Panama and the canal in picture and prose .. . ates with all foreigncountries made up 33 per cent of the total traffic,and the commerce of Europe with the west coastof South Am^erica comprised 38 per cent. compiled for the benefit of the Commissiona table which showed the vessels which mightadvantageously have used the Canal in 1909 and 1910, and accompanied it with another givinghis estimate of the amount of shipping thatactually will use the Canal in 1915 and there-after. As the expression of official opinion basedupon the most careful research, these tables are hererepublished.
Panama and the canal in picture and prose .. . ates with all foreigncountries made up 33 per cent of the total traffic,and the commerce of Europe with the west coastof South Am^erica comprised 38 per cent. compiled for the benefit of the Commissiona table which showed the vessels which mightadvantageously have used the Canal in 1909 and 1910, and accompanied it with another givinghis estimate of the amount of shipping thatactually will use the Canal in 1915 and there-after. As the expression of official opinion basedupon the most careful research, these tables are hererepublished. CLASSIFICATION OF ESTIMATED NET TONNAGE OF SHIPPING USING THE PANAMA CANAL IN 1915, 1920 AND 1925 Averageper annumduring 1915 and 1916 1920 1925 Coast-to-coast AmericanshiDoins 1,000,000720,000 8,780,000 1,414,000910,000 11,020,000 2,000,000 American shipping carryingforeign commerce of theUnited States 1,500,000 Foreign shipping carryingcommerce of the UnitedStates and foreign coun-tries 13,850,000 Total .... 10,500,000 13,344,000 17,000,000. CULEBRA CUT ON A HAZY DAY THE POSSIBLE COMMERCE OF THE CANAL 389 NET TONNAGE OF VESSELS THAT MIGHT HAVE AD-VANTAGEOUSLY USED A PANAMA CANALIN 1909-10. TotalEntrances TotalClearances TotalEntrances andClearances Europe with: Western South America Western Central America and 1,553,887 80,788 419,865 (1)618,704 309,909117,147 181,713600,000 ,558 1,.594,513118,714269,853 (1)555,881 166,68655,508 181,713900,000259,932 3,148,400199,502 Pacific United States, British Columbia, and Pacific United States via Suez 689,718(1) 158,000 Oriental countries east ofSingapore and Oceania. .Eastern United States coastwith: Western South America, Pa-cific Mexico, and Hawaii. Pacific Coast of United States 1,174,585 467,595172,655 Pacific Coast of United Statesand Hawaii (via American-Hawaiian Co.) Oriental countries east ofSingapore and Oceania. .Pacific traffic: Pacific Coast Atlantic Coast 363,426 1,500,000 418,490 Eastern Canada with A
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