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Need of the Canal and its Economic Promise
A detailed case for a Nicaraguan canal argues it would boost US trade and naval reach. It cites Henry I Sheldon's favorable study, outlines projected tolls and costs, and compares to the Suez route, asserting government ownership is preferable and detailing historical attempts and surveys from 1852 to present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Spain
Oregon
Horn
South America
Henry I. Sheldon
Sheldon
Nicaragua
Asia
California
Washington
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coast
Pacific States
Atlantic States
Europe
Cape Horn
Isthmus
Gree Thorn
San Francisco
New York
Costa Rica
England
Suez Canal
Suez
INTO
Brito
Pacific
Greytown
Atlantic
Miller
Congress
Marine Canal Company of
U.S. Grant
Howard Potter
E. D. Morgan
I. J. Jewett
Marine Bank of New York
Nicaragua Canal Company
Warner Miller
Maritime Canal Company of
Cleveland
Civil Engineers
Gulf Ports
San Juan River
Lake Nicaragua
Ayala
Gia
Lake Lajas
San Juan
San Francisco Basin
Ochoa
Opi
Canal
Nicaragua Canal
Col
O. M. Childs
Transit Company