The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-12-28
PANAMA CANAL
DIGGING SCHEME
Notable Features Of a Stupen-
dOus Contract.
WORLDS BEST TALENT DESIRED


Several Combinations 81 naddsr..
PrshahiF tasIaaiaG FsrslEasr.. Ars
EsBsct~d 60 Pus - Th~ar Tenders
Bee the tsFrat URdertaktsG - = asa
EsuiPHssst 60 ~ Placed ss CoatFae-
tors OispesaL
"A hong pull aud . strong i.ull and .
pull together represents most exactly
the elaborate scheme by Efeans %
whlch the isihmlau canal rom lIlssiOn
plans o. construct the Panama canal
under terms Of one cOutrIct Tot the
whole stuIendOus undertaking. writes
Q special Washington correspondent of
the New YORK Post. inquiry iuto de-
tails Of the plan aud . prTEsal ~ the
/ torn % pruiOSal prepared Tor the use
~ bidders disclOse many items u inter
est Ia amplihcatiOn q the graeral an
nounc"meut already made Of Ga. com
missions latest departure In canal
building The University % the task az
haad h more readily appreciated and
confidence Ia the abilities ~ the men
Who are struggling with tue great
problem n strengthened after consid-
ering the fact that a piaa has been put
Into l'rint In the greatest detail for do
ing . SsSLWO.OO Job Just a. haRdlly
~ engaging builder to construct q
home oF office building.
On Dec - the bids will be opened
~ Washington. II Il expeCted that
there will h. at least several aEgre-
cations % combinations % bidders
made uP 81 EXPERTS Ia the slsecial lines
Of work iu which each has made IL
business reputation II will not be sur.
prising 20 meinJers % the commission
70 s0ule 81 them are firms composed Of
nien Of na'iOnaliiies other than Amer.
can BARON Moacheur the Belgian
minister In Washington. for instance
has lat ~ time iu making detailed Ia.
qulrir- rs - the commissions require
meats. Alihou-h there Is diplomatic a.
lenc- a. 10 what future Developments
may - anticipated from commercial
country meR u his. by the time Der. n
has arrived u viii not cause excitement
II some Belsian firm n found as one of
the copartGers IN one group u bidders
Other nations whose pride has been
aroused > noteworthy feais % their
m-n Of constructive genius aud mas
tery % scientific problems will doubt.
less be represented. 20 that the pros
pert IL concOuFse % engineers u
many races and tongues seeking par
ticipation Ia the dey elopmeut and rom
pletioh Of 'ths greatest task % mO,iern
tines"
THIS II chairman Sh1nts' designation
Of the physical construction 81 the ca
nal 1T u Ia the highest degree excep-
si1nal In magnitude. comple1ity and
Gust" he says ln order % finish q !
most successfully. economically eRd
quirkly be SEEKS the best trained ,alent |
- the world IN each particular branch |
~ the Undertaking. he puts aside a.
iu.practicaHe the suggestion Of having |
the commission build up such q CON |
plex organization. u cannot ~ done.
be says. -i,erauss % the unprecedented |
aud ErestIy extended Industrial aetiv.
ny q the time and the consequent viS |
leut eompe,ition for all Glasses 10 skill /
81 mechanics aud even ordinary labor
ers." tie h, - Instead 90 and that i
firms eng sell In the handling q the
greatest prOblems % construction nov
IN progr,-Ss win INK their Interests
With the w1rking f5r'es which they
have drought 90 ppgfesti0n only after
years ~ effort AMI experience and win
H. RttrarteI o. the isthmlan prOjesf
W the bpnIses offered foT expeditions
and reason1ily priced WORK.
No hunHn mind can estimate the cost
os the canal within snch close range n
would ehaIsls q ErSup % contractors 60
bid up1a TIE work IN the elise Gguring
manner they employ In putting % q
skyscFaper % builiing a bridge They
are MT asked % do 81 They have a.
the basis % the competitIoa Tor the
contract the amount % percentags on
nnal cost at which theJ 0Esr % under.
take the WORK Under such agreement
the commission may change TIE plans
ard s!'ecihcati Ins a any stage. require
gryater o. less work 90 materia'. o.
quality and Stili maintain the mutual
requisite a. q WORKING
basis f1F ProgreSa TIE sacce-sfRl cen
irRctor viii BE- paid the agreed Per
ncntase On the estimated reasoaahls
rost oa the actsa1 consfrartioa worn.
win he allowed two representatives 20
~ win the chief engineer and two 9TH
~ chosen ~ TIE latter 10 estimate .
time Cor the compietiea %
h wos'k and win then bs suhject % q
'ystem a. Premiums and PENALTIES &c
'urdlnx N the wask h completed ahead
q time a. las beyOnd The period axcd-
An avaIlnble. unlncumherea capital
q ss0n0n0o h the lrst requisite Cor
Iny a~sriati0a % contractors % shaw.
A single woman srOse sna steod win
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