The Taney County republican., 1907-04-25
Great Engineering Era.

Never before has the world seen as
many colossal egineering projects
1nder way as are now going forward
within the boundaries OF the United
States. Nor are the Panama canal
and the irrigation works combined the
largest in point Of cost in money IL
is stated on good authority that IN
New York city alone, outside oi Or
dinary buildings and government APP
propriations, 100000, 900 is called Tor
by the large undertakings IN charge
Of civil engineers, Two-thirds OF tnIs
ar,ount has been allotted to the i'm
movement of transportation terminals
including the river tunnels 10 rcach
them. The city is building 'hr'e
bridges over East river al Il cost o'
from l5,0O0.000 to $50 UO0,Ooo each'
Sixteen tunnels are in progress under
the broad waterways that surround
New York, comprising six tubes unaer
,ha IIudson. eight under East river
and two under the Harlem, Twelve
mor, tunnels are actively projected
ord ,h, day is near when Manhattan
will be reached on all sides by uh'
broken land routes. In engineering
the work at New York is Tar more
difficult. az well as more costly, 'hai
any in sight at Panama or IN lh'
reclamation service.
Recent visitors to Panama COM
hack IMPRESSED with idea that TN
canal is simpler problem than ha
been supposed, and that it Will D
completed withip the next decade
Some doubts remain as to the uelal'
of the largcs, dam aud the locks cor
b. nected with it, but the man Iah'
p Iahcad is that of moving masses
cn,,h and di,pOsing Of them. Prov
, - Wv the French would have had III
# canal In operation by thi- time II the'
- funds had been sufficient and right
!. managed. In order 10 get cash u
French had to 90 to the stock marke
and financial uOublc would have ov"
= taken them at Panama even II ire
from incubation Bus the unit'
u States pays cash readily for ever
:, thing il needs at the isthmus. 1t CT
" borrow at per cen. II its present II
" mense treasury balance Is dep'ete
should the cost Of the canal exceed u
= estimate. which is not unlikely, II
' low Of money will continue unchecke
> The people Of the United States ha
'' long wanted the link between the Il
~ oceans. and are willing to meet
- cost ON an honest. wurkmanllke has
Not much less than n billion dollV
is called for by the vast American {
n ginccring projects now in hand, ana
of the figures mentioned must be aud
ri. the $50, 200, 900 recently approprla'
o. hy congress for waterway and harl
1T improvement. These enterprises ~
he recent progress on vast scale a
he their workings will be an object less
Id. ,o all civilizations Irrigated lands
,al the basis planned in the United STA
on will open. new possibilities IN
he earth's agriculture. The Pana
ay canal will facilitate the worlds &C
m mcrcc. New York; terminals, roa
lid inc into the crowded business he
of the city, will point the way
other denscly populous centers.
in proved waterways will give the co
he try the transportation demanded,
he the main navigable waters OF the y
m. sissippi valley will be made arms
in the sen. These are not uncertain
inc ions of the future. They are in act
| Of headway and the money is ready
cld them. The engineering deve!opn
Of OF this country has entered upo
us golden age.--Globc Democrat.