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Form 151 THE PANAMA CANAL

WASHINGTON OFFICE

MANUAL OF INFORMATION

CONCERNING EMPLOYMENTS

FOR THE • PANAMA CANAL SERVICE

REVISED AUGUST 4, 1916

WASHINGTON

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

1916
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CONTENTS.

Section. Genoral information j Employments:

Civil-service examination 2 Excepted from civil-service examination 3 Transfers ^ Citizenship ^ Age limits q Physical examination y Promotions 3 Working hours 9 Payment of salaries 10 Steamship transportation n

Positions and wages 12 Tool list

' 13 General conditions of employment (Executive order of Feb. 2, 1914) 14 Conditions of li\T.ng: General information I5 Climate 16 Health conditions 17

Clotliing required 18 Quarters , I9 Meals 20 Commissary 21

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WARNING.

Persons seeking employment on the Panama Canal or the Panama Railroad are cautioned not to go to the Isthmus without an appointment

secured through the Washington Oflflce of The Panama Canal or through an authorized recruiting agent. Such new appointments as are necessary

will be made from approved applications on file in the Washington Ofllce. Persons who go to the Isthmus without previous appointment, with the

hope of obtaining employment on the Panama Canal or the Panama Rail- road, do so on their own responsibility. The same examination, as regards

physical and other qualifications, must be passed on the Isthmus before employment there as is required by those who are appointed through the

Washington Office. The appointments made on the Isthmus are principally in minor-grade positions, including unskilled labor, in which the rates of pay are as low as 10 cents an hour. An unauthorized journey to the

Isthmus in expectation of obtaining work may result in hardships and

cause unnecessary expense to the applicant. The Governor of The Panama

Canal desires to discourage such journeys and will accept no responsibility

for conditions that may arise therefrom.

NOTICE.

Address all Inquiries to "Chief of Office, The Panama Canal, Washington,

D. C." / (4)
MANUAL OF INFORMATION, PANAMA CANAL

SERVICE.

GENERAL INFORMATION.

Section 1. —All work relating to the maintenance and operation of the Panama

Canal is under Government control. The Executive order of January 27, 1914, pro- vides for the following departments or offices, under the direct supenasion of the Governor of The Panama Canal: Operation and Maintenance; Purchasing; Supply; Accounting; Health; and Executive Secretary. The conditions of employment are outlined in an Executive order dated February

2, 1914, and will be found in section 14. New appointees are furnished free steamship

transportation and usually sail from New York City, but under certain conditions may sail from New Orleans or San Francisco. They must pay their own railroad fare

to the port of sailing. Employees are supplied with furnished bachelor quarters. New appointees are not permitted to take their families with them to the Isthmus on

account of the scarcity of family quarters. Meals can be obtained at the Government

hot-els at about 30 cents a meal and upward. Employees are allowed certain leave

of absence with pay and free liospital attendance, as stated in the conditions of employment. All new employees must be in good health and physically sound. Health conditions on tlie Isthmus are good.

The next three sections state how employments are made on the Panama Canal,

including the Panama Railroad on the Isthmus. Only thoroughly experienced men

including mechanics who have worked several years as journeymen, receive appoint- ments. The services of persons with so-called "all-round" experience can not be

utilized. If a person secures work through false statements as to his past experience,

or is found to be incompetent, he will be discharged. No appointments are issued in the United States to women for duty on the Isthmus, except to the positions of trained

nurse, telephone operator, and school-teacher. The requirements for these positions are given in section 12. EMPLOYMENTS.

Sec. 2. Civil-service examination.—Under the Executive order of February 2, 1914, the following-named positions in the Panama Canal sei-vice must be filled through

competitive civil-service examination: Clerk (all kinds, including timekeeper ami

bookkeeper), stenographer, typewriter, surgeon, physician, trained nurse, and drafts- man. All requests for information relative to the date, place, and nature of examinations and for the required application form should be addressed to the "United States

Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C." It is useless to write to the Panama

Canal office or the Civ-il Service Commission inquiring as to the prospects for emplovment in event a civil ser\dce examination is passed, as it is irapracticable to give this information. The usual entrance salaries attached to positions subject to ci\-il-8er\'ice examination

are the following: Clerks, $100 and $125 a month; stenographers and typewiters,

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$125; physicians, $150; female mirses, $65 with subsistence and laundry of uniforms; male nm-ses, $90 without subsistence and laundry; and draftsmen, $125 and $150 a month.

No appointments are made in the United States to mibordinate clerical positions

paying a salary of $75 a month or less. Sec. 3. Excepted from civil-service examination.—^Under the same Executive

order all positions other than those specified in the preceding paragraphs are excepted from ci\il-service requirements and no examination under the civil-service rules is necessary to become ehgible for appointment. A list of these excepted positions in which vacancies may occur will be found ia section 12. For these excepted positions persons are selected in the United States through written appUcation to the Washington

Office of The Panama Canal. Persons desiring to apply for an excepted position in which vacancies exist at the time, or are likely to occur in the near future, will be

furnished with a blank form for that purpose. . This form, when properly filled out, should be mailed to "Chief of Office, The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C." With

the appHcation should be sent (1) such letters of recommendation, clearances, or ser\dce letters, issued in recent years, as the applicant may have in his possession, coverino- the kind of work for which he applies and written on the ofiicial letterheads

of the companies or persons by whom he was employed, and (2) a recent unmounted

fmished photogi-aph of himself, a postal card photograph being satisfactor)^ The

photograph is needed for identification.

If an applicant's qualification are approved, his name will be entered on the waiting

list for the position for which approved, and he will be offered employment in his turn as his services are needed. If they are disapproved his papers can receive no

further consideration and his letters of recommendation will be returned to him.

Sec. 4. Transfers.—Transfers from the departmental service or from the field service

at laro-e or of a person residing outside continental United States to the Panama Canal

service are not eucourged. However, applications may be submitted on the proper form and the same will be given due consideration. CITIZENSHIP.

Sec. 6. All persons employed in the Panama Canal service who receive over

$75 a month or OAcr 40 cents an hour must l)e citizens of the United States or of the RepubUc of Panama, and such citizens will be given preference for employment in

all grades. A foreign-born applicant is required to submit with his appUcation his

final certificate of naturaUzation as an American citizen or a certified copy thereof, wliich will be returned immediately after inspection. A person claiming citizenship

through the naturalization of his father must submit his father's certificate. A

declaration of intention to become an American citizen (first papers) is not sufiBcient. AGE LIMITS.

Sec. 6. The minimum age limit for all positions, unless otherwise stated, is 20 years. The maximum age limit for operator (telephone switchboard) is 26 years; rodman,

hydrographcr, interne, and physician, 30 years; fireman (fire department), policeman,

hostler, locomotive engineer, conductor, trainman, nurse, levelman, transitman, 40

years; all other positions 45 years. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.

Sec. 7. Before being permitted to sail for the Isthmus, new employees and those reem])loyed must imdergo a rigid physical examination by a designated physician

after ajipointment has ]>een actually issued, but not at the time the aj^plication is filed. There will be no charge for tins examination, but the appointee must pay
his faro to the ])laco, of (ixainiimlioii. The odicial jiliyHicianH an; ImaUvl at, tlw jiortw of do]>arturo and in a nunil)L'r of tin; hw^i'. citU'H tliroii^dioiit tho United Statr-H. Sucli (liseaKcs a.s niptAiro in any form, weak lungH or lieart. venereal diHeascs of all kinds, agt^ravated varicocele, varicose veins, and piles, epilepsy, chronic- alco- holism, deformed limbs, loss of fingers, defective eyesight and hearing (cHpeiially of pilots and railroad men), and other sorions bodily defects, will be grounds for rejection. Persons wearing a truss to protect a rupture will })c rejected. Persons who

have slight defects in eyesight corrected by glasses should wear their glasses when

presenting themselves for this examination. Any concealment of material facts relative to the applicant's physical condition,

past or present, when being examined by a i)hysician, will render liim liable to dis- missal from the service. PROMOTIONS.

Sec. 8. \Vhon practicable, new appointments are made at the lowest entrance

salaiy and to the lowest grades, mechanics })eing employed in the grade of journeymen.

Vacancies occurring in the liigher grades are tilled by promotion. Efficient service on the Tstlimus and the demonstration of ability which will justify advancement,

control in the making of promotions. For these reasons initial appointments as fore- man are seldom made as these positions are filled by promotion. Length of service

will be considered in connection with promotions only where necessary to facilitate choice between employees equally entitled to promotion on the basis of efficiency.

WORKING HOURS,

Sec. 9. Eight hours of labor constitute the working day on the Isthmus. In the event of overtime being required of employees paid by the hour they will receive time and a half for such overtime service, although it is not the practice to require

overtime work except in emergency. No extra compensation for overtime work will bo paid to persons whose compensation is fixed on a monthly or annual basis, except

to locomotive engineers and conductors in the employ of the Panama Railroad. PAYMENT OF SALARY.

Sec. 10. Salaries and wages are paid once a month. Under no circumstances

should a person proceed to the Isthmus without sufKcient money to pay his expenses during the first few weeks. An employee can not assign a portion of his salary for payment in the United States to his family. Remittances can be made by i)ostal money orders payable in the United States. STEAMSHIP TRANSPORTATION.

Sec. 11. New employees are furnished free steamship transportation to the Isthmus,

which includes meals on the steamer, but must pay the expense of their journey to the ports of departure. Railroad transportation can not be advanced. See para- graphs 3, J4, and 15 of the conditions of employment for more detailed information

regai'ding transportation.

