The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25

last year. reducing the injury OF car
famfnes. and holding the rail lines to
reasonable charges"
LUMBER INDUSTRY
ADVANCED .9
George Henderson of Eureka-The'
Panama canal will certainly be of in
estimable value TO Humboldt county in
opening to US. varied markets for our
lumber and shingles. There is a steady
growing demand in the East for red
wood lumber, but, under existing con-
ditions OF freight rates il is impossible
to market any considerable amount of
lumber and shingles. The canal will
change this and not only Humboldt
county but California in general VIII
take on new life that in nv opinion
will be far reaching and have the effect
of making. California the greatest state
in the union.
WILL. CHANGE WORLD
GEOGRAPHY ---s
William III. SaylOr. secretary and
chemist of the state dairy bureau OF
Callf0rnia-The building of the. istb-
milan canal is feature of such vastness
point of view of any one section. and
much less of any one industry
in such section. It means that
when completed the canal VIII have
the effect of changing TO a great ex-
tent the geography Of the commerce.
of the whole world Industries and
products OF parts of the globe viii be-
opened TO the commerce OF the world
that before never could hope to enjoy
this relation except through the canal.
which makes break. In barrier in
the commerce of the world. extending
almost from pole to pole The canal is
essentially a world affair. 1t seems to
me- that of all parts of the world that
viii benefit from 1T to the fullest ex-
tent, it will be the states of the Pacific
coast. and especially California. To my
mind CALIFORNIA; future commercial
greatness will lie in the development of
the production of perishable and
semiperishable food products. once she
Is able to get them into the markets to
the eastward; that is. primarily, those
of the eastern states of Europe.
The canal will make possible and
surely bring into the trade in California
products the refrigeration ocean steam
er, which will be literally a floating
cold storage warehouse. BY this means
OF transportation the markets OF Eu-
rope will be accessible to the products
Of California orchards. vineyards. dai-
ries and other sources of perishabIe
food products The canal will give us
access TO the markets of the world with
food products Instead OF our land
values and our agriculture being on a
basis of competition with the great
cereal and grazing countries. we will
vineyard Lands of France. and Germany
the orchards OF the Mediterranean
countries, the Immensely valuable dairy
lands OF the Netherlands and Denmark.
and so on
LACK OF SHIPS
HANDICAP .
a Z. RuiOfsOns president of the Pa
ellie Coast jobbers' and manufacturers,
assOciafiOn-The advantages accruinx
to the state of California by the open
ing of the Panama canal are so many
that it is difficult to enumerate them.
One of the advantages that fmpresses
itself on the publics mind is the rapid
transportation of California products
to the Atlantic ports and at c0mpeta-
tive freight rates, while the vessels
that leave our shores viii naturally
return laden with the products OF east
ern factories. Tire only possibility OF
est extent will be the lack. Of American
bottoms. The opening Of the canal
will stimulate foreign commerce. with
the eastern coast OF South America and
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