The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-07-07
WAL[A(rS RESIGNATION.
AS Chief Engineer of Pana-
raqa Canal.
LACK OF MEN ON lSTHMUS.
Forestry Bureaus e Openings
For Young Men.

WEEKLY HETITh rhOM W ASulNdloN.
The President and Secretary Taft
are deeply lncensed over what they
regard as the grave disloyalty OF Chief
Engineer Wallace of the Panama
Canal Commission. Less than two
lnonths ago the administration re-
organized the Commission, in SO far
as was possible under the existing
law, and Mr.. Wallace was retained as
Chief Engineer and made member
of the Comlnisisop, The PRESIDENT,
after careful Aguring, managing to
increase his compensation to $4,000
a year aud furnished house OH the
Canal zone. When il came 10 per-
tectiug the reorganization Mr.. Wal
lace was consulted at every step and
great respect was paid to his views.
bis suggestions being carried into
effect wherever possible. II was
slssutned, Of course, that Mr.. Wallace
had determined TO make the cou+
structioh Of the canal a life work and
that he would seek to have his nanIc
20 DOVE in history as the constructor
uf the great iulcroceanc aud inter
natouational project.
In the light Of these facts the disap-
ointment Of the administration
that Mr.. Wallace should have SO soon
after being installed in his new place
deserted the administration because
he received an offer more ,alluriny
from the standpoint Of dollars and
cents can well he imagined. There
is no Indication whatever that any
thing other than the offer Of salary
Of 500 900 a year led to the sudden
resignation Of the Chief Engineer
Numerous reports of an excess of rec
tape, Of friction ia the Commission
of u din .rence of opinion regarding
the plan to be followed in the con
structiOn of the canal have beer
placed in circulation but none o
them appears to have any Foundation
in fact. Rut their circulation b.
frieads of Mr.. Wallace has occasionet
increased bitterness toward him OF
the part of the administration for !
is felt that he has sought to beclou'
the issue by throwing mud at III
associates with view to saving him
from the criticism which will natur
ally attend his course.
There is still a lack of men on tn
isthmus and the Washington office
now trying to secure the services Q
several mechanical draughtsmen
several expert lumber inspectors .
stenographers, several rodmen, 10
track forrmen, 100 boss carpenters
so bricklayers, and so fathers. Me
who desire these POSITIONS should ae
dress the Panama Canal Commissio
Washington. II accepted they wi
be furnished transportation fro'
New York to Colon.
The attention of your correspo'
,leut has been called, by the Burea
of Forestry, to-the demand for e.
pert foresters., California wants
trained forester at So, 400 year ar
two assistants at $1,000 year, an
Washington offers Sl,s00 year for
trained forester. Many other Stat
considering. the advisibility of crea
ing state bureaus of forestry al
will undoubtedly do SO at no dista
date when they too will be in u
: market .fot men, educated in IL
science. There Is also d large d
Inand for foresters from private CO
tcrus. Large lumber Trims WI
great forest holdings have come
see the wisdom Of cutting their TN
her along scientific lines SO tn
>, feforcstation tah be insured and tn
ARE now looking fat trained men
supervise the work. A number
Z forest schools are training young II
for this work but SO far they ha
been uuable to supply the demand.
The openings for highly educat
toupg meu scem to be numerous tn
davs. THE aray is looking fur ass
taut surgeons and to that end v
bold compeciLiyeeesami1atiou With