The Government rate on the steamers of the Panama Railroad Steamship Line out

of New York City is, at the present time, $30 for each adult; half rates for children between 6 and 12 years, and cliildren under 6 years free. The above rates include meals on the steamer. Tliis rate, under present regulations, is granted once each year

to employees on vacation. Employees and members of their families are allowed to take on board the steamers

of the Panama Railroad Steamship Line not to exceed 250 pounds of baggage free of charge for each adult. Excess baggage on these steamers will be charged for at the

rate of 1 cent a pound.
The Government rate on the steamers of the United Fruit Co. out of New Orleans

is about $50 for each adult; children between 3 and 12 years, one-half of adult fare; one

child under 3 years, free. The rate out of San Francisco is $85. The above rates are subject to change.

POSITIONS AND WAGES.

Sec. 12. Following is a partial list of positions, together with the specifications

and rates of pay, that exist in the Panama Canal service, including the Panama Rail- road on the Isthmus. The publishing of this list does not mean necessarily that there

are vacancies now in any of the positions named. In fact, there may be no further need whatever, or possibly only at rare intervals, for new employees in some of the

positions. Information as to whether or not vacancies actually exist in any given

position can always be procured by inquiring of the Washington Office of the Panama

Canal. Strict attention is called to the requirements of each position, and unless an

applicant has had the necessary experience and can satisfactorily prove it, he will not accomplish anything by filing his papers. The Panama Canal act, approved August 24, 1912, provides that compensation

paid employees on the Panama Canal shall not exceed by more than 25 per cent the compensation paid by the Government in continental United States for similar work. The compensation of all classes of employees has been adjuste'd on that basis and is subject to an annual readjustment.

Usually only men competent to earn the highest rate of pay allowed for the trade will be asked for from the United States, but this will not always

be the case. The maximum wage for each trade is given in the paragraph

referring to that trade, but the rate actually paid will be only the amount

which the services of the employee justify.

All mechanics should take with them to the Isthmus the tools of their trade that it is customary for them to carry with them in the States. Tools can not be bought to advantage on the Isthmus. For a partial list of tools required, see section 13. Owing to the distance of the Isthmus from sources of labor supply, it is necessary occasionally to use mechanics in trades other than their own but

allied thereto. Employment of mechanics in trades other than their own

is avoided wherever possible, but when heads of departments or divisions consider such employment necessary, employees are expected to do the best

they can with the work assigned. In general, such employment will be

temporary only, and if the pay of the allied trade is less than that for which

employed there will generally be no reduction in pay. Heretofore a large percentage of the work done on the Isthmus has been

in connection with railroad and railroad -excavating equipment. This work

is rapidly diminishing in quantity and the amount to be done on steamships

and marine and dredging equipment is increasing. For this reason marine

experience will frequently be specified in making requisitions for employees,

and any experience in this line should be fully set forth in applications.

ANGLESMITH.

Special experience at angle-iron work should be stated in the application, and in order to be competent must be expert in making staples for bulkhead water-tight and

oil-tight work. 71 cents an hour. BAKER.

Bread, cake, and pastry. ^Nlust have had at least five years' experience in large bakeries. .|125 a month. (See also Superintendent.)
Ul.AlKSMiril.

Goimil. ( )n(' wlio has hcivimI an apjircnlicfMliii) in a locomotive, railroad, or marine

for<;iii,u: xhop. who has had cxiKMiciicc in forj^Mii^' various claKsos of liKbt, mcdiimi, and

fairly heavy work witli Hnullcy hammers and steam hammers from GOO to :5,000 iioiinds capacity, and who can work from l)lue print or drawinf^. (JO centn an hour.

/Aro'/z/on/c/-.— Experienced in and capal)le of haiidlinK heavy forf,Mnga by means of cranes from heavy fires or furnaces under j)ower hammers. 77 cents an hour. General blacksmiths will be considered in tlu! line of i)romotion to this trade if the (piantity and character of the work and their (pialitications for the same justify their employment.

Spriruj maker.—Thin rating will be inclu(l<!d under the heading "General black- smith," but special experience along these lines shoidd be given in the application,

and should include experience and ability to handle flat spring work of the grade and

weight used for driving purposes under locomotives and for cars and other similar

l)urposes. C6 cents an hour. Tool dresser. —Experienced in and capable of forging all kinds of tools for lathes, planers, slotters, etc., and of tempering taps, reamers, dies, metal cut-off tools, bolt

headers, and forging tools; also of considerable experience in handling the different makes of steel up to and including modern "blue-chip" or high-speed toed steel. 66 cents an hour. This rating will be included under the heading "General

blacksmith."

BOAT BUILDER. Must have served apprenticeship or worked at this trade for at least two years. Must be competent to lay off lines on floor and to lay off, repair, and erect framing

and planking for small boats of all types. 65 cents an hour.

BOILERMAKER.

General.—Must have completed apprenticeship and subsequently had at least three

years' experience in general boiler work in either marine or locomoitive shops. Must

be thoroughly familiar with all kinds of work on locomotive, stationary, or marine

boilers. 65 cents an hovir. BRICKLAYER. Must be thoroughly competent as bricklayers. 84 cents an hour.

BUTCHER. Must have hai several years' experience in retail meat cutting and selling. Must

supervise colored help. $137.50 a month.

CABINETMAKER (COACII AND GENERAL).

I*lu8t have had at least two years' experience in performing all classes of coach and

cabinetwork in a railroad coach shop or a regular car builder's coach shop, or a general cabinetmaker's shop; and in addition must have previously worked four years at some ])ranch of the carpenter's trade, such as house carpenter or ship carpenter.

66 cents an hour. CABLE SPLICER. See Rigger and Wireman. CAR INSPECTOR. Must have had at least two years' experience as car repairer on freight cars in rail- road yard and at least one year's experience as a car inspector in railroad yard service, preferaV)ly at an interchange point. Car inspector may l)e assigned to repair work in 51457°—16 2
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addition to their inspection work. Must furnish tools. 56 cents an hour. A limited number are on the monthly roll at |150 a month, but are generally chosen from employees who have proven their ability. CAR REPAIRER. One who has had at least three years' experience (within the last foiu" years) as car carpenter or repairer in making repairs to wooden and steel cars in raikoad repair

shops, and must also be experienced on truck work. Must furnish tools. 5G cents an

hour. CARPENTER. Car.—Must have served at least three years as carpenter repairing or Ijuilding

freight cars in a regular car shop. 56 cents an hour. House and concrete form.—One who has had experience in concrete-form work and

in ordinary framing, and can fit, hang, and trim doors and windows, build stairs, etc., and is ordinarily expert with common carpenter's tools. 67 cents an hour.

Ship.—See Shipwright. CHEMIST (water). Must have had one year's experience in charge of operation of rapid mechanical

gravity tyjje filters. Must be a graduate of recognized school with a degree either in sanitary engineering or sanitary chemistry, and must be qualified to do all lines of water analysis work. $125 and $150 a month.

CHIPPER and CALKER. Must be experienced in chipping and calking steel plates, with special reference

to ship work, including the use of hand and pneumatic tools on water-tight and oil- tight work. 61 cents an hour. CLERK. Male only. All clerical positions are subject to civil-service examination. See

section 2. Clerks who pass the typewriting examination will be given preference.

Appointments made at entrance salary of $100 and $125 a month and exjjerience

along one or more of the following lines is required

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Clerk with knowledge of stenography and typewriting. Clerk with knowledge of typewriting. Clerk with knowledge of bookkeeping.

Clerk with knowledge of time keeping.

Clerk with general l:)usiness training and experience.

Postal.—Men who are experienced in all branches of post-office work. Must have

had at least one year's experience as a clerk (not as carrier) in United States, or one

year in Canal Zone, post offices, and be familiar with the receipt, distribution, and

dispatch of mail matter, the issuance of money orders, registration of mail, and the

preparation of the various reports required of postmasters. This position is filled through civil-service examination or by transfer from classified post offices in the United States. However, before being eligible for transfer applicants must have

passed civil-service examination for Canal Zone postal clerk or a first-grade clerical examination for the departmental service. Inquiries respecting examinations and

eligibility for transfer should be addressed to the "U. S. Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C." Persons wlio are in the classified civil service and eligible

for transfer to the Canal Zone postal service should make application to the "Cliief of Oflice, The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C." Entrance salary, $100 and $125 a month. The positions of j^ostmaster and assistant postmaster are filled by the pro- motion of postal clerks.
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COI'I'KK ItoASTKIl. Must have luul not Iokh tluin live years' exi)erience in roawting, grinding, and hlciid- ing coffee, and be competent to Hiipervise and inntruct wliite and colored lielp. W .nk

in tlua section includes the packing of ri<-(!, migar, coffee, etc., for Hale in tlu; reiuil storea. $125 to $150 a month. COMMISSAKV.

See the speciiicatious for the variouH <-oniini.s8ary positions listed under tiieir respective titles. COMMISSARY ASSISTANT. Dry goods.—Wide experience in the operation of dry goods stores liandling men's and ladies' furnishings, notions, and dress goods. \\'ill be placed in charge, under the

store manager, of dry goods departments in retail stores. Should understand window

dressing, the display of goods and manner of selling, the discipline of salesmen, the

art of merchandising, etc. It will be their duty to see that patrons are properly served and they will come in constant contact with tiie public. Entrance salary, $100 a month.

