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About Central Point American. (Central Point, Or.) 1925-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1926)
CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN dared suggest that within lta Brat decade the Canal would earn a profit. Ita chief justification concerned the national defense, and the establish ment o f competition with the trans continental railroads « Although both Canals are open to shipping o f all nations. Hritlsh Tea sels constitute the majority of those using Sues (55 8 per cent), while American Teasels are 54.5 per cent of those using Panama 0 For 1824, ships of 21 nations used OUR PANAMA CANAL LEADING BRITISH DITCH AT SUEZ IN TRAFFIC TONNAGE dream that merchant marines were on the verge of the revolutionary change from coal to oil So he figured that, as there is practically no bunker coal in the countries bordering on Pacific, that ocean could not o pete, by way of Panama, tor a gr ly Increased share of shipping, ell derelopment orerturnnd the pr ecies of Admiral Evans, and of others who had foreseen that problems mould make Panama profitable. Men who have advice to give are never stingy with it. • E. Leslie PLUMBING Phone 1261 Hen— the ony animal ,that lays | around all day and makes a living at I Medford - Oregon it W e want YOU! U-8. TRANS PORT 'NORTHERN PACIFIC"PASSIN6 THR0U6H THE PANAMA SHROPSHIRES Ii you are living anyplace in Jack- ] son county we want you to read the i Central Point American each week ] whether you have the cash conven ient today or not. Send in your name and address now and if not handy to enclose the two dollars— send it along a few weeks later, months if necessary. The subscription is $2.00 a year in ad vance, but we are not afarid to trust you. THE BEST DUAL-PURPOSE SHEEP Wool and Mutton It will pay you to have a pure-bred ram for .. .. your flock......... L. A SALADE, Jr. Central Point Oregon Central Point Feed Store When you mail in your name and address for the paper enclose some little news items should you happen to think o f some. Increase of Freight via P a n a m a R o u t e , Largely Due to Oil Ship- merits, Indicates Rise of United States to Leader ship of W orld’s Commerce. JESSE L. RICHARDSON H A Y — GR A I N — SEED — W O O D P h o n e 41 S tore P h on e 54 R esid en ce — Local and Long Distance Hauling— We want everyone to Central Point American. read the WE BUY POULTRY \ MOVING O re g o n C e n tra l P o in t IT’S YOUR PAPER! “ YOUR FACE IS GOOD, B U T IT W O N ’T R E G ISTE R GO 9N THE CASH U-R.S. PENNSYLVANIA AT CHAÔREC RIVER. CROSSINO By JUDSON C. WELLIVER the Sues route, while 24 nations were One of the striking evidences of represented In the maritime caravan America's rapid rise toward commer at Panama The World War was not the only çai and Industrial leadership of the unexpected factor In bringing Pana vorld, is the Panama Canal, will al- ma so quickly to equality with Sues, nost certainly handle more freight in nor the most Important. The enor itM than will Sues. For several years mous increase in Panama traffic In he two canals have been In a neck 1923 was represented almost entirely ind neck competition whose lmpllca- by petroleum and its products, mov iona are the more interesting be ing from California to the east coast \ •use the Panama* ditch Is owned by and Europe. In the year ended June ha American Government, and that 30, 1924, tolls aggregating $24,290,000 were collected, of which $9.071.000 t Sues by the British Government. was from tankers carrying petroleum. Of course both Canals are open to An even more striking statement of he ships of all nations; and the the matter is that for the same year ompelitlon between them la not only exactly 50 per cent ot all tonnage etween the United States and Brit- through the Canal was between the ia, but in a larger and even more two ocean fronts of the United ignlficant view it is competition be- States; that is. 13,500,000 tons; and ween old world and new world ot this, considerably over 9.00C.000 When the Panama Canal was open- tons, or more than two-thirds was pe d In 1215, Sues was already transit troleum. It was of course chiefly ai about 25,000,000 tons of freight trom California, en route to eastern ' nnually Almost