New-York tribune., 1906-01-21
PANAMA SLANDERED.
President Receives Letters Refatsng
Recent RUn1Ors.
cFpom The Tribune Bureau.)

vvosb;reton Ian. 2O.-The President has just
received from H. A. Gillis. of the American -
comotive Works. of Richmond, letter WIZ
goes far to disprove the ISLANDERS recently pun
lished regarding conditions in the cahai @oNo .
The letter was written by former eihpioS "
the American Locomotive Works to MS ofo'ho''
still IN their employ, urging the latter ~ -
to the zone, as he would probably make pe''oi
wages there. The writer, under GATE VI "i'''i-''
December 81, 1905, says. in part:
have intended writing to you since ne99Ts Ike
virginia but various things have prevehseGrI veil
my new position fine and Ike "a Paldi snTinss anyhow
as at that time will move into So1on hT" WITCH
a. bain % but by the United States goyernmen5
am to get new six room cottage with al
tbronghout With everything except bed linen 70 n1ov
and tableware, so you see VIII ano doo Ia when Mary
anXtnias any tha sc6ilGren STARE neo come % down the
ana ehe ~ town is called Empire. and is UP on 'he
believe would rather stay here as this dse is but
Of town and more life than will be out m ~ viii
reckon it is best that move out tnere' faer and
be entirely new and no danger 4 Gl have been only I'VE
ceses Of yellow fever in Panama since catS Io and
on OCTOBER & To- ontrv on9 IN and there scarcely any
sickness among the clerks In tnH neer felt better
in nv life and have lost an hour from my feH
though last week was h''le Oi-0N'
odgs ganama has been very much slandered by u the
iso sg5 s6oe en got or and
TT1e climate is excellent. 1t is not near 80 iios
here as IL is in Virginia; the temperate
Toes over 80 or under CO. sleep unuef q
avery night and during the day everybody "es, "a
ordinary summer clothing. like they 90 Inere, a1i
the men in the office collars ana CT sEdS sI 10 =
Jav One collar does me long here as II olo III e te
states so you it is all rot about 1t being SO n
here and being so unhealthy There is less LsNs.
here than there Is typhoid in any pig cry ~ ~ .
States Why don't you put in an applicauoh9 ~ 1oi of
position down here master mecha!hc aI oii0 u
the shops9 x-to,d no NINA
from the navy yard in Washington, ID. =, csIlIe
DOWN @ two weeks ago and told me they PAID ma ma
chinists 65 cents an hour for eight hours anu '44i
and half for overtime. .,4 ~ +ba
The cost of living is not much above that III ING
States,
W. H Mckay, president Of the Mackay En-
gineerng Company of New-York. writes to the
President in part under date Of January H.
1906 as follows:
We have just received cable from our enginse Pr
Mr.. Fries now on the isthmus, stating tnaI II @ no
could of any assistance to the PRESIDENT IN tSs
tifying before the committee of investigation ne
very gladly offers his services our engineer iS
very much exercised over the statement thaI ne
read In the papers regarding the manner IN WnlcLi
the Canal Commission has handled the anatrs ot
he is willing pay all his expenses TO come on
and testify that Chief Engineer Stevens ana those
associated with him entitled to great COM
mendation for the intelligent and efficient manner
In which they have handled the affairs intrusteG 10
them the isthmus and has requested the writer
to cable him If you will accept his services ne VIII
Immediately leave on the first ship