Provisions.—Wide experience in the operation of meat, fruit, and vegetable markets and grocerj' stores. Will be placed in charge, under store manager, of i)rovision depart- ments in retiiil stores. Should understand meat cutting, the display of fruits, vegetables, and groceries, the manner of selling such supplies, the discipline of salesmen,

etc. It will be their duty to see that patrons are served properly and they will come

in contact with the public constantly. Entrance salary, $150 a month. CONDUCTOR. Yard or switch service, $150 a month. Promotion to $190 a month when assigned

to main-line servdce on the Isthmus.

Man with experience in American-plan hotels. One mth all-round experience

only is qualified, not simply pastry or meat cooks. $75 to $137.50 a month, including

subsistence. COPPERSMITH. Must have had at least three years' experience as a journeyman coppersmith and

must be capable of doing general coppersmithing done in marine, repair, and construction shops. Must be capable of making and handUng copper pipes up to 12 inches in diameter and of brazing flanges thereon. 66 cents an hour.

COREMA.KER.

See Holder. CRANEMAN.

Dipper dredge.—See Dredging positions. Steam shovel.—Should be experienced on IJucyrus and Marion shovels. $167.50 a month.

DiA-ing will ordinarily be done by employees with the rating of rigger, who will be

paid diver's wages only when actually employed in di\-ing. Must present certificates showing satisfactory 8er\ice in water at least 50 feet deep. $1.53 an hour for time

actually employed in diving.
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DRAFTSMAN.

All drafting positions are subject to civil-service examination. See section 2. Entrance salaries range from |125 to $175 a month, according to experience and

capacity.

Architectural.—Salary depends on requirements for position. Marine.—Should be experienced in marine design and capable of making drawings

of floating equipment, such as tugs, barges, dump scows, derrick boats, and dredges. Mechanical (first class).—Must have had at least three years' experience in drafting,

and, in addition, have experience in shop work or on construction work, or must be

a graduate of a technical institution, with at least one year's experience in drafting

or on construction work. Must be able to handle original design work on power

plants, locomotives, steam shovels, and structural work, and be competent to check

detailed shop drawings. Must have a good working knowledge of mathematics, and

be able to figure stresses and strains in mechanism and in structures, such as roof

trusses. Must have a good knowledge of materials used in construction and be

acquainted with shop methods and procedure in handling and executing work.

$150 a month.

Mechanical (second class).—Must have had either at least two years' experience

drafting (or as an alternative, one year's experience in drafting in addition to at least one year shop or construction experience), or must be a graduate of a mechanical

engineering course of a technical institution. Must be able to make detailed shop

drawings from rough sketches and assembly drawings. $125 a month.

Structural steel. —Salary depends upon requirements for position.

Topographical.—Need not be a graduate civil engineer, but must be able to calculate simple problems in algebra and trigonometry. Should be able to plat contour maps from stadia notes, make railroad-track maps and city plats. Should be able to calculate cross sections and reduce them to cubic yards. Should have at least one

year's experience as a draftsman and be able to do fairly good lettering and fairly neat line work. No experience as a designer is necessary. Should be able to run

levels and calculate grades, and be willing to run levels at times when not needed in the office. $125 a month.

DREDfiING POSITIONS. Craneman (dipper dredge, 15-yard).—Should be able to take care of dipper dredge

engine and boiler and have craneman's experience on large dipj^er dredges. This

position is usually filled by promotion of dipper dredge engineers. For salaries of these positions, see "Mate" in schedule, page 14. Engineer (dredge).—Must be thoroughly experienced in operating the type of dredge

for wliich appointment is made. Day and night work. For salaries see schedule, page 14. Engineer (tugboat, self-propelling barge, marine general).—For salaries see schedule, page 14. Leverman, or operator (pipe-line dredge).—^Must be experienced in operating pipeline dredge. For salaries see schedule, page 14. Master (dredge).—Must be thoroughly experienced in operating and caring for all machinery, including electrical plant, on type of dredge for which appointment is made. Day and night work. (Self-propelling barge).—Must have had experience as- master on a tugboat and be accustomed to harbor work. Day and night work. (Steam tug).—Must have had experience as master on steam tug and be accustomed

to harbor work. Day and night work. For salaries see schedule, page 14. Mate {pipe-line dredge) .—First male: Should have at least one year's experience

in similar position on cutter pipe-line dredge, 16 inches or larger. Second mate: Should have at least six months' experience in similar position on cutter pipe-line
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dredge, 16 inches or larger. {Self-propelling barge).—Must, liavo had experience aa master on a towl)oat and be accustomed to harbor work. Day and niglit work. {Steam tug).—Must have liad «'xpt>rience as master on steam tug and b<' accuslonicd

to harbor work. Day and night work. For salaries see schedule, jjage 14. DRILL RUNNER.

l>riU barge. —Slioidd be experienced rock driller on drill-barge work. $155am()nth,

UKUOCJIST. Must be a graduate pharmacist and hold license. Entrance salary, $100 a month.

EGO CANDLER. Must have liad several years* experience in egg candling. $125 a mouth.

ELECTRICIAN. See Lineman and Wireman.
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KI.Kt ritOl'I.ATKK. Must have had at loa.st tliroo yeans' cxpcrioncc! an (^lo(tro])lat(!r in cojjjK'r, nickel,

and silver. Must be thorouf^jhly familiar with mixtureH and processes used, and must be competent to supervise buffers, jxjlisherH, and burnishers, in which trades he must also be proficient. 68 cents an hour. KMHAMMKlt-CUKMATOK. Must have State license a.s erubaliner, and must have had at least one year's experi- ence in crematory. $100 aud $125 a month. ENGINEER.

Dredge.—See Dredginj^ positions.

LocomoUir. —$150 a month in yard or switch service. Promotion to $225 a month

when assigned to main-line service. Hostlers given preference for promotion to grade

of locomotive engineer. Marine.—See Dredging positions.

Rcfngerating.—Must have had at least five years' experience in ice making and

around either steam-driven or motor-driven refrigerating machinery in large refrigera1> ing plants. One who luw mechanical ability to make emergency repairs preferable. State whether steam-driven or motor-driven experience. $175 a month.

Steam.—The rating "steam engineer" covers locomotive-crane engineer, compressor

engineer, dynamo engineer, hoisting engineer, Lidgerwood engineer, operator oi clamshell or orange-peel dredge, pile-driver engineer, pumpman, road-roller engineer, stationary engineer, and track-sliifting enghieer. Persons appljdng should

indicate for which of the above classifications they consider themselves best qualified

by their experience. If they hold an American license the same or a certified copy

thereof should be submitted with the application and will be returned immedJately.

50 to 5G cents an hour; $100 to $150 a month. Steam shovel.—Should be familiar with and experienced in handling Bucyrus and

Marion sliovels. $218 a month.

FILTER. See Operator. FIREMAN (fire DEPARTMENT).

All appointees to this position must be single wMte men, between the ages of 20 and 40 years, not less than 5 feet 7 inches nor more than 6 feet 2 inches in height,

weigliing not less than 140 pounds nor more than 210 pounds, with a chest measure- ment of not less than 35 inches (measurements and weight wdthout clothing), and be

in good health and sound in body. Must have had at least two years' experience

in a piiid fire department in a city of not less than .30,000 inhabitants, and have ren- dered satisfactory service. Applicants must furnish satisfactory references as to sobriety, moral character, and experience from the chief, assistant cliief, or other

superior officer of the department in which the applicant has served. All appointees must furnish their own uniforms, which should be secured on the Isthmus, and in addition thereto they must provide themselves with a pair of fireman's rubber boots, a pair of mittens, a Globe service coat or equivalent, and a pair of suitable fire-service trousers with ring and snap. They must agree to serve one year with the fire force on the Isthmus. The salaries of firemen are $100 and $112.50 a mouth, lieutenants

$125, and captains $145 a month. The positions of lieutenant and captain are filled by promotion of firemen. (See also Operators, Fire apparatus (motor).) FLANGE TURNER. Must be thoroughly competent to lay out and flange plates of all thicknesses f(jr boiler and ship work. 71 cents an hour.
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FOREMAN.

Laundry.—This includes the several branches of large steam laundry work:

washers, sorters, and markers, ironers, etc. The special qualifications required will be stated in requisitions. Must be competent to supervise and instruct colored

help. $100 to $125 a month.

Slaughterhouse.—Must be competent to supervise the slaughtering of cattle, actually

perfonn the work connected therewith, and of sufficient training and experience to

train inexperienced colored men in the performance of the various duties connected with the work. $150 to $175 a month.

Slaughterhouse.—Must be competent to take charge of offal disposition of slaughter- house. Special experience in utilizing waste products and ability to instruct others

is essential. $125 a month.

HELPERS. Must present evidence of actual employment with mechanics of some trade for at

least one year, and must have sufficient knowledge of a trade to demonstrate clearly

their superiority to unskilled labor for assisting mechanics. In making application, statement of experience must be given, and employment will depend on character

of experience. Very few helpers will be sent to the Isthmus from the United States. 40 cents an hour. HOSTLER. Must have had experience as a locomotive engineer or not less than two years as a fireman, and must be competent to move engines under steam about shops, yards,

etc. Hostlers are considered in the line of promotion to locomotive engineers.

$137.50 a month.

HYDROGRAPHER.

