Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-20

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any. outsiders. the Impression. however
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. &c skilled mechanics. 40 police.
men: Are Food men: and many Of ;
ordinary H. saborers are also good.
Work o. Construction.
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ness. The three Big problems Of the
canal are The "a Roca dams. ihe dstHn
bran cut ae' must sas I Be MADE sot anyhow tss oI pst
a least As to the locks ADJACENT TO
i s"sa dam dams. nj" oser 's nj p SSSHc; Tn ero Ia
good that there 10 4 practical certain.
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ment. The 0atun dam offers the most
serious problem which we have to
0OiVe u ySS III aUI6BL men On inc
isthmus believe that this problem 10
certain of solution along the lines
proposed; although. Of course. II ne.
teiiieence. and although equally. OF
d eonnsesion with Il. work. III. ~
good a. could be desired. u the huge
earth dam now oontsmplated 4 thrcwn
we will have what 10 practically q
10y. broad. mountain riass, behind
rest r%estr sfsRas': capacity .p.s y han n n. . sa.s.
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GERS q The "! eeu% "t tnc sS:s:. NOBLE NoaSiH..
i.tsmus, ana tS.s three ens.n.ss. viii
nations AZ TO. the exact site for each
lock-. Meanwhile the work IL going
ahead without . break.
The Cuiebra cut does not offer such
great risks; that IL. the damage liable TO
occur from occasional land slips will not
represent what ray be called major dis
capacity. Il y. however. the work upon
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taken out Of the cut and very. possibly
tho building. Of the locks and am will
GSIss. svi is..I longer than the cutting 'n
In cuisbra Cut.
The main work I. now being done IN
Impressive to 500 the huge steam skoveis
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Tho implements of French excaveHng
machinery, which often stand little
e%elfent construction. look lks the vsrtest
toys when co%psrsd 9Th shsss new
pared with the long, trains Of huge cars.
dumped b., steam plows. which are now
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sury. No doubt . quarter Of a century
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Purpose wi aSxi ~ S!a FRENCH % ~;
AVE In use a few Of the more modern.
but not most modern. cars. which hold
bnt Y yards Of earth They ean be sm.
e Curve, Hut the recent cars hold from
Is to 30 yards apiece. and instead Of the
q ola .,e ss1%i Blow %f /. sasw ~ t SS,oae sn2f to s"s END
Of the whole vestibulsd train. thu. I'm.
menssiy e~cononising labor. In the rainy
little in dirt, hut they work steadily In
rock and In the harder ground. There
were some 70 at work during the time l
was on the isthmuH. and their tremendous
power and efficiency were most impress
sive.
New Records for Excavation.
A. soon as the type of canal was Dc.
cided this work began In good earnest.
The rainy season will shortly be over and
then there will be an immense increase In
the amount taken out: but even during
the last three months. in the rainy sea,
son. steady progress 10 shown by the
hgures: In August, 2l2, 0O0 cubic yards
In September. 2Sl 900 cubic yards. and In
October, 1000 cubic yards. In October
output OF Individual. shovels as well al
for the tonnage haul Of individual. loco
motives. hope. to see the growth OF.
healthy spirit OF emulation between the
different shovel and locomotive crews
battle ships between the different gur
Passing through the cut the amount 81
now work can be seen. at q glance. IT.
been taken out reeentiy ~ 9 tons .!
dynamite. which were exploded at one
blast. At another place I was given
presidential salute OF q charges Of dyna'
mite; On the top notch Of the CHlebrs
be: all told. the canal bed at this .p?in,
has now been sunk about 200 feet below
what Il originally was: y will have u
be sunk about lao feet farther; Through
G imx .Hs fS su ins ' are GOING %'as on with ino con
shovsfs being pressed up. AZ II they wer'
mountain h0witzers. into. the most un
likely licking ,nso Place. e.. s;, whsre they 20
crIties and Doubling Thomasss.
II I: not only nstursl: but iHsvits S'I,
has ham Undertaken ON the iethmu