New-York tribune., 1905-08-01
TELLS OF PANAMA PLANS.
WORK FOR SANITATION.
Collector of Revenues Predicts Good
Conditions for Zone Workers.

Thomas Cook. Collector of Revenues in The Pam
anna Canal zone, arrived in the United States last
Saturday for visit of eight weeks His mission
is to buy supplies and to talk over plans with the
washington officials. He has under his charge the
posts, lands, customs. schools, internal revenues
ana the administration Of properties left by cti-
1ehs VINO Ole In the canal zone. In an interview
iast night he told of the health in the cam! zope
ana explained the work which Governor Charles e
Masoon and the Panama commission are now be-
ginning. He said:
contrary to the general convietion in tba States
course tbsrS very httie yellow fever in Panama. OF
naeL ~ cases viii appear from time to tine for years
diseasa @ S5 & year there We're only I62 of this
ats ana Soion and the entire canal zone among both
nasives einTs,1a and citizens of the United States
een he IN sne Canal zone that accommodations
persons who are expected to- arrive IN Panams by
to tune he q" 1905 This is considered by medical experts
S01at wsy two hundred men to the one thousand who
minans he ssn sne swamPs in the hope Of sxer,
hui1d 10 those who are digging the and
As part OF the Fourth of July celebration, the
water was turned in the City of Panama The
this Twelve lines Of noae ee wsre
Of so,,r slneh s,r;. main and was thrown house
paving the streets has just arrived 1t is the inten-
put them in modern sanitary condition The gov
S eanef actions have given the people the greatest
Within a year water systems will be established
Soose.s = VIII be paved. swamps will be drained and
lanai zone, but especially in Panama and Colon.
cred along the route OF the canal for houses and
ioUOo noUtt feet OF lumber Is on the way from this
government employees are to be provided with all
houses Where properly Cooked and PREPARED mea
may be had, are also to be erected There will be
There are the greatest opportunities for men
Of Of, all, proisssons Whers men know their work
necessary hardships the pay IS at least 9 per
for snan IN hs ne and d the
lots; especially; there are great openings We al,
Ieaay nave eiSht or nine hospitals completed and
equipped. and others will be built the necessity
route I am here now to purchase school supplies
for forty.two school houses There are 1858 chill
are are, coming The capacty Of the schools will be
can citizens in the territory eventualy' and we in
snd sa to Rrpyide proper educational facilities for all
We want teachers and take hold of the
give year tns and pay homes to live
whefe quarters are not proided 10 per cent Of their
Th % sSs 0yng o Hsr Roa
kssBers f4s ssseiye % " sTe% @ 600 to s2
s2so: engineers, $500 to 5000 and department
Any man who desires to go to Panama can send
ms name and List of qualifications to the Panama
transportation south.
One OF the great incentives to work given the
tons is the fEsee that they have their spheres
pi ACTIVITY Ihe SfoVernor called his heads de-
partments together after he had appointed them.
and told them that they could have full sway in
their particular fields. He would give them full
credit for all they did, and would require them TO
bear the responsibility of the failures. As a re-
suit, all have joined hands to make the general
work success.
l hope that painting too rosy picture
of life in Panama. / do o delude any
young man who hopes for an easy berth. We want
only with the spirit of the pioneer. In the
canal zone there only work and home. There
are no amusements. except the music on Sundays
in the parks The weather is hot and humid In
the day, there few tropical fruits meals are
poorly cooked and poorly served, there are no
New York hotels, Riverside Drives. no Sunday
picnics The unopen country, threaded here and
there with great trails, lies all about us In short
not talk of anything. dream of anything or
do anything but dig the canal