Graduate civil engineer, between the ages of 20 and 30 years, who has either specialized in college on hydraulic engineering or who has had at least one year's

practical experience in hydrographic work since graduation. Entrance salary, $100

a month.

ICE CREAM MAKER.

Must have at least three or four years' experience in the manufacture of ice cream and water ices. Experience with large ice cream factories preferred. This section is also in charge of the bottling of milk and cream. Must supervise and instruct colored

help. $125 to $137.50 a month.

INSPECTOR.

Merchandise.—Must have thorough knowledge of general dry goods, men's and ladies' fiirnishings and notions. Should have knowledge of window displaying. Several

years' experience in large wholesale dry goods establishments is essential. Should

be able to instruct other employees in the care and displaying of the above-mentioned

supplies. $150 to $175 a month.

Provisidn.—Must be a practical "provision" man, able to handle meats, fruits, and

vegetables, with special experience in cutting meats and in selling cold-storage

products. Familiarity with grocery products is essential. Will be used for ser\ice in inspecting provisions and in training sales force of cold-storage and grocery depart- ments of retail commissaries. $150 to $175 a month.

INTERNE. Must be single, a graduate within a year of a recognized medical school, recom- mended by the faculty of the school; age limits 22 to 30 years. They will receiA'e no

compensation other than free quarters, board, laundry, and free transportation to and from the Isthmus; will have status of an employee with leave ])riviloges, and in addition free transportation to and from the Isthmus when taking authorized leave.

Tliis position is not subject to civil-service examination.
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IKON WOltKKR.

TIlis (leaifjnation inrludos boIterH-on, anglo-iron smithH, orortnrs, snapporH, and

rivet healers. Persons applyiii;,' sliould indicate! for whicli of tlies(i classififations f licy consider themselves best, qualified by tlieir experience. This ratin<? is for dock

building and tank bnildini"; outside of shops. 56 to 75 cents an hour. LABORATOUV ASSISTANT. Entrance salary, $90 a month. May !)(« ])romoted aflcT six niontlis' satLsfactory service to $105 a month. LATHER (metal).

75 cents an liour. L.\UNDUYMAN.

See Foreman; also Superintendent.LEVELMAN.

Must be graduate civil engineer or have luid at lea.st two years' field experience

and be between the ages of 20 and 40 years. $100 and $125 a month. Tliis position

is usually fdled by the promotion of rodmen.

LEVKRMAN (OPERATOR).

Pipe-line dredge. —See Dredging positions.

Light and power pole line work.—Must be accustomed to stringing both heavy and

liglit wire, hanging and connecting up transformers, and able to work on live wire

in 2,300-volt circuits. Must furnisli tools. G9 cents an hour. High-tension transmission line.—Men who have had experience in lines of 50,000

volts or over preferred. Must be capable of erecting towers, stringing wires, placing

insulators, etc. Must furnish tools. $156 a month.

MACHINIST. In applying for any of the following classifications of the position of machinist the applicant should bring out clearly in his application any e.\peri- ence which he may have had on marine equipment.

Air brake.—Maclujusts under this heading will generally be rated as machinists

(floor and bench). Special experience in repair of locomotive air and dri\'er brakes and car air-brake equipment should be stated in the application. 66 cents an liour. Brass lathe.—This work will generally be performed by men rated as machinists (machine) at rates determined by their efficiency. Special experience in this line should be stated in the application.

Electrical.—64 cents an hour. Floor and bench.—Must be capable of work on the floor or on the bench; experienced in all classes of general repair work on steam engines, pumps, locomotives, or other macliinery in so far as bench and floor work is concerned; must be able to use a micrometer and to work from blue print; must have served an apprenticeship in a good shop. 66 cents an hour.

General.—This word will be used in connection with the name of some branch of the machinist's trade to indicate general experience in that particular branch. As,

for instance, " machinist, general, with marine experience," would mean a machini.st who has had experience in floor and bench work, machine work, erecting work, and

lining up and installation of machinery on board ships. 66 cents an hour. Machine.—Must be capable of doing all kinds of macliinist's work on lathes, planers,

boring mills, shapers, and other types of macliines found in locomotive and marine
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shops; must be capable of using micrometer gauges and be able to work from blue print.

Special experience along these lines sliould be stated in the application. 66 cents an hour. Marine.—^Must be experienced in erecting and repairing marine engines, including

turbines; must be competent to align shafts and bearings and to do other erecting

work on marine equipment. Men employed on tliis work will be rated according to the particular class of work for which employed, but in making selection only men

able to show experience on marine work will be chosen. 66 cents an hour.

Toolmaker.-—Must be capable of working on bench and machines; must have had

extended experience in tool-making work, including the making of taps, dies, reamers, and other small tools, and must be able to care intelligently for same. Also competent in making jigs. 66 cents an hour. Will be carried under general heading of machinist.

Turret-lathe operator.—Must have had at least two years' experience within the last four years operating modem turret lathes. Men for this work will be rated as macliinists (machine) at rates determined by their efficiency.

MASTER (marine). See Dredging positions.

See Dredging positions.

Iron. —Must have had experience in marine and general jobbing foundry. Must be

capa]>le of "working in both green and dry sand, and must be accustomed to doing

side, floor, and crane work. No bench molder will fill this specification. Brass.—Must have had at least four years' experience on marine work and steam and water tight fittings. Steel.—Must fill all requirements for an iron molder, and in addition must be experienced in the making of both dry and green sand molds for steel castings. Must be

capable of doing crane work. The rating molder will cover all branches of the trade, including coremaker, but

employment will be based on the special experience of the applicant in the branch

lor which men are wanted. 68 cents an hour.

Male andfcmcilr. —Applicants must be between the ages of 20 and 40 years, graduates of schools for trained nurses having at least a two years' course, and have had at

least one year's sul)sequent experience in a modern and well-equipped ho«8])ital; or, in the case of male nurses, ha\ing served at least one enlistment in the Hospital Corps

of the United States Army or Navy. The entrance salary for female nurses is $05 a month, with subsistence and laundry of uniforms, with promotion of $5 a month for each two years' satisfactory service until a maximum of $85 a month is reached. Male nurses will be appointed at $00 a month, without sul)sistence or laundry, and

may be promoted $5 a month at the end of each two years' satisfactory service until a maximum of $125 a month is reached. Only single men are desired for the position

of male nurse. This position is subject to ciA'il-service examination. See section 2. OBSERVER. Man who has had two years' experience in meteorological work and is familiar with the observations made and instruments \ised at "first-class" United States Y/eather Bureau stations. Entrance salary, $100 a month.
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(»i'i;i:.\T()it. Brown //ow/.- -$175 a mkhiIIi. Dipper dredge.—See l)re(l{;;ing ])c)HitioiiH. Electric crane.—$125 to $150 a month, with t;ortain exceptions.

Electric switchboard.—$125 to $150 a month.

Filter.—Must liavc equivalent of liif^h-frhool education. Required to read the

meters, keep notes, and make calculations. For work at water-purification jjlants. $100 and $125 a month.

Fire appuratit.^ {motor).- AW appointees to this position must be single white men

between the at,'os of 20 and 10 years, not less tlian 5 feet 7 inches nor more than 6 feet 2 inches in height, weighing not less than 140 pounds nor more than 210 pounds, with a cheatmeasurementof not less than 35 inches (measurements and weights without cloth- ing^ and 1)0 in good health and sound in body. Must have had at least two years' experience as first driver in charge of a motor pumping engine in a paid fire dej)artment

and liave received tlie compensation attached to that ])osition. Applicants must

furnish satisfactory references as to soliriety, moral character, and experience from the

chief, assistant chief, or other superior officer of the dejjartment in which the applicant has served. Appointees are required to furnish their own uniforms, which should be

secured on the Isthnuis. They must agree to serve one year with the lire force on the

Isthmus. After arrival on the Isthmus appointees will l)e recjuired to pass an examination before the board of local inspectors and demonstrate their aljility to operate

automobile fire apparatus. This position is generally filled l)y promotion of qualified firemen. $120 a month.

Sand blmt. —Must have had at least one year's experience in the operation of sand

blast for cleaning castings, etc., in the foundry, or for cleaning scale from metal work,

or both. 52 cents an hour. Suction dredge.—See Dredging positions.

Telephone sinlchhoard, female. —AjipUcants must be between the ages of 18 and 26

years and must have had at least two years' experience in operating common battery

subscribers' boards. $50 to $75 a month.

Towing Zocomo^ire.—This position filled by operating force in addition to other

duties. $150 a month.

PAINTER.

House.—Must be a good brush man who can mix ordinary colors. Preference will be given to men experienced in handling gangs. Experience must cover all the work

usually performed in houses.

Car.—Must be experienced in striping, varnishing, and finishing locomotive and

coach work, in addition to straight painting, and must have had at least three years' service in either railway or car shops.

Ship.—Mxist hq^ve had at least two years' experience in a shipyard and be capable

of performing all painting, glossing, etc., required on shipboard.

The foregoing will be rated as painters. 60 cents an hour.

Letferer and grainer.—llusi be competent to do all kinds of lettering and graining,

including gold, silver, and bronze leaf work, except high-grade free-hand sign

painting. Must be capable of laying off stencils for letters. 70 cents an hour. Sign.—Must be capable of performing all the work required of letterer and grainer,

and in addition must be capable of doing the highest class free-hand lettering and

sign painting. 81 cents an hour. TATTEliN M.\KER. Must have had four years' experience as a journeyman pattern maker and must be

capable of making light and hesLvy patterns for marine, locomotive, and general jobbing

work, including gearing. 75 cents per hour.
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PHYSICIAN. Must be single and graduate of recognized medical school. Age limits, 22 to 30

years. Entrance salary, |150 a month. This position is subject to civil-service examination. See section 2; also Interne.

