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The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-20

til every possible future contingency had been met would have caused wholly rn- follow was exactly the course which has been followed Every reasonable prepara- ton was made in advance, the hygienic conditions in especial being made as nearly perfect as possible; while on the other hand there has been no timid re- fusal to push forward the work because emergency, for, of course, many defects can only be shown by the working of the system in actual practice.
 Inasmuch as so many both of the white and colored employees have brought their families with them, schools have been established, the school service being un- white American teachers are employed; for the colored pupils there are also some white American teachers, one Spanish teacher, and one colored American teach from Jamaica, Barbados and St. Lucia. The schoolrooms were good. and it was teachers were. taking in their work and their pupils.
 Care of Employees.
 Next in importance, to the problem of sanitation, and indeed now If equal inn portance. Is the. problem of securing and caring for the mechanics, laborers and other employees who actually do the work on the canal and the railroad. This great Jackson Smith, and on the whole has been we'll done. At present there are some 5000 white employees and some 19000 colored employees on the isthmus. I went over the different places where the different kinds of employees were working! I think l saw representatives of every type both at their work and in their homes; and couversed with prob ably a couple of hundred of them all told choosing them at random from every class and including those who came especially to present certain grievances olmost invariably expressed far greater content and satisfaction with the con ditions than did those who called to make complaint.
 Nearly 5000 of the white employees had come from the United States No man can see these young, vigorous men energetically doing their duty without a thrill of pride in them as Americans. They represent on the average q high class. Doubtless, to congress the wages paid them will seem high, but as q mat ter of fact the only general complaint which l found had any real basis among the complaints made to me upon the isthmus was that, owing to the peculiar surroundings. the cost of living, and the distance from home, the wages were really not as high as they should be. In fact, almost every man I spoke to felt that he ought to be receiving more money-a view, however, which the aver age man who stays at home in the
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Perfection of Sanitary Conditions in Canal Zone Has Taken
 Much Time.
He Found But Little Ground for Com pisints and Refutes. Statements of crisics-caIls Some Writers "sIan- derers and Liars" - Approves of Type and Route of Canal.

Tine following is the text of President RooSeyelts special message to congress on the subject of the Panama canal: To the Senate and House of Representa- Tn the month of November visited the Isthmus of Panama, going over the also visited the cities Of Panama and Colon. which are not in the zone or under the United States flag, but as to which. the United States government, certain sanitary purposes. I chose the month of November for my visit partly because it is the rainest month of the year, the month-in which the work goes forward at the greatest disadvantage. and one of the two months which the medical department of the French Canal company found most unhealthy.
 Following the introduction to the mes sage the president gives a resume of his programme during the days he was on the isthmuS, and then says:
 At the outset l wish to pay tribute to the amount of work done by the French Canal company under very difh- fngs they put up were excellent and are still in use. though, naturally, the houses are now getting out of repair and are being used as dwellings only until other houses can be built, and much of the work they did in the Culebra cut, and some of the work they did in dig ging has been of direct and real benefit. This country has never made better investment than the $40, ,0oo, 600 which it paid to the French company for work and betterments, including especially the Panama railroad.
 An inspection on the ground at the height Of the rainy season served to con- vince me of the wisdom of congress in refusing to adopt either high-leVel or universal agreement among all people competent to judge that the Panama route. the one actually chosen. is much superior to both the Nicaragua and Darien routes.
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at more or less shallow
 with vegetable accumula lions eN1nold. which affords sustenance and strength to many varieties of slow- 3urfaee of the island is covered with water at high tide, the average height tide. The slight undulations furnish shallow, natural reservoirs or fresh- water breeding places for every varie- ty Of .Thosquito, and the ground tends to be lowest in the middle. When the town was originally built no attempt was made to fillethe low ground, either in the streets or on the building sites. so that the entire surface was pracz ficanv a qua gmire: when the uuag- mire became impossible certain of the streets were crudely improved by fill ing especially bad mud holes with soft rock or other material In September. I905 a systematic effort was begun to formulate general plan for the prop. CT sanitation of the city; in February last temporary relief measures were taken, while in July the prosecution of the work was begun in good earnest. The results are already visible in the sewering. draining, guttering and pay ing of the streets Some four months will be required before the work of sewerage and street improvement will be completed. but the progress already made is very marked. bitches have been dug through the town connecting the salt water. on both sides, and into these the ponds. which have served as breeding places for the mosquitoes. are drained. These .ditches have answered their purpose, for they are probably diminution of mosquitoes. More ditches of the kind are being constructed.
