This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...the relation of tolls to the volume of traffic through the Panama Canal, attention may be centered upon the commerce of the Atlantic seaboard of the United States and of Europe with the west coast of South America, with Australasia, and with Pacific Asia. The trade of the west coast of North America, both with the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...the relation of tolls to the volume of traffic through the Panama Canal, attention may be centered upon the commerce of the Atlantic seaboard of the United States and of Europe with the west coast of South America, with Australasia, and with Pacific Asia. The trade of the west coast of North America, both with the AtlanticGulf seaboard of the United States and with Europe, is so definitely within the canal's traffic zone that the traffic would bear much higher tolls than it would be wise or possible to place upon the shipping engaged in the commerce between the north Atlantic and either southern Chile or the countries across the Pacific. I. Relation Of Panama Canal Tolls To The Traffic Of The Atlantic-gulf Seaboard Of The United States With The West Coast Of South America. The assistance given by the Panama Canal to the traffic Htween the eastern part of the United States and the west coast 01 South America will be second only to the aid given to the coastwise commerce between our two seaboards. The distances and the time which the Panama Canal will save for vessels running between the AtlanticGulf seaboard of the United States and the ports of the northern and southern sections of the west coast of South America are indicated by the following table. The reduction effected by the canal in the days of sailing time is stated for vessels of 9, 10, 12, 14, and 16 knots speed, the time allowed for passing through the canal being in each case one-half a day. Table I.--Distances and time saved via the Panama Canal as compared with the Straits of Magellan between the Atlantic-Gulf ports of the United States and the west coast of South America. The location and trade of the four cities of South America listed in the table make them typical of all the ports of the we...
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Fair/No Jacket. Ex-Library Usual ex-library features. Hinges are split but holding. End papers are smudged. Pages are slightly darkened with age and have underling on a few pages. Pages are tight. Cover is slightly scuffed, discolored, and edge worn. 12 fold out maps in rear pocket are good with the exception of one which has small edge tears and curls. 490 pages of text.
