The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-09-14

each other and this is fast growing
lines which are rightly drawn. The
snob is the exception rather than the
/ rule, and the preterder to social dig
nifty, which is undeservcd, very soon
pays th5 penalty.
Zor,4 arg the Catholic, English, sEpis-
copal, Wesleyan Methodist. Metho-
dist, Baptist and Presbyterian.
Rooms are furnished for services by
the commission and thnee churches
are being built. A very hearty sufj-
port has been given from the begin
ming to the ministers in their work
= by the commission and heads OF de-
partment5, who w ere influenced and
assisted by their wives.
A fairly good system of schools
has been established. School being
given the whites apart from the me-
groes, who are given the same adyan-
tages. Early III 1906 an Isthnian
/ Young Mems Christian Association
was formed in Panama, partly
( through the efforts eli Miss Ros@
/ Johnson, an English missionary, who
had the active support of the ladle.
t9f the American colony. Col. w. {.
IeGorgas was elected parsn-ent OF the
organization and gave freely of his
/ time and substance toward its sup
port The name of this organization
VA changed later to the Young
Mems Christian League, 10 avoid con
flicting with the work of the Ameri--
can " NJ c. A. WHICH, iat the so1ieis'
tation OF, President : Roosevelt and
some of the n1et1bers of the confmis-
sion took charge OF the toplr nessH club
I buildings Which have been erected at
I Cudora. Empire, Gofgoria and Girls.
tobal These buildings contain well
Equipped readings rooms, gymnasitms
/ lecture rtAoflls. billiard rooms ami so-s
da fountains. The lecture rooms arr
SGT aside on certain evenings for
lodge neetingss and are used at in.
/ terYa1s by local iIiancirg clubs.
Aside from construction, the work
done ON the canal Zone by the COM
mission aud employees can be sum-,
married a. fo3Hyws:
/ First, practically new country
was taken and state organized. with
IA civil goverfanelst, judicial system,
la code4 OF la.@s, postal, revenue and
Gus tarrrs syst: MS together with a
! eemnaeel school system, and an active
all.i efficient pc3ice force. !,
/ zSeeond; The sanitation Of the EN-
lire. Canal Zone WITH the addition Of
the citi>s of Colon ard Panama This
/ included the paving with vitrihed
baick ci the main streets Of both
cities and the installation Of water
supply and sewerage systems for
these places and all the Zone villages
/ along the Panama railroad
/ Third; The construction of suffi-
cient- number of quartvrs.-to accom-
mediate about 5000 white mechanics,
1 forenen and officers, and $4,000 la
! borers together with hotels and mess
kitchens
+ Filth; Ths3 construction and equip
inent of mcltern machine shops, dry
docks, material depots and office
buildings for. the prosecution of The
work, together with churches, clubs,
and school buildings
! Fifth; The organization and per-
| fectirg of an accounting system with
auditing and disbursing d apartments,
Whit h should meet the peculiar re-
qili', rl1ents ii the cas- and at the
san. TIM give checks and safeguards
against fraud and error.
| Sixth; The organization Of ma
t<rial and supply department which
1 otod10 PioN:1- IiNS-oS-t y
materials, etc.
Seventh; The providing of AID ton
! al and adequate modern docks and
wharves at both Cristobal and la
| Boca. equipped with *he most mod
ern appliances to enable the Pila-
ma railroad to handle all commercial
| business promptly and the 5usintss
| of the canal construction as well.
Eighth, The double-tracking of
/ the major portion Of the Panama rail-
road, together with the providing of
extra cars and locomotives to trans
port the excavafed material from the
1 canal
Ninth; The establishment OF a la
/ Dor and quarters department which
not only has employed and trans
ported the bulk of the working force
| to the Isthmus, but has hooked after
/ the. housing of $4,000 men, and de-
vised and provided for their sub
sistence and proper methods OF keep
| ing accounts CT the expenditure for
and collection of this cost.
While properly a part of the Pana-
ma railroad, the coanmSssary depart
ment of the railroad has been iii the
past urn1,sr the direction OF this de-
partrnent ard constant changes IN the
methods of securing and transport
ing supplies have been made Gold
storage plants installed and ICE sup
! plies provided
The osrganizasfion Is down to 4
| goodt working basis and IS 4 business
propositions and the work is being
pushed little harder all t1ie time
Conditions of Irving Are 80 nan-,
proved that any American need feel
no fear 81 nCff1<r Il, the Zof1c