The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-12-21


mainly Due Goo Coo extreme dficulty and
ufi % i.IruaaInIItN uf providing in ever
place Tor tUr constant increase in the
numbers 0f employee Generally the pro
vision Ia made boo advance. but II ~ not
possible that this should always be- the
casr when DO is not there ensues a
period uf Uma during which the cpndl-
lions are uuauNsflCiury. until remedy
rHu bn provided. hUt ! never found
ease whore fNp remedy was not being
provided speedily as possible.
improvements In cities.
The sanitation work boo the cities Of
Panama and Colon hHH been Just as
important Ha boo the zone Itself and in
many respects much more dificult be-
cause ~ wHa necessary Co deal with
the already existing population. which
revolutionary changes the value ~
which they were for H long time not
able tu p"rHciN" ~ Colon the pppula-
ton consists largely of colpred labor
pra wHu. having come over from the
West IudIps tl work uu the canal
abandon The work aud either take 20
tho brush nr lr iil" 100 colon itself.
thus pDupiIuE colon with the least de-
alrublr among the imported iaburerH
fur the good mud steady men ~ course
continue ut th" work Yet uatunish-
cities Zoo Panama 20 per cont ~ tn
streets that arc 90 be- paved az all are
already paved with Hu excellent brick
pavement luid boo heavy concrete. a few
700 NIN' .NI''.N" I'NN HNNNN NNN ~ NNF."H W
paving Th, sewer and water services
Too the DltN Hrr uf the most modern by
UiruiU type some 81 the service haN-
ing just been completed
IN colon the conditions are peculiar.
and ~ Is Ha regards colon that most ~
th" very bitter complaint has been
mndr Colon lH butt nu low coral
island. covered 900 NOR" or less shallow
depths with vegetable HrDumulntionH
ur mold which affords HuHtvnnnce and
strength Co. many varieties o. low
surface ~ the island ls covered with
water ut high tide. tho average height
uf the land being "a feet above low
tide The SLIGHT uudulhtinuH furnish
shallow. natural reservoirs ar fresh
water breeding places fur every Nurit-
ty NJ mosquito aud the ground tends
60 bu lowest iu the middle When the
town was uripiunlly butt no attempt
WINS made 60 nil the low ground. either
ln 'hc streets ar un the building sites.
20 that the "utir" surface was prac-
tlnHiN uuuuWlrH. when the uunn
mirr became impossible certain Of the
streets were rrudplv improved hy MI
INK especially bad mud holes with soft
rock or other material. In september.
formulate general plan FOR the prop
gr sanitation 90 tho city. IN February
last temporary relief measures werr
taken while boo July the prosecution OF
The results ARE already Visible iu the
HrwrriuE draining wuttvrlng ana paw.
ing OF lNF HlfttlN. some -FOUR muuilA
viii hr required before the work of
sewerage uud street Improvement viii
be- completed but the progress already
made Do very marked. bitches have
been dug through the town. connecting
The Hnlt water uu both Sides ana into
these the ponds. which have served uH
breeding places Tor The mosquitoes. arc
drained Thrar bitches have answered
the uhirf cause ~ the astonishing
dlmluutiuu uf mosquitoes More bitches
~ the Kind ARE being constructed.
Unjust Criticism.
care nul forcthouEht have been cxcr-
ClHrd by the commission. and nothing has
reflected moro credit upon them han
ur Co boz deferred by tho fear OF criticism
from not gulng ahead fast enough. IL o.
curious 90 note the fact that many of
crItciHo thUm for precisely opposite rca-
sons, some complaining bitterly that the
work " not M more advanced rondi.
tlun, while the others complain that n has
been rushed with such haste that there
hygiene aud comfirt' OF the employs,
lust Il would have been imposS diii u
20 quicker than the commission has
gone for such uuivkneHa would nave
meant insufficient preparation. o. tho
az every possible future contlngcnc had
been met would have caused wholly un
warranted NNiNN. INH fINNt course 10
follow was exactly the course whhh has
been followed Every reasonable pmpuru.
ton was made IN advance the hTgien.r
conditions In especial being made a.
other hand there has been mo- tISId y.
fuanl to push forward the work because
NJ Inability 20 anticipate every posslhf
emergency for ~ course, many dcfccs
can only be- shown by the working OF tic
system IN actual practice
lnaamugh ns s9 many both Of the whlt
and colorrd cmpluyrs have brought iher
nmlllra with ihoul schools have bcm
established tho Hphuol service being uf.
der Mr. b'tuuuuT Fur the white pupils
| white American teachers are employed.
Tor tho rulurrd pupils there are also some
white American teachers, one Spanish
teacher, and one yulurrd American teach
cr most ut them being colOrUd teachers
from jamaica, barbados and S. Lucia.
u pleasant thing Co SOC The pride that tho
teachers were taking In their work and
their pupils
Care Of Employees.
Ncxt 900 Importance 10 the problem Of
sanitation. ana indeed now Of equal im.
caring fur the mechanics. lahorprs and
other employees Wuu actually du the work
| ON the vtunl and the railroad. This great
/ task Ws uDyn under the control nf Mr.
| jackson smith, aud ON tho whole hlH
been we'll duuu. At present there are
SOM" tuw white employees und some
| 1900 lulurtl employees uu the lslhmus
] / went over the different places whern
/ the different kinds of employees were
working I think 0 saw representatives
/ Of every type both ut their work and ln
ably "a couple uf hundred nf Thorn uiI
told Chuuslng lnru ut random from
every class ami Including those who yamc
especially To present certain grievances
I ulWnHt invariably expressed far greater
/ content lUl Satisfaction with tIp con.
/ dluous utu dd those who called To
Nd IT,. .