The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-09-30
ALASKA RAILROAD AND SOUTH
AMERICAN Trade.

11'O SSNNiIMhcuL Us Duliudng a raid
road In Alaska, II was afraid If con-
struct@d by private capE al a monopoly
would be created, some few men would
become too rich; their example would
De bad and make poor men disconltented
That exact Justice magfHt be done Uncle
Sam went down into his trousers pock-
ct, pulled out roll. and said: Here are
few millions of the peoples money !;
as whole they do not know anything
about big Investments, so will use this
money tc build the road, and IL the cost
exceed the estimates, Will take some
more OF their money and finish II. or
II I run short l WIN borrow theI money.
/ can get Ut mt per cent, and the
people don't mind that, and then I win
1ease the road to some friends of the
administration and show not only the
people OF Alaska how much love them.
but show the greedy monopolists who
control our big roads a trick .r two i'm
cheap management"
On Its face that has a bneeyolent
look, though it Is true. that our beney
aeaA Uncle Samuel alrcady has some
fipty miles of railroad across the Is
thnus of Daaien. and the charges ,ev-
led and paid ON that road are SO excess
OF our great roads to copy the schsd- |
nle OF the Panama road and apply n
they would see their tracks torn i'm ~ |
am Indignant people Within a month. nm
less the intersat commerce. eommission
dnferposed and changed rates back To
the old figuresf
ihat example down on the Isthmus
uoes not have an encouraging look to the
sNfA 10 cira t...A m.
on that by that road they win he abba
70 SGT coaa as cheaply as they have
been getting 1t from Japan
But It Is another matter thai, ~, do :.
sire to have considered An men of ali
PARTIES would like to see the rrnat.aa
states take and hold a fun shane Of j
the South American trade. Now there
US only one way that cam ,accomplish
that purpose. The men OF South, sAmea,t-
ca talk different laneuage fpor ou,.s
In Brazil At Is mostly Porta,gueae 4, 6
The either states Spanish. Then trada I
with them is mostly larwe lcina ~ /
parter- The goods and wares from the '
United States win have to be excnane- 4
ca Tor such products as we need ana 2
south America can supply. h
AGAIN. they are all disciples OF Ma
''-1a ~, tley are accustomed to .
ons credits, It will be readdk seen
lia' 10 onld up profitable trade
''asa pe work of time, our people
us. learn their different languages :
ind their methods Il
another thing must not be forgotten; "
-ust sen our goods as cheapiy as z
J. ~ britain and Germany do, or we :.
an get no trade. This makes II niac- y
ss1y y carry otT goods In our OWN =,
4'.i dreat Britain pays her ships y
ubshaes, Germany pays hers ho,nt,.s nc
Our present administration which ~ ~
iudes the president and a majority, :,
9th houses Of congress- feela 4 VI
uty TO have spasms Whenever a,tra,. ~
aDsidy or bounty as spoken. And thx.ra IN
on are. TO
But there is way to naaxa a hes., TO
ing It is Just as legitimate for tr.o 90
overnment to use tn epeople,s nons,, IA
one form or private enternrisa AZ or
Mother, and the South American enter "
siae 10 easy 81
About five steamers shoa,la ~ LII.
trade on 1.-THE east coast az that
'unnry They should be first ass to
10 OF at least four thousand TONS ho
1ch Their cost would be a mere hag- sic
ellie, say s5.00o,00o. Them there shoula pa
aoout five department stores with pa
stock of 81 200. 900 each. One at para trt
Pernambuco to catch the rubber On
ade; one at Bahia for the coffee lrada. 50t
10 at Rio for general merchandising. Do
e at Santos for the sugar trade. and pis
'e at Buenos Ayres. for all kinds of thu
erchandise. be
When the keeis for the ships are laid So
school should be opened to teac,. some h-s
rec score democratic students Spanish thu
% Portuguese. Some architects should In
sent In advance to have the stores are
epaned for the goods. then about ss.- chs
1000 should be set aside to tide over bes
9 first long delays bre
Of course what the steamers might pen
a behind could be paid out of the we
sasiry and be included In the general sic
ficit OF
All the above could ibe covered bv pel
out s15.0oo.0o0 and what is s15. 900. 900 for
q billion dollar country? s12
seriously Spreading. that enterprise II the
augurated and carried on by ALERT and era
e men, would In ten years give 10 the wa
mted States the best trade OF ALI east
south America And that Is the
" way to secure 1t either by the gov
imenf or by private individuals aided r
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