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states was
transported across the lsthmuses
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.
Iransisthmian 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
mas increased greatly in recent years.
In 1906. when the Panama railway Of
fered the only rail connection via the
isehmus between the Atlantic and Pa
chic coasts, the total traffic amounted
to about $G,000,0O0. In 1907, on Janu-
ary 1 of which year the Tehuantepec
railway became available, the total
was S21 100000; in 1908, $4,000, 900;
In 1909. $62,000,0O0; in 1910. $S2,5Oo,-
900. and in 1911, $99,OOO,O0O exclusive
OF more than $750,OO0 worth of foreign
merchandise.
The growth in traffic by the respec-
tive routes has been. according to fig
ures compiled by the bureau OF statis-
tics OF the department of commerce
ana labor: Via the Panama railway,
from $1o.0o0,O0O in 1907 to s26,00O, 900
In 1911, and via the Tehuantepec rail-
way, from $11, 100000 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.
or the merchandise passing from the
Atlantic coast ports westward across
the isthmuses. aggregating $62 2,5OO, 900
In value, $4.000,000 worth went to Ha.
wall via Tehuantepec. $4S,50O.O00 went
to Pacific coast cities, $41,0OO00
worth being shipped by way of Te-
huantepec and $s,5OO,0OO worth by
way of Panama; and little over sS,-
100000 worth went to foreign coun-
tries, of which all but 81 ,O00, 900 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
$61.500.00O. ID
The westward movement inciaded q
total of $32.500.O00 value to San Fran
cisco. $10.5O0.O0 to San Diego, $4,50O,-
600 to Seattle. nearly $1,00O.OO0 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
lsthmus Of Tehuantepec. To foreign
countries the shipment from the At
.antic coast cities. aggregating $S.500.-
900 In 1911. as against $5,750.00O
year earlier. were distributed to Peru
$2.000,000; to Colombia, $500, 600;
Ecuador and Chile. each about $1,000
900; to Central America, over $1,000
900. and to Canada about 100000.
Hawaiian sugar supplies more than
half OF the east-bound traffic to cities
on the Atlantic and gulf coasts of the
United States. The total eastward
movement last year represented $37.-
100000. of which $1s.000.000 was sugar
shipped direct from Hawaii via Te.
huantepec to Delaware Breakwater for
orders. In addition to this. 10000. 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. $9.500.000 worth being
via Panama and $6.5oo.0oO via Tehuan.
tepec. Eastward shipments from Pu-
get sound via the isthmuses totaled
$1.500.000. destined mostly for New
York and Charleston. Small shipments
also were made from Astoria and San
Diego.