New-York tribune., 1909-11-22

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is practically completed
The difficulties iu the execution OF the
work result from TIE excessive rdhilati.
The Obispo River and us tributaries
drain the country adjacent 10 the cana
north of the continental divide. The
streams rise rapidlv after heavy down.
pours. and carry large quantities OF siit'
gravel and bow lders. Work on the
Ohispo diversion, caring for the dram
age on the east side. was competed on
June l. 1919 The cutting OF the a.
version necessitated the excavation OF
about .13a coo cubic yards OF material.
about tvro-ffths Of which was rpck. ana
tie construction Of several dikes, aggre-
eating about ore and one-half miles IN
length
canal nrisnl during the year amounted
10 1S4s2Ge4 cubic yards place measure
uent. OF which l2.eAl.4I2 cubic YARDS
were 81 rock. Al the close OF the hscal
wear 4a.1Ta 9t4 cubic yards remained 10
l,s removed in order 10 complete this
portion II the canal
CONDITIONS OF LABOR.
Skilled labor IL recruited through the
washington Office i'm conjunction with
"a agent stationed in New York City
and on the isihmus. During the year
Iaa3 new employments and sss re-em-
plovrnents wcre made on the isthmus.
and ff TnHSf ARIllAAFA III AA.N = AAA-A'A
states 754 arrived on the lsthmus.
These figures. compared with those OF
the previous year. show decrease of
NOR than - per cent in the number
OF men employed in the United States
and a. per cent in the number of
men employed and re-empioyed on the
isthnus indicating a more stable popu-
lation. though there has been an actual
decrease in the personnel Of the gold
force.
A steady increase of the unskilled
labor force continued until il reached
lis maximum on April -. when the re-
ports show total 81 3363S men act
-laHy working for the commission ana
the Panama Railroad. the largest force
OF record. The number Of Europeans
and West Indians brought 10 the 18TH
mus during the year shows decrease
over the preceding year; they mum Dered
-41 Europeans and .sa2 West Indians.
The force Of European laborers de-
creased. as the Spanish government pro
Llbited emigration 10 Panama, so that
no new men are now procurable from
THAI source by recruitment
GOOD RELATIONS WITH PANAMA.
The department Of civil administration
consists OF tie executive branch. when
includes the divisions Of posts. customs
and revenues. police and prisons, schools.
The prosecuting attorney. and the judi
cial branch. which includes the supreme.
circuit ana district courts Of the Canal
Zone. The head Of the department also
represents the commission in its reia-
tions with the Republic OF Panama and
foreign representatives accredited 10
Panama.
The relations Of the commission with
the Republic Of Panama and foreign rep
resentatives continue satisfactory The
question 81 sanitary work in the cities oT
Panama and Colon. the removal OF SAND
from P&namanian territory for Use in the
construction of the Gatun locks the pur-
chase hy the United states Of land at
Porto BellO and the stationing there q
zone police in The Republic OF Panama:
the enactment Of legislation prohibiting
Tho soliciting u labor on the Isthmus II
Panama. and the enforcement Of the de-
cree prohibiting the soliciting Of labor
were among the matters taken up with
the officials 81 Panama and satisfactorily
adjusted.
ON June 20. 1919. the police force con-
sisted Of ~, employees. The number ~
arrests made was G-215. as against 600
during The previous year. OF those ar
rested 5.Wri We're subsequently, convict
Cd. 4.SsI uf misd 1meanor ana I'D of
felony: with the exception Of 80, whose
cases haEe not been disposed Of. the re-
mainder were dismissed. on the charge
of murd r eight arrests were made; two
were released beCa use Of insufficient eKi-
'dence: Two were tried and acquitted;
Two were sentenced 10 life imprison-
ment and two are awaiting trial There
were three executions.
During the year the schools OF the
Canal Zone were reorganized and syS-
tar77atfzed F-or white children twelve
schools are maintained and for colored
children seventeen. The enrolment OF
October I. lglS. showed 6-2,2 whites and
1903 col0red Ihe pupils were carefully
graded and uniform methods Of instruc-
ton established. Two high schools are
also provided. one AZ Culehra and one at
Cristobai school buildings for white
children were arected-a one-room build
ing Al Tabernilla. \ tWo-room building
al Coruzal and a four-room building a.
Gatun.
GOOD HEALTH CONDITIONS
The health conditions on the isthmus
are reported by The cflief sanitary officer
as showing an improvement over the
preceding year. The total number -
submissions of employees 10 hospitals and
sick camps. including those sick in quar-
fers amounted u 3G.l.e, representing
FOR the year 23s9 as the number Of meu
sick daily out Of every thousand names
ou the pay rolls, - against 3,i.sH for the
preceding year Tn, number uf deaths
number II names on the pay rolls for
4 the various months during the year
amounted To 442Gl. tho number ot
deaths would bc equivalent 10 a death
rate ~ 1l99 per thousand. as against
lS31 for the preceding year.
No cases of plague or yellow fever
originated pn The isthmus. one case of
4 tho plague. however. developed on ship
al Balboa. and Was transferred 10 The
/ quarantine staten. here death ensued.
The snip from which tine case was taken
. had been the required number ~ days
under tho quarantine regulations from
tho infected port.
COST oF TIE CANAL
Tho act 81 June IS 1902. authorized
. the construction ~ th- canal and made
. provisions for the necessary funds TIE
amount stipulated being based on The
report ~ The board OF engineers in its
report of 1SsS-ls0l and aggregating
# sls4.23S.25A. including sanitation and po-
lice. a modification of the plans then
submitted was made By the minority OF
the board of consulting engineers and
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