 Unjust Criticism.
 Care and forethought have been eIer- cised by the commission, and nothing has reflected more credit upon them than their refusal either to go ahead too fast or to be deterred by the fear of criticism Q0inQ ahead fast enough It Is curious to note the fact that many of the most severe critics of the commission criticise them for precisely opposite req sons some complaining bitterly that the work is not In more advanced condi- tion, while the others complain that 1t has been rushed with such haste that there has been insufficient preparation for the hygiene and comfort of the employees. AS a matter of fact neither criticism is just It would have been impossible to go quicker than the commission has gone, for such quickness would have meant insufficient preparation. On the ether hand. to r%tuse 10 do anything un-
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found ths conditions perfect In but one case sddi5 find them really bad. In this ried white emptaxss l found them very bad indeed, but The buildings were all inherited from the French company and were being used temporarily while other buildings were in the course of construc- ton. and right near the defective water closet new and excellent closet with good sewer pipe was in process of con- Struction and nearly finished. Neverthe- less this did not excuse the fact that the bad condition 9had been allowed to pre- vail. Temporary Accommodations, even if only such as soldiers use when camped in the field. should +have been provided. Orders to this effect were issued. l ap- pend the report of Dr.@Gorgas on the in- cident. l was struck, however, by the fact that in this instance, as in almost every other where a complaint was made which proved to have any justification whatever, it appeared that steps had all ready been taken to remedy the evil complained of, and that the trouble was often impossibility of providing in every place for the constant increase in the numbers of employees. Generally the pro- vision is made in advance, but it is not possible that this should always be the case; when 1t is not there ensues a period of time during which the condi- tions, are unsatisfactory, until remedy faos ss ss sas p"ssOe Sas Ho' 0s"s
 Improvements in Cities.
 The sanitation work in the cities of Panama and Colon has been just as important as in the zone Itself. and in many respects much more difficult. be- cause 1t was necessary to deal with the already existing population which naturally had scant sympathy with revolutionary changes. the value of which they were for a long time not able to perceive. In Colon the popula tion consists largely of colored labor CTS who. having come over from the West Indies to work on~'the canal abandon the work and either take to the brush or.-Jie. idle in Colon itself; thus, peopling Colon with the least de sirable among the imported faborers for the good and steady men of course continue al the work. Yet astonish- ing progress has been made in both cities. In Panama go per cent of the streets that are to be paved at all are already paved with an excellent brick paTemeht laid in heavy concrete, few of the streets being still in process of paving. The sewer and water services in the city, are of the most modern hy- gienic type, some of the service hay ing just beenxcompleted.
 In Colon the conditions are peculiar. and it is regards Colon that most of the very bitter complaint has been made. Colon is built on low Cora1
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The following is the text of President RooSeyelfs special message to congress on the subject of the Panama canal
 To the Senate and House of Representa-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-26
VISITING see AMERICA FIRST" DELEGATES
HEAR CONCERT OF AMERICAN MUSIC

number of the ''See America First dele
gates almost came to blows In deDatlnS
whether or not there was a big man sing
ing behind the organ.
The OrpheuS club made the nit OF us
career up TO date. It was forced out
till it was compelled to confess that II
had nothing more in its repertoire. sun
set was the first number given. rms
was followed by a medley or oid-tlme
favorite negro songs. This proved so
popular that the club was forced back to
repeat part of it.
