Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-04-02

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~ ion. the lock plan is preferable for Che canal rather than the
KE8HkassAI sealevel idea. TIL" article is written fol the general public rs
(&1R00J eel as for engineers. and gives N clear simple language the
- essential facts in the controvers, and the main points Of the
technical questions in'"ved That the decision in fNvor OF a ok e"n"'
gineertng opinion" is The" assurance given 1t the opening OF he rev"
standing has mt his name to the campaisn against The lock pan OF con
structon. The review proceeds to n consideration of the report OF the board
takes up oue by II tbs arguments against thu lock type o canal o o-
strncton alone the engineer o the ishmus make n esfnnt or owe owe
ernmsn+ .nd Sanitation monnts TO- nerhaps saoooooo annually in add
ton. There are other additional cost charges and physical problems COT
nectedw with the proposed change which amount to a formidable nssresate
Dwelling pom physical problems in thc way Of constructing the c"an'
Engineering News points u tina, although the cutting of the fortS~nNe
neck connecting the oceans seems e simple matter to the l"yman, mere ARE
unsolved difficulties in the way Of a sealevel ma n danger .S " Nn1
along h sides o a long stretch If canal through soft quasmires Is dwet
upon. when considered with relation to a rainfall of twenty inches or more
IL month. Parts of the cid French ditch, it is said ctual aneu WIFI
silt NJ mud through such causes
lev STe r"'e s De sn%Sn =, ms tr ,s n enn pr TMat az a. seal eve casoJ is possible
given unlimited money for construction an time, is adTited, Tut 1t Is
argued that such a construction would never be profitable
Concerning the Garunn lake md dam proposition, the s7view says: I'VE
TESTIFY from actual personal observation ond study u the dan site ~
Of the borings pits that the Gotun dam will be as sfea n pernan ts
as any structure eve reared by nal Yet it is needless for us to say this
in view of the emphatic approval Of the dam by the board of engineers
which has visited thu isthmus, which includes tn highest authorities
on dam nstructio that could be cund anyw"re''
Turning to Il consideration Of the locks themselves TIL Engineering News
mere h rs f seme'n aGo e 1Tetr " "a r or ootaa "s %p n o0,n,s or honrs l or SO required
delay-in Itself u mere trife iii the course of q voyage lasting user Two
"A maxi when sailing through The broad open channels of Lake Gatun, IS
compared with the necessarily slow rate OF sailing through a senleVe, ana.
AS for the danger n a lock canal the review points out that te MAJ
chester canal has four locks and the saut Ste: Marie canal passes through
provinon hs been made in the designs for the Panama locks against aca-
dent and tn locks indeed will be in duplicate, Sc a to make available
in case Of damage ,se t." . the 1tner r., to ,. canal, nsin~ o,m,vea " eortb-
quake, tho Engineering News points to the fact tina some pieces IF masonry
In Panama City have been standing since the eighteenth century unframed
By qmakcs 1t is admitted that earthquake shocks are possible in the canal
zone. but it is shown also that n shock severe enough to damage tn locks
nro,r1v would damage also the great Ganboa dam n essential feature of
a sea1eveI canal Other arguments are are. brought TO forward wnIs going t ts S 20 sn"w IA
that there will be adual gains in carrying ut the lock project