THE PANAMA CANAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 41, 18 February 1914, Page 4

THE PANAMA CANAL.

iTI e much-talked about Panama Canal s already attracting a big traffic as a show place ami at the end of December over 50,000 persons had, it is stated, i 'ooked to make the trip to the canal during the present season. An interesting feature of the coming season is, according to statistics issued at Washington, that three of the largest liners in the Transatlantic trade are to, be diverted from the northern route in order to make trips to the isthmus with cruising parties. Besides the large number of tourist steamers, the ships

,eiit out on regular sailings each week iy the Tropical Fruit, Hamhurg-Ameri- 1 >a, and Royal -Mail linos, as well as the c Panama line ships, will ho crowded.; fho Panama lino officials have informed he Canal authorities that their vessels have carried over 6,000 persons to the isthmus and hack this year. Ihe , I’ropical Fruit Company has just put into service on this trade their new", steamer Tonadores and the Calamores,' a sister ship, which makes a total of twenty-two liners of this company running from Xew A ork and New Orleans j to Colon.