The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-08

waterway. And especially is his to
be true Of the Pacific sides of the
two continents. Suddenly all this vase
region is to be brought 5000 miles
nearer to the immigrant embarking
ports of Europe, 500 hours sailing
closer for the interchange of COM
merce. Instead of San Francisco's be-
ing as far by water from Liverpool as
Sitka is from New York, the city of
the Golden Gate will be brought as
near to Liverpool as New York is to
Bombay.
When everyone believes an era of
great development is coming, and
squares himself to greet it and to
profit by it, nothing can stop it's APP
proach. And such a getting ready for
the prosperity that is coming no n
ever saw as is now to be found on
the west coasts of the two Americas.
These preparations are not in the
shape of such a tremendous rise Of
values such as to discount the future
for a generation, but rather in the
shape of a widespread plan to be ready
to open up the latent resources of
these regions the minute conditions
are ripe. 1t gives no indication of be-
ing an era of speculation on things
that exist today, but rather it prom-
Uses to seek it's reward in the develop
ment of latent wealth. With such a
concerted, united, commencement
plan for reaping the benefits of the
canal, there is going to be almost an
unprecedented demand for labor in
western Pan-America. There viii be
no bubbles of speculation to burst, but
rich tolls Of industry to gather.
Already the big steamship lines are
planning to take advantage of the sit
uation. They will have large fleets of
immigrant carrying ships. equipped
with, the excellent. accommodations
which the new" Storage provides,
ready to carry laborers and their fam,
lilies to these new fields of abundant
opportunities for work and good pay,
The labor centers of Europe are
watching with interest the approach
ing completion of the canal, since the
tide of immigration that will Sc,
through it will mean not only better
wages for those who go, but likewise
for those who stay behind. The cut>
ting down of the labor supply in Eu-
rope has consistently helped the wage
garner who remained behind to get a
better wage than he could command
before his brethren answered the wan,
derluSt begotten of economic cOndi'
tions which called Upon them to take
up their possessions and join the great
caravan of humanity bound to the new
world.
An inkling of what the west coast
of the Americas may be able ulti-
mately to do in the way of furnishing
homes for Il new population is to be-
gathered from Salvador. This little
country, with an area so small thai
10 countries like it could be tucked
away within the confines of the sin
gle state of California, has a popu'
lation of 1,707.OO0 souls. In othe,
words, while California today has ;
population of 2,377, 900, according t.
the Salvadorean standard. it coult
support some 10000, 900 people. Any
one who has travelled from La Lib
ertad to San Salvador. and from Sal
Salvador via Sonsonate to Acajutl;
and Zacapa, and who has beheld tn
hundreds of square miles taken III
with volcanic mountains, knows tina
Salvador has no greater proportion o
4, aidblt lduu NhdH IiId uIlItI
more. having seen the tropical system
of agriculture and industry, he knows
that California can match product will
product and sourc with esource
The ~Salvadoreans are the most pros
porous people of the west coast, II
spite of the remarkable density o
population found there.
Duplicating the population of Sal
vador. the other countries of Contra
America could find room for upwart
of 30. 1000, 900 souls above their presen
population. Mexico could furnish al
abiding place for nearly $50, 000, 900 ad'
) ditional people. Measured accordin,
to the ~Salvadorean standard, tn,
Americas ultimately could accommo'
date a total population equivalent Il
twice the estimated population of tn,
entire earth today. Of course, sucl