New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-27
Rig CHANGE ON ISTHMUS.
nfajcr Harrod Says Employees Are
Sdisfed-No "Yellop Jack.
rRv 7.,.ezpn to Tie Trfpune.l

,r~o,,.srs oct 2s-'sThe T1mes-Democrat"
puhnshss the following interview on isthrnus coz
ditions with Major 3. n. Harrod' OF the Fanalna
Canal Commission. VINO hiss Just returned iohi 'e
soeoe CT operations:
,isit to the isthulus on July there has neSn
arkec ohanse for the better ad sh iaSor have been
vas,ly Improved and the American 9oony 81 M
The government has built commodious houses I or
of family and hotels eo % fare ie and comfortaoe
5odsnS Furnished them This roy Inen and
/. feeling Of content has succeeded the former de-
American labor mostly confined TO the snhed
variety is paid in god or It's acana diggers and
1sess Of the isvest paid class receive their wages
in the current silver CON oil 'n 1 the dollar Of
our money The labor question has eee4 q,xa 81
fsc,sTy soyeq the ey is la Of the bOean Sea-
notably Barbados. Martinique, SebIe in count
less number and there will be no neees sooe o.
thought for the aPe paid II cents
hour In silver Injured 70 1he ,fe prpose OF
she eominisson There about lS,Hp , mel nnrher
employed by the comsSSie ~ 1or u HaTrod does
think there win be occasion for Iaote e;r own accord
Ton neighboring islands in such numbers 90
ureaten an IF the work. said Major HaTrod,
.iroa his prevfous visit there IN ~. rs been
mainly Of 2Ien5n one. but the bulk the work
thus far been to proEloe 4an Of food sup
the men cSd storage faces Much time has h a5o
~ s.enf double tracking the ralroae, dc
Ses for dumps and otherwise getting feAos
sor Sns Major Rarrod left there October H. there
W n nn, ore case of yellow fever on mo lsClius
end with that exception there , nsf t 9e Anle.IS
zor pSi1 Srafnssion is Offering reward q SS3
Tor sh hs s sssneestsI'Su
sanits5y conditions Of the isthmus have been
soss q e he Tnisd autnoritss P Rsw
Eystani Of waterworlzs has been lnstse1 "A Ter
ahf
sa, f tbs heaggw at Of the RIO about
Completion and street paving is wei
sr1fsr way Colon also wanerW % 3e. ftor1
ae gra1os River Good water has long been a1a dG
sdsta the ishnus ana It's o onden Now
shat his oefect has been reedied there IS Sr mo
s.s WnfsyorabIe reputation with respect 10 hesuth
ccnoiEons s-rod was naturally not inclined to dis
-rss the relative merits of the lock or sea 1' s
sy.ts5ns OF cana 5sd bV higher authorities The
TN Board met in washington on sePemssF
aa Sss b Blaf sSa F Al
ssoss plans were lag bel0[G sit fhe 4sthmus
s sl sdv Sa s0ald aecepted and
spent e .;- days o GR toe fopography ard
physics Tey then came back 70 e5eT Ha aS ex
bets VIII be ready IN November for sg tng
.1 f nor to the president the United States
md al the DOCUMENTS WI nppc ce91boy 'Oiii0
Xsked as TO when the canal would pr0pe9iy % 20
rompleted Major Harrod referred the reporter 70
-. renorf of the Commission Technique, ap-
pointed by he new Panama am Csnal Of ba Tinted
STATES Commission Of 1901 which reports estimated
the time necessary TO complete the canai at seven
nv esght vears Those plans were submitted 10 tne
-1r,se1f Panama Commission, together with plans
prepared by outside parties and aIl OF tnen3 are p
FORE the advisory board for rejection. Inodncauon
acceptance. ,ro+o-
JIarrod between the chairman or the contIlssLoil
end its members The executive committee c9nhIles
s-sels to the business end Of the work, ana the en-
rineers TO the practical part Of it"
s7hera has been some doubt expressed SAID the
,enorter ''as TO the practicability of building a
canal across Panama Is that doubt well foungsd!
s.Emphaticaly not" replied Major Harrod There
IS no doubt whatever the thorough practicabi-
ity of building the canal across the isthrus CHOSEN