Evening Star by Wagner, The Pill
grim's Song of Hope" and Pilgrim s
Chorus" by Wagner. constituted Mr.. Nc
CIellan's next contribution to the pleas
ures of the evening. Each number was
loudly applauded-
Mrs Emma Ramsey Morris rendition
of 1.-The Flag Without STAIN electrl-
fled the audience She was never IN bet
ter voice. Her exquisite notes filled the
great auditorium, and the spirit she
threw into the rendition of the song had
a magnetic effect.
After the playing of a selection from
''Cavalleria Rusticana'' by Mr.. Mcclellan,
the choir, reinforced by Mrs. Emma Ram
sew Morris and the Orpheus club, sang
the "HalleIuiah Chorus, from Handel,
and 1.-THE Star-Spangled Banner"
The east end Of the balcony was re-
served for the ''See America, First dele
gales. Many prominent local men
mingled with the delegates.
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America" by the full Tabernacle choir,
started the concert last evening, and 1.-The
Star-Spangled Banner by the choir,
Mrs. Ramsay Morris and the Crpheus
club, closed it. Throughout a tremendous
appeal was made TO the patriotic i'm
pulses Of the large audience that gath
cred in the Tabernacle In one respect
the affair was a failure 1t was planned
by H. G. Whitney and those acting with
him on the committee to give a short
programme. Failure in this respect
crowned their efforts. but the failure was
the fault of the audience. It encored every
number and in this way made the pro-
CANINE Just twice as long as il was in
tended to have it
Enthusiasm ran high from the begin
ming When the first strains of Amer
ica' came from the organ and the choir
the audience arose in a body. The ''SoI-
diers' Chorus" from Faust" followed
and this was so warmly greeted that
the choir was forced to sing again. The
Pilgrims Chorus was given with equal
ly good effect
J. J. Mcclellan gave ''Mignon" excerpts
for his first number. He tried to get
off with this and was Inclined to be
stubborn about responding to an encore
This would not do with the enthusiasts,
who made the great building rattle with
their demands for a second number
Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep" was
given as a bass solo with the vox hu-
mana organ effect Here is where
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-26
MANY STATES ARE
FOR MOVEMENT
kilograms Received by "See Amer
lea" Conference From All
Over Union.
EACH AND ALL IN ACCORD
HENRY WATTERSON AND J. J.
HILL HEAD THE LIST.

That the "See America F1rstS move
ment has touched responsive chord all
over the United States was demonstrated
by the kilograms which were read 10 the
conference yesterday. Following are the
kilograms in full:
Fort Myers. Fla. Jan. "a 19O6-Your
telegram reaches me here regret that
I cannot be with you 1 wholly approve
the purpose OF your meeting and that
from the standpoint of one who though
an extensive traveller in foreign lands,
has visited every state and territory of
the Union and thoroughly knows his own
country HENRY WATTERSON.
st Paul, MINI, Jan. a, 1906.-Message
received 1 am in hearty sympathy with
your See America First movement and
with the economic and patriotic ideas
that have inspired it. Intimate knowledge
of our own country is a. first step toward
intelligent citizenship. 1t broadens the
mind and informs the judgment. The pro-
motors OF the movement will more and
more be confronted with national prob
lens, economic rather than political,
which can be handled successfully only
by those whose detailed Information is
OF equal scope. My best wishes for the
JAMES J. HILL
New York. Jan. a. 1SO6.-The New York
Press is IN sympathy with the principles
of your convention as expressed in See
Europe II You Win, But See. America
First" VIM. HOLMES, JR.,
Business Manager.
Dorchester, Mass, Jan. q 1906-Here's
to the big western movement that shall
enlighten the east. May your mission be
crowned with suspicious success The
National Magazine is with you heart and
soul. JOE CHAPPLE.
New York, Jan. "a 1870 the very
end Of tho chapter the Metropolitan Mag
Rzine believes that westward the course
of empire takes its way. We print more
western articles and stories than any
other two magazines Of our class. The
big circulation Of the future Will be found
IN the west. A month in any part Of
our great western country is, we believe,
worth half a year spent in some stuffy
old corner OF Europe. Here's to the gol-
den west, to its ever-grOWing prosperity,
to its splendid future and its better IN
Outstanding Of eastern sympathy, with
R.ll its moods and plans.
