draft vessel to pass through is
fhre twh honr for Gr These
RODS are practically the l measure cas- of +, the
water ways connecting the two ., oceans IS
vessels and the dangers of delay are
Except for tbs items of risk and delays
the time requ1red 1,- to pass through the
an element in the time required by
terminal ports Compared on this basis.
the MieaFagua route IS the more aaNan
except that originating or ending on the
eommerce in which the Tinted states is
most interested. that between our Pac if {;
American. the Nlearaguan route is short
lists between our Atlantic ports and the
fage OF the u p9 route h is near
two days. For commerce between North
soneh Am ner1s 3 the Panama route IS
guf Sorts s and ' the Vest coast Of south
Aneriea the saving is ABOUT one 4b day.
favqsabls one for sailing vessels because s1 sc
Panama This is not. however. a ma
terial matter, as sailing ships are rapid.
canal by the Panama route will be sim
the the two oceans The route has been a
and Of raroad has bee in
alton there for nearly 1ffy years; t put
little. and the natural features of the
country through which the route passes
are such that considerable develop
1nent is likely to occur result of the
construction and operation of a canal
In addition to it's use means of com
munication between the two oceans, a
canal by the Nicaragua route would
bring Nicaragua and large portion of
Costa Rica and other Central American
states into close and easy connrTlunicat ton
with the United States and with Europe:
The intimate business relations that
would be established with the people of
the United States during the period of
| Construction by the expenditure of vast
sums of money in these states. and the
use of American products and nlanufac-
lures would be likely to continue after
the completion of the work. to the bene-
fit of manufacturing. agricultural
and other interests
Nicaragua the Healthier
The Nicaragua route lies in a region
| of sparse population and not in a path
way of much trade movement of peO-
| pie Conditions productive of much sick
ness do exist On the other hand, a
| considerable population has long existed
| on the Panama route and it lies a
| pathway of comparatively large trade
| along which currents of moving people
| from infected places sometimes converge
| thus creating conditions favorable to
| epidemics- Existing eonditions indicate
route although it is probable that nc