ABSTRACT
I could not recall the negotiations which I have had with eminent men, who have become my friends, who have been inimical to the company of which my father and I were in charge, without rendering homage to the sentiments of whole-hearted loyalty which characterized the performance of their duties as administrators, and to their practical experience and co-operation so valuable to the commercial advancement of the canal. Outside the sphere of politics France and England have joined hands in furthering a work of universal utility from which all races were invited to pro t, in equal degree without distinction in nationality.
