New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-04

The United States then the general ass, moy Of stock
holders may eslaOlih its eeaagSaFters IN P sny
case the company will be constituted
as to give opportunity for full expression OF the vote
Of every stakeholder either by presence or proxy Par
at present TO be the most convenient and Amer
can men 20 to Paris anyway. The American ladies' at
Count de Lesseps in closing paid blowing tribute TO
the ladies of America, speaking Of the remarkable intel
school He said that az the ladies' insisted
upon beng taken to Paris by Their
latter to join business with pleasure and while In Paris
to attend to the duties deyolvng upon them rs stock
holders in the canal company. tApplause.l
DISCUSSION BY THE SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS.
meeting OF the American Society OF Engineers was
held evening at No 1O4 West Twentieths for the
purpose OF discussing the Panama Canal route
There was a full attendance. An invitation had
been extended to Count de nesseps TO be present.
but he asked to be excused on account Of
fatigue and other engagements. Justin Dirks
and NJ. Courrense. of his staff OF engineers were
in attendance however. As they arrived In the room
they greeted with applause. Maps OF the Panama
route and also OF the canal but by Herr Dlrks HO
land hung the walls. VoePresdent Octave ChaDute
A paper was read by Ashbel weloh on the saving in
expense that might be made by building locks
that the objections advanced by Count de Lesseps
TO locks were. frst the OF maintaining and Opera
ing them, aud second, the detention that would be
caused TO vessels especially the larger The speaker
thought in this that De Iesseps following public
OnnlOn rather than considering the matter practically
The cut that was proposed the mountains between
the Chagres River aud the Pacific was seven miles long
S1l3,4GGG66. This amount could be re-
duced to SJ7555555, the speaker claimed
this reduction IN the amount OF work would
reduce the time OF building the canal from seven years
10 tive. From tins he argued that S29,OOOOOO w0nId
be saved in interest during the time OF construction
The detention need not he over three hours In all as
there should be no wicket gates IN ne locks anu tAe9
could De steam the walls 10 haul rho vessels In and
ou,, and open and shut the gates and valves.
Herr DTks. 10 response 10 request TO make some re-
marks aoou te canal thanked the society FOR me op
called by the Count d. Lesseps from Amsterdam 10
Panama 10 give advice and the plans OF the Canal
He fully agreed with Mr. Wech that locks we're saw
IN the construction Of the canal But before leaving
Paris he had consulted with the most eminent gneeis
would be better to build without hem After twenty
five years the lccks would be too short or TOO narrow
and new would be needed This was found to have
been past experience IN such matters.
To number Of questions prop0unded Dy u; Men
Ocal OF Washington and read by Secretary John Bogar
Herr Drks said Inc nature OF the son ana Iouuua
ton OF the proposed dam were OF very hard clay without
rock He did not think 1t would be necessary TO
remove his because the dam could be built upon IT,
The rise and fall OF the Chagres III different years mas
been obtained rom carefully made memoranda or the
Panama Ralf0ad company Inc ODDirPO hltet
was Of small account compared WIN the Cnagres ana
would prove OF trouble. The RIO Grande was only
dal river and would be kept In place by me tde-GGk
No danger anticipated from or the other smaller
the tIdc-loeks at all times These tdeOcks would be
located The bays. The time for vessel TO pass tide
lars estimated expense for the dam was made carefully
from detailed estimates Engineer Wright mad regarded
seventy millions rs "a nigh enough estimate
Herr ID rls read paper showing various inaccuracies
u published estimates OF the cost OF the canal ana stat
ing why the Commission had decided upon Ger
tam prices as stated In its report
NJ Couvreuse gave interesting history OF the pro-
rct from tine time that tho Count de Lesseps became
connected with IT, He spoke In French He itated that
the friends Of Count de Les-eps mad given hin S4OOOOO
fof his Expenditures, and that deposit OF 100000 WIS
made VITA the Colombian Government. He closed with
description of the difficulties experereed by the corps
az engineers ON the isnmus. Measrs DIlk5 ana COur-
ren4e have promised 10 send 10 the Society full descrp
tons or The Panama Canal from their own notes,
as soon rs thcl return 60 Paris