Valdez daily prospector., 1912-11-14
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER If, 1912
GETTING READY FOR THE
 PANAMA CANAL.

Everybody in the Northwest is expecting d 'ecidcd impetus lO Trade as result of the opening of the Panama Canal. There is no doubt but that as a result the Pacific coast will De the port of entry for more shipping than the Atlantic. This being the ease there IS food for thought in the follow ing from an address hy John Barrett, director general of the Panama-Anrrican Union. II slIv- g"SlS that ihrrr iS a part for the country in dn 1" get ready for lIr new era. We quote:
 "A serious situation awaits IE.. Middle West. and in fact. all in- duSlriHl sections of the United Sia'"S in Ih" approaching com pl"tinn If ihr Panama Canal.
 'Ih" Panama Canal k mcuri. ready. EnciHnh i% rcnHy. d"Spi:" H. rr"'"Si>. ';rrImHuy i::. Japan !~. bat ih" !fii:",i s;iH!rs i> nn!. 'I'i"rr. k H..i nli iinpur!aui cul.n- try ln tlir Nn!iI !"la' W'!l".: |. d''in2 in-- II!an Ilr" t'aiicI .>iat..s ir ""': r";'iy r.. ;I:r r."uI.
 Hi" i'nit"d States ..,%rrn,urn! !, 'i"n'li'" ur"r:y A:I.' q l,i!iinn h"iIH!~ I' :'ti;i'i i!:o rl":I. hat !. I~ -i'''rt';ilr-.. 'u c".i:ni,".>.. II. rGIr q irI'i!" im !i""!lrir" i: i::g..i,r.. ;'i.d rivers ir !rt. lr..,!,.F- nlii lri!t- tii~i''~ r." ih" canal. i.,!rnja l. >p"ndin" ':"t :, rur!irif,.: "r n %un in hi:i"ii'" i:i" rnuni. H:H |! ;- d"\"t.u.. !i,iiii'u~ rr ,!n;ilr. iu .!r-- \"i""in% !" IT," hi':i..~t l",inl "I "Glci"ir; ii- llHrI,"i.- :.nd ri,"r, l" "npiur" iI;. Ii'Hl. "f '',.. ,lan! N" ar" r"n.irjIciiu".
 E'""p"au -iiirynr,I- from lhr Eniti" |" lac l;IH"k Sea are rruv.l- "d Ni'fi N"@,:"i~ I';.in" rnnn;,l"I- ct nr hHN in" ih..il. k"rl> laid f,.r li" greater Wnrld'- trade WliirII li" r#mHI "iIi >i;tri nr uiirkrn. ii'r"i"|u ntHhuTH"Iirrr%. "Xpnri- CTS h:Id InpnitcrS are *rlIin~ ih"Ir ~r"iIl>. a~ II V,rrn. lo pan- anna and h"> >"ud in in" great Pa rllir t" study conditions ur de tIand and supply and iu find nrw markets.
 . Tlia! tell lr Truth aud do mol "NnHGri'Hi" i- proved hryonh uii"<tluu hN In" UnanimulIS pro- lest which has gone np all over Eir"p" H"aiusI lIIc Panama Ga nal bill. Tn" shipping and b,IS- ur>$ interests. realizing the vast Trade which iS at stake. have aroused public opinion and fore "d official act ion. Were the ca nal uninp"rlant or umpronisinP in results any kind of bill could have been passed without foreign objection.
 l! will not only br q sad han IIrHr. hiii almost criminal nrGli- gene" to our commerce tO spend IIimr" than < 100. .OOO un the rHnal aud uri a ErupurI inilair amount uu Ihr inIand and coast waterways of IIir rurinlry. gel ling ilIrm rrHhy for the canal. Every harl'ur or naNigablr waI"r- way. natural ur artificial. in Eu- rope. iS being constantly drrdg- "d "r improved with permanent l"iI"rmruIs. Japan i% dcrrrriing "li d""r water approaches Iu Inc Pacific. and "N"n Inc new rrpuh- lie "f China iS planning Io spend rllIllrmS iUrruN ing numerous wa irrWnNS. trrrul inr. Brazil. t'il". p"rr aud ry"u lil!Ir lru- runv "r" "ilu'uinM u> Iir lhrir nr- liriAl n"iililr in h"rh"r and iN.. 'r improvements.
 "M'r musI wake m. "" inu.t "ri rr@dy far iIin Panama CHunl aud @u after pan. American r"r,- u"rrr. OIhcrWi." W" will hc lag "ards and n"i leaders in usinp ll'" canal when it is opened to 'r" CpHI'r"rr" and shirs 0f 'h" N"rld."