Show Plan New American Trade Route Attention has hus recently been paid Inthe Inthe In hi hithe the French press to a proposed new American trade route Into the heart of Europe through France according to toUncle toUncle toUncle Uncle Sams Sam's consul general at Paris It Is claimed that Nantes would serve America better hetter than Antwerp or Rotterdam Rotterdam Rot Rot- because ships In that manner would enjoy a considerably shorter haul and furthermore avoid the trou- trou channel and North orth sea which disproportionately increase the cost of navigation and Insurance The scheme consists In providing pro a modern canal from Nantes France to lla Basel hJal l Switzerland which project is s considered considered consid consid- ered relatively easy of ot consummation In view of the already existing system of 01 waterways especially the Rhone Rhone- Rhine canal the Loire canal and und the Canal Canul du Centre At Basel the proposed proposed pro pro- posed trade route would connect with the Rhine an and Its ito system of dependencies dependencies depend depend- which perhaps soon will Include tho the Danube |