The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-10

the policy DECIDED rpon dung
Earst Tip TO the Isthrus, and bdeay
Ioudlned my reportt TO the P-estd1a:
undersdate Of AngnstI2.I 1895. M hat3
report IScaHed -attendon to tAeesact
that me serious mistake whfchssnsd
been made mp to that time was mat
tempting to make The dirt fly mad
vance ofSthorough preparation. endsn-
formed the President that inst-uc-
lions had been issued to close dow
the work OF excavation, except n 50
far as was necessary.to put the cuts n
proper shape for the installation 0: re
maximum number of steam shovAis
for economical service.
The work Of canal construction 5:
Fides itself properly into TWO pats,
one of which must precede the o-se-.
First thorough preparation This
includes the creation OF an ececEvs
organization: the sanitation Of Sc,
Isthmus:: providing suitable qcaStszs
and food for employees: constructing
proper terminal, yard and railway
track facilities and inte-mediate.xs-5s
for the handling of the yas- qra2.S:
ties of supplies and materials: the: IL
stalIation of system oftrachs through
the cuts. the working out OF an eo-
Sineering problems, and the io-1u1s-
ton OF comprehensive plan so- car
lying forward the work in each cepa-
ment.
Actual CONSERVATION
Second. the actual CONSTRUCT o..
a given type of canal.
The work of preparation IS at o2cs
the more important and the mora 6ff:::.5-
cult OF these two tasks. II II - not
done thoroughly. intellisenrly and 1se3l
in every part. the second tsSk-Eaat
of actual construction-win be hea6i-
capped. from the start The launch
inSgofj every great enterprise, re cr.e-
atinS OF an organization with waicai-a
carry on the work, is always the -aost
difficult part of .it--Once thar has besa
accomplished successfully. The subs:
quent task of execution is compaEat:vs-
" easy. ,z.s.s......f,..s. .g.-<.ss.g4.g
= This ,-preliminary.r stage is 1.saTzae4
completion on. the. Isthmus--. IqSp2c,.
ton during this last visit ShoweI That
the many intricate problems coa2sSts1
with the engineering branch OF
task have been worked out. that q
many other departments the .p-s:L5c+:-2-
airy work has been completed. AID eScH
week is witnessins-its completion IL
others. Other necessary work %;!1l &C.
cupy the: organization tossadEaotaSR
for a,short time to come. but az RI
present rate of progress the times
fast approaching when decisio2 s'to
typeiof canal will be essential TO --as
continuation of work .t;'='ssi;
- Type Of rcanal-Oeeision Ureeae
Finally. the most important md
tmpressing question before the coz
mission to-day is. 4 decision l. regard
TO the, type of canal to be coos--oc--
ed Chief Engineer Stevens pointed
out to me the route: Of several siys--
sion channels the construction. q
which he cannot commence Uc-i: -ss
type Of canal, is decided -upoa-.s-Ws
have also in mind. certain othe- 3a.e-
mediate yards which We cannot tocA-e
until that decision is reached we-a-7
also holding back the Improvements
at La Boca (the, Pacific cternta.S), 10:
knowing Ewhetheroc not-the- tyT3e-ce-
cided, on%wilL cause us-to aaaa6c1-21
these improvements.
The extent and character q .dc:-
tional machinery to be used. as vel IS
the extent and character OF additional
equipment to be purchased, a-s III
che determination c. @.is
most vital question. and inas1ccl Isl
all this machinery and equipment lcsc
be manufactured to order in the C2:t-
ed States and. ;maautactu-e-s "a a.
most every branch. are filing -h=:-t
books with orders months ahead. re
delay in reaching a decision IS 70
type may mean a very serious delay j. |
getting the necessary plant. aa6 caEs
ultimately mean serious delay u he
construction of the canal !
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