The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08
Tsthnlian Canal Treaty
t,lv Prepared Statement Revising the PROGRESS and
C'elu' Contradictions of the Movement "-'u

MINATED, % miles: elevation Of gan shovo
zen ie ,o 6Sl feet; length Of tunnel miles
80. Sysoo. oc 49, Total estimated cost OF
Sassardl Location. -Esttn,ts5 toD-.N
route o. miles; length Of tunnel / elO milee
canal S263, $4,000. e''' Va
Aglasenuqua Location. ESTIMATED Length
o. route 90 miles length OF tunnel q 8I0
/ miles; cost SS10o0.000 Total estItoR4sd
cost OF canal S2sS, 10000
,n ahe cd IeSelS were taken Of eve gaps besides
SID, s2T, s94 and lO9s feet
no estimate ls given Of the cost OF open
sSs t tbSs0ssn these sSps The commission
ise best foI such q canal
con mission says:
Attractive as the Tehauntepec route ia
from the geographical location II must be
discarded as impractcable for q canal.
COMMISSIONS CONCLUSIONS.
The conclusions OF the commission nrei
THE selection Of the most feasible and
practicable route for an isthman canal must
be made between the Nicaragua and Pan.
anna locations, Furthermore. the complete
problem involves both the sea level plau
Of canal and that with locks The Panama
| route alone 10 feasible for q sea level canal;
although both are entirely practicable and
/ feasible for a canal with locks The time
required to complete a sea level canal on
the Panama route, probably more than
twice that needed to build a canal with
locks, excludes It from favorable conad
esaIlon, aside from other serious features
o. us construction. II Is the conclusion Of
the commission that a canal with LOCKS
should be adopted"
After considering all the facts developed
tne INVESTIGATION made by the commits
a III Hon l.
stands, and having IN view the terms OF
tered by the new Panama Canal company
ms commission is Of the opinion that The
most practical aud feasible route for an
lsthmlan canal to be under the control,
infringement and ownership Of the United
states is that known as the Nicaragua
Subsequent to the ding Of the report.
negotiations with the new Panama Canal
! company resulted In It's offer to convey to
me se United states its property. canal, fran
chlses etc, for the sum OF S4O,0O0,Oo0 the
estimated value placed upon the same by
the commission.
The Walker commission on January s,
1907 filed q supplemental report setting
forth the superior advantages OF the Pan,
anna route 10 point Of length fewer locks.
less cur azure, saving In time OF transit
ana lenGth OF voyage between Atlantic and
gulf ports and the west coast of South
America This report says:
! 'Ile oner received from the new Panama
Canal company to convey all Of its proper
y, including all Of its interests In the
Panama railroad. 10 the United States, viii
make the estimated cost of the two canals:
canal, 1854, 239, 85S"
The report concludes as follows: After
considering the changed conditions that now
exist and all the facts and circumstances
upon which the present Judgment must be
based, the commission Is ~ the opinion
that the most practicable and feasible route
for an lsthmlHn canal TO be under the CON
troll Infringement and. ownership OF the
United States, is that known as the Pana.
ma route "
The report Is signed by the entire com,
mission