Show RHINE DANUBE CANAL READY FOR SHIPS SOON vessels to travel from north sea to black sea bamberg bavaria charlemagne would have a bad half hour it lie could come to life long enough to see how canal diggers are gashing up the eastern half of ills his old empire to connect the waters of the rhine anil and danube and make it possible tor for ocean going ships to travel from the north sea to the black sea by inland waters the rhine main danube canal which as begun in 1921 1911 contemplates a revolution in the transportation system of europe and indirectly of the entire world freight routes will be changed and cargoes loaded on ocean going ships of n not ot greater than 1500 tons capacity will be able to sail from rotterdam to golatz galatz at the mouth of the danube touching cologne mayence Mn yence frankfort nuremberg vienna Budit budapest pest and belgrade on their way to tile the black sea american cotton Is promised a through trip from new orleans to practically all the countries of central europe which have no seaports ports and new tourist routes are to be opened up for excursion steamers which will rival the rhine trip in beauty and historic interest and make it possible for visitors to eliminate the annoyance of frequent changes from steamer to trains the new waterway will touch the territory of nine states holland germany france Ir acce austria hungary serbia bulgaria czechoslovakia and rumania nu manla hut but it Is really more than a canal of continental europe as it will put all maritime powers in t touch ouch with central europe and afford a new entry to the near east by way of tho black sea if the canal attains the success its promoters prophesy it will drain much business through rotterdam into the heart of europe which now goes past gibraltar into the mediterranean much business which now finds its way into the black sea through the turkish straits Is also expected to enter the black sea through the mouth of the danube odessa which lies only d a short distance east of the rumanian ports port 9 at the danules Dan mouth Is expected to be greatly benefited by the new wo t erway vay |