The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-01-26
ADDRESS,
PANAMA
~
Oh Canal

/ r.bE GANAL
I.-A..eafta!= s=tiiFsa=--fi=7thfn7iS Of
Peaaua ,s45ispgass.tetro 2tIiS King
Of Spun as earlY z.1454 i,y-@a
Portuguese navigator, A2Iaaiq sGgi-
yao The first work wass dar2 IN
Observation-Disclosures ceriprnv undgr
fnlingk b Aefsl} ss FL 50
Eliccessft Hk Her5Is rue Enl tic Suez
anal .Flfs IN paii5 Ebert $780,
o6o.oo6!6o 6nd tlicn went u.to the
hands ct 9 Eegeivcr with ~ than
siwo7lilaB 6t7lie york done The
IblirechA 9cciy1s each. a >Iary Of
lS50,ee0pef Year VIII $4,000 r DAY
for cSpslscs. \ second french
comBaay syas formed and -pcrI
$l.s9pg, 200. lut accomplished IittlG.
In &f90s, Congress authorized the
President Of the United States 10
purchase the property and franchises
of the French companvlat Sl40,-
100000 and authorized the secretary
lot war ,toleonstruct canal at a
cost not to exceed $3.50. 000o60. The
Republic OF Panama was paid $Io.-
100000 fqrlthe- American Bonc,7
which is strip of land extending
five. miles, on EACH side ofathc canal.
s,Tl}is ghas, by treaty. beenlchdcda to
The United States for 'iits btrpetthF
use, c9pttE9l and Occupation. 2sai Af4
ter, ten tyesrfl the United ,StatcszMill
PAY tp thes Rfgphlicnoof9qP Panama
So 900 anp.laliNo sit uaase1 q !
Presidents Roosevelt InsfGs. @poeGhf
at .Risclhqimppd. NasefetJ 49, h9c5.
said 7ssfn, particular We m,lsturt-'
nlemberp that in1 undertaking to
build the Papama Canal We. j hive
necessarily undertaken tospoHicertfe
seas at either end Of il sand this
means that We have, q peculiar inter
| est in Misrepresentation Of order in
The coasts and islands Of the Carib-
bean | firmly believe that by lit
tie, wise and generous aid We can
help even tue most backward of the
,, lJanp,lts IN these soasts and islands
forward along the path of orderly
Ilibertylso that they can stand alone.
If we decline TO give them such help
the result will be bad for both them
and us: and will in the end, in all
probability cause us to face humil-
iation or bloodshed. 'fa,as
Pie commerciaf advantages of the
! Panama Canal will be very great and
will help the development of our
Northwestern resources. By means
of water transportation through the
canal. freight can be put in San
Francisco, SPortlands Seattle and
elsewhere at less than one-half oil
what,it costs BY the railroads. Then
the, canal will bring the western
coasts of Central and South .Ameri-
case muehnearer us than the Euro
pean markets. that we will be great
H. fayoredin the lesscning of freight
. charges. In addition it willlopen
up country of great natural resour-
ees, whereoour. capital, brains and
Drawn wall find large rewards IN
their Development.
The climate is warm. 1t is hot
only in Tie direct rays Of the sun,
but NOT sutrY,, Tie nights are al
ways cool, but. the radiation is IN
tense and The. .dews are heavy, The
seasons are two. They are the wet
and the dry. The latter extends
from DecaalbgE,15 to May, 15rWhile
the rest II tie met Season, iFnbst Of
the raihitalls in tAe monthi1of Sep
tcmbcr, October and November. The
I;Iet scasalis notf uncomfortable.
I "a partl of the day is disagrecably
Tot in tie Shade. There is no rea-
son why Americans may not live on
the Isrhmus in health and comfort.
Mosquitoes are few and other
troublesome insects less numerous
than in some parts Of the t'hirel
STATES. H1eYesl ~
All tropical fruits aboqnd, A Al
vegetables Of the temperate zone, eN-
ccpt celery and asparagus, grow the
wear round. Three crops Of corn
can b raised in .ope year on the sang Y e
piece of land ] IlN4 Hmm
CIarksburgerst Win bare ans 9pi@r+
tunity to, hear great things about
this PROJECT Monday night at the y.
NJ. GA33also Sunday atgiso P. m,