Must hold a master's certificate for unlimited tonnage on seagoing or Great Lakes

steamers and be experienced in handling them around wharves or through locks;

also be proficient in navigation pertaining to pilotage, especially so in all matters

relating to the compass. Must be temperate, physically sound, temperamentally

suitable, under 45 years, and preferably not over 35. May be required to act as master

of tugboat, pending assignment as regular pilot. Entrance salary, $200 a month.

Increase of $25 each six months until maximum of $250 a month is reached, contingent

upon satisfactory service. Preference will be given to persons employed on floating

equipment of the Panama Canal.

PIPE FITTER. Must be experienced and capable of handling, working, and bending all lands of wrought-iron pipe, from smallest size to 10 inches in diameter, and experienced in locomotive and car steam and air piping. 65 cents an hour. PLANING-MILL HAND. Must have had four years' experience as journeyman mill hand and capable of run- ning heavy woodworking machinery, such as planers, surfacers, matchers, rip and cut

off saws, mortising and boring machines on general milling work. 56 cents an hour. PLASTERER. Must be thoroughly experienced in both plain and ornamental work. 78 cents an

hour. PLUMBER.

Must be qualified to install house or ship plumbing in all its branches, including

brass and nickel work and leadwork; must be able to wipe joints and to line up piping

and fittings. Must have had at least four years' experience as a journeyman. Construction work, 78 cents an hour. Maintenance work, $143 a month.

POLICEMAN.

First class.—White man, single, between the ages of 21 and 40 years, at least 5 feet 8 inches in height, with a minimum weight of 140 pounds (measurement and weight

without clothing); sound physique and clear intellect, good moral character and cor- rect habits, and be able to read and write the English language. A knowledge of Spanish is desirable, and also an excellent discharge from the United States Army,

Navy, or Marine Corps, or record of satisfactory experience in police work. All appointees *jo this position are required to furnish their own uniforms, which should be

secured in Panama. They must agree to serve one year with the police force on the Isthmus. Salaries $93, $112.50, and $125 a month. Initial appointments are usually

made at the $93 rate. Promotions to the rank of sergeant, lieutenant, and captain

are made from the ranks. Sergeants are paid $130, lieutenants $140, and captains

$160 a month.

QUARANTINE GUARD.

Single men, with at least a common-school education; knowledge of ships necessary; pre\dous experience as seaman desirable. Preference given to exnoncommissioned
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oflifors an<l otlu-r cnlisU'd incii with i-xccllcnL (liscliur<,'cvs from tlio Uuiled .States Army or Navy. Tlie phyaical rtMiuiremonta for thia position are the same as for the

position of polic(>nian. Entranco sahiry, $100 a niontli.

HUAiKH.

Wcif/fil /«i/((/.'(n<7. -Must have had experience of at least two years in handliiij,' weight.^; must know how to pmm straps for safe liandling of weights, have a good idea

of size of straps and luunber and cliaraed r of turns for different kinds of weights, and must be competent to supervise a gang of h\horers. 04 cents an liour.

Ri<f(/lii<f fillers. Riggers for work on titling rigging must be competent to si)lice wire, henij), and nianihx rope with all styles of splicing, to make eyes and seizings,

and to worm, parcel, and serve rigging, and to fit and set up the same on ships. 64 cents an hour. niVETEK.

Should be capable of driviaig rivets both by hand and pneumatic hammer for watertight and oil-tight work on hulls and tanks. 63 cents an hour.

An active young man, between 20 and 30 years of age, with about one year's experience in the field and possessing the equivalent of a liigh-school education, or graduate

of a technical school in the civil-engineering course. $83.33 a month. SANITARY INSPECTOU.

Applicants must preferably be graduates of technical schools in civil or sanitary

engineering, preference to be given to those who have had experience under tropical conditions. Applications should be addressed to the "'Chief Health Officer, Balboa

Heights, Canal Zone." Entrance salary, $125 a month.

SAUSAGE MAKER.

Must have at least five years' experience with large sausage-making establislmients. Must be familiar with all details of sausage making and be competent to instruct others. $125 to $150 a month.

SCHOOL-TEACHER.

Grade teachers must have completed a regular four-year high-school or academy

course, and must have had at least two years' training in a standard normal school

or college, and at least two years' successful experience in the public schools of the United States. In place of the two years' normal school or college training required

for grade positions, high-school teachers must have had four years' college or university training. Applications should be addressed to the "Superintendent of Schools, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, '

' who will furnish all information . Appointments are made

for the school year of nine months, beginning October 1. Entrance salaries: Grade

teachers, $95 a month; high-school teachers, $120 a month. All teachers receive an

increase of $5 a month each year for three years, contingent upon satisfactory ser\-ice. Sick leave up to 24 days in the school year, when sickness is certified to by a Govern- ment physician, is allowed. No "annual," "cumulative," or "travel" leave is granted to teachers. Married women are not eligible to this position. SHEET-METAL WORKER.

Must be capable of working all classes of sheet metal less than one-eighth inch in thickness, including galvanized iron, tin, and sheet copper and installing copper
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flashing. Must be able to lay out and construct cornices, ventilators, skylights,

piping, and elbows, etc., and make tanks and containers for liquids. 69 cents an hour.

SHIP FITTER. Must be capable of laying out and doing all kinds of ironwork on hulls, decks, bulkheads, and water-tight compartments, and of laying out and doing all kinds of sheetiron work usually found in a shipyard. 65 cents an hoiir.

SHIP JOINER. Must be capable of doing all kinds of joiner work on steamboats of any description. 66 cents an hour. SHIPWRIGHT. Must be capable of doing all sliip\vright or sliip carpenter's A\'ork, including laying

off and shaping frames and planking, construction of small boats, fastenings, scarfing,

beveling, etc. 66 cents an hour. STENOGRAPHER.

See Clerk. STEVEDORE. He should hold a second mate's certificate, have a good all-round knowledge of a

ship, such as reeving off necessary gear, getting derricks, etc., placed in order, rigging

up purchases for taking out or putting in heavy weights, know what working strain the different purchases, gear, chain, wire slings, and lashings -will stand ; how to load a ship with regard to different commodities stowed together, placing of dunnage,

stability of vessel, draft, etc. Should be able to stow sliip when same is loaded for several ports so that when ship leaves one port for another she will be evenly trimmed,

stand upright, with cargo secure; know how to stow cargoes so as to comply with all underwriters and boards of trade rules; measure off hold space, give correct account

of how much cargo vessel can take, either when empty or partially loaded, to complete. $100 to 1150 a month. STEWARD. Man with experience in American-plan hotels, both as steward and clerk. Must

be able to keep simple accounts and have sufficient knowletlge of cooking to be able

to actually do the cooking if cook should quit. $83.33 and $100 a month, including

subsistence. SUPERINTENDENT.

Bakery.—Must have had several years' experience in charge of large bakeries. Competent to supervise wliite and colored labor in the manufacture of bread and

all kinds of cake and pastry. $175 to $200 a month.

Cold-storage plant.~M.ust have had at least five years' experience in handUng

meats and provisions in refrigeration and be competent to handle skilled and unskilled

wlaite and colored labor. A man with some packing-house experience is preferred.

$175 to $200 a month.

LauTidry.—Must be thoroughly experienced in all lines of steam laundry work

and have been in entire charge of large laundries. Several years' experience in rush

steamsliip, hotel, and personal laundry work is essential. $175 to $200 a month.

TELEGRAPH OPERATOR.

Capable railroad operator with clerical experience. Entrance salary $100 a month.
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TtCKKT COI.I.I-.CTUI!.

^^Ilst luivo a 5,'('iKTaI kiiowl.'dj^'c of th.. hundliiij,' of iailroa<l pa«.sengcT tran.sportation forms, preferably one who has liad at least one year's experienco as ticket agent or ticket coUecttir in railroad wrvico. $125 to $150 a inontli.

Tii.i:si:-iTi;i;. 77 rents an hour. TIMKKKKl'KIl. Rated as clerk. Sec requiremenls uikUt heading of Clerk.

TiNs.Mrrn. See Sheet-metal worker.

See Machinist, toolmaker. TOOLMAKER.

The principal requi.sites of this position are ability to use drawing instruments with precision and neatness, togetlier A\-ith a neat style of lettering. The applicant need have no designing ability, but should be able to take any pencil sketch and

make a workmanlike drawing. Tracers are expected 1o furnish their own drawing

instruments. $60 to $75 a month.

TliACK FOREiMAN. Must be experienced in laying and surfacing new track and capable of installing

an<l maintaining switches. Must know all details of this work and be able to instruct personally the laI)orers how to do the work as well as manage them. No foreman who

has only had experience on maintenance of way and without construction experience

in marshy country wanted. One preferred who is experienced on both maintenance

and construction. $100 to $150 a month.

TRANSITMAN. Same as levelman, but must have had a large amount of practical experience.

This position is usually filled by promotion. $150 a month. TYPEWRITER AND ADDING-MACHINE REPAIR MAN. One experienced in repairing different makes of adding machines and typewriters,

including the Underwood machine. Must furnish all the tools necessary in tliis work. $100 to $150 a month.

