Evening star., 1914-05-17

Valparaiso via Panama and Callao Is
4,OSI miles, and the time for the same
vessels to make one round trip without
stop except at the canal IS twenty-four
days seventeen hours.
THE distance from Panama to Val
paraiso via Callao is 2.652 miles. and the
same vessels can at fifteen knots cover
the distance in seven days nine hours.
or make one round trip in fourteen days
eighteen hours.
The other vessels are slower and will
sustain a speed of twelve knots. except
the Nanshan. which can be counted on
for ten knots.
by the use of the Charleston. st
Louis. Columbia and Minneapolis fast
but very expensive mail service. with ac-
commodatons for limited number OF
male passengers. could be easily main
tanned between Panama G,uaYdquii. Mol
lendo and Valparaiso. with weekly sail
ings from Panama. A far less expensive
service could he maintained by the use
of the Salem, Chester. Columbia aud Min
neapois These boats would be best for
quick deliveries Of mails to the South
american countries the west coast
and to argentina, Bolivia. Uruguay and
Paraguay
There is a daily railway express serv-
Ice from Valparaiso TO Buenos Aires and
Nontevideo via the Transandean rail
way. The time from Valparaiso TO
Etienos Aires by rail is about sixty hours
and to Moutcvideo seventy-two hours
mails from New Orleans to Panama and
eleven days for delivery from Panama
to Valparaiso. the mails from the Unit
ed States would reach Buenos Aires in
seventeen and "A half days and Monte
video in eighteen days.
u
The time from Liverpool to Buenos
Aires by mail steamers running in CON
ct Company is twenty-five DAYS and to
Montevideo twenty-one days on a week
ly schedule. From New York to the same
ports via existing lines the time is TWEEN
tyfour and twenty-three days, respect
ively, with q weekly schedule There
is at the present time a weekly mail and
passenger service between New Orleans
and Colon. Ii it should be found desir-
able to run the mail steamers from New
Orleans to Valparaiso ii could be done
by the addition of another cruiser. but
at very greatly increased cost.
"A passenger and freight line can in
addition be maintained between New Or
leans and Valparaiso and freight line
between New York and Valparaiso. max
ing such ports as may be necessary. Or
a combination freight and passenger
service and a freight service between
New York and Valparaiso.
For a service from New Orleans the
Buffalo. Rainbow. Ancon and Cristobal
could be used, insuiing a sailing every
fourteen days
In addition a freight line can be main
tained between New York and Nalpa-
faiso. using the five large coliers, which
would insure sailing every twelve days.
If the vessels mentioned above for
the New Orleans trade were combined
with the freighters a mixed service
could be maintained which would in
sure a steamer from New York every
seven days.
The Nanshan might be useful as a
freighter between Panama, Buenaven-
tura and uayaquil.
"Ow ing to the engine room. fireroom
and bunker construction of the cruis
ers a large number of men is required
in the engineering department; in ad-
dition. these vessels are great coal
consumers and would have to coal both
on the outward and the return voyages.
Since continuity and regularity of mail
service would be essential. it would
be necessary to maintain at some point
the west coast. preferably at Callao.
either ashore or afoat. a reserve of coal.
This need could however, be easily
met.
the vessels for the proposed service
would be small For the Rainbow. on
which it is contemplated installing five
additional staterooms, at a cost of ST.,
900, $4,000 would be required, and $1,000
for each of the other vessels would
probably cover the cost of the changes
proper. In addition each vessel carry
ing passengers would need an auxiliary
radio installation required by law for
passenger ships. This would cost $1,000
for each vessel and the total cost for
the above vessels would be about $32 600.
The pay and subsistence of officers
and men to man the fourteen ships