Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES at tile ho panama canal it hydro electric stati station Oll of f kilowatt capacity pro pilimon lIdon for filauro extension to kilowatt capacity ima has beell enovia nt lit Il tull anti uses water froin 1 battin lake for the lio generation of A high line lanu parallels tho IN pananna railroad rel alie and list power porter it to tho the various towns find for operation of lucka locks shops water cual lug ing stations reft plants and arlous nr lous other industrial and general on oil tile canal zone A electric generating station located lit fit Is held in ill re tito Il anania railroad betwee ll colon alad on oil the ea easterie side of the count find la is ludlw long A k bral brunch icil extends from colon to riano franc field army air station coco solo naval baso and rort fort randolph it ft dist lince of nilles tit tho 0 railroad ia as built lit in 1860 1850 66 55 followed follow I 1 the course of the changres from froin galun gatun to gamboa and was for tile most part on tile west side of the route lonto of the cagial with tile building of tile tho canal tt it was MI necessary to rl relocate locate tho the rall railroad road throughout practically lla its whole length tile construction of the lie original rail lall road biond was sia dono done by an all As Ainer norlean kiin oom cont pany under great difficulties its ente antedated dated by 14 years tile completion of the first transcontinental continental railroad lit in the united states slate tito tho time for eroding crossing tile isthmus by train it Is ono one hour andi forty five minutes it uses used modern rolling stock including oil locomotives the reason for the canal lg Is tho the re ducton it effects lit in nt at sen iea tito tho following represents sayings savings of distances through its use new york city and san francisco the distance of nilea by way of the strait of f magellan has been reduced to miles by the canny canay the sav ins ing Is miles or three fiats from now new york to the reduction by use of the canal la Is nines miles to callao miles to guayaquil Gu ayaquil ralles miles to wellington N Z 2822 miles to yokohama miles from liverpool to san francisco the distance by way of the strait of magellan la Js miles has ha been reduced to miles by the canal a savin 1 z of miles from liverpool to t 0 honolulu Ilono lulu by way may of the canal saves savea a distance of mile tolls aro are levied on the net tonnage of the ships which Is thoin the interior spaces which can bo be devoto devoted to the carriage of cargo or passengers tho the rato rate for laden ships 19 per not ton panama canal measurement land end tho the rate for ships in ballast la Is 72 cents per not ton with the proviso that tile the amount collectible shall not exceed the equivalent ot of per net I 1 1 et ton ay as determined under the rules ru I 1 es for registry in the united states or bo be less leas tillin 76 75 cents per net to ton 01 on the same basis each net ton Is cubic feet or cubic meters tolls tolla are not levied on the nature of the cargo carried but on oil tho the capacity of the ship the cost per ton 0 cargo for sending a ship through tho the canal varies accordingly vor with tm tho nature of the ship all and the quantity carried the lowest cost wr ton ling lias awen 2116 2176 cents centa on oil a cargo carrier heavily laden fade with lion iron ore the average for hulk bulk cargoes ly is approximately CB cents per to ton of 2240 pounds if tile cost of operating a ship ehla bo be taken at 20 cents per not net ton a ilay day and this of course anric I 1 greatly depositing on oil the vessel and the route over which she la ili opera t 1 ing 1119 the cost of tile the tolls 01 on laden ships Is equivalent to about six alays of operation at sea on such an at assumption other considerations being equal if a ship saves over 0 ver abol 8 6 days in her voyage by using the canal it 1 Is 14 profitable to como come this way translated title inlo distance g 10 knot fillip traveling nautical miles per lay day will gain by using the canal if it shortens tho the distance by only 1440 miles on oil the same baals a ship in ballast can profit t by using the canal tt it it saves three find and two thirds days da |