The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-12-05
THE PANAMA CANAL.
President Promises That Work of Exca,
walton VIII Soon BE Resumed.


walton VIII Soon BE Resumed.
The treaty between the United State
and the republic Of Panama. unip.
which the construction Of the Paulma
canal was made possible, went into of.
foct with its ratification by the United
States senate on Feb. %, 1904. The
canal properties OF the French cam.
company were transferred 10 the Unit
ed States Oh April %. 1904, on pay.
mcnt Of $40 100000 TO that company.
on April !, l90j, the commission W..
rcorganizod and IL now consists c.
Theodore =. ,honts, chairman: Charlie.
Il. Mugoon, benjamin VI. Harrod, Rear
Admiral Mordccai 4. Endicott, Bripa
dlcr General Peter G. Hams and Cola
mel Oswald IL. Ernst John t. Steven
was appointed chief engineer on Jul.
| last. Active work In canal coustruc.
ton, mainly preparatory, has been iu
progress for less than n year and a
half During that period two points
about the canal have ceased to be open
TO debate. First, the question Of route ,
the canal will he built on tho isthmus
Of Panama Second. tho question Of
feasibility; there are no physical oh
stncles on this route that American en-
Einecring skill will not be able 10 over
come without serious difficulty or that
will prevent the completion OF tho canal
within a reasonable time ard al rea.
sonsble cost. This B virtually the
unanimous testimony Of the engineers
who have Investigated tho matter FOR
the government.
The point which remains unsettled i,
the question OF type whether the canal
shall be one Of several locks above sea
level or Nt sen level with single tide
lock. On this point hope to lay be
fore the congreSs at an carly day the
/ findings of me advisory board OF
American ana European engineers that
at my invitation have been consider
| ing the subject, together with the re-
port of the commission thereon, and
such comments thereon or recomEcn-
| dations In reference thereto as may
seem necessary.
The American people are pledged TO
| the spcodicst possible construction OF
| Il canal adequate to meet the demands
| which the commerce OF the world will
make upon 1t, and appeal most ear
nestly to the congress 20 nd in the ful-
| fillment of the pledge. Gratifying prog
ress has been made during the past
year and especially during the past
| four months. The greater part of the
necessary preliminary work has been
done. Actual work Of excavation could
! be begun only on limited scale till the
canal zone was made healthful place
TO live In ana to work in The isthmu7
/ had TO be sanitated first This task has
/ been 50 thoroughly accomplished that
yellow fever has been virtually eX
tirpatcd from the isthmus and gen
cral health conditions vastly imprOv-
ed The same methods which con.
verted the island OF Cuba from pest
hole. which menaced the health Of the
world into a healthful place of abode
have been applied on the isthmus witt
satisfactory results. There Is no rCa
son TO doubt that when the plans fnI
water supply. paving and sewerage OF
Panama and Colon and the large lll'-
camps have been fully carried out thl
isthmus will be, for the tropics, an m
usually healthy place Of abode. Tn.
work Is so far advanced now that th.
health Of all those employed i'm cana
work is as well guarded as it is OF sim
llar work In this country ana else
| where