The Panama Canal: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Sixty-second Congress, Second Session. [Dec. 18, 1911-March 13, 1912]. |
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Could a ship bound for a port , say , in China , sail- ing from Liverpool , take enough coal on here to carry it ... have a great advantage over the Panama route to English ships sailing to Australian ports in the mere matter of coal .
Could a ship bound for a port , say , in China , sail- ing from Liverpool , take enough coal on here to carry it ... have a great advantage over the Panama route to English ships sailing to Australian ports in the mere matter of coal .
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... on cable requisitions placed about 10 days in advance of the sailing of the vessel in plenty of time for the goods to be procured and shipped in either the New York or New Orleans market , whichever offers the more favorable price .
... on cable requisitions placed about 10 days in advance of the sailing of the vessel in plenty of time for the goods to be procured and shipped in either the New York or New Orleans market , whichever offers the more favorable price .
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The sailing time for this ship from Balboa to San Fran- cisco would be 12 days and her coal consumption 600 tons . Assuming that she was carrying a general cargo and would coal both at Port Said and at Colon , for a difference of $ 1 ...
The sailing time for this ship from Balboa to San Fran- cisco would be 12 days and her coal consumption 600 tons . Assuming that she was carrying a general cargo and would coal both at Port Said and at Colon , for a difference of $ 1 ...
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Coal required for sailing , 540 tons , add 20 per cent .. Coal required in port and contingencies___ Add bunkers back to Colon___ . Total bunker coal- Add stores and water .‒‒‒‒ Total_ Net cargo capacity ---- .
Coal required for sailing , 540 tons , add 20 per cent .. Coal required in port and contingencies___ Add bunkers back to Colon___ . Total bunker coal- Add stores and water .‒‒‒‒ Total_ Net cargo capacity ---- .
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Nitrate to the United Kingdom is 21 / - per ton for steam and 38 / - round trip from Liverpool to Chile and return by sail . Very respectfully , EUGENE T. WILSON , Subsistence Officer . EXHIBIT P. CRISTOBAL , January 19 , 1912 .
Nitrate to the United Kingdom is 21 / - per ton for steam and 38 / - round trip from Liverpool to Chile and return by sail . Very respectfully , EUGENE T. WILSON , Subsistence Officer . EXHIBIT P. CRISTOBAL , January 19 , 1912 .
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Page 23 - ... the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery, but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employee...
Page 3 - The governments of the United States and Great Britain hereby declare that neither the one nor the other will ever obtain or maintain for itself any exclusive control over the said ship canal...
Page 3 - Britain take advantage of any intimacy, or use any alliance, connection or influence that either may possess with any State or Government through whose territory the said canal may pass, for the purpose of acquiring or holding, directly or indirectly, for the citizens or subjects of the one, any rights or advantages in regard to commerce or navigation through the said canal which shall not be offered on the same terms to the citizens or subjects of the other.
Page 33 - Columbia or any of the states or territories and any foreign nation or nations, shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such carrier in such commerce, or, in case of the death of such employee, to his or her personal representative, for the benefit of the surviving widow or husband and children of such employee; and, if none, then of such employee's parents, and, if none, then of the next of kin dependent upon such employee...
Page 32 - An Act to provide revenue, equalize duties, and encourage the industries of the United States, and for other purposes.
Page 41 - The Suez Maritime Canal shall always be free and open, in time of war as in time of peace, to every vessel of commerce or of war, without distinction of flag.
Page 15 - VII. That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points to be agreed upon with the President of the United States. VIII. That by way of further assurance the government of Cuba will embody the foregoing provisions in a permanent treaty with the United States.
Page 23 - ... any case where the violation by such common carrier of any statute enacted for the safety...
Page 7 - ... 3. Vessels of war of a belligerent shall not revictual nor take any stores in the canal except so far as may be strictly necessary; and the transit of such vessels through the canal shall be effected with...
Page 7 - Treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof , and by His Britannic Majesty; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington or at London at the earliest possible time within six months from the date hereof.
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| Title | The Panama Canal: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Sixty-second Congress, Second Session. [Dec. 18, 1911-March 13, 1912]. Issue 680 of House document |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1912 |
| Original from | the Library of Congress |
| Digitized | 23 Mar 2007 |
| Length | 1127 pages |
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