The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-04
fBy Associated Press.j

s2s WASHINGTON, !, April 3.--'Ehe president m
& has carried out his plans Tor ss ~ ne leT 7
d orgar,iza ton OF tho Isthmian Canal Con,-
,,1ssion as to personnel ann " ll DHsiIess
methods. generally on the d IN liile " ol :. .no
les,slatior, which he suggested 70 s9n- =
I Kress at tho last session. put u "n'sni -
failed in the crush OF business 81 ~ tno
closing hours. ss$, 3. . 10
t,To.day within half an hour after Inc Inc
II r,rns,dcnt:s departure from " ashinsnt 70 on.
$secretary Taft. directly IN charge, Y =, !,
& cana matters, made public the pcrson'lneell ,'li e !
s,heg grea; commission and the nlNlsso''''t "
q 7, 5d,,ties among the members Ohiys one one
3 : :, ,,o,,,her &c the old commission was re- re-
a-no,ntcd. benjamin NJ, Harrod 81 Olhes-5 O)'llel
Il wise the commission is new IRON top W, - y
hotton, for there is a. top and pottoili ~.
4 : "a ennsid erables li ference betHcen ne ne
,nns 4 nd pay OF the com a 4.
rinanr Ia was Obliged lega to ppo!t1. v !.
# = ~ commits her reSiden aAa iAn
10 h,t6fhe carried out his own p'i p..' y
q making three Of them ~,
I commission, TheS other four. 'nousn ING ~.
bearing the title OF conln,lsslole's,, :, -
only receive much lower e
+ h,,t are assigned much smaller fteids s S0i
...,,.,.,.a Tho President also has car
, r,a, nut his scheme OF dividing UP tne
E w,r,. 81 cana i building among the corr
Il rnIssinners. So that nomlnally acune I'll -. -
n md Z 4 m stated occasions eacn 3lhh!.
v,d,,,al member will operate IN q y specl.ill
4 field. .,a.G . q
i, : !, raj uay man, chosen for his ad-
nninistratiye abilities in the financial a'la
a 5n,,rcha sing field; the new governor Q.
y ,he zone is a lawyer who also mas nag 1
10 do With State affairs; the englneeF CON-
missioner already known for ms
IN the execution OF the practlcal ~ -
canal cut Ing The other members 9! StIe
commission; are placed TO comply VIII VII tne ,1
q law as to the number 81 the culn..',s-
sIon: hut are men Of high ability d as
n. r,,,1,c engineers. Secretary Taft told
,ben to-day that they were expected 70
show results and that Is said TO DO the
,,ayunte3 Tor the Presidents g action OF to-
day. FIJI ssis. .,55s a., . !.
th,s constituted. is as follows: I'll lleodore
p. Shonts, chairman; Charles =. Magoon'
governor OF canal zone John t'.,t ,,l Yal-
lace chief engineer: Rear-Admiral NJ. = !. !.
Endicott, ii. S. NJ; Brigadier- General
Peter c. Hairs, u s. Al retired; Colonel
Oswald Ernst, corps OF cnsineers, U. g.
A.: Senator Benjamin NJ Harrod.
Taft's Statement.
III Secretary TAFT gave out for publica-
x ton a statement showing. the allotments
of salaries to the new commissioners,
and his own let ter to the President and
one from the latter explaining tho plan
OF the reorganization OF the commi isslo on
the reasons therefor and tho particular
+ duties to be assigned to each commis-
K sioner. The first readsfas follows: j4
"The President has made an order
5isB allowing n salary. Of $780, with travel
ing expenses. to each member Of the
commission, and to the chairman OF
pcnsation pens Hi1 Of 81, 500; to the chief en-
y glneer the additional compensation OF
$3.50 the Goyernor e dn the
$4,000 The head of each department.
& is allowed tho use Of a furnished
house upon the Isthmls ,a' and Ills tray, qSo
D1sfhesH Se total Sa s s1os 5oo Tie salaries
and be
the zone zone and md tho chief engineer are
u oerofsysop effsss SpehSHKifia; W'iian II Burr and
gineers, viii be apolnted as members
5 OF tho consulting board OF engineers
Presidents Statement.
Secretary Taft's letter makes q mum
m ta tS feop
Which are embodied and set forth ln the u,
/ Is paid TO tho question. Of an advisory
ter OF a sea level cana and Il, the dele.
cation by the commission Itself Of most !, !,
oG It's work to m sXecntiy,e, commttfte q
e action the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that
sion on tho Isthmus OF Panama, and
4 that, 1, . ~, !, Z, ~ .,,,,o.
vision and direction of tho Secretary z
of War and subject to,the appE,o1,yai, p, Of
general 7dItY,of the adoption, of plans
III for tho construction and maintenance
az tho canal with the execution of {
tho work of the same: with,,th l nuI-8
chnery and necessary nlant,;;. I; the en- en-
i loyes and borerH and with the n Ks
Ing OF their salaries and wages; wi
& tho commercial opera Ion Of ~ Q Ia lla- <
ma Railroad Company and Is stfain
i 5 ship lines, Ms common ca arriers Il win Z
theTutilisations of the railroad Z as I, Y A
means OF constructing y he Ga nali WIN
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