The Ordway new era., 1906-12-21

oy,owipg II the text OF President
sits special message to congress-
sabject OF the Panama canal:
senate and House OF Representa-
month OF November l visited the
OF Panama. going over the
Zone with considerable care: and
sirrJ the cities OF Panama and
which are not In the zone or
me- United States flag. but ms to
The United States government.
lis agents, exercises control for
n November for my visit partly
IL Is the rainest month OF the
he month In which the work goes
nj the greatest disadvantage,
- OF the two months which the
4 departmcnt OF the French Canal
81 found most unhealthy.
King the introduction to tho mes
ke president gives a resume OF his
u,me during the days he was on
Xhmus. and then says:
NJ outset / wish to pay tribute
amount OF work done by the
Canal company under very. diiil-
rcumstnnces. Many of the build
hey put up We're excellent and
are now getting out OF repair and
Sng used as dwellings only until
House can be built, and much OF
IN they did In the Culebrn cut.
kme of the work they did In dig
kas been OF direct and real benefit.
kountry has never made n better
s the French company for work
Siierments. including especially the
"a railroad.
InspectIon on the ground Mt the
| OF the rainy season served to con-
me of the wisdom OF congress In
a to adopt either N high-level or
level canal. There seems. TO be a
Sent TO Judge that the Panama
| the one actually chosen. is much
br to both tho Nicaragua and
! routes.
kIIminary Work Being Done.
wisdom OF tho canal management
Yen shown In nothing more clearly
b the way In which the founda-
pf the work have been laid To
yielded TO the natural impatience
Informed outsiders and begun ali
(pf experiments In work prior to
gh sanitation of the isthmus. and
yairly satisfactory working out of
foblem OF getting and keeping
Sni labor supply. would have been
5ous. The various preliminary
PES had TO be. taken first. and
touid not bc taken no as to allow
begin the real work OF construc-
fior TO january OF the present
/ II then became necessary to have
BE- Of the canal decided, and the
Play has been the necessary delay
She .sth day OF June, the date
|the congress definitely and wisely
that we should have an s5-foot
)anal Immediately after that the
bean IN hard earnest and has
continued with increasing vigor
ffncr: and II will continue so to
Ps In the future. When the con-
are let the conditions will be such
Insure n constantly Increasing
Il Of performance.
Successful Sanitation.
frst great problem to be solved.
De solution of which the success OF
Pt OF the work depended. was the
p OF sanitation. This was from
P,set under the direction OF DR..
q OF the commission. II must be
shered that his work was not mcr.
{ion as the term In understood In
idnary municipal work. Through
r Zone and Ia the two cities OF
r. and Colon. In addition to the
Pien work proper. he has had TO
! does as regards the nation, that
eiih department officers do In the
states and cities, and that Col.
h did In New York when he
It's streets. The results have
steunding. The isthmus had been
yord for deadly unhcaithfulness
|sier Two years OF our occupation
knaluons as regards sickness and
(ath rate compare fayorably with
Hely healthy localities in the
States. Especial care has been
70 minimizing the risk due to the
fc OF those species OF mosquitoes
nave been found to propagate
~ and yellow fevers. In all the
ns, uhe little temporary towns
composed OF the white and blnck
yes, which. grow up here aud
n The troplc Jungle as the needs
work dictate, the utmost care IN
- 70 Keep the conditions healthy.
snere are to be seen the drainage
which In removing the water
smoVed the breeding places OF the
lny Tor n considerable space around
thus destroying the
~ winch the mosquitoes take shell
|neSe drainage bitches and ciearings
Ic'luence In every settlement, and,
n with the invariable presence OF
W. screens around the piazxas. and
" uio uoors to the houses. not to
VI mas
y N all Infected houses, doubtless
c extraordinary absence OF
|C,uoes. as n matter OF fact. but
~ mosquito. and this not OF the
Lous species. was seen by any
a. y oi our party during my three
~ ~ me isthmus. Equal care is
~, 10 secure cleanliness In the
t,n ana proper hygienic conditions OF
slnd. ] inspected between 20 and
rI-closcts. both those used by the
lempioyes and those used by the
AZ saoorers. In almost every case !
~ conditions perfect. In but one
'hI,ac settlement Of unmar-
wv. NV employees. found them very !
oseen. ~ but the buildings were all
~ ~ from the French company and |
Is"s used temporarily while other
~ were In the course Of construc-
" right near the defective water
new and excellent closet with n
~ ~ and nearly finished. Neverthe-
'rsi.a Y, W. not excuse the fact. that the
griuon had been allowed to pre-
.sr,,maIporary s,,aI accommodations, even
All All as soldiers use when cnfnped
se should have been provided.
~ @ ms effect were Issued. I ap-
y report OF DR.. 0orgas on the In
~ was struck. however. by the
~ n. in this Instance, as in almost
es Spevdh where a complaint was made
iSsoved to have any justification
appeared that steps had al.
linSd laken TO remedy the evi!
Az o.. and that the trouble was
~ irpeosslbility, Of providing In. every
y ~ ~ inc constant Increase In the
& N msdn sed,nploye!, oenerally the pro,
tai .his sSSSaiRfs; sSoais siUsy. Uss ! Be the the