PANAMA CANAL 



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PANAMA CANAL 



REPUBLIC 

 PANAMA 



PANAMA CANAL AND CANAL ZONi: 



m:ill corner map shows the entire country of r;m;un;i : tin- solid black square represents tliat 

 i epublic which appears in the larger map. 



do not mean thai money will 



[CO from th* treasuries of the railroads 



ami put into the purses of the >team>hip com- 



< onoinK > in factory operation 



greater profits, so m internal 



M.m-portation result in increased prosperity 



for a nation. If, for m-tance, California can- 



ners can buy their machinery cheaper than be- 



of lower freight charges, tl, 

 soil their fruits at a lower price; since they can 

 '!-> >hip them East with less expense, they can 

 sell more of their products, employ more men 

 or pay better wages, and grow more fruit. . 



Canada and the Canal. Most of the dis- 

 tances (liar are shortened for ports in tin- 

 United States are shortened equally for Canada. 

 and as the Dominion is rapidly inrn-asinj: in 

 importance as an exporting country, the Canal 

 will eventually be of great advantage to it. 

 The West is reaping the first benefits. There 

 are two, and soon will be three, routes by which 

 grain destined for England may be shipped 

 eastward through Canada from the prairie?. 

 The water route through the Great Lake 

 eral cents a bushel cheaper than is transporta- 

 tion by rail, but it is closed by ice soon after 



