The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-09
WORLDS SHIPS
Will use CANAL
Owners of Liners Making Ready
for Opening Of Waterway

Panama. May 9.--Since announce
ment that the Panama canal probably
will be ready for through navigation
by July this year many letters of in
quiry regarding the conditions To be
imposed have been coming to the can
al authorities from all parts of the
world. Ii Is apparent that steamship
companies of all the great maritime
nations expect to make an almost inn
mediate use of the canal.
Ask informant on Facilities.
The communications also indicate
that i'm virtually all cases the compan-
les contemplate through service
from European ports to those on the
west coast of North. Central and
South American countries. Among the
inquiries are those regarding tolls
conditions of navigation, pilotage in
entering the terminal ports and
through the canal and the charges for
this service, wharfage facilities at
Balboa and Christobal. location and
equipment of repair shops. coaling and
provisioning facilities and host of
other items relating directly To the
usage of the canal.
Most of these questions are address,
ed To the governor of the Panama cam
al direct while others are sent to
Washington and are forwarded to the
isthmus. Ii is planned to turn them
over to the newly appointed superin-
tendent of transportation who will be
instructed by the governor to supply
the desired information Steamship
companies which already are repre-
scented on the Isthmus have sent their
local representatives to the canal Of
iicials seeking similar information.
Heavy Traffic Anticipated.
1t is apparent to the canal author
tiles that as soon as the waterway
shall have been thrown open much
greater use of it will be made than
has been anticipated. Ii has been stat
ed that not more than 10000, 900 tons
traffic could be expected for the first
year the canal is i'm operation. The
letters of inquiry seem to make it plain
TO the authorities here that already a
greater tonnage for the first year is in
dicated
Passenger-carrying lines are evinc-
ing considerable interest in the oues-
ton of passenger tolls through the
canal. This subject seems not to have
been settled To the satisfaction of the
who desire to he informed
tolls will be charged at all,
and, If so. ut what rate. The letters in
iicate that most of the companies are |
preparing for n heavy passenger traf-
lie through the canal next year at on
ibout the time of the formal opening |
md thence To the exposition at San |
francisco. |
Schedules Of charges aside from tolls
or various services To DE performed |
~ the Panama canal are i'm the course |
II preparation and probably will be
in an official circular from |
he governors Office i'm the near future.
Politics Become Active.
With the arrival of DIR. Ramon VAL
Iez, Panamanian minister to London
'olitics became active and there are
Indications that he will wage heated
for the presidency of the
epublic to succeed President Porras
those term expires in 1916. DIR. VAL
ez is known to be the candidate Pres
lent Porras favors to succeed him and
through whom he hopes to continu.
he policies of his administration. 1t
understood that DIR. Valdez, who
ow is councillor for the Department
I Foreign Affairs. was brought back
D Panama to begin an early and ag-
ressive campaign