Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-23
EXPERT SAYS PANAMA
CANAL WILL BE HELP
TO INLAND COMMERCE

aAHH NNHN NN"HHNNHANH VIC. AN .| NAN.|H
that ihe question Of distribution g
wealth Is a more important one than
ihe question a. securing o. They
believe that by utilizing WATERWAYS
much Of the complaint OF the high
osf Of living Will be- ended
u Is also learned that IL Is nos
proposed ~ make an the important
has been drawn % the publication Of
The kilograms and whether their ORR
ein could be traced The electrical
control Of the Mississippi river dis
trlAutlng Centers for such COmmOdl-
ties a. are brought down the river
ls we'll as those which are moved up
me river from tho gulf n this can
He done Do Is regarded as in line with
tic modern understanding that the
Great essential for real aud perma-
uout prosperity BE- the satisfactory
distribution OF wealth. especially the
Realih represented by commodities
Consultation with the manufacturers
0,ated west OF The lldiaua-llliuols
state line end east OF the Missouri
river has disclosed he fact that these
manufacturers are for lhe most part
Tined t0 markets which are iu very
limited area But 10 science can
boss tbe way, ard ahipbui'dcrs can
profit thereby So that the utilization
10 these nayieable waters for barges
ran be- assumed then the saving in
'he cost OF transportation represent.
.i by the difference between the all
rail rates and barge rates will make
30 possible for these industries 10 on.
Ter both domestic and export mar
kets which they are now unable 10
reach
f. When speaking Of this development
The men who are undertaking II as.
5ert that when the Panama Capal Is
completed then the natural arteries
NJ commerce for a very LARGE part Of
the export trade Of the country. par
nculariy steel products from the
plttsburg district. grain and flour
and timber products from the north
west. will be carried on Via the Mis-
sissippi the Ohio. and 10 some OK
tent. the Missouri rivers Until II
was demonstrated that the Panama
canal would be completed In perfect
accord with the calculations Of Col
1nel Goethals thos AGITATION for q
very great development Of transpor-
lation by means Of the nayigahle wa
ters OF the Mississippi valley was ouly
academic The men OF affairs OF the
Mississippi valley believed that
whether the federal government does
pr does not make the comprehensive
improvements Of the upper Missis.
sippi which are now earnestly advc-
'ated. nevertheless the construction
Of lght-draught barges Of thousand
tons capacity, towed by powerful tow.
boats built especially for river nav
Igation. will serve vastly TO enlarge
the commerce OF the Mississippi anC
its tributaries The proposition is
one Of the most interesting that has
come TO the attention Of our hssinos,
men. since II seems to forecast yer,
important changes consequent upor
the opening OF the Panama canal I,
navigation. Moreover there car b,
no monopoly In river navigation
Anybody who has small capita. car
. buv a fcw harges and operate them
Another striking proof Of the chang
: cs in commerce which will follow IN,
. opening Of the Panac'a canal wa
. furnished this morning when 10 W.,
) announced that after the colossd
I steamships which the tso German
: stelmship companies are 10 PIT 81
; service between New York and Ger
= many are completed and Ia operation
the German steamship lines will es
! tablisn Cor the smaller and olde
I vessels of heir fleet rcw commerce
, OetNeen the continent Of Europe m
= Pacific coast Of North and South Am
erica and the far east, by way of th
Z Panama canal This purpose follow
the presumed purpose ~ the C.nar
. STEAMSHIP company 20 operate man
/ ~ the steamers OF th, Anchor lin
, which the Cunard people hay
= bought between Great Britain. tn
! Pacific coast and the flr east hy wa.
/, OF The Panama canal