Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-13
ROOSEVELT'S REpOR [
Panama Canal Affairs Brought
Before Senate.
GREAT PROGRESS is BEING MADE
President scores Scandal MonRcrs,
Both stay-at-homes aud Those
ON Isthnas - No Graft
Charges Sustained.

gave ilh etltlTN atltlttOH 70 Aiit J. anu
ma canal, The situation In Santo Do
mingo ana the merchant marine ship
ping bill.
The canal question came up IN CON
nection with message from the pres
ident in which, among other things,
be invited the closest scrutiny into all
that had been done by the government
In the isthmus Of Panama. Mr. Cor
man made that utterance the text for
q speech, III which he criticised the SAL
aries paid for work in connection with
the canal and urged congressional in
CURRY.
The letter of President Roosevelt
transmitting to congress the annual re
ports Of the isthmian canal commission
and the Panama Railroad company IS
as follows
Il inclose herewith the annual report
OF The isthmian canal commission. the
annual report Of the Panama Railroad
company aud the secretary Of wars
letter transmitting the same, together
with certain papers.
THE work on the isthmus is being
admirably done, and great progress
has been made, especially during the
last nine months The plant Ii being
made ready and the organization per
fected The first work to be done was
the work Of sanitation, the necessary
preliminary to the work Of actual con
struction, and this has been pushed
forward with the utmost energy ana
means in a short while | shall Law
tbefarc you II q recommendation Of the
commission aBd of tile hoard III CON
sulliHg engine. .s IA 10 the pro9er plap
10 he rdolltpa fey Tho canal itscr To-
.apassr ,gife g o,vu recommends ffons
,there,,n in H.. ,.o,.l, d ~, l,,.. f,ao,,
.aeaa nat cs,lt. ,yifi rl,e t,--,,st ge5alli.
sia,, NM - fhe p,,,.t c,,,,f.,i. ,r,t t3,o,
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~ '''''e '''"ii 'i'p "eeii "'''cip"teu
anu ~ uh expenditure "l'hlh the estl-
"'lo'iii'. an our cl'i~ehs nave
i'S"t ~ eoiiEto,ui@te themselves up,
~ wy iiisn 9taai'l"lu u eluc'eiieg ana
tutestl'y "hlch nus peeh hiiherto nam
'aiiled " Tue REPRESENTATIVES, OF tne
soNtthll'ent ~ aoihs tliS great work.
A. 'iiis illsh STANDARD OF eihciehcy ana
,.e'a.'s e''n - ...''4,i..','' ~ tile lu-
s1tlt 81 tlle selie leFei NiHch II mas now
t'eieii, 2 ,iie s5.S''uctioh OF 'ne rama
-'iia eail,'i WIN PC one Oh me leats 10
Which ule people OF TINS republic VIII
look PACK win the highest pride.
rom tiihe 10 tune various publca-
-ssA nave oeeh iilade' ana IRON time
- w. IN the future various similar
- ms doubtless VIII be made,
Yoo'i So. 10 give an account OF job
pui POI '''s ofallty or lheihclency orr
'eiS ~ inl nlng on the isthmus.
LIS as ptes amined into each of
pa N"iSt"lis ucn seemed worthy
az 'O.''s'' 'iuiS instance the ac-
= S..eilsio Ill" :" 800 without founda-
sus',l''''s oeelliep ~ - - Ihey spring
.'oh III any snap VI iOt ~ times they
rom se'er"l souices. by ire
take tlie su"pe VI -. '1.,iio'-t 1tional
sponslpie iiiN e9'i-"'o'S ~ . -, wing |
hab,t a. Hlliu' iA''p'ple VI ey |
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see ana ues'ouS VI oD''' ms ~
oJ Wl4sspre'u si'''''e' ~
lhey Originate "i'n - o. So, ,',,.,S,,a,l
rency oy lhu'N 'io"'' WIN " ''''''''
SHieNahee
Inc seuSa'lon lu"n7e'S' "o1'
who stay at nome anu nus VIZ .'9-
The isthmuS' may Eroui'u 'l'e'l ''o 49,,
tons on raise statements ~ sum- us
neer VINO. having 'ppl'eu iol SCI y re W.
The commission anu peeii '1i "o'u 80 ~
service, now enueaNoIS 10 ul 'I,.'' il''
successful compeutors' OF py some e9
see er owner oil re"' estate "no 10
sought actioh or lh"c''on ny 'ne IN
sion to increase 'he value VI us lou
and Is Dittef oe'"use 'le eo'ii'i'''','on
cannot be uSeu ] 'f such PURPOSES Vi on
the tales oil uiSappolhleu piuue'S lol
contracts or OF oHlceholueTS "ho h"No