Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-16
LIFE IN CANAL ZONE.
Many Changes Made in Minor Depart
n1ents,

Panama, June 15.-General orders
and circulars are the order of the day
j. II. Travis has been appointed super
intendent of bridges and docks, under
F. S. HigDid superintendent of con-
struction and maintenance of the Pa
mama Railroad. The railroad docks 81
Colon and la Boca are therefore under
the control of the railroad. A strike of
the dock laborers at La BOca has been
on for three days. as 4 result of a mix
up i'm orders. These men have former
ly been in the employ of the Interna-
tional Canal Commission, and were
congratulating themselves upon being
amenable to the new eight-hOur Sched-
ule, when another order was issued
placing them in the employ of the rail-
road. to which the eight-hour ruling
does not apply. II. G. Prescott. who
has been acting general superintendent
of the railroad since the retirement OF
Colonel Shaler. is now made superin-
tendent. the position of general super
intendent being abolished. The duties
of the latter position will be assumed
by Chief Engineer Wallace, as vice
president and general manager. Mr..
Wallace is also to have complete con-
troll of the steamship line. A new
schedule has been adopted for the rail-
road employees to equaliZe in the mat
ter of salary the difference in hours,
ten hours still to constitute n day on
the railroad. Conductors. alternating
freight and passenger will receive $3.50
per month; enginemen. $3.50; both to
be paid So for each trip of fifty miles
or less. in excess of twenty-six hundred
miles per month. all gold.
Following are the names of new
heads in some instances and new de-
signations of the departmnts of the ca
nal to whom communications should be
addressed relating to their depart
mentS:
w. f. Dauchy. division engineer.
Culebra construction division.
+. Il. Maltby. division engineer. Colon
and La Boca construction divisions.
Captain f. l.. King. chief OF bureau
of personnel, transportation and quar-
tiers.
E. c. Tobey. chief of bureau of sup
plies.
c. f. Davis. chief Of bureau of water
works. sewers and roads.
c. a. Stroni, chief of bureau of ma
chinery and equipment.
A. NJ. Burt. chief of bureau of arch-
itecture and building.
{. i. Aunett. chief of bureau of COM
municatiOn telephone and teIegraph.
A contract has been signed with
Fukuda & Oyama for the furnishing of
Japanese laborers, the first shipment to
aTive within three months. The con.
tract is for term of three Years. If
will cost the Commission $50 gold for
the transportation of each man from
Japan. Their wages are to be $40 gold
per month of twenty-six working ,lays.
United states national holidays and the
japanese cmpcror's birthday are to be
observed. Tie Commission will pro-
VIDE the japanese with unfinished
quarters. fuel. Japanese food. wafer.
medicine and medical attendance. AS
energetic workers the japanese arc
certain to give good account of
themselves but the susceptibility to
contagious diseases. especially malaria
ana yellow fever. will be the greatest
drawback in connection with the ex
pertinent.
Ii IS predicted that water will be turned
INTO f'5nama on July L. Pipes and n.y.
drants are all laid in the principal streets.
work is progressing on cementing the An
con reservoir. and there is but ono
stretrn OF couple of hundred wards of
suPpiS pipe at Miraflores uncompleted
waiting for pipe i'P'e'e"
Seven million vitrified brick have hoo,,
or nHneu from the States and paving will
co o,1in~ upon it's arrival While brick
cessful in Havana and - other t ,s Jcs
cities, II has been decided to try further
eNperi.nents with it in the. Panama The
connnla has taken unto itself the full
nuch to the relief of the already
$1,000 ana over-burdened financial
hTec.,S ,io OF the Republic of Panama.
- Dch nr and unloading facilities ut In
.,'or,ant u . DION are the problems OF the
, ~. inc four-masted schooner Fab
cocA' WIN pipe from Mobile. has collected