The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-19
FAVOR PLANS FOR
SEA LEVEL CANAL.
IstlImian Commission Goes On
Record for the Proposition
SCANNED EVERY INCH
Or THE ROUTE, STUDIED PHYsi.
CAL DATA AND EXAMINED
BLUE PRlNTs-is UP TO
CONGRESS.

| Wash 'nston. Nov fs. BY vote Of
eight % i've today the board OF con.
sulting engineers Of the Isthmian
Canal commission, body which If
Presiden Roosevelt realized his homes
embodied the greatest and most ron.
reseniafive eginesrng talent in the
world selected at the Presidents III
quest by five great nations, placed
us Il upon record as favoring the con.
stFncton Of The Pana canal Oh saa
level This deiiision represents the
outcome Of nearly three months harl
work during which The engineers
studied physical data. went over
countless blue prints and maps. went
TO the isthmus and scanned every inch
of the route Of the proposed canal
\ was moi until last Tuesday That
anything in the nature Of dec siye
vote was taken; and that after An
was an Indirect test Just what that
proposition was cannot be stated with
absolute carta 'nty bur II Il con. |
Jectnred that the issue wax whether
or not lock canal Of certain TYNE
should be constructed.
Al any rate the vote disclosed tha
fact that a majority Of the eight
American members under the lead OF
denr Abbott was strongly la favor Of
: lock canal. The five foreigners were
against the particular type ment oned
~ the proposition, but II was NOT clear
nat q That moment they were %.
posed 70 the whole proposition Of al
ock canal The real teal came today
ana the tins between Tuesday ana
meeting this morning was consumed
y sDne v4ry strong presentations oa
ne partspf he majority of tlfs Atfip..is
'an delegates to influence their for.
'lgn colleagues to accept one of the
'ther lock proposit ons. The Ameri-
ans however, wete not unanimous
or there II reason 10 believe That
htcc of their number. probably Gen
raj Davis and Parsons and Burr :
oined tha foreign delegates IN this
isf vote which recorded the board
= fayofing the sea level canal 10
me decffton was reached abont &
Don and thereby the board practically Il
INCLUDED its labors. There will be Ia
w NOR meetings next week simnlv II
deal with small deta Is and to nut ii
To permanent form the results of fo
q boards prctracted meetings. The a
reign delegates desire ~ leave for la
cir own homes on the 9th inst. TO sa
eommodate them In tiiis the full on
'ard has agreed that they may con. 10
lde some purely formal work con by
cted with this project, such as tho
proyal of certain minutes and sig oy
ture OF papers at a sp cial meeting We
be held in Pagis IN December or lin
nuary. II Is expected that one of tn = o,
ner can members will go to Paris We
wind up this business. The final an
,ort viii be submitted to the Ish. mi
an Canal commission. This com y,
ssion In turn must record its own ,
igment upon the conclusions 49,,
Iched by the engineers and there Ma
'ffb HVW btlitI lnhl iDdt ludg- Il.
nj would be adverse to the boards s'
n. ah'
Iowoyer. there are two more I'm ~.
taut steps at either Of VIII ch there ','''
be great changes proposed. for .ne
commission must pass the plans ','S
lis own recommendation TO the mo
sident. who in turn must STAMP ms
m with his own approval or d.sap- tiai
val and forward them to congress mas
ch after all will BE- the court of ot
re-Ort as between the sea level "
lock canal projects. simply Mic
'ugh the fact that additional legls. fror
IN will be necessary II sea level PER-
u s-to be buil' or he board Rnds was
such canal will cost from 75 70 evei
100000 more han the cheapest hc
tical lock canal and will consume q
to seven more years in construc. 9lay
IN .