Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-08
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States was
transported across the Isthmuses
OF Panama and Tehauntepec in the
fiscal year 1911 via the two railway
lines connecting, in the one case, Pan
anna on the Pacific with Colon on the
Atlantic and In the other, Salina Cruz,
the Pacific terminal, and Tehuantepec
with Puerto Mexico on the Atlantic
Transisthmian traffic between the
eastern and western coasts of the
United States and between the eastern
ports OF our country and Pacific coast
points In Central and South America
has increased greatly in recent years.
In 1906, when the Panama railway Of
Tered the only rail connection via the
isthmus between the Atlantic and Pa,
cihc coasts. the total trafic amounted
to about $6,000,Q0O. In 1907, on Janu-
airy l OF which year the Tehuantepec
railway became available, the total
was $21, 100000; In 1908, $4,000, 900;
In 1909. $4,000, 900; in 1910, $s2,600,-
600. and in 1911, $4,000. 900. exclusive
of more than $75O.O0o worth of foreign
merchandise.
The growth in traffic by the respec-
tive routes has been, according to fig
ures compiled by the bureau of stats
,, tics OF the department of commerce
and labor: Via the Panama railway
from $10.0O0,0O0 in 1907 to $26,OOO,OOO
In 1911, and via the Tehuantepec rail-
way, from $11,500,0OO in 1907 to $73.-
100000 in 1911. In 1907 the traffic was
almost equally divided between the
two routes, while last year about three.
fourths of the total was moved across
the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
OF the merchandise passing from the
Atlantic coast ports westward across
the isthmuses. aggregating $62,500.O00
in value. 100000 worth went to Ha-
wall via Tehuantepec, $4S.5O0, 900 went
to Pacific coast cities, $41,000,O00
worth being shipped by way of Te-
huantepec and $8,500,000 worth by
way of Panama; and a little over 49,
100000 worth went to foreign coun-
tries, of which all but 100000 worth
was by way of Panama These west
bound shipments left the Atlantic sea
board at New York and Philadelphia,
the latter's share being less than ST.
100000 in value and that OF New York
SCI 100000.
The westward movement included a
total of $32,5OO,OOO value to San Fran
cisco. $1O,50O.0O0 to San Diego, $4,000
900 to Seattle. nearly 100000 to Los
Angeles, about 100000 each to Ia
coma and Portland and smaller
amounts to Oakland and other Pacific
coast points About 80 per cent OF
this traffic was moved by way of the
Isthmus, of Tehuantepec. To foreign
countries the shipment from the At
lantic coast cities. aggregating $780,
900 in 1911, as against $5,750,000 a
year earlier, were distributed to Peru
81, 100000; to Colombia. $3.50, 900;
Ecuador and Chile, each about 81 ,OO0,-
900; to Central America, over $1,000
900, and to Canada about 5000, 900.
Hawaiian sugar supplies more than
half OF the eastbound traffic to cities
on the Atlantic and gulf coasts Of the
United states. The total eastward
movement last year represented $751;
100000. of which $1SO0O,0OO was sugar
Shipped direct from Hawaii via Te-
'huantepec to Delaware Breakwater for
orders. In addition to this, $4,000, 900 |
worth OF miscellaneous merchandise |
moved from San Francisco to the At
lantic and gulf coast cities. chiefly |
New York. Boston. Philadelphia and |
New Orleans. $9,50O.OOO worth being
via Panama and s6.5OO.00O via Tehuan-
tepec. Eastward shipments from Pu-
get sound via the isthmuses totaled |
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