Editor The Metropolitan Magazine
Scientific American in Line.
New York, Jan q. 1906.-We have just
learned of the object of the convention,
and are in hearty sympathy with the
movement The west is not sufficiently
visited or understood by eastern people.
The majority of our correspondents are
in the west and we devote a large part
of our space to its industrial development.
We wish you every success.
Editor Of Scientific American.
New Fork Jan. "A. 1906.-Literary Digest
wishes success TO convention and votes
for See America First"
Funk & WagnaIls Co
New York, Jan "A. 19O6-Everybody'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-26

Anthony, Ida; w D. Curtis. Chamber
o commerce, Los Angeles, Cal; Leon
Cal; George Romney, Trans Mississippi
congress, Salt Lake; @. G. Moore, Com
nercial club. Ashton. Ida; L T. Becker,
commercial club, Manti, Utah; A W.
rainier, Business Mems association. PU-
ebIo, Colo; James A. Minney, mayor OF
Boise, Ida; Ralph Edmunds, rebresentinE
the mayor of Idaho Falls, Ida: T. NJ
Heigho, delegate-at-large from Idaho;
Lieutenant Governor B. L. Sleeves. rep
resenting Commercial club, Weiser. Ida
George z. Chamberlain, governor OF
i0ent Commercial club Portland, Ore;
Tom Richardson. secretary Commercial
club, Portland, Ore; A L. Craig, gem
eral passenger agent Oregon Railway K
z. Scottford, delegate-at-large from Ore
gcn; George A Gordon. Commercial club.
Rigby. Ida; John T. West, Pueblo, Colo;
Eugene Wright, Commercial club Idaho
Falls, Ida; E, NJ. Hoover, Pacific Il
Idaho Northern railway, Boise, Ida; s
/ Hamilton. delegate from Ida
no. Twin Falls Ida; s. G; Boyer. Spring
Ida; A NJ. Boylen, ST Anthony, Ida. !;
T. A Cosgriff, Cheyenne. Wyo.; H. L
Allen, DR.. f. o. Boyd and @. 3. Aiken,
all of the Commercial club, Twin Falls
w. J. Kerr. delegate-at-larg from
Utah, Logan, Utah; /. E. Dfehl, Nauona!
Editorial association, Utah; F. A Foote.
large from Idaho and president American
Mining congress, Boise, Ida; c. S. Shaw
Boise. Ida; J. NJ. Ingersoll. Pocatelo
Commercial club, Pocatello, Ida; James
Woodmansee, Commercial club, Rigby,
Ida; W T Booth, Chamber Of Com
merce. Boise, Ida: Edward F. Col
born. Real Estate association, Salt Lake
Albert E. Mead, governor OF Washing
ton, Olympia, Wash; w w Latham,
Western Homeseeker Missoula, Mont. .
S. NJ. Newman. Republican State-Jour-
nal, Pueblo, Colo; ]. D. Glaas, Chieftafn,
Pueblo, Colo; A. Cressy Morrison, Phil
adelphia, Pa: James A Metcalf, delegate
at-large from Montana, Missoula, Mont;
n. Ralph Moore, Cache Commercial club,
Logan, Utah.
H. R. Cruger, PeIla. Ia; Clarence E.
Edwards, California Promotion commit
tee, San Francisco, Cal; E. ]. WestIake,
Commercial club. Minneapolis, Mimi.
