Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-17

| canal is not as likely 10 be blocked as
a narrower one They approve the
! change in the proposed location of the
breakwater at the Atlantic end OF the
canal.
COST OF CANAL
Their estimate Of tho complete cost
of the canal is $500 900 900. They say
| a. is Incorrect TO state that the original
| estimate of cost was $40 000. 900. as this
does not include sanitation and zone
government" They estimate the eX-
| pense Of sanitation and zone govern
mcDt at 81, 600 000 while payments n
! the republic Of Panama and 20 the new
| Panama Canal company amounted To
| Sj0,000.0 900, which would make the DIFF.
| ference between the present estimate
| and the previous estimate. with cost
| of sanitation and zone government and
payments added only Sl43 600 900 "Of
this amount" they say, nearly one
half can be accounted for by tho
changes IN the canal and appurtenaut
works already referred 70 and the re-
mainder Is 10 be attributed mainly 20
the higher unit cost OF the different
items Of the work"
WORK COMMENDED
Commentator Is expressed at the
present condition OF the work and tho
engineers voice tho belief that in no
other great construction work has so
much been done for employees In the
way Of furnishing necessities, comforts
and luXuries OF life at cost as has been
done in this work. This is one reason
for the high cost of the canal
In their opinion. "the work Is well or
ganized and is being conducted ener-
getically aud WELL
They commend the medical and san
itary department "for It's success IN
discriminating yellow fever and con-
trolling malaria"
DATE OF COMPLETION.
1--WE see no reason" they add. why
the canal should not be completed as
estimated by the chief engineer by
| January /, 1915; In fact, 10 seems that
a somewhat earlier completion Is prob
able n all goes W'll."
Considering the cost and time OF
construction OF a sea level canal as
compared with the lock type, they hold
that. most OF the factors which have
operated 10 Increase the cost OF the
lock canal would operate with similar
erect 10 increase the cost OF the sea
level canal and az the present time
there are additional factors OF even
greater Importance 10 be considered
as affecting the time OF completion and
cost Of a sea level canal
one OF these they find In tho Gam
boa dam. the work on which is 20 be
started as soon az possible They de-
clare II could not be completed un-
On after the time required for he
completion ~ the lock canal"
Further than this they say a changed
type would result IN abandoning work
which represents large expenditures.
They claim that BY the change the
river Chagres ana the rivers on the
81
being allies would be enemies OF the
canal. and foods I'm them would great
ly interfere with the work"
As TO EARTHQUAKES.
Replying 60 tho criticism that the
canal negion As liable 10 earthqua ke
shocks and that sea-lovel canal would
bo less subject 10 injury by earthquake
than a lock canal" they assert that.
dams and looks are structures OF
great stability and little subject 90
damage by earthquake shocks but
that even III they could regard earth
quakcs AS IA source OF serious damage
90 any type OF canal on the isthmus.
their effect upon the dams. locks and
regulating works proposed Tor the sea
level canal would b. much the sans
as upon similar structures OF the lock
canal
AS 20 the question OF water supply
they say 'lt is so much greater than
any need that can be reasonably autici-
pated that the best method OF securing
mOna water when the time Of Mood ar
rives does not require 10 ho considered |
now" They report that they can hud
DO reason 90 apprehond important loss
of water by aeepage through tho ridges
surrounding Gatun dam, "while BOZ our .
Judgment they add "tho bid OF Tho /
lake win be practically imporvious 10 /
water"
THE engineers who compose enc board I
are Frederick steers, James % ecnul .
ler Arthur T.. Davis, lfham Randolph .
Henry D Allen, John A. Freeman and /
Allen hazeu.