The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-09
NE TVS Of THE
CANAL ZONE
b. L. Larcurn Sends Copy of
Interesting Paper Pub
lished There.

b L. Larcom, formerly a Pensacola
man, but now engaged as engineer in
Panama, sends an interesting copy OF
q recent issue of the Canal Record, a
live little publication, which claims
Canal Zone, ARcon, Isthmus of Pana-
ma. az its address. Among the notes
of local interest is the account OF an
accident recently Detailing Mr. Penn
broke b. BantOn, locomotive engineer
sailing with Mr.. LarcOm from New
Orleans in May, 1905, in which his
back was brOwen. An appropriation
has been made through Ine sundry
civil act for the fiscal year of 1909
as follows: TO pay Pembroke B.
Banfon, to compensate Tor injuries
sustained while in the employ OF the
government on the Istnmian canal,
$4,000" another item of interest to
FIoridians is an account of the death
of Arthur o. Caswell, of Jacksonville,
an employee of the dsthmian Canal
Commission, on the gold roll, who was
killed on the Panama railroad at Cor
gona on June 1st- The deceased was
10 years OF age, and had been on the
isthmus months.
Other Items Ut Interest.
In an enthusiastic survey of the sit
uation. leading article of the Record
be grown in the I5thmus in a most
interesting manner. According to the
authority offered, bananas, alligator
pears, figs, avoados, mangoS, pine
apples, oranges and many other fruits
may be grown with ease. The soil is
particularly we'll adapted to the rails
Ing 90 tropical fruits, in fact, and an
4, immense amount of opportunity is al
corded, accordingly.
The grand total of excavation during
! the month of May was 2,703, 923 cubic
yards, all of which except III ,674 was
taken from the canal prism. This eS-
tab1ishes a new record Tor excavation
in, the rainy season, for while it shows
G decrease of So, 173 cubic yards as
compared with the total of the pre-
ceding month, as compared with May,
1905, ii shows an increase OF ], 6S7, 02I
cubic yards. There were % working
days both in April and May OF the
grand total o. May excavation, 1,609,-
OIL cubic yards were taken out by
steam shovels, and 1,O94,S52 by
aredges.
From the Culebra Division there
were removed 960,S4O cubic yards, ali
of which except 3ey661 were taken
from the canal prism; from Mindi all
within the canal prism, 81 1888 cubic
yards were removed; from the Chagres
Division, all within the Canal prism,
235, 962 cubic yards.
From the Gatun locks and spiIlway
there were taken 266,7 cubic yards,
of which, 1855 cubic yards were
from the canal prism; from the Mira
flores locks there were taken 1909
cubic yards, all but 19,0S0 of which
were taken from the canal prism.
There were taken out by dredges
from the La Boca division $50, 1866
cubic yards, and from the Colon divis-
ion 564 1856 cubic yards, all within the
canal prism.
An Interesting Report.
The report of the acting chief of the
division of posts, customs and reve-
nues Tor the month of May shows that
1925 money orders amounting to
s403.10S.14 were issued. This is a de-
crease of S42,S73.I2 from the amount
reported for April, which was the
largest on record OF the $403, 10S.l4
reported for May, s2S5, 645.G7 was in
orders drawn on the United States
and elsewhere, and S117, 46S.07 in or
ders payable in the Canal Zone.
The largest number of orders, 2.4o0.
was Issued at Cristobal, and amount
ed TO $40, 43S on; Empire was second.
with 1,652 orders. amounting to $49,-
1872 IS; Gorgona was third, with 1880
OAhCi o-esACodtttAe GTos-Oc-1Vs ShIt-
bra fourth. with 1870 orders. amount.
ing TO SS.SS612. and Ancon Nth, with
] ,2SS orders. amounting to $31 oil n
Postage sales for the month of May
amounted to S5,41640, and other col
1ections for the month were as fol-
lows; Land rents. S993.42; buildings
SEQ; distillery licenses, 1906; district
taxes and licenses, S5.+11l51: district
court fines and costs. $2.499.4O and
miscellaneous bills, 81 1889.
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