Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1910-12-14

SoutiOD u He dectstOU whether ths
canal shall be fortified. have al
ready stated TO the congress that
strongly favor fertilization and ! nov
reiteraie I'M. opinion and ask your con.
FideTatiOn OF the subject In the light
. Of tho report already before you mads
by compe,eut hoard.
We have built the canal. IL IL ouf
property by convention we have In
dlcntsd our desire for, and indeed un.
d.rtaken. it, universal and equal use
~ - also well known that one Of the
Slief objects IN The construction OF the
canal has been 10 Increase the military
effectiveness Of our navy. Failure a.
rovtifY The canal would have the at
falumont az both these aims IN ih-
position ~ rights md obligations which
should ~ poweriess To enforce and
which could never IN any other way b.
absolutely safeguarded against des.
IrrHte and irresponsible enemy.
CANAL TOLLS
Another question which arises Tor
consideration and pJesibic legislation u
the question Of tolls ~ the canal THIS
question IA ne" raaariiy affected BY the
probable Tonnage which will go through
The canal II ~ 81 frs,,er u esti'
mate bu, one OF che soysrnnsnt com
missions IN iisp invest gated the auss-
tion and made report. They cODclud-
"a that the total tonnage ~ vesseis
employed IN rommetce that could use
amount 20 Ssr.sS tons ne, register.
ana that Iris trsffc would increase
81 pr cent. pyr decade; that u WIS
,iudad IN the totals would ~ once sban-
don the routes ~ present followed and
make use ~ ~" new canal snd that
u might take sonn~ tine, Perhaps two
years =" readinsi trade With reference
Co a." new conditions which the canal
would establish. No lid not include.
moreover. the tonnage Of war vessels.
although 10 IA to b. Inferred that such
vessels would make considerable use
81 tho canal o. the matter 81 tolls b.
reached the rouciuslDn that "a dollar n
o. nat lfia
from tie canal. bat that - higher rate
would do go
In determining what the tolls should
Dc We certainly ought not o. Insist
that for good many years IN come
they should amount 60 enough 90 pay
the Interest on tho invest fncnt Of tls.
ob."o which the United States hn. made
In the construction OF the canal. We
ought not 10 do this. first. because the
hnents 10 b, derived by the United
Mates for this expenditure is not 20
~ measured solely by return upcn
the Investment ~ y were then the
construction nigh, well have been ~,
an sdeauat" return upon tho money in
vested could not 10 expected Immediately
~ IN The near futnrs, and because
70 he derived from he consir,srtio, 81
~" canal that u necessarily fell 10 the
government 10 advance ths money sni
perform The work
In addition to the benefit 10 our ns.,si
strength, tho canal Fr ATTY us-r~sses
the trade facilities ~ the United alat~s
q, ,,a I mma",'n,s'h ,nrSpn re r..ies
10" eastern and w'stsf tsthssid ami
u VIII greatly incrstsc t.at tad ny
lesson OF the reduction In rs cost
'rhsn, " We are 20 have q world canal.
ana " We are anxious that the routes
~ the worlds trsde shall b. through
the Panama canal We must recognize
that we have an artlve competitor In
The Auek canal Then. too. there arc
th'f means ~ crossing fn. isthmu1-by
w" y, huant.pe, tailroad and by otlrr
railroads and freight routes in Central
America 10 tho Atlantic side.
~ All these eases the question wheth-
we iana'us canal is 10 H. used and
itr tonnage Increased would b. deter.
mined later by the charge for its Use
MY oHp impression - that the tolls
%nsh, not I" .sc'rd " per net ton. ON
'anal are o. he sry.n francs and TWEEN.
,y-fye confines fof one not ton bs
Hurh canal measure ment. which n
dollar ton wii secure under the
nEiires sbpra gross Income frum si,-
fnnsmn canal ot nearly E.go.Sa The
. ell 30 ",s'o d, Ard .pe,s,lon -
w N c"ufee. with the normal Increase
~ ifndf. The Income will approximate
~" inter-" Charge. upon The invest.
n'"nt On the wholr Z should recon.
mrnh that Within certain limits IN.
ff"siiehi ha authorised Ia ns the tolls
OF 90" canal aud adiuzs them To what
The newt an~-'lo. that sriaas h. that
70 the maintrnsnce management ard
Honerhi cnntroi % tho canal after ~.
completion. " should b. Promised that
- an essential psrt ~ our navy o..
tahlishment ,o have the coal. Oh and
a ,1 shir SUPPLIES. arsdock and re-
reference 60 naval ve-s~is passing
through the canal Nov IL the sos.
srnmsnt Tor naval purposes. IL 70 us.
fe
equally Required by commercial vessels |
shsr" would seem Go ne strong r~asons
and include In us manaxsIuen, the fur
nlshinss not oniy TO tho navy bat 10 |
she public. .dr,dock and repair shop
facilities, and IN. sais % coal Oh. and
tn. maintenance 81 icck canal of
shh 'n0rmous sifa VA sparseiy p0pui. |
nt.d country aud IN the tropics. wher. |
prrreni. and requires isrus aud com. I
piet. and veil trsised organisation with I
s %as' care rhe visitor 90 the canal
who n l,npfva.ei with che sonsinrfui
trsssisFn from tropical diseases an the !
,soh",n- must NOT W misied 80 :.
me con~,an, v,s''snre that !. needed
machinery ~ tho iocks. the necessary
amount % dredsinE. the preservation
the operation sed maintenance ~ ths
"auipnent of the railway viii an ~.
luife a fufve. net NJ roursal 10 - iik.
"nsd IN ANY Nay % the present organ.
SATAN tof construction be-, skilled
h.,iy ~ mrn Who can keep IN y state
80 usefulness ,h'. great inslrsmeu, o.
,uthntrtre Such az Organization p,akss
n easy 10 lncl0te within Sta fufeltioNs
the Furnishings of dFydpkA fuel re.
Islfs afyi e.ppll isc,litie. "a the TRADE
at tho world These will he more go
sentiRi al the ssfhmus 20 Panama than
they sre az Port said or a,ien heeauas
there are me- dcpots for coal supplies
and other commercial necessities With
tn thousands 90 aiies VI the isihmus
AnotheF ifnp1Ftaat teasoa why tnsse
tnsuiar duties MAY be undertaken BY
the Evternmrnt Il the opportunity foe
Discrimination betwssn patrols ~ the
canal that Il offered where private con
srssinns are granted fnr ths furnishing
uf these facilities Nothing would ere.
ate grpaisf prejudice against the canal
than tie suspicion that certain tines "a
traf1c were favofed 81 tho furnishing
~ supplies ar that the supplies were
controlled ~ any iargc interest that
might have y motive for Increasing the
.ost ~ the use " the canal