The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-05

importance of our foreign trade and or
encouraging it in every way feasible. Inc
possibility of increasing this trade IN the
orient in the Philippines and in South
America are known TO every one VINO mas
given the matter attention. The direct
effect Of free trade between this country
and the Philippines Will be marked upon
cur sale of cottons, agricultural machih-
cry and other manufactures The neces-
sity of the establishment of direct lines
Of steamers between North and South
Anne RIGA has been brought TO the attenuon
OF congress by my predecessor, ana Dy
Mr.. Root before and after his noteworthy
visit to that continent, and sincerely
hope that congress may be induced to see
the wisdom of tentative effort TO es-
tablish such lines by the use of mail SUD-
sides.
The Importance which the department Of
agriculture and of commerce and labor
may play in Kidding the markets of Eu-
rope of prohibitions and determinations
against the importation Of our products
is fully understood. and II is hoped that
the use of the maximum and minimum
feature of our tariff law TO be soon
Iassed will be effective to remove many
Of those restrictions
Panama Canal.
The Panama canal will have most i'm
portant bearing upon the trade between
the eastern and far western sections OF
our country, and will greatly increase the
Tdg1iltlGS LOT BtNANtt NAiN
eastern and western seaboard, ana may
possibly revolutionize the transcontinental
rates with respect TO bulky meTchanOlse
1t will also have most benetciai Ell
feet to increase the trade between the
eastern seaboaTd of the United states
and the western coast of South America
reached by rail from the west coast. Inc
work on the canal is making most salts
factory progress. The type OF the canal as
a lock canal was fixed by congress after
~ Of
ports Of the majority and minority of the
consulting board, and after the recon-
mendation of the war department and the
executive upon those reports. Recent sug-
gestion that som Nthing had occurred on
the isthmus to make the lock type OF the
canal less feasible than IT was supposed
to be when the reports we're made anu
the policy determined on. led to a Visit
to the isthmus Of a board of competent
engineers to examine the CIatun dam and
locks. which are the key of the lock type
The report Of that board shows that
nothing has occurred in the nature OF
newly-revealed evidence which should
change the views once formed in the orig
inal discussion. The construction viii 90
on under a most effective organization
controlled by Colonel GOethals and his
fellow army engineers associated with
him. and will certainly be completed early
in the next administration, if not before
y Some type of canal must be con- 4
= strued The lock type has been y
+ selected We are all in favor Of +
= having it built as promptly as pos y
y sible We must not now therefore =
= keen I'D a fire I'm the rear of the y
i agents whom we have authorized to y
i do our work or the isthmus. We y
i must hold up their hands, and speak y
y ing for the incoming administration, =
+ 1 wish to say that 7 propose to de- y
: vote all the energy possible and under y
\ my control, to the pushing of this 4
+ work on the plans which have been y
= adopted. and to stand behind the men y
+ who are doing faithful hard work to =
b bring about the early completion of =
L this. the greatest constructive enter =
+ prise of modern times.