The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-02
PANAMA..


The importance and Colon the principal
the Republic OF Panama be gathered from the fact that they
OF freight and nearly 100000 passengers chiefly for transfer
the Panama railway orseven miles long connecting the Pacific
port Panama with Atlantic port Colon The
Panama according the Bureau OF Statistics $3oooooo
its population is about 100000 and its 3I,57 square miles,
nearly equal o the State Of Indiana
developed 1t could support larger
population and could raise far greater amount of valuable products
noW importance has always lain
which will be than doubled when the canal completed
interesting institute comparison between
Spanish Territory Hawaii which
fell under AgSaxon influence Panama the city dates back
three hundred years The organization OF the Hawaiian
Islands be roughly dated back sixty Panama five
that the islands, population nearly double that Ter
ro but our commerce amounts to S2oooooo annum or four
times that Panama alone being $26OOOOOo
With American energy infused into the republic the prosperity
Ianana would grow III like ratio as nat OF these islands has grown
Wherever Spain has been she has left legacy of mu and sfess
ness, which it takes time to eradicate.
Colon Aspinwal sometimes called is destined be
foushng city the canal cut AT present needs sanitation and
rebuilding 1t has population Of 5000 persons The population
composed Spanish Indian Negro limited
United and European countries
especially those engaged and transportation and the
operation railway considerable number OF the popu-
on composed Of persons brought the stmu aborers for
Jamaica considerable number OF blacks and muatoes
settled the mus small dealers and farmers and
villages on the Atlantic side they are said to be in the majority as re-
suit the English language much in especially the Atlantic
side Some the native population have retained their CUSTOMS speech
and claim be descendants OF the natives found in that section by the
Spaniards
The transit trade has been falling somewhat by
tnuous civil which have ragged Colombia and have kept
United the trade Of the Panama railroad
would have been completely ruined and the line might have been de-
stroyed. e.
1901 the railroad carried 89I6 OF whom 84 were
second class and 1857 first class From the former $4472I
collected from latter $28 5o77 $76468 in all In
there total 8O8O8 1862 first class and 7o9o
total earnings $633 The statistics for
published yet The difference in between the
very marked dollars apiece for first class and fifty
apiece for second class Thirty however, the charge
SIS a first class ticket the isthmus.
Whether the canal will destroy the usefulness of the railway prob
lemaca People will always be wanting from Colon Pan
and vice AS Colon develops there will be people ia
travel daily but the cost OF the first class ticket will have to come down
That personal the railway rather than the canal
will be sef-eviden The Panama Colon be
made hours and half easily However like everything else in
Central America the caWls and gets the mus
thing like four hours the engineer energetic and does stop
long halfway lunch and beer However, all things considered
the will not Be likely to close up the railroad