Show 4 C mrs SHOULD PAY TOLL TOH t pal q pa I 1 Is iio ho more reason why the a le lent should grant free tolls i passing through the paris pana 11 ihan to grant the pur po ot f land in government irrl arri free irrigation d in question have just to ft right to demand tree free irn arri 1 mis the ship owners have to defee te e transit through the canal ft at a large sum of money to pt ct the panama canal and tt it great deal to maintain and it wa reime a ship passes through al ai considerable expense is inin I 1 operating the locks and olae kling and releasing the water alock loeh canal it differs very maln kin expense and operation tide ide level canal construction and upkeep it if the canal represent an in av lit around 40 0 0 la formal opening in 1914 19 14 op op K and maintenance costs have ell abreast of the gross earn f avit i it has greatly lessened the opt fi water transportation is der stood and this of itself is rit nt without granting free use ad ot of tolls to any class of C I 1 P g I 1 example it lessened the disby disi I 1 water from san francisco york miles from san to new orleans ind and from san francisco to tool 61 miles this effects ngot upwards of three weeks itlie time required by an ordinary arto erto to make the trip which id at the average per them diem eted operation at sea of 10 cents registered ton means a large fan on in cost ot of operation and increased profits to tuners rs ahe 6 light of these economies are inuring to the benefit or aping industry it seems annec t to ito ask the fhe government to atae he further expense ot of furn afree free service since 67 ere could aly Y be no decrease in rates or p cost coat of goods to the consumer od business would seem to sug hat at the project should be self ting by the imposition of rea le tolls on cargoes and vessels aas ot of class or cliar character acter of ge just as government irrigation ts are self supporting addle 10 west interests claim that of canal tolls on amerl eskels would give the east sports SC ports particularly new york q advantage over midwest mid west af frers and producers ot of raw hibib la in shipping goods to mar ik jm the west coast of north and and to oriental mari maii WW Wh hile lle the chicago manlutac ng S interests would be dependent ahe I 1 e higher priced rail freights york could ship eastern aured articles at comparatively phlp carrying rates through a canal ea nal tie te question Is an important one should bo be decided from rom a busi rather ther than from rom a political point as the cost of government an on all regardless of business or ID alon aaion |