The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-08

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dISarranse the natural ana oenehcent action
OF the tides IN FORMING a proper ana harmless
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ure repeatedly appearing as a suggestion
IN omcial reports III were desired TO pro-
via n means IN any supposed emergency,
to stop the How OF water through the canal.
that should ne done with the AID OF q movable
uam OF some sort as such dams nave been
punt across many navigable channels, at
nome ana abroad out never by means OF
lock Rates'
There is no need OF a lock or dam. A
proposition to put either into the Suez Canal.
whose tidal situation at the Rcd Sea end Ia
very much like that OF the Panama Canal,
would to-day he considered the suggestion
OF a lunatic, and II would be so considered ut
Panama with the Panama Canal once built
as an open. sea level canal
Worse than needless Ia a lock In tho
Panama Canal. As already stated. 1t would
be Immensely harmful. The nation was de-
lighted to have the dry dock Dewey go through
the Suez Canal. With a lock In il. the trip
would have been impossible. The passage
through for any and all vessels would be made
burdensome and time consuming. by putting
even only one tidal lock into the canal.
One would think that one or the first things
a group OF engineers charged with the duty
OF building a ship canal at Panama or OF
advising as to Its construction would have
done would have been the making OF a COM
showing what currents throughout
the lunar day may be expected along the
length OF the canal which Is to be butt. and
II Is for the several members OF the boards
and commissions that have been referred to
yet to explain how they have brought them
selves to vote and decide on the business
before them without having asoertained
how an open. sea level canal would act II
built. 1t would require, TO be sure. a month
or six weeks Of computation by. say, two
competent hydraulic engineers to make
such a computation. but what Is that In the
consideration OF so momentous a question?
How could this question have been properly
considered IN delauit OF TINS computation
first been NADER
Especially strange Is this omission when IL
is considered that one such computation made
for the Panama Canal has been open to study
1887. Made by an able committee OF
the French Academy, its results may be read
on page l.4s4 OF volume loi OF It's proceedings
tComptes Rendusl' The results there given
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