The Washington times., 1904-05-11
WALLACE To BUILD
ISTHAIAN CANAL
Salary Will Be $4,000 An
nually.
DUTIES COMMENCE JUNE |
High Commentator as Man and Me-
chanic Given by Stuyve-
SAINT Fish.
DUTIES COMMENCE JUNE l

There is no professional engineer in
my acquaintance who 1 think has in a
higher degree. than Mr.. Wallace the es-
peeial commercial and diplomatic tact
which l conceive will be required. He
not only has commercial sense. knows
the value Of money. but also has very
rare capacity in dealing with men.
whether they be above him. his peers.
or under him. 1t goes without saying
he is upright and downright
This is the commendattion of John
Findley Wallace. given by Stuyvesant
Fish in presenting his name as a can
didate for engineer OF the Panama
Canal.
Mr. Wallace, general manager of the
Illinois Central Railroad. has accepted
appointment by the Isthmian Canal
Commission as chief engineer In charge
of the construction of the canal His
salary will be $4,000 year. Mr.. Wal
lace will commence his duties On June l.
High Commentator.
Stuyvesant Fish. president of the MI
nois Central Railway. highly recon-
mended Mr.. Wallace in letter TO the
canal commission. though incidentally
with him.
Mr.. Wallace, it is said, was getting
nearly the same amount with the Ilh-
nois Central he is now offered. In TAX
ing the position Of chief engineer of the
Panama Canal he gave consideration to
the fact that his name Will be attached
10 the greatest piece of construction
ever undertaken.
Mr.. Wallace is said TO have wonderful
tact in the control OF men. For years
all questions involving the matter OF
labor and the control of labor organiza-
tions in the entire system of the Illi-
nois Central Railroad Company have
devolved upon him for settlement
He is barely passed nifty years OF age,
is a native Of Fall River. Mass. and was
educated as a civil engineer at Mon
mouth University. Monmouth. H.. Of
which his father, the Rev. David A. Wal
lace, was founder and first president.
Began as ROdman.
Young Wallace began his railroad ca
reer as a rodman. entering the service
of the Carthage and Quincy Railroad in
1863 In 1879 he was assistant engineer
OF surveys for the Quincy, Alton. and
St. Louis Railroad.
From 1871 10 1876 ne was assistant en-
gineer of the United States engineering
corps at Rock Island, III. During the
time he eNcavated a channel through
the st. Louis chain of rocks by machin-
cry OF his own design.
In the next two years one of his ac-
comDlishments was the building of a
bridge over the Missouri River at Sib-
ley. Mo. for the Santa Fe Railroad.
With the Illinois Central.
His connection with the Illinois Cen
trai Railroad began in 1891. when he
was employed 20 assist In handling the
the worlds fair transportation problem.
His plans were adopted by the road and
We're eficacious. For seven years he
conducted many improvements for the
Illinois Central.
In 1893 he was made assistant vice
president. He constructed the Fort Og-
den and Omaha Railroad, which admit
ted the Illinois Central TO the cities OF
Omaha and Council Bluffs
In 1901 his title was changed to as
sistant general manager and he was
placed at the head of the operating de-
partment. September. 1902 he was ap-
pointed general manager
Mr.. Wallace will be in charge OF 80 600
men on the isthmus and OF 500 Coz 900 TO be !
spent in the construction OF the canal.
At least two years Will be required for
the surveys which viii be particularly
under his direction.
His successor as general manager OF
the Illinois Central will probably DE
either A. ". Sullivan. l. q. Rawn. or
W J. Harahan.
BURGLAR PROTESTS.