New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-14
CANAL $ OUTLOOK BRIGHT.
East and West Coasts Com
merce TrebIed in Four Years.
VALUED AT S125,OO0,O 900
Panama Waterway Will Not
Benefit Atlantic Coast Nations,
Says Rio de Janeiro Editor.
[From Tn. Tribune Bureau.l

Washington. oct BIN the last four
years the commerce between the eastern
and western coasts OF the United States
by way Of the isthmuses Of Panama and
Tehuantepec has trebled In value, accord
Ing to figures just made public by the Bu-
reau Of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
of the Department OF Commerce and La
Dor.
This traffic in the fiscal year OF 1912
amounted to SIS 10000 in value, against
sS5, 900 0oD I'm 1903. Prior TO 1907 all mer-
chandise passing between the eastern ana
western coasts by way Of the isthmuB
utilized the Panama Railroad, but early
in 1907 a railway 100 miles long was butt
across the Isthmus OF Tehuantepec' In
Southern Mexico, and since then the traf-
.1c has grown rapidly.
The phenomenal growth In the uafho
suggests that with the opening OF the
Panama Canal, and with the opportunity
OF vessel shipments without breaking ouiK
at tho isthmus, the increase In commerce
between the two coasts will become even
more remarkable.
The character Of articles forming TINS
large trafhc between the eastern ana
western coasts by way OF the isthmuees
OF Tehuantepec and Panama is shown py
8 table issued by the division OF sfatisucs
Of the Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce. This table shows that OF inc
So, 10000 worth OF merchandise passing
from the Atlantic Coast to the Pacino
ports OF the United States in July ana
August, 1872 iron and steel manufactures
amounted 10 moro than 100000; cotton
manufactures to nearly s2,oO,po. ana the
remainder, miscellaneous articles In large
variety. WAS chiefly manufactures. The
merchandise from the Pacific Coast dss-
tined to the Atlantic ports includes sugar
from the Hawaiian Islands, which formed
about one-h half OF the total OF SVO,UV our
ing the two months ended August 81 ISlE'
The remainder was chiefly fruits, canned
vegetables, canned salmon, wool, copper
ore and wines.
Apropos of the announcement OF the IN
crease in commerce between the Two
coasts, Count Candida de hendes dc Al
media. editor of the formal do Brazil
Rio de Janeiro. who was the honor guest
at a dinner given by the director general
evening said:
Since my arrival IN the United states
have heard that with the opening OK the
Panama Canal the commercial produGu0h
of South America, and especially OF BIa-
iii, Will be Increased. II is necessary,
therefore, to realize that only the nations
situated on the Paciho Coast VIII gan n
with the opening Of the new canal; d In,
nations situated on the Atlantic Coast VIII
not gain anything. and perhaps. on ths
contrary, may lose, owing 10 the iaSt
that the steamships In going or coming
will not stop at our seaports, because
they will have a shorter route thail
through the Strait Of Magellan. The STU
alton will certainly grow worse, and 30 II
would be we'll 10 improve II. -.
II behooves the Pan-Americen VI mon 10
study those problems and 10 seek TO pro.
vide for their rapid solution In order that
every time we have TO commemorate, rs
We are doing tonight. the great ami
versary OF the discovery Of America, the
American people may feel themselves
proud OF the work Of Columbus, united
prosperous and strong. giving TO the civ
llized world the beautiful spectacle OF
great cont!nent-the Jewel OF the seas
a. fa1 nd