Excerpt from What the Canal Will Accomplish The Panama Canal will bring the Atlan tic and Pacific squadrons of the American navy closer to each other, and thus greatly increase the mobility of the fleets; and it will accomplish much more than that. The strong fortifications guarding the canal at the entrances will also protect coaling stations, docks, and machine-shops. The Canal Zone is thus made a secure and well equipped naval base at which fleets may be assembled, from which a squadron may go forth to strike a blow, and to which it may confidently return for coal, supplies, and necessary repairs. The canal will thus practically unite the Atlantic and Pacific fleets. Naval experts have said that the canal will double the efficiency of the American navy. This may be an exaggeration, but it is a roughly accurate generalization. Of course, one hardly needs to be a mili tary expert to realize of what strategic value it will be to the United States to have strong fortifications and a secure naval base at the sole gateway between the Atlantic and Pacific. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.