Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-09

III, above is a short Introduction by
the editors Of the Engineering Maya
zine to an article by Ernest John Mum
By. Ia their April issue Mr.. Munby
contrasts cncinc' ring work in Panama
ana New YORK. ANA presents 2 resume
Of til work under way and about to be
let as follows.
Cost or
Estimate
Work nnI Principal Contractors.
PENNSYLVANIA tuIn".s AMI ter
1'f:ogrke I@S = cons5rac5i6n
&C., y. y. Eng & Contracting
~, s. Icarsons K Sons.
Westinghouse, church. Kerr. .SlW,OrvrJo
Hudson Cr.'~ tunnels, suhw!ys
.trd tcriniuas-IIui~nn CO.,
Dc@rOr Contracting CO.,
OI:ourkc. Eng. Construction mn
New, York Central t:,rrnim!l-
ana observation-disclosures.
Eng. CcntST. CO., G"r' raj
Signal CO. '. .. ..,' ..,'' 100000
tonsinn-D"gnun Contracting
90. New York Tunnel 90,
Crawford & Men tmcc ......... 100000
Nrw York x Long Island tltn- ...
nalS-Dr!;nua contra ting c.. 4,W"pO
irrics, East Sidr-n", yet irt 100000
Subway extension am pipe gal
IcricH West Sidc-NOt vt let. 100000
Subway bridgn lnTp-Not 80 let lj,oDUD
Manhattan Eridgc-I;yan-ral oooo
or constructor '';:'''''',; -''"''""
steel &, Iron CO ................ 10000
Rlackwclr; Island BriuSo--
P'nnSylvhnla ~l''l Il" .,;;.;...' l''''''o''
H'I:.l,rh - t,r+,. r mon CON
trart;ng rn.. GrIwin con
st:ucion {" ,......-'.....'''.'.. l'""'V"
,r,., e,t9OaO o1D
New water srrrly ................ lG-,o"O,c)o
49,
''ranh t"iai - r.o co. "o1
Coz,
AZ VII ~ 80, III - - -
U""'""o St'''"'"'''' ~ i'ui''
f'iF"S' ~ i't''P' MN ''i''i'
transportation, ana I" quote Mr, NUN
~ 'n' l'''' 'Hit an tI''@ 49, ~ .'
important work IS gong on uil'ai'it'i
by any breath "i S"ith"'l ~ di''''''''
or execution, unh"rald"d hy any rt''7i-
DENTAL messages I" congress ll'''r
discussed by even "" lor'I pres anu
almost nhadF'r'iS'' ny l'S III
Is striking ny comparison VII"
amount OF attention gwen !" ~ -"
tional construction 81 an lNthillidh
Canal. The quiet and efficient com
ri"tion OF all these great improvements
hy public contract is an interesting
commentary on Che controversy
, ~, ,...;o,, ,r +ho Gnvnrn-
aroused ny 'h'' a'tiol vi '''' ''''
mpnt with reference t. fahaha c'h-
.,,,,,r.
'i'i1 = 800. ,,;,. rn,,r
mat 'Hc cream VI Sl'"' t''
centuries ago considered VISIONARY ~
go .bc mast hundred wears the ambi
,i,, ~ orrinccrs should be within
t'i' va -, .,,,,i,,,,;o,, nc , no
dcilnltc proSp'tt vi l'''''"'''.' ." "
tiOnal undertaking, is TO Americans ii
.o,,rcc of iustitiahIc patriotic pride and
.;I ;,t,ror+ Tho i'm
OF mtcrndu"i'i li't,l''t'
uortauCo to the worlds commerce Oh
a, i,tcro,c7nic waterway by which
GA IN. 1890, ,,.. ho+wccn fine two
SEA tTdH'' ''i f",N :;..,,,.
greatest oceans without . clr' uiu"'9
voyage around the Horn can hardIy pS
r-,..+I VA II IL scarcely great
'\dEE'''. ..,al,. ~ Nv.
or then the Nilu". H"' Hl'l'iS ~
York hut 10 the United states M iarS''
tcopsiderinr tho prominence Of the
..,,'(ii., i. I, soanort ana commercial
~ .. ,.r,r IL thn nrovision Of a
eNp"rt ''.'''' - w ,,.a. ~ roiI-
number oil continuous a;1' ,n-
Ivav and other VChiCular traffic con-
.;,,,- Manhattan Island with the
H''tlt'S -t.''' .,,,o,
nfa'nl;inG ~ lh''hN II .t'i,' ,,;,.,
And Vet II IS very in!''i''''N ''"i y
that. with comparatively little notice
lI,!t ~; H., ..,Ir,,, ITO will far exceed
Nnlcn III wv So :" E,i ,s .,,,., rnt,,
thIt 81 the lal,Iti ILL., Il -,
tunnels under me vice "duI N,.Sr ~" a-
construction or actually competed; di!u
will rapidly ".frl 1CtIAtr rev 'rN 'l'N
from the limitations OF its inSuiar posi-
ton. Th'rr are three SIS;''IS. !"i,'!rIS .
a. ttN .