Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-11-12

there tsa a a been ,a a gradual de decrease ,a I'm. in the m men .M s@. rus nS sxen"nea
past and that dredges and steam shovels are encountering less earth and
have been completed and the general field of work has been narrowed. In
t the uueo Or cut cs, noweSer m so WORK. Is continued ON h same s, Ms n al mere
reports showing about the sam totals Compared with a year ao the X
cavation reports show better work than even the number of cubic yards
indicate In August 1905 there we're fitytwo and onehalf shovels at work
falling off in ar service, due to the long haul o made by spoil trains at
But there is much nor in the canal sone than mere dghns You
that a no told all about it But here are som items that may bear re-
The canal ION is a safe, healthful place to visit The United States
maintains hotels which Itx are re modern mo- TI comfortable s o nss n Id. charge large o Rates sh at iw
prices as all of the patronage IA leaving the queer republic for the canal
ss miles from panama to chicago. It is the same distance to New Or
leans; The government contributes much toward the health. comfort and
bronze wire netting so that the sixtytwo varieties of mosquito may not
wages. which are about 40 per cent higher than those paid for the same
pay, and furnishes rent, light and fwl without cost. 1t provides a model
hospital and sutains a stan Of wdltraine rseon n nurses. 1t main.
they compare favoraby with those In Chicago. Fresh eggs are Quoted at 80
cents a dozen, while butter costs So cents a pound. Meats are supplied at
erSi'an5. market '"SSs' III 'S prices d ''AS' DSSS's'"S' "' never "a
On the pay roll o. the Canal Commission are 10000 people. Of whom
&C. 5000 10 are America, AmsriGans st. There us "a, a weekly ky paper pop T,s the Canal 1nnaa nef 9So n. axesD
year. the people living there are in touch with the country at large all the
labor unions and athletic associations there are. and the interest. in things
There are sixteen United States post Offices in the canal n Last
ameunt saeS5s 1000! % ' rss paT mSns in o the un asSF s s sss Sis 4 in the o' canals smi
% and SIS IN Martnque; The fees collected amounted d to slas4l5' na
postal system and s2s7!so to the Republic Of Panama" The revenue from
newspaper postagew was $1451.
The police force consists o.. PSI men, with a pay roll Of $19292S1. In
August-the last eport-they arrested 535 persons, representing ftyone
natonaltles. OF these thirty-seven we're women. During the month fifty
two criminal cases were red in the circuit courts. Seventeen were dis
missed, four continued, one acquitted and twentyeight convicted. OF those
convicted six were sentenced to the pentenuary and fined. eight received
penitentary sentences only. W were sentenced to jail and an twelve
were fined only. In n case sentence vas suspended. Forty-hve civil cases
were tried and the sum Of 254941 a collected lin executions.
In August there we're 1913 convics n the canal Zone n I'll district
prisoners The prison pay rolls amounted to $1,527S3 the cost Of prisoners
subsistence was ss9275, a oal of s242o5s. The value of the work per-
formed by prisoners o n m roads amounted to sS,o2422: There were four.
teen violent deaths, requiring the attention o the coroner. OF these six
were by accidental drowning, five by railroad accidents, ~ accidental
shooting and two by accidental wounds. Nine persons we're deported. Taken
al. in all, the police record is o serious for a population of 10000.
There are churches, schools, clubs and literary societies in the canal
me. There is a federation of women's clubs with many members. There
is a bnd that gives concerts in ome of tn. towns along the railway every
day. The activities along the isthmus are not so yer different from those
in this section of the country