WELDElt.

Acetylene.—Must have had at least two years' experience A\-ith acetylene torches; must ])e capable of doing all classes of cutting and welding, including welding castings

and light plates. 63 cents an hour.

Electric.—Must have had at least two years' experience at electric welding with

the carbon-arc t^npe of apparatus and must be proficient in welding castings and

plates. 63 cents an hour. W'IREMAN. Under general rating of "Wiremtm" appointments will be made for specific purposes, as indicated by subratings. When a particular class of work is not available,

Miremcn will l)e expected to perform work required in any or all of the subratings to the iK'st of their ability. All wiremen must furnish tools. (See sec. 13.) 69 cents an hour.
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Armature winder. —Experienced in repair shop work and repairs of all classes of electrical apparatus and machinery. Must be capable of winding, taping, and impregnating of motor, transformer, and magnet coils, rewinding and connecting both

A. C. and D. C. motors, and shop repairs. 69 cents an hour.

Cable splicer.—Experienced in and capable of making splices in single and multii:)le conductor lead-covered cables. Should have had experience in installing under- ground transmission systems of potentials from 2,300 volts up. Must be careful and

able to make the joint complete, including wiping on and sealing of sleeve. Cable splicer, telephone.—Must be experienced in and competent to make splices on telephone cable of all capacities up to 300 pairs. ^lust have had at least two years' experience with some reputable company. 69 cents an hour, and $150 a month.

Electric.—One who is experienced and capable of doing open and concealed wiring

and fnolding work for electric lighting. He must be thoroughly familiar with the National Electrical Code, as comprised in the Regulations of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for Electric Wiring and Apparatus. Conduit wiremen must also have had two years' experience in fitting electric conduit and wiring therein. Motor and control.—Men for this class of work should be experienced in setting of control or contactor panels, including all connections between the motor and feeder system and between the motor and control panel. Experience with the installation

of electrical equipment in steel mills, cotton mills, large shops, or similar institutions will be given preference. Most of the equipment consists of three-phase motors and

alternating-current control equipment, although there is some direct-current control equipment, but men having bad direct-current experience only will not be suitable. Station and switchboard.—Must be experienced in hydroelectric station, switchboards, and transformer-room equipment. Experience with construction depart- ments of the large public-service electrical companies or as erectors or construction men for the large electrical manufacturing companies preferred. Experience only on low-tension switchboards will not qualify for control and switchboard work; experience with remote control apparatus also required.

Telephone tvireman or inspector.—Must be experienced in common battery exchange

equipment and must h'ave had at least two years' experience in installation of tele- phone switchboards, storage batteries, subscribers' equipment, etc. $125 to $162.50 a month.

Transjormcr and. oil svntch.—Men who have had experience in insulating bus bars, making up high-tension terminal bells and joints, assembling and erecting oil switches and transformers for both light and power service. They should also be familiar with the installation of potential and current transformers and incidental ^\^ring for metering the current. Experience with large public-service electrical companies

which maintain their own construction departments is desirable for this class of work.

Also experience with large electrical manufacturing concerns may be suitable, de- pending upon the detail of the experience. Outside overhead linemen with outdoor

transformer experience are not desired on account of the wide difference in the class

of transformer work to be done on the Isthmus. Experience with 4,500 volts up is preferred. YARDMASTER.

Filled by promotion of conductors. $150 to $210 a month.

TOOL LIST.

Sec. 13. All mechanics should take with them, to the Isthmus the tools of their trade that it is customary for them to carry with them in the States. Tools can not be bought to advantage on tlie Isthmus. The following list of tools needed in certain

ci'afts is given merely as a guide to new employees of what is expected in this line.
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It will be understood, however, that mechanics in other crafts will be required to provide themselves with appropriate tools: lihicksmiths. —ralijx'rs, rule, dividers, square.

Boiler makers. —Steel rule, dividers, calipers, square, spud WTenchefl, chippinp;

hammers.

Cabinetmakers. —Same as carjx'nters, with addition of oni! set, of hand-carvin<^ tools. Calkers, wood.—("alkin<; mallet, a complete set of calkinjj; tools, stool. Car-penters. —Cross-cut saw, rij) saw, c-ompass saw, tenon saw, drawknife, spoke

shave, scraper, ratchet brace, extension bit, set of au^er bits, sjjiral screw driver, set

of standard drills and stock, jack ])huu', smooth plane, fore plane, adz, claw hammcsr,

hatchet, steel scpiare, small scpiarc, L'-foot rule, try-s((uare, set of chisels, set of f^out^es, mallet, pair of comi)asses, level, oilstone, (i and 12 inch ordinary screw drivers, block

plane, countersink and screw-driver bits for brace, markinj^ gau<,'e. Car repairers and inspectors.— Chiw hammer, hatchet or small hand ax, oilstone, 2 handsaws (cross (nit), 2-foot steel srjuare, try-square, bevel square, smoothin-,' jjlane, jack plane, set of chisels ^ to 2 inches, brace not less than 12-inch sweep, set of three

different sized screw-driver bits for brace, set of ship auger bits from j^ to l-^ inch,

set of gimlet or drill bits No. 1 to No. 8, 2-foot rule, mallet. Coppersmiths.—B. P. hammer, set of chisels, set of solid punches, pair of 10-inch

dividers, circular snips No. 8, straight snips No. 7, pocketknife, set of beating hammers,

24-inch steel rule, center punch.

Core makers.—Trowel, lifter, double ender, set slickers. Draftsmen.—One set of drawing instruments, T square, bevel square, splines,

curv^es. Erectors. —One pair each of 8-inch inside and outside calipers, one pair 8-inch

dividers, 3-foot steel rule, combination set with 24-inch steel rule, (j-inch steel scale, one set trammel points. Instrument makers.—Same as tj-pewriter repair men, and in addition special tools

for watchmaking.

Ironivorkers. —Same as ship fitters. Joiners. —Same as carpenters. Linemen. —Tool bag, belt, ratchet brace, 2-inch wood chisel "firmer socket," Haven

clamp, pair of climbers, claw hammer, pair of 8-inch side cutting pliers, 6-foot rule, hand cross-cut saw, G and 10 inch screw drivers, safety strap, tool (Howe's) or jack

strap, lag screw wrench, monkey wi-ench, hacksaw frame, B. P. hammer, carpenter's square, pocketknife.

Locksmiths.—Same as instrument makers, except tools for typewriter repairs, and

include special tools for locksmith work.

Machinists. —One each of the following: 3, 6, and 12 inch scales, 1 pair each inside and outside calipers (6 and 12 inch), pair 6-inch dividers, center gauge, surface gauge, depth gauge, scratch gauge, thickness gauge, USS thread gauge, toolbox, box square, 12-inch square and bevel protractor, 8-inch hermaphrodite, screw driver, phmib

bob, 6-inch flexible steel rule, pair extension trams, B. P. hammer, 12-inch monkey

wrench, combination square, 2 or 3 inch outside micrometer, 12-inch inside micrometer, spirit level, 2-foot rule, center punch.

Millwrights. —Box square, B. P. hammer, brace and set of bits, plurnb bob, chalk

line, handsaw (cross cut), 24-inch spirit level, 2-foot square, pair _12-inch dividers, carpenter's claw hammer, 6-toot folding rule, 50-foot steel tape, 6-inch scale, set of inside calipers, set of outside calipers, 8-inch hermaphrodite, scrapers, 6, 10, and 14 inch monkey WTenches.

Molders. —Trowels, flange tools, lifters of all sizes, pipe slickers, double enders, half-round corners, inside square corners, hub tool, bead tool, hammer, 2-foot rule, square corners. Pattern makers.—No. 7 or No. 8 jointer, jack plane, block plane, set of paring chisels, set of paring gouges, set of Adis carving gouges, router with set bits, rabbet j)lane, sole plane with set bits, handsaw, tenon saw, compass saw, pair pliers, combination

try-square with center head, 4-inch try-square, 4 and 12 inch combination squares, 24-inch framing sciuare, 14-inch try-square, set of nail sets, set of oilstones, set of calipers, set of turning tools, set of shrink rules i-^, \, and ^ inch shrink per foot), set Russell Jennings bits, set brace screw-driver bits, brace, hand screw driver, 10-inch bevel square, set spoke shaves for curved and straight work, set of dividers,

pair trammels, 2 scratch gauges (large and small), claw hammer, and one upholsterer's
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hammer, set round-bottom planes, 2-foot rule, set firmer chisels, expansion bit, set twist drills and brace.

Pipefitters.—Pair 10-inch dividers, 6-foot rule, pair G-inch gas pliers, 50-foot steel tape, 6, 8, and 10 inch Stillson -wrenches. PZiwriers.—Hammer, screw driver, pair cutting pliers, compass saw, set brace, bits and drills, wood chisel and gouge, \ and 2 inch bending springs, turnpin, compassses shave hook, bending irons, calking irons, soldering irons, cold chisel, joint runner,

file, brass pipe 'wrench, 10 and 14 inch Stillson wrenches, 12-inch monkey wrench,

\ and 2 inch drift plugs, ladle, wiising cloths, rasp, tap borer, 6-foot rule, basin wrencli,

hack saw, 8-inch Stillson wrench.

