The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-10
grave mistake had been made gin adopt

grave mistake had been mode in adopt ing the lock project. :.
 The discnssion grew out of a report by Mir. Kittredes on the bsll fncreasing the limit of cost for the canal to ssee.. GOO, 900 and authorizing the Secretary of amount. He said his' committee had decided that the measure should be eonsidered by the Finance Commattee and he reported t back with this rec. ommendation. ,s. s ! In making the report. sMrs Kittredge said the Canal Committee disapproved of the proposed Issue of honds and nc read statement showing that expend- itures on account of the canal to date Tn his remarks. Senator Kittredge said that while the engineers of the Canal Zone had originality placed the cost of lock canal at tI3s.0Oo, ,oeu. they had now increased their estimates to s<eo, 900, ,eoo,i wiierens it had been e.. tfnated that sea level canal couia have been built for sz47 t09o.o2s he- plying to Mfr Forakers Mr. kattreose sal .ithe lock canal had not pr0gressed so far that 1t would not now be fmpos- sibIe to. adopt the sea level type .,n. Ml. Foraker agreed with Mfr. Kiffredxe tnat the sea level waterway would nave been preferable from an 'econo'nis l standpoint.
 genator Teller also thought q sea ievel canal could be constructed mSIe s 2 cheapiy than q lock canal ana wonio " far less dangerous In constr uc'ion.
 Mr. Kitfredge said that the minor tts, af line board of consulting engi- neers had pledged their professions,i ,, regulations that the, cost or the lock typse of canal, exclusive of sanitatlon and expenses of the zone governmehh1 would not exceed sis9,oeo.ooO.
 MT. Kittredgs said that in his judg-
 nent tl,s experiences of the American enrineers had demonstrated that the sea level canal could have been con. structed for sa47, 900. 900. The sea level position, he said, was a matter Of dig kine. and In that ciaSs of work the greatest success had been accomplish ed.
 Sea Level is Best.
 "ffave we progressed so far in the construction of the lock canal that we cannot now turn to the sea level ca- nal7" asked Mfr. Foraker.
 7.Fsv no means," answered Mir. Kilt redge. He insisted that the sea level type should have been adopted at the beginning. said Mir, Froraker. ~that T. was infiu- encsd to change my support from the Nicarauguah Canal to the Panama Ca. nal because supposed that we could build a sea level canal at Panama and that we could not build one at NicA- ragua. Everything that has occurred in connection with that canal since then has caused me to regret my 70. tion. "g. MT. Teller said that he had also supposed that when the change was made from theA NicaragnaF to- thesPan anna Canal, nothing less than q sea level wuold be undertaken. He had always preferred the sea level plan. 4 controversy over the height of tides at both the Atlantic and Pacific ends of the canal; lsa wnisa was n.. raisso ,Sa statement from the Kansas Senator that the reports of the French ensi- neers could not be accepted as of value. as, they Y1did not know what they were uudeftalEiug." s= Af4 sss8s fs t&t
 .srhsy did not...s said MT: Teller. sand wgnt to say that they knew As. much abelt t as our nsapiez.ssss ss , ssous: !. Mfr. Teller continued: .s' z. t,,.,a...
 s'1 ttiless today fhNs you raA blllla a eNM 1kY9l canal af 1sanaldaa at ieas 1 Sosg ahAla X ibck canal, and only .A sea 1 level eanAl will be of valus % the w0rtds Another advantage is that 1t miil Kot be in danger of deetfuction.
 which avili. always be feared with q lock canal." 4s
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 Tseferring to the. reports that Mir Taft shad sordered' the widening of Culebra cut. Mfr. Teller in response to dusstions. said he did not suppose Mr. Taft actually "ofdered" the change. but that he had recommended it.
 Senator }Culbersof. of Texas, o6ject- ed to the reference Of the report on canal finances to the Finance. Commit tee until the subject had received fur ther consideration.
 The suggestion led Mir. Warren to ask Mir. Kittredge ! number of ques1 tons bringing out the statement that unless action Is taken at the, present session of Congress authorizing the issuance of additional canal bonds, ap- propriations must be made from the general funds in the treasury, if the work is to continue. .t
 The regular order was demanded, and without disposing of the canal ques. ton, the Senate passed to other subo 4krta