The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19

$4,000 900 win be expended for machn-
cry. Modern American eXcavators and
dredses VIII De substituted for those
now I'm use. About tWenty-four miles
OF the canal VIII De sea level This
distance must De. eXcaVated by dredg-
lu5 to "a depth of thlr-y-fve Feet With
o fftom width OF l5O feet, The equip
pine and setting up of "a dredging plant
90 perform this enormous work is a
mammoth undertaking in ITSELF The
dredges and their machinery. the
scoWs, the tackle and all the other par
aphernalia win supply abundant work
Tor many lines of manufacture.
Temporary docks must be cOnstruc--
Ell az Colon 90 handle supplies for tho
canal The southern states viii send
hundreds of cargOes OF lumber for this
purpose. Many vessels viii be em-
ployed in that work The trdnsporta-
ton of granite alone VIII require hun
drrds of sEIns The firms engaged On
handles fytight by water must pre-
pare to- care for thousands Of cargo IS.
one OF the hrs' contracts must be err
am enormous electric lighting plant.
This is necessary in order that work
may De pushed night and day. Ameri-
can firms making electric apparatus
viii have their hands fun with this
contrast
Steam shOvels viii be required TO do
AN the eXcavating along the upper
levels of the canal The heavy rock
work viii necessitate the use of drills,
blasting material. donkey engines,
steam cranes. structural iron work for
bridges and other kinds of machinery,
I'm building the five great locks of the
canal hundreds of thousands OF tons OF
cement win be used IN the concrete ma
sorry. These locks viii also require
great quantities of hewn granite. Spe-
clal steel machinery must be devised
and made for operating the lock gates
Manufacturers Of speclalties Will
make fortunes out OF the Bohio dam
This ls the largest dam ever seriously
suggested by engineers in the history
OF the world. 1t viii have a foundation
of caissOns sunk 20 a depth OF more
than l25 feet by the pneumatic process
For this purpose special machinery
must be made. including great air
pressure plants. I'm addition. the Gals
sons must be made. The steel trust
win have an opportunity 10 secure
big sum Of government money.
Many millions of dollars must be cX-
pended I'M clothing and feeding the
army of Workmeu. During a period of
from eight to twelve years this viii be
a continual source of revenue 20 manu-
facturers. Enormous quantities Of
canned goods and all kinds OF food sup
plies must be purchased i'm the United
States. Certain forms of clothing. rub
Der goods and boots and shoes viii be
needed. Medicine stores viii give even
the druggists a chance to make money
out of the government.
The question of selecting labor has
been made easy by reservations in the
new Immigration act and other laws
passed at the late session Of congress.
The preient impression is that negroes
from Jamaica and other nearby sec
ti0ns Of the southern countries viii be
largely utilized. as they are acclimated. |
The president has not completed the
personnel of the commission TO super
wise construction. He has at least iif-
teen business men under consideration. |
The law provides that at least four of
the seven members of the commission
must Dee engineers. AS Admiral Walk
er is almost certain TO be made head
of the commission. there viii be places
for but two business men after the
four engineers have been selected.
The salaries of the commissioners ]
win be fixed by the president until such /.
time as congress shall name the amount .
to De paid. IL is expected that they
VIII De given not less than $4,000 a
year and the president of the commits /
sion VIII probably receive more.
The Panama railroad viii come into /
the possession Of the United States /