The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-22
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Move-sSseriouss differences 30
tween Him and Other % ttici labs

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{. y N'.A.'sslH! H !, june
The announcement that Chtaf lsneia
Ger Wallace ofSthes Panama eaaal Il \
on his way 10 washington, til haye 1
very serious conference win PrssI
dent Roosevelt, Secretary Taff ana
Chairman shonts, Of theS Canal Esns. I
mission, coupled with the fasl shaS
there are unequestionably faSs siis
ferences Of opinion between Il Ii.
lace and members$of the commits
as well as friction between lila CHIEF
engineer and other officials Ises ( III
the island, principally De- tsors,ssI
have caused d; the general belief fhas
Mr., WRllace's principal purpose III
turning TO Nashingtons fendef
his resignation! Mr. Wallace beileYss
in sea,leyel capal;Eanlf chatsnas
shontsr while noticommlttins tiinsafrs
fully TO this propositlon sbel iefRs 4
sea'leye canal 10 beSthes be tsr pIs,s
But other men who have
subject Of the Panama canal as mpsA
study rs Mcssrs.s Wallace and sh6nts \
point out that, japartSfroms theSyastl Id
crease Of cost and the Infinitely ibss
err time needed To- build the sealasel
canal. there are mo $argl,nen MI
will sustain the contentious ot sgps
riorlty Of The sea:leyet canal sadyosat
ed by Mr. Wallace.
There are many persons Id Wash
lngton who see in stheSptesent eoaaletl
Of authority and tangled ditioa ~.
affairs at Panama an whence pI8 tiis
Is,ealthy opposition % the transcend;
ncntal&railroads From The aaY sthas
American sentiments first began e
indicate its desire for an isthmiaI
canal, long before III was ssieridea u I
take either the Panama Oh tte Mrs.
agnan route, the 3transcontl nental :rail-
roads through their srepresentati ives ~:
Washington opposedSa canal prpJsess
Year after year they slcceetet iii
delaying the action Commit sinn afs
ter commission spent years ralzs
tigating the two routes and Gongrest
wasted more years lniiE debating the
subject. When FINAL ne Panaiaa
route was selected; the trans consinan-
tai railroads apparently Iefeadsd,
withdrew their opposltl Ion. Bit tlisFe
is no reason tosbelieye that the ppslil-
sltion Of the railroads though ~
longer open, Is mo less Intense. Al y;
a fact that little orS no pro grtss Nj
been made, although The snooner
under which the Panatn canal VIZ
bought was passed about Two Year,
ago. The commission that isds M.
pointed under the spooner Inv Hid
/. been dismissed and d sEneM commits:
sion appears to And sit sass Impossible
to accomplish; anythins. as aid iii
4 predecessor, Meanwhi le' report from,
Panama grow daily more ilscottssp.
ing, and now comes the story itliai.
moved by some influence of which
nothing Is known n Washington. Nh
Wallace finds 5it snece ssarY 10 leave
his post duty and to come st5 Wash
ington5 for q conference, 81 whiStl
none Of his stperlorss seem TO knoy
the cause.
Chairman Shonts ot the sIst1nnfas
Canal Commission, today announces
that he had decided ~ place sistars
purchasing agents sas follows:
Alfred II. And erson,# at New Ybr1:
4 s. E. Redfern, at few Orleans; sisipr
Carol Al. Devol. United States Arrss.
at San Franclsco 60: and Il. 81
at, Tacoma !.
Each Of these assistant purchpsias
agents will when I'D ylsable, spter
( the territory I'M which HE ii lprsisd
/ byiofficlalB visits To cities Iii the lissss
bor;lhood Of the city insw hich he lias
his Headquarters.
The policy Of ad vert sing for bislls
Cir the isthmus will L beE 81 heret Til
according to Nj. shontsl Irstaasss
ments are being perfected under ssisel
advertisements will appear itnnsss;i
Z n'eous'ly JIM the leading news apets ii
each section q the country This
/ method will b avoid ydiscriIn hnlux
against any port Or section % ltd
country.
tt3 JAPsi / NAY Il! M urJE 90 4
IWill Be About e Dozen IN the Peas
I Conference Party.