Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-11
BARRETT CITES
CANAL DANGERS
Calls Attention to POSSIBLE.
tiles Confronting
America

.N H.'A ANf'a
! Atlanta. Ca. Dec % 5poakial
lhfforc the Panama Canal Confer
ence here today John Barrett. Di
rector General Of the Pan America
! Union. said
10 is necessary that the 5out
and in fact the entire conutry should
realize without delay certain plain
facts about the Panama Canal
There s real danger tia tin ON
rejoicing over its early completion
land in our pride over the great eu-
lplnecring achievement We shall o,
crlook doing the practical things
upon which the successful use 81
tae Canal depends
There is equal danger that we are
doing impractical things which will
seriously handicap its value 20 us.
] lm not an alarm 81 but tellin-
the truth when I say that there .I
going 20 be- widespread disappo.l
ment throughout the country at our
slownHs ia realizing large Apr
cIahlc and immediate benefits from
The Canal
s vail OF protest wlil surely goo
up from the country within gear
OF $50 after the Canal is opened %
trade that the harbOrs Of the Atlan
'.c and Pacific coasts arc NOT lIIrl
9ith the shipping and that the mm-
uiaciuriug plants OF tho country ir.
not oyerR helmed with tho ordrr..
which are expected as result OF
its construction
There Is no use denying these
possible canal conditions which the|
country may meet u may not b
a popular thing OR me TO say this
but I am forced 90 tell the truth as|
! see u in order 10 awaken that 90
iitud" Of the people and that action
OF our government which can change
absolutely this prospective but nu.
fortunate situation
Iu the first place. he Canal tolls
40 ; : 20 a net ton are undoubtdely
too high They should DO placed
at the lowest figure permitted hy
congress. ~ cents ton Only ov
the use Of the latter figure can wee
@ot the greatest use of the Canal
ih" shortest possible time after o.
is opened One dollar and twenty
five cents ton means speculation
as to possibilities and hesitation ls
90 large shipping preparations for
Tho uso uf the Canal seventy iye
cents q ton would mean that over,
possible utilization would bo made
OF 30 without DELAY
While DC is perfectly Just 10 CHARGE
"a reasonable toll 90 pay operating
Expenses. n Is inconsistent with Uu
policy. as shown m The CO...
Grafton of our posioifircs and pub. /
.lc buildings. % charge toll ro |
'o'er interest on the Investment M
"c operated our postoftirc ser, .co
pa the principle of making the pos
axe pay for the Interest on the biz |
ions ot dollars invested Ia postof !
lco buildings. W. would be- obliged /
20 charge five cents for every lo'. /
rr and triple thc present rate or|
e,oul class matter
In tho second place. Their, is ,rrr /
itti" organized or individual pr.. +
ra'iuu Tor the Panama Canal
um1us '1o great commercial organ .
'".nus ami manufacturing Interests .
'l thr United states They are nor
.tudFur fh markets of tho ronr. .
rics reached through the Canal as
'r" 'h" corresponding interests 81
Europe There are a score OF agents /
it European Chambers of Com
MERGE and OF European mlnufactu
me- and importing houses siudyiual
he markets OF South America and /
De Pacific Ocean where there
'n" from the corresponding inter
sts of the United States
ln the third place. there Is al
oecthor too small preparation for
d" Canal in tho form OF the huu !
nr ot vessels 20 ly The American
llt a Few are being constructed
.ut even these are paltry In number
omrarrd Go tho preparations of tua
European and japanese shlpyari
hIpp.ng companies.
ln the fourth place. 90 Iiscussu.
De- development of trade throu-
be- Canal We are considering IL too
ouch from a selfish standpoint We
fr thinking only OF our oxpor.
rade or Of what We vii sell. ana /
ot enough of our important trad.
o shat We viii buy Exchange %.
roducts Is the lie Of Commerc.
'c must consider what markets We
'n provide for the products OF the
'un'ries reached through the Can
} as well as what We can sell %
hem
Finally our commercial. civic. d. II
'rary and educational organiza- Ii
IONS and institutions from Cham Ii
ers OF Commerce and universities Ia
own 10 boys clubs and preparatory Ia
chools. should take up the study Il
Z the Panama Canal and what IL e
ieans not only to our trade but 70 a
ar Influence among the nations l.
'nly In this way can We inaugurate b
a N.HnH To-. n