The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
MODERN COMMERCIAL PARADOX

New Orleans, Dec 23.-To the
Editor-Dear Sir One of the par
adoxes of modern commercial devel
opment is illustrated by the fact that
by the discovering of the physical |
connection between the two Americas
a more powerful union will be ell
tected. The construction of the Pan
anna canal will separate the two
continents in physical sense, bur
the practical result of that separa-
;ion will be the welding together
more firmly than before of the COM
mercial. social and political rela-
Jionships between the people of the
Western Hemisphere
Although one of the younger mem
bers of the American sisterhood.
South Dakota has vital interest in
the results that are to flow from the
completion of the Panama canal.
That the canal will become practical
T. an extension of the Mississippi riv-
=r southwark and westward to the
Pacific ocean, whereby every state
that is served through any OF its
branches by the Missouri riveh, is
given direct water connection with
the markets of the world. The tenn
ing millions OF people who inhabit
the great basin of the continent are
coming more and more to appreciate
The community OF interest that binds
lhem together and the necessity for
cooperating in the accomplishment
OF those things that are OF mutual
benefit
The completion of the Panama
canal will open a new world, compar-
atigely speaking. to the commerce OF
the valley. The rich products OF the
United States-and the richest and
most potential part of the United
States lies in the valley-will find
new markets because of the easy
communication which the Panama
. Canal and river improvement will
afford; while the countries of Latin
America will give us in return fol
our own their marvellous products
s thereby building up the prosperity
of all concerned New Orleans is
asking the privilege of emphasizing
all these things by a great Interna
tional Exposition in 1915 in honor
hn ,11ti IS
! canal. She is not asking for a con
gressional appropriation to aid her
but she asks only the official recog
milton without which it would be i'm
possible to induce foreign nations tt
participate. She proposes to finance
the enterprise with her own fund:
+ as the bill introduced by Congress
man Estopinal provides.
: New Orleans is the "logical Joint
q for such an exposition because she i:
1000 miles nearer to the centre O
: population than San Francisco. Fur
o thermore New Orleans is the larges
o American seaport near the Panam;
canal, her steamers making the voy
q age in four and one-half days, while
: San Francisco steamers take twenty
o one days for the trip one way. Com
;, ing nearer home, New Orleans is |,
q 745 miles from Bismarc, N. D., Will,
San Francisco is 2,016 miles distant
= Facts, such as these appeal to tn,
= practical mind and embolden men t,
solicit the support of your valuable
= newspaper in behalf of New Orleans
l trust that it will not be consid
cred Prescriptions to ask that you
influence be exerted to induce tn
legislature at it's session in Januar
g to adopt as it's first official action,
: resolution endorsing New Orleans TO
!. the location of the proposed Panam
k canal exposition, and requesting tn
e senators and congressman from you
J. state to support the measure lookin
d to the accomplishment of this pur
h pose
8 Thanking you in advance for an
e courtesy you might bestow in thi
: connection, beg to remain.
h Fraternally yours,
! w. C. Cheris,
VI Editorial Director