New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-04
GREYTOWN WAKING UP.
THE CANAL DIGGERS BRING LIFE TO THE
JSTHMUS.
AMERICANS PROTTIYG BY THE MISTAKES OF
HEALTH OF THEIR BMPLOYEs-PR0.
POSED STEAMSHIP LINES.

HEALTH OF THEIR BMPLoYES-PRo-
POSED STEAMSHIP LINES.
Greytown, Nicaragua, July 1s.-This hitherto dull
little town, destined to be the Atlantic port Of The
Nicaragua Canal is rapidly awakening into new life
The terrible example" set by the Panama fasco has
been most useful lesson and guide for the American
Canal Company. All the errors into which the
French company fell have been avoided by the Amer
lean Canal managers, and 1t may be said that every
dollar squandered by the DE LeSseps syndicate has
been a dollar saved to the American company. Sick
ness starvation, dissipation and despair marked the
route projected by the nancers OF Paris, but health
plenty Of good food decency and quiet energy are the
CHARACTERISTICS of the American engineers and their
assistants. The Panama people paid their employees
so much a month and allowed them to find them
selves"-that is with their own food but the hard
worked laborers generally neglected TO supply them
selves with solid food and, on the other hand, In
dulged continually in strong drink The
result was much sickness, little work
and terribly long death hst
The American company, the other hand pays as
high wages, If not higher than the French company
and IN addition supplies all its employees, even the
jamaican and other coorcd abOrers with good whole
some food and plenty Of it-shipped direct from
New.YOrk Coed hard tack Ships biscuiD, rice,
bacon fresh meat vegetables and coffee served out
to all the American camps.
In still another respect Is the cdndi
panys policy different from that Of the Panama
people Everything 1t IS possible to do for the health
Of its employees is being done, and stu
further efforts are being made IN this direction
Portable buildings of all descriptions being contin
ually shipped from New-York 10 GreytOwn, and the
engineers and mechanics VIII soon be practically
as well housed Greytown they would be while at
work In any part of the United States.
Recognizing the fact THAT pure wafer is the source
OF good health the GTeytOwn engineers of the
Nicaragua Canal Construction Company have just re-
celved orders to survey and lay the ground and
plant for two large water reservoirs. Fifteen miles
of steel water piping will convey in abundant supply
OF perfectly pure water from the DeSeadO Basin 10
GIeytOwn Grey town, otherwise san Juan del Nofe,
Will also receive its water supply through the cahal
cOmpany's pipes. -
II Is reported in Greytovn that the canal company
IS figuring upon line Of three american sesnlSaPs,
which NAV be established between GIeytown ana
New York. and Sat Francisco and Brio, one OF these
steamers to be devoted TO carryinG-stOres and ma
ehlncry for the cOmpany's between san francisco
and Brto on the construction OF me Iaflnr naor -,
the canal and the other two 10 perform lh@ service
for the company between NewlOIk and GreytOwn.
On the other hand IL is said that TIE ThuIbcrs,
grocciymcn OF New York. have got liite aneau Oh
making arrangements TO offer the canal people
welLequlped line of steamships, which VIII w Gu
gagged In the South American trade
Property about Greytown fOH san C%los ana
Rrto Ali along the line of the canal route IN fact,
is rapidly advancing i'll value .
IL Is now said 10 DE the plan Of the Nicaragua
Canal Company 10 attack the ISthmus from twO sides
the Atlantic and the Pacifc-at once. II This plan is
actually decided upon inside of two years aud half
the grand fresh.water bosom Of Lake Nicaragua,
draining a Watershed OF 5000 square miles. Will be
half years more. In 1o9495, the whole canal will
he ready for business.