The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-17
PANAMA WILL YET
Be HEALTH RESORT
In Sanitation
Have Had Wonderfully
Beneficial Eject.

Washington, Special: The latest
port from The Panama uanalt
one sets fosth y series o., figures,
on the health condition there. which tn:
dicateS that the death rate ON the zone.
is now actually lower thafs the avert
ages of such important Southern cities,
in the United states as Baltimore,
Washington and New orleans. Thei
success OF The s"Nclnmei.i in b,ingtngi
about the present sanitary ,ond1tionSt
there is regarded as The most 1emark-
able achievenlrnt in tlac entire Sc
rieS of those Wrought since Anerjcanl
occupation.
Fiench and other foreign authorities,
indeed, have recently been roncedinE
that IN overcoming the fearful sanitary
conditions which made the canal re-
gion a graveyard during the years of
French control. The United states has
effected the elimination OF the great
est single obstacle IN Tie way Of the
canal. The isthmus used to be known
the world over as one OF the very worst
regions for white people to the found
i'll the tropics. yellow fever
and the hubonic plague time and again
caused people to cave by thousands.
StriCS.en with terror, While those who
We're left behind gave "a fearful proper
ton of their numbers as victims" Of dis
ease. To-day the death rate O; the zone
is Il demonstration not only of the re-
markable success of American methods
In dealing with this problem, hut of the
possibility OF making any part OF the
tropics thoroughly habitable ~ people
from the temperate zone.
One result OF this :c~hieNeDoGn1 IS that
the South American countries are get
ting deeply interested in he study OF
sanitation. Brazil. Venezuela, Peru.
cuado and other countries are anx-
ions to encourage the im,y,igratlon of
the right kind of people with capital
and enterprise and ideas. from north-
ern countries. In oree1 To encourage
their coming, cities and countries arc
alike anxious To earn the methods that
will assure That living There shall not
be dangerous. or uncomfortable The
opportunity to learn those methods Is
presented by the canal zone in It's pres-
ent condition. As Il result, commits
stons and official and professional men
from the South American countries are
constantly applying for permission and
assurance of facilities, to study the
methods in vogue on the zone. 1t IL
said that as a result of their studies,
these specialists are carrying home
ideas that. with remarkable prompts
tude. are being put into effect in their
own homes.
One effect of such "a Ge7ponstration on
the healthfulness of the troplcs, under
proper conditions. II is pointed out by
students of these conditions, WIZ be
TO add to the worlds available area.
of territory for white occupation, the
vast regions of the Amazon and Congo
valleys. which have heretofore been.
regarded as extremely dangerous to-
CaucasianS and vet whi.I, are the most
potentially rich territories in the world.
1t is now believed that with the Same
methods that the United St:.tcs has en-
ploNed in the canal region. these great
territories can be made safe and even
desirable for the residence OF people
from northern climates. II is true that
sanitation involves expense; but tho
natural richness of the regions WIN
justify the expenditure, In ~ country
where crops grow With tropical lux-
urialce the YEAR round