Shcet-mctal ivorhers.—Circular snips No. 8, straight snips No. 7, pair 10-inch dividers,

pair 6-inch wire pliers, one small and one large tinner's hammer, Nos. 4 and 7 riAct

sets, 50-foot steel tape, center punch, 6-foot rule, mallet, center punch, soldering

irons, scratch awl, monkey wrench, breast drill and bits. Ship fitters.—Two-foot rule, chalk line and reel, center punch, B. P. hammer,

square, dividers, spud wrenches. Ship joiners.—Screw driver (6-inch), screw driver (12-inch), ecrew-driver bit, adz, smooth plane, joiner plane, jack plane, spokeshave, 2-foot rule, set of gouges, set of wood chisels, bevel, set wood bits, hand drill and bits, ratchet brace, 24-inch car- penter's square, oilstone, try-square, marking gauge, claw hammer, hatchet, drawknife, handsaws, pair dividers, chalk line, mallet, spirit level, calipers, monkey

wrench, angle brace, block plane, 50-foot steel tape. Shipwrights.—Broadax, screw drivers (6 and 12 inch), adz, spike maul, screw-driver

bit, set of wood bits, set of wood chisels, set of gouges, ratchet brace, 24-inch car- penter's sc^uare, bevel, oilstone, race knife, try-square, smoothing plane, jack plane,

marking gauge, claw hammer, light riveting hammer, 2-foot rule, 50-foot steel tape, pair dividers, spokeshave, cold chisels, saws (cut-off and rip), spirit level, chalk line and reel, fore plane, calipers, expansion bit, plumb bob, angle brace. Toolmakers.—Three-fourths-pound B. P. hammer, 1-iuch micrometer, 2-inch micrometer, 3-inch micrometer, inside micrometer, 4, 6, 10 inch inside calipers, 4, 6, 10 inch outside calipers, surface gauge, USS screw pitch gauge, universal bevel i)ro- tractor, 4, 6, 12, 18 inch steel rules, 6-iuch flexible steel rule, 6-inch narrow hook rule, center punch, 3-inch dividers, 6-inch dividers, 4-inch hermaphrodite caliper, 5-inch

inside-thread caliper, 5-inch outside-tliread caliper, 60" center gauge, depth gauge,

6-inch solid steel square, test indicator, 3-inch screw driver, 6-inch screw driver,

oilstone, thickness gauge, magnifjdug glass, scriljer, straightedge (4 to 12 inch), feelers, 2-foot rule, surface gauge, tool gauge, thread gauge.

Typewriter repair men.—Twelve-inch screw driver, 7-inch (^-inch bit) screw driver, 65-inch Champion screw driver, 6-inch (^e-inch bit) Champion screw driver, small steel hammer, small copper hammer, paii'Starett's pliers (for music wire), pair 3-prong pliers, pair flat-nose pliers (4^-inch), pair round-nose pliers, pair parallel ])liers (4^-inch), pair

parallel pliers (6-inch), pair side-aligning pliers for Underwood typewriter, pair ringdetaching pliers for Underwood typewriter, pair of tweezers, typewriter twister for Underwood typewriter, shift-rail t\vister for Underwood tyi^ewriter, aligning wrench

for Underwood typewriter, trip wrench for Underwood typewriter, hexagon nut wrench

for Underwood typewriter, soldering gauge, alcohol torch, oilstone. Wiremen.-—Tool bag, set of wood luts, ratchet brace, soldering copper (2 pounds), claw hammer, pair gas pliers, 2 pairs side-CTitting pliers (6 and 8 inch), 6-foot rule, 3 screw drivers (3, 6, and 10 inch), blow torch, 8-inch monkey WTench, cable knife, 14-inch pipe wrench. Wiremcn (telephone).—Tool bag, set of wood l)its, ratchet brace, soldering copper, claw hammer, one pair pliers (S. C. 6-inch), one pair diagonal pliers (4-inch), 2 screw

drivers (3 and 6 inch), blow torch. Cable splicers (telephone).—Cable s])Utter, cal)le stripper, turning pin, one pair

pliers (6-inch), soldering copper, blow torch, shave hook, boxwood dresser, bossing

stick, wi])ing cloth, melting pot, ladle. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.

Sec. 14. The following Executive order was issued on February 2, 1914, providing

conditions of employment for the permanent force for The Panama Canal: By virtue of the authority vested in me by law it i.s hereby ordered that the general comiitions of em- ployment governing employees on the Istlimu.s of Panama necessary for the completion, care, management, maintenance, .sanitation, goveniment, and 0]u'ralion of The Panama Canal, the Canal Zone, the Panama Railroad, and other adjuncts, shall be as follows:
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ArroiNTMF.NT AND COMPENSATION.

1. Tlio salaries or componsation of rinployccs shall In no liistanco oxc(^od by iiioro than 2.') por cont tho

salarii'sori'oniponsatioii paid for tho sainc or similar siTviws to jiorsons employed by the fiovcninient in Continental United States, as determined hy the >;overnor of The Tanama ("anal. (.See note lielow.)

2. Servlco must l)0 .satisfactory to the liead of the departm(!nt In which employ(>d, and employees arc subject to the ret,'ulations of tho jiovcmor.

3. The compensation and con<lilioiis of employment of persons employed in tho United States will bo

specified in provisional aj)i)ointmenls. Th<! compensation of such persons will be>,'in iijion date of eml);irkation at port of departure from tho United States, and they will be j,Tant(Ml fre(! trmisportation from

jiort of ili'purture, including' meals on (he steamer, but no compensation or expenses for tlie jouniey to tho

port; but former (>mployees from tlie United States whose next preceding service with The Panama ("anal was less than one year shall be i>aid oidy from date of entry in to service on the Isthmus, ami will be allowed

only such reduced rates of triuisiiortalion to the isthmus as may bo available for (Joveniment emf)loyces. Em])loyfes appointed at an hourly rate will bo paid for tho period of transit to the Isthmus on the basis

of an oif.'ht-hour day, exclusive of Sundays. Kxeept in ca.so of di.scharj,'e or other .separation from tho

service Iwyond the employee's control, payment of salary from date of embarkation to date of arrival on

tho Isthmus will not bo made unle.ss service on the Isthmus continues for 30 days.

4. .Ml olTicers and employees in the service of The I'anama Canal, except those who are to perform tho

duties of clerk, b()okkeei)er, steiiofjrapher, tyjx'wriler, surj;eon, physici:ui, trained nurse, or driiflsman,

shall be exemjjted from examiiiat ion under civil-service rules, and ajjpoiiitments to cIiTical positions on the Isthmus of Panama payiii}; $7.'i per month or less may also bo made without examination, odicors and

employees now in the service of the Panama Railroad Co. on the Isthmus may Ije transferred to and re- tained in the service of The I'anama C;uial without examination, whenever any work now performed indcv pendently by the Panama Railroad is consolidated with similar work performed by Tho Panama Canal.

5. When employees in the present organization aro transferred to the permanent organization, they

shall retain their .seniority as regards questions of civil service, quarters, and other privileges or considerations: Provided, however, That the .seniority griuited to employees by this order shall not be operative in any case so as to form any claim involving the payment of funds of the United States.

6. All employees who receive over $75 per month or over 10 cents per hour must be citizens of the United

States or the Itejiublic of Panama, and such citizens will be given preference for employment in all grades. Aliens may not be employed in such grades imless (a) they have occupied similar positions during the

construction of tho canal for two years or mor(>, or (&) in case of emergency, in which latter case they must

bo replaced by citizens of the United States or Repul)lic of Piuiama as early as practicable.

7. The (iovemor shall prescribe regulations, when not otherwise fixed in this order, setting forth the

(lualifications necessary for appointment of the various classes of employees, including jihysical fitness for work on the Isthmus. The age limit shall in all cases bo mider 45 years, but the Governor may wai\(> this limit when in his judgment such action is for the good of the .service.

8. All appointments shall be made by The Governor of The Panama Canal, or by his authority, except

the district judge, district attorney, marshal, clerk of district court, and his assistant.

9. Assignment to duty is vested in the respective heads of the departments, and employees will be ex- pected to perform such duties as may properly be assigned to them. The Governor may discharge an

employee at anj- tune for cause, and terminate a provisional appointment when the exigencies of the ser\nco so require.

10. The Government resen^es the right to pay in any money the value or parity of which is guaranteed by the United States.

11. Employees whose salaries are fixed on a montlily or annual basis will receive no i>ay for overtime work.

12. Employees above tlie grade of laborer, appointed with rates of pay per hour or per day, will not be

eniiiloyed over eight hours in any one calendar day, except in case of emergency. The time such employees work over eight hours in one calendar day, and time worked on Sundays and regularly aiithorizetl holidays, including January 1, February 22, May 30, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25, shall be considered overtime for which time and one-half will be allowed. Such employees who worke<l on the days prior and subsequent to the holidays specifically named above will be allowed their regular pay for eight hours for such days, in addition to pay for any work performed.

13. An employee whcso compensation while on duty carries with it subsistence will not bo entitled to same or commutation thereof while on leave of absence, and no commutation of quarters shall l>e jiaid. TRANSPORTATION.

14. Employees and dependent members of their families will be granted the regular Government rate upon commercial steamsliip lines with which arrangements for such rates can be made, ^^'hile tho United

States operates a steamship line, either directly or through the Panama Railroad Co., employees and the dependent members of their families will be granted transportation at the same rates and under the same Note.—The provisions of paragraph 1 of the Executive order of Feb. 2, 1914, were mo<iified by the act

of Congress ajiproved -\pr. (i, lull, reading as follows: "The wage scale of the jtersons employeil in tho

construction of the Panama Canal in elTect prior to .\pril first, nineteen hundred and fourteen, shall continue unchanged during the period of actual construction, but not later than June 30, 1916.''
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conditions as are at present in effect. The rates and conditions are subject to change at any time in the

discretion of the Governor.

