The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-30
PURCHASES FROM
 SOUTHERN STATES
Canal Commission Buys Heavily cf Supplies and Materials for
 Use in the Zone.

A,.or. Canal Zone, Oct. .1f.--while 1t is tntarestinx to speculate on the material benefits to accrue o8he Southern states py inc opening of the Isthmian canal 10 tne commerce of the world. 1t Is of more import snce at the present time to know to just -hst extent the South figures in securing business created by the preparatory "orN in connection. with the great waterway.
 Tons anu tons of material and supplies have been ordered from the Uniteo Stes since the beginning ef operations .n,s sArnerican control and the cream VI
 business. the Hons share Tn iacl' nas .s.,sv to the Gulf States of the South. 10 ho.ens th,. ,mportapt statement. will cite some =, the larger transactions. but first oesne 2 to rsser to the recent increased humoeI o ss,l,nrs between the Gulf ports notao.s New Orleans and Mobile. ana the .h. Colon. where all material destinea ,ol
 Isthnnus or points beyond Is disemoS s.,S co,,-
 1nur months ago the United Fruir Soh- ..ry r,s,ntained only semi monthly ser Vice between New Orleans ana Soion' snr,ng inc last six weeks this company nas .varaaei a sailing once every rive osys w'.A . cargo of freight for the iCahai Soh'ii''S,o r rrbts material is not all shipped irom Ne. orleans. but as in the case or iumoeI oot q. ai.natched to the point where shipment |. to he made. and there takes on her ioao. N,n.tvf five per cent of the freight now oe- ,ng carried on these boats Is maoe up oi material contracted for ana mahuIac'ureu ,n the South. Practically all supplies con tracted for and purchased in the Nortnerh states are sent to New York and from there srs c,rr,ed to the Isthmus by, the steam .hinz of the Panama Railroad Company. The latter company maintains weekly ser v,cs hetveen New York and Colon. and It Is Interesting to note as a matter or compari- son in shipment of freight only that "nile the sailings from Southern ports nave ih- creased from two to si xmonthly, there mas neen but two extra sailings made rom New York by reason of an excess Tn ma tertaI waiting transportation. The boats of the Panama Railroad Company. however come in each week heavily loaded. ana ortns down a vast lot of miscellaneous supplies in the way of stationery. instruments. ma chinery parts etc. On the other hand. the careoes of the Fruit Company's vessels al" most wholly. consist of weighty materials lumber. railroad ties. dynamite. etc
 Up to the present time about 6.so0.ooo feet of lumber of various dimensions has been ordered by the Commission. and practically all of this amount is being furnished by the yellow pine saw mills of the South This does not count in a couple of ship loads brought by tramp steamers from Mobile. cousi1ned to local dealers and afterwards bought by the Commission. In addition to the above class of lumber. there has been reauisitfoned 1so.00o feet of yellow pine. or red cypress piiipg. about 7O.0oO red cypress railroad ties and switch ties.
 The contract for furnishing the iron pipe for the new Panama water works system amounting to about e.6oo.ooo pounds wa' awarded to the United States Cast Iror Pipe Foundry Company. and much of this material will undoubtedly come from theii plant at Bessemef. Ala.
 While the operations at the great Cuebrs cut of the canal are not yet being conduct ed on any large scale. some 1.boo kegs o black powder, 800 cases of dynamite and Bo.oo0 feet of fuse are used about every two months and constitutes another important contribution from the South.
 A vast quantity of Portland cement will be utilized in rtha canal works. before thu undertaking is completed. Some 2,ooo bar reis have been requisitioned for up to date most of 1t to be used in connection witf yIhe water works reservoir. Most of 1t alsC s coming. to the Isthmus, from Gulf ports
 The above nlustrations are given prin eipaliy with . Tytew of showing that thu manufactnrers and exporters of the soutl ao not have to weight eight possibly ten ol twelve years until the completion of thu