Show New TRADE ROUTE to EUROPE SAM has just awakened to the fact U UNCLE that Spain lies nearer than any other country country country coun coun- try in Europe The Tho port in Spain nearest to New York is Vigo This interesting geographical cal fact is being utilized to build up a great new trade route to link the two continents Every ery mile saved caved in carrying passengers and freight across the Atlantic is important and business must sooner or later gravitate to it The saving r 0 0 Kew Yea r W l j t th l The h Spanish Port ort of Yh Vico Vigo Nearest European Cit City to Ne New York May Be Rea Reached in Three Days by y Do Boat in distance and therefore of time by using the Spanish route will doubtless make it possible in inthe inthe inthe the future to have three-day three boats to Europe The new world port of Vigo which is soon to become famous is being rapidly developed by American capital The sum of has 1 been een to tho the work to begin with The development development de de- v l of the harbor is being carried on under 1 the direction of a a famous American firm of en en- There is an excellent natural harbor at Y Vigo go which after the improvements now being made will accommodate the worlds world's largest ships The d development includes elaborate docking Ia fa facilities of the most modern modem type The n new world p port rt is certain to be a a. very Iery place c. c from the he tart start In past as few years s M- M Mr r I J r r. r i L. L j 0 w r. r P and especially in past months the business carried on between n the Uni United rl States and Spain has grown by leaps and bounds Spain having been one of the f few w European countries not embroiled in the war is today very rich and prosperous Its money has the most favorable rate of exchange of any in Europe The great natural of wealth of the country arc are being developed rapid rapid- ly Spain has much to sell the United States and needs most of the things the United States has to sell From New York to Vigo and return will soon Boon pass paM great fleets of ships carrying on tho the great new trade between the two countries Meanwhile Vigo will be connected with the great comme commercial dal and industrial centres of Spain by new railroads thus opening up the entire country By extending these railroads to France and southern Europe a short cut will be made possible between these countries and the United States Stated A great deal of the oversea traffic which has formerly gone by byway way of ot France and English ports will be deflected t to the tho shorter and more direct route It is pr promised that the Vigo steamers steam steam- ers will carry p passengers and mails much more ore quickly between New York and Paris than tho the present routes a |