New-York tribune., 1904-10-13
SAVING 35 PER CENT.
Economy and Progress iH - ORR on
Panama Canal.
IrnoM rHE TEIBuHE BUREAr-


Washing1ou. Oct 12-The Panama CAli4A
Commission called on the President IN d ooay
to-day and made q report on The WORK On u
canal strip which shows gratifying progress and
sconouaicaI administration and e1ectua-ly ols-
poses OF certain unfounded and silly ruznors
which hzve found their way into print raSently-
Already q saving Of 90 per cent has been effect
Cd in the Unit cost Of excavating compared with
the outlay Of the French company for that pur-
nose and the businessIske manner IN which the
work is being conducted gives promise Of stiLI
further economies. a summary OF the report 70
TIE President follows,
We have now between TWO hundred and chree
hundred engineers anc others se11 l.E-- - --5l me
srrucrion work and ugan sewerage a1d water SUP
-s,-i-s-- r1Tee nor The force of The Governor of
the zone nor the material and supply department
surveying parties are ~ WORK n me vicinity o-
Colon making plans and esl5--2tes loT @ an tH!'eg
outer bay Al t1EIl-I s--st3---- 49, 49, 1e----e -
ths varlo4s proposed aaI1 SIS -- .-- ar
hood ana for cu1-o1- znc"-n a. Jle -leer E1tl-
line between Garun ana T1Ee- Hl-. al BoHio. max
arg oeIa-lec sLlss5s &C ----g5 - - ---5s *
the various Gam sites that nave Deer PROPOSED ~
and surveys and estimating tor cam at that point.
also ulzA1ng q sIrgey o- .-e ~.-s7-s--- ~ - -F
snvesrigations deCsrElne The possibility - spi-l-
Ss-1bbear or rhe other also d survey and exam
snauou. Wtrh es-aAies. for the proposed dam al
Al engnesrag oorps along The man .5s -5-52s q ne
canal y ne YlciIllg eI 4-s-1'- - ny tie
2ne q TIE French company ana 10 a7 sd ri
1e--1s 80 --ez-5--- F--r- h charge Of
coL-s1eL---.-- - 5- - E55-s-7a and colon
and under the direction of r1e engineer q - So
ene water sa2Py = 7-s- ~ f35 t-aais winch Wi.
Fr-Tish a minimum supply or Two 1-lE sa--l--s s
TssSFvssr for tie city OF Panama al Ancols also
- -s --rs-- - Re -IIv q colon ard surveys ard
SruaEIes for ssua n-lshlng ortcla- E-a1es LoE ne
n-r
the pipes for leading water into Panama A cor
tract vii soon oe MADE. 54Gs are lg oe = s-,-- -
BIDS havs been advertised for 200 dump cars and
500 Eat cars 70 . useo II tte sxczEaL-oI oL -
eongrr71cCiCn EE-bOr al Colon. Tor wtllcn Ten
ders VIII be asked early II December F-a5ls are
80 d0cfs a Colon and necessary warehouses 70
Lzndle a1d prorsc- rhe material which VIII Be
she ave-zgs amount q material taken OF of re
-le1Ie - - - - 80 la---S A. -5--ae 40
cubic Yards That Is With the use or The Old French
Sno6ern srearn shoveIs-one that has gone down 20
fhe isrhnus and two others thar VII follow shorty
-be olr1ut svefold We have also opened bids for
eleven more steam shoveis but The contracts have
We have sem down a large amount = lumber;
seet of yellow pine $3.50 cross ues, 200 switch
ties, so piles and 500 pieces CYPRESS We opened
being ra5u-stec- and contracts VI soon e
- sp--- <-- - --s-7;cT eae- s55-9ra ms I1r1 5e-
ss needed for piles. railroad ties repairs % build
sags. whsrves and docks, some new buildings 10
b erected etc
A machinery department has been organized. and
the old shops Of the French company are being put
~ rPuair and operation ana -he old IEchlcer-
guunlererred BY new ard modern machinery n Or
Ger that rhe repairs . cars ana eg-lsIll may oe
properly taken care q.
Z building department has also been organized.
rnder q supervising architect w-o has charge q
repairing the existing buildirgs ~ which there
are rwo hundred along the line 0f the caZal-wa-e-
houses srorph0uqee barracks. err.-and planning
and sEueriUrend--E rle construction ~ SUCH add
nal nm p
When C- r-e Work ne re-1cE
-zrp removing about . cubic Yards month.
We removed II august about - or September
smaller amount because -he weather was bad and
there were some bad slides which broke Up n
rhe zv-ararors We cur me uuir cost n sxcava--
sn material 81 July So. cents per cubic yard:
f- Arre7Ier "a 70la esrrs 1er cubic yard During
tine Nzto- Black was Ia charge there IRE French
cost was p cents Ter cubic yard ore month
-he GCV-C 70 A5 cents. bu- nat vas CLS 70
there being no rock excavations
IN addition 70 officers and Il --e construction
fensrrrne-- there eor-T-Eeven u1en attached 70
The general star Governors. I9 70 The sa1trar-
star and fifteen IL the department ~ material and
supplies
These do nor include la5C-ers. ~ whom there are
probably some four hundred employed The larger
and putting -he Ist1r-Cs IN good sanitary corc--