The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-31
Panama CANAL
WILL OPEN ERA
OF PROSPERITY
NEW WATERWAY WILL ATTRACT
CAPITAL AND ENLARGED
TRAFFIC WILL RESULT.

| washington, ID. =. aug. ~ -
tSpecian Senator Simmons o.
North Carolina. the ranking Demo.
crat on the Committee on Int. zee
anic Canals. who was one OF the
three conferces on the part OF tn
Senate on the Panama Canal hill,
and woh is an enthusiast in the de-
lclopment of our waterway system,
| discussing the subject of the deyel-
Clment of our rivers and harbors
~ a mcans of Transportation, Sli.i
today.
CIR coasllinc is the greatest OF
al.y country in tn world. while our
! Island system OF rivers. lakes ana
SC unds is incomparably superior 10
EaNc Developed To 4 nigh degree OF
efficiency many Of our scapOrts, and
tur lake system, and have done
something towards the improvement
II our rivers. littl" has been done.
compared 10 what should have been
cone and what is necessary to be
done, TO develop these Waterways to
the highest point of potcntiality.
This neglect has not been because.
the people do not realize he impor-
tance and value Of water transporta-
non holll as means OF cheap dis
T. ibn,On and Of regulating and re-
Gucing rail rates, but because it wa,
early d moa rated mat in the ali
scnrr q iectilc lc-ieia' ION Ia prc-
vent ralrpat control ii water ear
iicrs thr iulI tenelit Of the improve
m"pf ana a .opn 1t ~ ~ Nalr
ways could no. be realized.
Notwithstanding jhia hIaGie
in the beneficial use OF our water
A't>.. iha people have been so thor.
euehly convinced OF their impui-
rance bolh az i medium 81 tralI. pa
tation and 81 watcrpoWrr. ihai in
stead al abatin" thrir injp, ~ NJ.
TIE face Of these adverse rpndi;
i'liill2 upon inc ,at,le action o.
I on2resh 10 remove thc,, diilirul-
ties, In" movement for their ;,rrairr
development has year hy year grown
ana strengthened Real impetus
WAS !,ivcn to this movement by m.
determination OF the Government to
extend til" cCaStlinc of he nation
10y linking together the Two oceans
by canal capable of floating the
largest modrcn vessels. through he |
lSlhmus Of Panama. That greatest |
ii world undertakings is RAPIDLY an |
completion il is and no, !
too much Ia say that It's completion |
Will usher in a new era The com |
mcreial intercourse between our
'asicrn and western sraboards and
Win the nations of the earth The
'cw conditions thus created, added
o the old conditions with rcfcrcnc,
e our water resources. admonish us
hat the Government cannot, with
nut ignoring its manifest duty, long
!: neglect to do what may be neccs-
airy to develop to their fullest OK.
cnt our waterways. 10 the end that
his great natural asset NAV sub
'rNr It's wanted purpose in our ma
'onal system of transportation.
After providing in the canal bin
or the government % the Zone and ,
'ie operation Of the canal. two qlcs-
ions OF Importance arose, one with
10 tolls on American ship,
he other with reference 10 The rail
Dad ownership of Vessels usiug III J
anal The 1wa liuusr> had disa-
reed upon those Questions. AND
onlerentr MIS- ar.d The ronl.,,r
undertook - deaf in broad VA,
18th thes" iwo problems. with ihs
vsult that after long discussion
our % thr ,'nfrracs Joined ia q r.
'r' Which ".ta adopted III. IA o:.r- ,
hrlmin- majority of bosa hcu.
the irac passag. ,hrne-,.
he canal of American vessels .,-
'"E'd IN yoa~iWisc trade. allow iu..
american registry Ia forci2n-bpD.
hips owned 10y Americans. engaged
4 the foreign trade. admitting an
mp materials Tree of duty. and pro
idins that no railroad should own ,
= control any water carrier opcr- I
ing in competition with rail line
timer through the canal or else
here. and investing the Interstate
ommeree Commission with plcuary
overs OF regulation of water ear
ers.
hen this act becomes effective
men ii will as soon as the canal
completed and opened. and * +, ;
le inland carriers i'm 1914. il is con
IDENTITY believed that private ,aa h
al which has heretofore heer !,
armed of by the railroad monopli- %
ltlOn. Will be lihnrallN in,.,st,H =. IN