The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-05-03
CHIEF ENGINEER JOHN p. WALLACE.

been at the rate of two month
the ninety aborers coming
Rica, Jamaica and the Barbados.
The health young the isthmus is particularly
good There has been little sickness and comparatively few ata
have resulted Those that have generally
who have led improper lives who have been affected with
some functional disorder The employees from the states have been
markedly free from fever
The work OF installation OF the plant organization
force CueDa advancing rapidly and each month the output OF
material is increasing In the month OF March three times what
it in December and five times the excavated in July
Inc work OF the sanitary department IS beginning to show positive
results The supply for the city of Panama will be available by
along the line OF the canal work Several large hotels TOR the accommo
daon of the Americans nearly completed and Mr. Wallace
that will be only matter OF few months before life the 18th
mus will have practically all the comforts and convenences that
obtanabe the states large work OF this character The
poyes becoming and conened conditions i'm
proved and there has continued to- be steady accession to the force
Mr. Wallace that every additional month he is permitted
nue his investigation and experimental work the more reliable will be
the data available for deciding for the canal He also
emphasized the that thus far he has committed himself
tman canal commission He takes the ground that plan should
be adopted which prevent the ultimate and economical
the work after the canal has been constructed.
In question the necessity OF an immediate decision
by the commission plan of construction Mr. Wallace said that
would require about two manufacture and install the necessary
which necessary any During this period ample
time will be afforded for investigation and thorough analysis OF all the
elements or factors that 90 to make ND the problem whole In the
Cuera cut
trolling element both time and will be pushed vigorously
American excavating machinery being
rapidly possible The
vcgaons being include damned drilling work along the
entire line of the canal the character OF the formation being revealed
this depth forty feet below the surface The borngs
will give absolute information the character of the material to be
encountered the canal work In addition shafts being sunk al
certain points reveal fully the character OF the formation
Mr. Wallace places himself record favor of the most com
pe and thorough investigation possible before hna plans shall Dc
adopted In the meantime he the work will be prosecuted as
delay the final completion of the canal which shall be planned
after all the consideration has been given it.
report covering all that has been done the first of February
made commission by the chief engineer and
lS understood that was largely on the Information contained III TINS
report that the engineering committee OF the former commission pre-
Dictated recommendation for seaeVe canal In his report Mr.
Wallace did actually seaeye canal but held thu
views then As to the necessity OF tidal lock in sea
level Wallace undetermined question thu
real effect of tidal action the operation OF the canal and diff
cult establish theoretically tidal lock might might not be
necessary only would be equredon the Panama
side miles inland from the mouth OF the canal
Mr. Wallace attending the daily meetings of the commission