California Invites The World Panama - Pacific International Exposition

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California Invites The World PANAMA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION 200 COPYRIGHT BY EDWARD ELKUS, 1910 CANAL STATISTICS Length of Canal 50 Miles. Culebra Cut Depth 300 Feet. Locks in Pairs 12 Locks Usable Length 1,000 Feet Canal Co. Formed By The French 1879. Work Begun Eight Years Work Work Begun By U. S. May 4, 1904 U. S. Paid French Canal Co. $40,000,000. U.S. Republic of Panama $10,000,000. Cost of Canal Total Over $375,000,000 Date of Completion January 1st, 1915. Shortening of Route N. Y. to S. F. 8,415 Miles. A Yearly Saving of Millions to the Shipping World. 1881 Cost $300,000,000 Width 110 Excavation Estimated Total 174,666,596 C. Y. 99 By French Useful 29,908,000 C. Y. 5,000,000 C. Y. Concrete Total Estimate Time of Transit Through Canal 10 to 12 Hours Locks 3 Hours Canal Force Actually At Work 39,000 Passage 99 99

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