World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-07-04

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Canal epDmis,iun ats pei1ieieJ
and i, seem. probable that snutGei.
general upaeavai !, u fccu,
When Co. u Jo.s E's ,.the Uarl.
I'd states Army was pa, 10 charge
tie pres,den, aud SECRETARY ran
We're said To hava tresthcI a SIGH
ireiief Here at las. they bal
man VIII, coa:d nat res'g,, III
wa aimnst as su.u ~ for man 10
marry h's cnok iporccr 10 EeeI
her irom leaving. Col. Goethals.
DeIpDgej 10 the armv and he had
IL oUey orders, lie csu'd not
leave his pest uni.,s he resigned
irum The s,rvics. Hut Ie's than
lliGs moths sfterurr,7iug Pan
ana the Co.ons' .rpnrd !)s four
mounls leace Of nb,ehc, 1t is
SAID ,hn. he is d,shear,oi BY the
general apathy. among his sn5)ri-
mates and discouraged lay ,Er iI-
mchsity OF bis ~ Tbtee other
| metnbcis OF tao Commission.
M,ssfJ, S.bcr, aad Gallieyd o. the
If tho Array uai ex-senator
Black wall ar, nrgi,y .hr preyi-
dent TO relieve than from .l~raer
york o. The "aha!.
| There is dissatisfaction on all
lsides and il is probable that the
lentirc work will yet have to be
|d0nc by contract. One secret of
1.-THE lack Of success seems to be
lthat Senators, Representatives,
land aiiicials generally have block.
led efficiency by giving places to
their relatives aud friends with
out regard to thcir ability or
fitness. Tho Administrator is
accused of trin>, too lcnirnt with
the political ,,gseu Tor Fedora!
patronage ana the scramble for
desirable places at high saNalic,
and the iealousies arising from
political prefermcnts have give
rise to all sorts OF cnlotic c1ndi
tons, 1t is said that the resigna
ton of Chief Engineer Stevens
was caused by the Interference
of politicians and it is easy to see
from the reports from the 18th.
mus thai the work has been
steadily declining since his dc.
parture. The excuse for this is
the prevailing rainy season but
during the Amy season last year
| Mr.. Stevens kept the work up
to u normal level and the real
cause is said to be the dissntis
u faction of the Commission and
their inability to agree on any
, program.
u En.incer Ripley who was to
v build the great dam ut Catum
)" ana Chterod on the work with a
u ,i,ourishing OF trunpets is asking
t. to be- released and it in believed
Is that Col, Gosthu!s request fol
II four months leave OF absenc,
Is really the beginning Of tn,
~ end of his connection with Cana
u. matters Officials here ar
pessimis,!c about the completion
of the work. Even the Pres
dent and Secretary Taft, it
-, said, are the beginning to loos
=, courage and the only relief i
- sight seems to be y gener;
-" back down and the turning oyt
en- Of the Herculcan task to priva'
contractors, such as was conteu
plated when William j. Olive
land his associates made the
low bids for the work. 1t
NC, doubtful il Mr. Oliver would
,he favored now If there should
lis. such a Encouragement, Of u
.ho work. His Indignation was
great when he lost the contra
originally, and he expressed i,
such vulgar violence it is prob
BILE thathe would not he accerte
Bat there are q number
~ other firms willing to d. Z
re- work and with reliable backin
re. and it is probable that in t
mt Fall there will bo another c
for bids.