The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-17
PRESIDENTS PANAMA
CANAL MESSAGE
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ayers OF the commissary stores. In
the evening ! had an interview with
the British consul. Mr. Mallet, and the
French consul, Mr.. Gey / saw the
ieutenants, the chief executive and adj
ministrative of.cers under the en-.
cheering and sanitary departments.
also saw and had long talks with
two Populations one or nachlnists and
one representing the railway men Of
the dirt trains--listening to what they
had to say as to the rate of pay and
various other matters and going over
as much in detail as possible all the
different questions they brought up.
AS to some matters was able to meet
their wishes; other requests / refused;
as to yet others reserved judgment
Third Day.
On Saturday morning we started at
8 o'clock from the hotel We went
through ties Culebra cut, stopping on
TO see the marines and also to inyesti-
gate certain towns lone, Of white EN-.
ployees. as to which in certain respects
complaint had been made to me and
another town where wanted to see
certain houses OF the colored employ
ees. We went over the site OF the pro-
posed Gatun dam. having on the first
day inspected the sites OF the proposed
La Boca and Sosa dams. we went out
on a little toy railway to the reservoir,
which had been built to supply the
people Of Colon with water for their
houses. There we took lunch at the en-
gincers mess. We then went through
the stores and shops OF cristobal, in
specting carefully the houses Of both
the white ana colored employees, mar.
rled and unmarried, together with the
other buildings. We then went to Co
Ion and saw the fire department at
work. In four minutes from the signal
the engines had come Down to Front
street and twenty-one two and half
inch hose pipes were raising streams
OF water seventy-fve feet high. We
rode about Colon, through the various
streets, paved, unpaved and in process
OF paving. looking at the bitches, sew
ers, curbing and the lights. then
went over the Colon hospital In order
to compare It with the temporary town
or field receiving hospitals which had
already seen and inspected. also In.
Epected some Of the dwellings Of the
employees In the evening / attended
a reception given by the American en-
ployees on the isthmus, which took
place on one or the docks In Colon, and
from there went aboard the Louisiana.
Each day from twelve to eighteen
hours were spent in going over and In
speeding all there was to be seen and
in examining various employees.
what the French Left.
AT the outset wish to pay q tribnte
to the amount Of work done by the
French Canal company under very diff
ficult circumstances. Many Of the
buildings they put up were excellent
and are stlll in use, though naturally
the houses are now getting out Of re-
pair, aud much Of the work they. did
in the Culebra cut and some Of the
work they did in digging have been Of
direct ana real benefit. This country
has never made q better Investment
than the s40.o0o0o0 which 1t paid to
the French company for work ana bet
terments. Including especially the Pan
anna railroad.
An inspection on the GROUND at the
height of the rainy season served to
convince me Of the wisdom Of con-
gress in refusing to adopt either high
level or a sea level canal There seems