James F. Gallbreath, delegate t-large
from Colorado, Denver, Colo: Thomas
H BlOdgett, Outing Magazine, New
York; P. H. Knowlton, Chamber Of Com
merce. Cripple Creek, Colo; L. G. Moore,
Chamber of Commerce, Victor. Colo;
William F KaVanaugh. city representa-
tive. Cripple Creek, Colo; H. z. Dunn,
Oregon Short Line. Salt Lake
Charles S. Fee, Southern Pacific. San
Francisco, Cal; H. B. Kooser, Missouri
Pacific, Denver. Colo: A. D. Pearson,
Salt Lake & Ogden railway. Salt Lake;
Der NJ. Wells. Richard P. Morris, Simon
Bamberger, w. P. O'Meara, J. J. JudsOn,
Governor John c.. Cutler. representing
Salt Lake Commercial club; DR.. Roland
D. Grant, Vancouver, B. C.; Emerson Du
PUy. Iowa.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-26
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tain states would combine, not against
the other states, but for the promotion
Of their particular interests. He said
he had been astounded since coming
to Salt Lake City with the magnitude
OF the See America First" movement.
California. he said. stood ready to
back the movement to the limit.
From the Northwest.
Tom Richardson, tn secretary of
the Portland Commercial club, was
called upon. He was introduced by
Chairman Harris as "A prince among
his people, The applause that greet
ed him demonstrated that he was
favorite among all who knew him. He
said he would not break the harmony
of the occasion by inflicting an i'm
promptu speech, but in a one-minute
address he stirred the convention to
high pitch Of enthusiasm. He spoke
of the movement as grand one. as
national, international in it's scope
In this country, he said, every mans
town is the highest point in the ma
ton President Roosevelt lives in
Portland, Salt Like City or Denver
just as MICH as he lives in Washing
ton. The speaker took high ground
and urged that the movement be
pushed along broad lines and kept free
from sectionalis- 3. He was urged to
go on with his remarks but said he
would be heard. often before the con-
ference closed.
The matter of the appointment of a
committee on ways and means came
up but after discussion final action
was postponed till today
L. W. Pratt, the man who invented
Watch Tacoma Grow" was called on
for a speech while the committees
were at work. He said there was
something far greater than CONNER
cial value in scenery. There is a rich
er heritage in this nation than dollars.
There is the God-given endowment of
the environments and traditions. This
nation must be great as well as big.
The names of the poets and artists of
the west will be remembered long af-
ter the name of the merchant prince
is forgotten. He said he cared not
where Americans Travelled so long as
they made it a rule of their lives to
see their own country before going
abroad. They might go to the mines
of Maine, the everglades of Florida or
the icebergs of Yukon so long as they
confined their travels to their own
country.
z. w. Palmer, the man with the big
badge that reads, See America First
Especially Pueblo" moved that the
thanks of the visitors be given for the
royal welcome extended them and the
motion carried. Then on motion the
conference took a recess until $50
O'Clock this morning
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PLAN FOR PERMANENT
ORGANIZATION AND WORK
Continued from Page 2.

ards talk was that a contemplation of
the wonders of nature as represented
in the mountains, rivers and canyons
Of the west caused men to love their
creator and their fellowmen better.
Discussing the movement under con-
sideration, Judge Richards said the
promoters had inaugurated n more
wonderful work than they thought. He
considered the movement national. not
local. He said that what was best for
the whole nation was best for every
part of it. The closing thought of the
speaker was that America will direct
the civilization.
Bamberger Makes Address.
Justin A. Runyon of Missouri con-
fessed that he was from that state
and acted as though he was proud of
he fact. He said he didn't have to be
shown in Utah. He called for a speech
from Senator Simon Bamberger. The
senator responded in one of his charac-
teristic speeches He said he had been
in Utah for thirty-seven years, and
considered it as good q place as there
S to be found on the continent. He
told of his attendance recently Of a
meeting in New York at which it was
suggested to levy a tax Of $40 on every
person arriving In this country from
abroad. He had $500 when he ar
it yet. He opposed IeVying q tax Of $40
on honest people who come here; but
he favored a tax Of $4,000 a head on
men who went abroad before they
could get back into their own glorious
country This sentiment was loudly
applauded.
Clarence E Edmonds of the Califor-
MIA promotion committee was next
called out. He paid a high tribute
to Fisher Harris He thought that Salt
Lake had started the greatest move
ment of modern times. He looked for
ward to the time when all the noun