15. After three years' service, employees who are citizens of the United States will be entitled to free transportation for themselves only, on termination of service, to any port of the United States, except that when such transportation costs the Government more than $40 the employee must pay the excess.

16. Employees on the gold roll will be granted one complimentary round-trip pass on the Panama Rail- road each calendar month. Mileage books for use of such employees and dependent members of their families, or relatives temporarily residing with them, will be furnished at one-half regular tariff rates. QUARTERS.

17. Where practicable, such bachelor quarters on the Isthmus as may be available from time to time

will be assigned all employees desiring them. Family quarters, when available, will be assigned under

such niles as may bo prescribed by the governor. A charge will be made for rent, fuel, and electric current

at such time and in accordance with such regulations as the President may hereafter establish. MEDICAL CARE.

18. Employees injured will be compensated in accordance with such regulations as are prescribed by law.

19. All employees in cases of illness or Injury will receive free medical care and attendance in the hospitals, except in cases of alcoholism or venereal disease. If medical attendance is furnished in quaj-ters, a

charge may be made under regulations to be prescribed by the governor. Employees will be charged for medical care and attendance furnished members of their families at the hospitals and at their quarters at such rates and under such regulations as may be prescribed by the governor. LEAVE REGULATIONS.

20. All employees who are citizens of the United States, and aliens whose compensation is more than $75 per month, or 40 cents per hoiu-, shall be entitled to leave privileges.

21. Leave will be divided into three classes, viz, (1) annual leave, (2) cumulative leave, and (3) travel

leave. ANNUAL LEAVE.

22. Twenty-four days aimual leave will be allowed each employee for each year after entry into service and, If not granted prior to the close of the year, is forfeited and may not be accumulated, except that any

annual leave remaining to an employee's credit in a year m which he is granted cumulative leave, may be added to the cumulative leave if taken within two months after the close of his service year.

23. The service year shall date from the day on which an employee's pay m the permanent organization

begins.

24. Absences of one-half day or more, when regularly authorized, will be charged against annual leave;

also absences on accomit of Illness or mjury, upon the certificate of an authorized physician in the service

of The Panama Canal, except that In the following classes of cases no payment shall be made for time lost, but the time shall be charged against the annual leave:

(a) lUness due to the fault of the employee, as venereal disease and alcoholism.

(6) Injiu-y due to the employee's willful intention to bring about the Injury or death of himsdf

or another,

(c) Elective surgical operations to relieve conditions existing prior to service on the Isthmus.

25. In the case of hoiu-ly or per diem employees annual leave on account of sickness or injury shall be

based upon a day of eight hours.

26. Not more than 14 days' annual leave may be taken during the first six months of a service year. In

case of Illness or injury in the first six months, to cover which no annual leave remains to the employee's

credit, the time lost wUl be charged against the annual leave remaming for the year, and payment will be made after completing 10 months of the service year. After the entire 21 days' amnial leave has been used

additional leave in that service year on accoimt of illness or injury will be deducted from the cumulative

leave for that year, and when the cumulative leave becomes due the employee will be paid.

27. After exhausting both amuial and accumulative leave for the year, additional absence on account of iUness or Injury will be without pay, except such compensation as may be prescribed by law for employees

receiving personal injiu-ies. CUMULATIVE LEAVE.

28. Thirty days cumulative leave will be allowed each employee paid on a monthly or annual basis for each year of his service and 20 days to each employee paid on an hourly basis. This leave will bo due after completing 10 months' service each year and may be taken when the employee's service can be spared.

It may be taken annually or left to accumulate to the credit of the employee: Provided, however, That leave may not be accumulated for more than three years. If it Is not desired to take the entire le;ive accumu«

lated, the leave earned for the first year, or the first and second years, may be taken: Provided, That no

employee, except at termination of service, may be granted more than 90 days leave with pay at one time. Employees will be paid for cumulative leave at the rate earned when the leave became due at Uie end of the tenth month of each respective year.

29. In case an employee serves part of a year on the montlily or annual basis and part on the hourly basis, he will l5e allowed 20 days cumulative leave, except that if ho has served eight months or more on the monthly or annual basis during the year he will be granted 30 days cumulative leave.
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TRAVEL I.EAVK.

30. Employops who travel to points oiitsido tho Tropics, when on cumnlativo leave, will be allowed seven days additional leave (or travel leave) with full pay. Travel leave may be allowed approximately

once a year and is not cinindative.

;{1. Employees will lie compensated for travel leave and annual leave taken in conjunction with cumiilat ive leave at the rat e earned when cumiilat ive leave last became due.

.')2. -Vftor accunuilat iiiK leaxe for three years, an employ«H> cea.ses to earn additional cumulative leave

until he is ^'ranted all or part of tho cumulativo leave alreaily earned, luilass ho shall enter on cumulative

leave within two months after completing the third year, or be ordered by the Qovemor to defer takinR

leave for oflicial reasou.s.

3.3. AVhen an employee's sen-ices are terminated on account of mi.sconduct or unsatisfactory .service, any annual leave due and travel leave will bo forfeitwl, and cumulative Iravo will al.so be forfeited unless written notilical ion has been given that the employee has accumulated tho le-ave, or the four months'

period withiji which the employee may enter on leave has passed. Such written notice must be );i\en by

eni|)loyees as scxin as possible after cumulative leave becomes due.

31. "When an em|)loytv's service is terminated, a cash payment in commutation of leave will be made

to him for the number of days cumulative Icavo due, plus the annual leave due. In the event of hLs death

his estate will be paid the sum due.

35. Employees must enter on cumulative leave within four months after the date when it Vjecomes due, except when accumulated, or tmless otherwise authorized by the Governor.

36. Employees must report from leave within one week after the authorized leave expires or forfeit pay

for the leave. In ca^so of imavoidable delay, the Governor will decide whether the circumstances warrant an exception to this rule.

37. No restrictions are placed on tho localities where leave may be spent.

38. Any employee transferred from tho present force to the permanent operating force will be paid at time of transfer, in addition to his regular compensation, the amoimt ho would have received in payment

for leave had he been separated from the service at tho time of transfer.

39. Jjeave may be taken only at tho convenience of heads of departments, who may direct an employee

to accumulate his leave if necessary for the conduct of the work.

40. Leave without pay may be granted by the Governor to all employees, including laborers, for such

period as may be prescribed by him.

OFFICE HOURS ANO HOURS OF LABOR.

41. OfHce hours and hours of labor will be fixed by the Governor within the limits prescribed l)y law.

42. This order shall take effect from and after the 1st day of April, 1914. CONDITIONS OF LIVING.

Sec. 15. General information.—The Canal Zone is under the jurisdiction of the United States and a civil government is in operation. Elementary schools, including

separate schools for white and colored children, have been established at various

points in the Canal Zone, together with a four-year high school course, all in charge

of competent teachers. Assisted by the Government, churches, clubhouses con- ducted by the Y. M. C. A., fraternal societies, women's clubs, dancing clubs, and

other social organizations are maintained. The hospital and medical service is excellent, the water supply is good and abundant, the settlements are as clean and

wholesome as modern methods of municipal engineering can make them. In general, the canal life is that of an ideal American community where everyone has work to do

and is li"\dng well above the margin of existence. Sec. 16. Climate.—The Canal Zone has a tropical climate ^vith an average temperature of approximately 80° and with little variation between summer and winter, the wet and dry seasons. While the air is damp and muggy during parts of the rainy

season, the nights are generally cool and comfortable. The annual rainfall varies from 129 inches at Colon to 71 inches at Ancon, most of the precipitation occurring

during the rain-' season of about eight months, extending from April to December.

Sec. 17. I...ealth conditions.—The health conditions on the Isthmus are now excellent. The death and sick rates among the American employees and members of their

families are lower than in many cities of the United States. Yellow fever has been

extirpated

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Sec. 18. Clothing reqtiired. —Warm weather is continuous, and a good supply of Ught-weight summer underclothing is advisable. Additional articles may be procured
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on the Isthmus at any time, either from the Government commissaries or from private

dealers. Any clotliing of light summer weight will be found serviceable. Clothing

of khaki, linen, and duck is also worn.

Sec. 19. Quarters.—Emjjloyees are supplied with furnished bachelor quarters which contain all necessary articles of furniture, such as bed, mattress, chairs, etc., but the bed and table linen, dishes, kitchen utensils, and similar articles must be

supplied by the employee and can be purchased at the commissaries on the Isthmus. Employees will not be permitted to take their families with them on the first trip to Panama on account of the scarcity of family quarters. No promise is made to furnish family quarters. However, such family quarters as are available are assigned upon

application to employees, in their turn, containing all necessary articles of furniture, but on account of the large demand for the same an employee must wait an indefinite length of time before his name will be reached for assignment.

Sec. 20. Meals.—Hotels and mess houses are maintained where good board may be

purchased at about 30 cents a meal and upward

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Sec. 21. Commissary.—Commissaries have been established on the Isthmus where

canal employees may purchase all necessary supplies, including cold-storage articles and other food, and clothing, at about prices current in the United States. Payment

for these articles is made by use of coupon books, which may be purchased for cash,

or by a charge against the emj^loyee's salary. o

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