FRENCH LINE OF MAIL STEAMERS Fleet: 81 vessels - - Tonnage: 550,000 tons SAILINGS: ATLANTIC LINES From COLON to CARTAGENA, PUERTO COLOMBIA, PUERTO CABELLO, LA GUAIRA, MARTINIQUE, GUADELOUPE and SAINT NAZAIRE, every 4 weeks. From COLON to PORT LIMON, once every 4 weeks. From COLON to PUERTO COLOMBIA, PUERTO CABELLO, LA GUIRA, CARUPANO, TRINIDAD, MARTINIQUE, GUADELOUPE, SANTANDER (Spain) and BORDEAUX every 4 weeks. From NEW YORK to HAVRE-PARIS, every Thursday at 10 a. m. From NEW YORK to HAVRE-PARIS, every Saturday at 3 p. m., for 2d class passengers only. Supplementary service from NEW YORK to HAVRE every 2 weeks. From NEW YORK to BORDEAUX, monthly. From PUERTO MEXICO and VFRA CRUZ to CUBA, SPAIN and EUROPE, on the 12th of each month. From NEW ORLEANS to CUBA and EUROPE bi-monthly, From HAITI to PORTO RICO, SAINT THOMAS and EUROPE on the 13th of each month. MEDITERRANEAN LINES Daily departures from MARSEILLES to ALGERIA, TUNIS, SPAIN and MALTA. Through tickets from NEW YORK to any of the above points in connection with the twin and quadruple-screw, NEW YORKHAVRE-PARIS service. Any ship carries an experienced surgeon, stewardesses, interpreters. Cuisine the best, including wine free for all classes of passengers. For further information apply to: P. FAGUET, Gen'l. Agent, 19 State St., N. Y. City A. L. POWELL, New York Avenue and 14th Street, F. J. ORFILA, 213 Carondelet St., New Orleans GEO. SCHANG, Agent, Colon and Agents of the Company at any of the above men tioned points. which otherwise would belong to Panama at or before the expiration of the terms of ninty-nine years of the concessions granted to or held by the above-mentioned party and companies, and all right, title and interest which it now has or may hereafter have, in and to the lands, canal, works, property and rights held by the said companies under said concessions or otherwise, and acquired or to be acquired by the United States from or through the New Panama Canal Company, including any property and rights which might or may in the future either by lapse of time, forfeiture or otherwise, revert to the Republic of Panama under any contracts or concessions, with said Wyse, the Universal Panama Canal Company, the Panama Railroad Company and the New Panama Canal Company. The aforesaid rights and property shall be and are free and released from any present or reversionary interest or claims of Panama and the title of the United States thereto upon consummation of the contemplated purchase by the United States from the New Panama Canal Company, shall be absolute, so far as concerns the Republic of Panama, excepting always the rights of the Republic specifically secured under this treaty. ARTICLE XXIII. If it should become necessary at any time to employ armed forces for the safety or protection of the Canal, or of the ships that make use of the same, or the railways and auxiliary works, the United States shall have the right, at all times and in its descretion, to use its police and its land and naval forces or to establish fortifications for these purposes. ARTICLE XXIV. No change either in the Government or in the laws and treaties of the Republic of Panama shall, without the consent of the United States, affect any right of the United States under the present convention, or under any treaty stipulation between the two countries that now exists or may hereafter exist touching the subject matter of this convention. If the Republic of Panama shall hereafter enter as a constituent into any other Government or into any union or confederation of states, so as to merge her sovereignty or independence in such Government, union or confederation, the rights of the United States under this convention shall not be in any respect lessened or impaired. On the shore of Limon Bay-Cool the Year around 88 LARGE PEDROOMS FOOD UNEXCELLED .. Modern Concrete Hotel Open January, 1913. ARTICLE XXV. For the better performance of the engagements of this convention and to the end of the efficient protection of the Canal and the preservation of its neutrality, the Government of the Republic of Panama will sell or lease to the United States lands adequate and necessary for naval or coaling stations on the Pacific Coast and on the western Caribbean Coast of the Republic at certain points to be agreed upon with the President of the United States. ARTICLE XXVI. This convention when signed by the Plenipotentiaries of the Contracting Parties shall be ratified by the respective Governments and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington at the earliest date possible. If faith whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the present convention in duplicate and have hereunto affixed their respective seals. The Trenton Iron Company Trenton, N. J., and 30 Church St., New York AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE Co.: Salt Lake City, Utah, and Denver, Colo. UNITED STATES STEEL PRODUCTS Co.: San Francisco, Cal., Los Angeles, Cal., Portland, Ore., Seattle, Wash., and Mexico City. When Going to the States MAKE THE TRIP VIA NEW ORLEANS And from the ace over the Standard Road between Illinois Central R. R. Double daily fast electric-lighted train service Chicago: : St. Louis Cincinnati And to Points beyond, North, Northeast and Northwest Through trains carry observation Write the undersigned for Information He will take peasure in assisting you to W. H. Brill, New Orleans, La. Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., I. C. R. R., 141 St. Charles St., Illinois Central Office, New Orleans, La. |