The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-09

! lDaSnuCn az tncy arc IHat MuCll near
cr the center part Of the canal. While
the opening Of the canal will prove a
gateway and direct route between
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans for
the commerce Of the world, it will
especially benefit the commerce Of the
United States. The wheat fleets
which now annually take their long
and stormy voyages around Cape Horn
from California, Oregon and Washing
ton to Europe will shorten their route
by one-half and will equally reduce
the danger and inconvenience Of their
trip. While it viii mean saving Of
mileage between European ports from
| 1000 to 5000 miles, it will mean Il
saving to ships sailing from the cas-
tern part of the United States of from
5000 to II, 900 miles
The benefits accruing to the Pacific
coast states alone are almost incalcu
liable. The Pacific slope has million
square miles of territory which is said
to be capable Of supporting popula-
tion equal to that Of the whole United
States. When the undeveloped re-
sources Of this vast region are finally
developed it will undoubtedly be one
of the richest areas in the world. At
present the only way for it's fruit and
fish and wheat and lumber to reach
the thickly congested districts Of the
United States is by 5000 mile rail
road haul. These railroads have TO
climb two dizzy mountain chains and
the time consumed, as we'll aa the cost
Of transportation, are so great that
tho producers realize small profits on
their stuff. IL takes from seventeen
70 twenty.oue days FOR ordinary freight
to cross the continent. The canal
noross the isthmus will cut Of ter
Thousand miles Of sailing around Cape
Horn, and fast steamero from San
Francisco 60 New York will be able TO
make the distance in fourteen days.
When this becomes possible keep
your eye on the Pacific coast. It's
growth and development will be moth
ing short Of marvellous.
When it becomes possible to avoid
tho long sail around Cape Horn, New
York and the other cities of the At.
lantio coast will be equally benefited.
A atndy &c ..hho mop off North end South
America reveals some peculiar facts in
distances. Although San Francisco
is almost on direct line west of New
York, ship sailing from the eastern
metropolis to the Golden Gate must
first go 1855 miles to the east in or
der to get around Brazil. The fact
that South America extends 1000
miles farther south than Africa, and
bulges out between 1000 and 5000
miles to the east, makes the distance
q ship must traverse from New York
to San Francisco $50 miles farther
than from Liverpool to San Francisco.
That our commerce should have suoh a
handicap between it's own ports seems
almost incredible. After Cape Horn
is turned San Francisco is yet 3,3O8
miles to the west, although the gener-
al impression Of NEE. persons, vino
have not looked the matter up, is that
San Francisco is nearly north of Cape
Horn. With such tremendous dis
tances to cover in order to get around
the Zip of South America it ia need
less to say that twill be rather lono-
somo in the vicinity of Cape Horn
when the canal is completed.
| The west and the east will not be
alone in reapiug benefits from the gi-
gautio enterprise. It will make the
southern coal 6elds the nearesssto the
Pacific side Of South America. Ala.
bama alone will be called upon to pro-
vide millions Of tons of fuel to GOAL
the ships on their way across the
world. There are two ooaling stations
on the Suez canal, and the one at Port
Said sells over million tons OF coal
to passing ships every year. Japan
has 4O,000,000 people who wear cot
ton goods exclusively. They are now
buying the most OF their raw material
from India, and the canal will make
the cotton belt of the south the near.
est to Japan. It will not be long uu-
til Dixie will reap added millions from
the advantage of her position. The
great territory drained by the NIissis,
sippi river will also be brought into
closer communication with the world
and that great waterway will undoubt.
edly enjoy renewal Of its oldtimc
prosperity. The products Of :bis vas :
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