nobody believed refineries. In the succeeding year | 'anama could ever attract anything this petroleum movement fell off pproachlng such a volume. But dur- heavily; but for 1926 It is again In- i ig the war fear of German sukma- creasing and the Increase is likely to { tnes in the Mediteraanean caused continue for many years. But for the may vessels to take the Panama petroleum traffic, the Canal would uute between the far east and Eu- have shown a deficit in every year of opean or American ports. This gave its operation. anama Its introduction and it has The enormous petroleum business ot only held but greatly Increased has been In other ways advantageous a business since the war. In 1923 to Panama. A constantly InrreaslBg anama transited 5037 vessels, proportion of maritime shipping now gainst 4621 for Sues; Panama han adays uses oil fuel Oll-buruing ships ked 26,160.00« cargo tons against 22.- seek routes on which they can most 10.««« for Sues This waa the first cheaply buy ofl; and because Cali- | ear of Panama's lead. fornla oil can be put so cheaply into A Close Race the bunkers of vessels passing | The following year Sues barely es through the Panama ditch, there i substantial Indsrement to ! teded Panama's tonnage; and in is a This will in- 1 925 comfortably held Ita lead. But prefer this route. »porta for 1926 to date Indicate that creaslngly favor Panama and mill- ues Is losing, owing to Britain'» ln- tate against Sues as the lumber Moreover, j uatrlal depression. while Panama la of oil burners increases .lug botter and is pretty certain to Panama's advantage will still further Increase as the e norm al! oil re- iiuna the lead. The present Sues Canal haa been sources r ' Venexueln, Colombia, and ' South American countries » operation nearly »1st* yeses. Pao- other ma only eleven. Although few pe<y are developed. to except antiquarian» know It, the Great Sendee ef Panama rst ean*l at Sues waa built more If cheap petroleum has thus served »an 2.900 years ago ft was in op Panama ao well. Panama la tarn has ration aa early as B. C. 126«: how equally served the Amrnlcaa motor tag before, i* mere conjecture. Be- ist. who consumes most at the world's »re the Christian era began the ditch petroleum products For Panama has 1 ad been baUt, destroyed, rebuilt brought the Pacific Coast petroleum I ted up and built up again, time to the eastern market at costs which, ! fter time. When Alexander the but for the Canal, would be vastly j reat conquered Egypt the Ca- greater. Thai the Canal haa gives . ij «%» one of the oldest of engi- the Catted States the cheapen, pe sering works troleum products in the world, and ! Between 1*0« and 1915 the preae»$ helped build the au*omot>tle industry anama Canal wax constructed It and our modern hi» bway system „ t about »400 000 . 00 «. sees about This mntnnlly helpfcl relationship j no-fourth that sum Bet Sues Is a between the Cana' and the petroleum mple. see level ditch across a sandy users Is the more Impressive when t lain while Panama la a lock canal. one realises that It was not even re- >e greater part of Ita lenrth lying motely anticipated at the time Presi i feet above aea level, ao that moat dent Roosevelt started building the ; [ t ie distance from ocean to ocean Canal. So late. Indeed, aa 111«, whea through an artificial freabwater Admiral Evans wrote his article« j about the Canal sod decided that It he could sot he proStabl.*for several Early Profits u "«spotted When Roosevelt started building decades at least, he based all hla eal- t Panama, neither he eor any other rulatlqne oa the probable coat of coal He did sot make! sf optimism would have for bunkariag skips 3 = EE Votethe Republican ticket S TA N D B Y Y O U R P A R TY J &EZ- FREDERICK SETIWER I. L. PATTERSON FOR FOR U. S. Senator Governor Would you scrap Oregon’s direct primary law? Would you surrender the imporatna committee chairman ships now held by Senators McNary, Smoot,, Borah, Johnson, Jones, War ren and Oddie, all Western men? Would you repudiate the policies of President Coolidge? The fight for the U. S. Senatorship is between tlje democratic nominee and Frederick Steiwer, republican. No independent haa even been elect ed to the U. 8. Senate. 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