Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-07-26

Commission to add cracker factory in
the near future. At the present time
there is under construction a modern
cold storage plant which will be operated
in connection with the large ice factory
which has been in operation for some
time. The sanitary conditions are good.
Cristobal was originally established I'M
der the French occupation as place of
residence for their employees, and many
of the buildings erected at that time are
being utilized and improved upon by the
Commission. The streets are nicely
paved with crushed stone and are lined
with cocoanut palms, most of which
were planted by the French.
AT Colon the Canal Commission is Civ
ing sanitation special attention and con-
ditions are improving daily. Within the
next few months, practically all streets
will be paved; also sewer and water con-
nections made with every building. The
wholesale business is controlled by nine
teen importing firms, who sell both
wholesale and retail. OF this number
seven are Chinese, one or two natives of
the United States, and the balance from
Jamaica, largely of Spanish and some of
Jewish descent.
The small retail trade is practically con-
whom came originally to the Isthmus as
laborers under the French occupation.
They accumulated few hundred dollars,
opened small stores, and until the United
States Government established their COM
missary, they did practically all the bus
mess. There are no exclusively whole
sale or jobbing firms, as understood in
the United States.
The City of Panama is the seat of the
Government of the Republic. 1t was Or
iginally discovered in 1902, destroyed by
Morgan in 1881, and rebuilt at the pre-
sent location in 1888. At the present
, time it has population of from thirty
thousand to thirty-three thousand, of
which ninety per cent are classed as ma
tive born. While located outside of the
Canal Zone, the United States Govern.
ment has control of all sanitation, and
from cess-pool of filth and disease the
Canal Commission has in less than eigh'
teen months made the City of Panama
the healthiest and cleanest on the 18th
mus, comparing favorably with modern
suburban cities in the States. The story
is told in few words. Five miles Of
vitrified brick paving, and from two t.
three miles of concrete and macadan
have been laid. Every house is now pro
vided with sewer and water connections
The city is built on hill and has natura
surface drainage. On the outskirts o.
the city is located the Hotel Tivoli," re
Gently erected and maintained by tn,
Canal Commission, largely in the inter
est of employees, who are allowed {
special rate Transients are also accom-
modated, but the management does no
wish to compete with the local hote
keepers, and makes no particular effor
to obtain transient trade. The buildin;
faces the Pacific Ocean, and it is some
what of a surprise to see from the from
balcony the sun rise from out of the Pa
cific. On the side of a mountain abou
one mile from the city are located tn,
hospital buildings maintained by tn
Canal Commission. This location wa
used for the same purpose by the French
and many of the buildings erected b,
them continue in use. All arrangement
both interior and exterior are modern il
every particular, and evidently the Com
mission has not considered expense il
this department. The United State
Marine Hospital Service is in charge o
the quarantine service. The commercial
interests of Panama City are controlled
by about thirty importing houses all o
| WHICH 10 DOlI Il NnoltSdlt anu Ttldl
business, and number of the larges
houses are Chinese, who supply small
traders of their own nationality scattered
throughout the Canal Zone competing
for this business with the Colon import
ers. The small retail business is largel,
controlled by the Chinese although Their
are also many small native traders. Tn
city maintains large public market
where all nationalities can be found
Some of the largest commercial house
here are conducted by Jamaicans, man.
of whom have been on the Isthmus TO
years. Banking interests are largely I'm
der control of citizens of the Unite,
States. There are four regular steam
ship lines from Europe, the Unite,
States and South America calling a
the port of Panama. There are also tw
lines of coast traders operating boats O
small tonnage, but the local business O
the port is comparatively small.-By Jas
H. Curtin, District Manager of r. G