The Washington herald., 1909-03-07

their Uncle samuel Is very much OF a
reality He is a benevolent entity. the
embodiment Of everything that a kind
hearted. thoughtful. open-handed. rich
uncle should be 70 his nieces and nephews.
II has to be so. Otherwise trouble. SAYS
Robert H Murray I'm dispatch 70 the
Philadelphia North American.
II Uncle sam were disposed as
grabbed, misery. eheese-paring old
Scrooge of an uncle. there would be all
manner or dissatisfaction with him. with
cumulative rebellion and fulmInations
arising from zealously nucSed grievances.
Inevitably would come discomfort and q
iessening OF the efficiency Of the canal
organization.
It works a good deal ike the principle
Of feed the brute laid down by an ex-
rcrienCed wife 10 the young bride who
asked her how 10 keep her husband from
straying after false goddesses.
Uncle sam finds IL cheaper and FAR bet
ter In the long run to favor paternalism
I'm the zone. 20 the end that every one. so
far as may he. is made happy and con-
tented, rather than swing 70 the other eX-
treme and keep folks 'churned up all
the time about their wrongs There are
Lac American families and 3.3s5 American
bachelors in the zone. tOtaling about 700
persons.
II they are not happy and cOntented, II
isn't because their Uncle sam doesn't do
all in his power 70 make them so. That
implies a superlstive degree OF gallantry
toward the fair on Uncle Sans part, for
the hardest part Of his task is 10 satisfy
the women. Usually. through his nUmer-
Gus deputies here he does IL. and so gains
/ impressive victories over the demon OF
discomfort: for If the women Of the fam
( ily are satisfied. the men folks are pretty
apt 70 contemplate their immediate sur
roundings through rose-coiored glasses
why Jobs Are at n Premium.
One quickly understands. after looking
around here a bit. why jobs on the 18TH
mus are at a premium. In the first place.
wages are high Counting in everything
that the American soldier in the army of
( the canal gets for nothing believe that
il ranges from 80 10 - per cent more
/ than he could command at home for do
ing the same class Of work. whether il
1 be mechanical or clerical. If ne is mar
/ ried he has supplied hint is in reality
/ part Of his wages and so provided BY
Z law-accOrding TO his compensation, a
/ partly furnished One-faniIy house, or part
/ Of Two. or a four family house: light.
/ water. and fuel. His house is kept in
I repair, his ashes and refuse are carted
I away. and the grass is cut. He is obliged
/ 10 draw upon HIS own resources only for
/ food and clothing. Medical and dental
/ attendance are available az low rates,
I fixed by the commission. He and his
/ family are protected from fever and
I
/ power OF the health department A mill
| lonnaire could obtain no more in that di-
/ rection than a stenOgrapher OF q
| mechanic on the gold roll OF the I. c. g.
I The bachelors are also given free quar-
/ ters in the line hotels or detached houses
Pleasant for the Newly weds.
/ II is a great chance for the newly weds.
4 Mr.. Bridegroom and his bride may steI
/ into a made-to-order home of their own
/ the day Of their arrival. furnished with
all but the lighter. less expensive, and
/ more personal items which 20 TO make
/ up the menage of an American home.
/ For the marketing and for the goods
/ that she needs TO clOthe herself. her hus-
I band. or the children. Mrs. American has
/ all the resources OF the commissary al
/ her disposal
/
/ bal. There are line cOmmissaries I'm almost
| every town between Cristobal and AnsOn-
I House 20 house deliveries are daily. For
! instance. to-day Mrs. American gives her
/ list OF requirements for the morrow TO the
/ cOmmissary man as he calls upon his
/ rounds. He brings them tomorrow and
| takes her order for the next day. Should
! she happen TO overlook anything. the tele-
phone is at her elbow Mai Wilson has
! developed the cOmmissary and its delivery
/ system TO an admirable nicely. The COM
missary sells any article for which there
\ Is sufficient demand 10 warrant II being
/ placed in stock
Recent comparison Of the charges for
1 food by the commissary with the prices
/ for the same articles in New York showed
that on thirty-seven items the commits
sary prices were lower. on nineteen slight
! " higher. and On eight they were the
same. The average was about . Is cents
lower in favor Of the consumer on the
isthmus.
When the families began to come down
bringing the children with them, schools