The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-16
CANAL TO BE OPEN
ON SCHEDULE TINE
Ooi' Devol Writes That EXPOSE
ton Committee May Count
Upon January |, 1915
Asks {. {. Moore to Visit Scene
OF Action and Get Intimate
knowledge

That the Panama canal woula no
completed by January ]. 1915. was the
assurance received yesterday bv the
opposition officials from Colonel c. 4.
beFol, chief auarternla ster at the 18TH
mus. Devol was for many years in
-iarse 81 the transport service At san
francisco and has watched the move
'nents fer the great fair with deep in
terest The letter telling Of the prog-
feSs OF the work at the canal was re-
-lNea by . c. Moore. close persona
friend OF the colonel Devol wrote as
follows.
I am glad 10 know that the work
y oeing pushed along. ] rather sur
HllSt-- however, that there viii he other
cities ia the field for this eyposition
7no that you may have TO night for the
center OF the stage
rom my Intimate knowledge of the
Nork here can not al this date fore
Sc any ining that viii prevent the COM
pietion Of the canal on January ! 1918.
of course, YOU realize that on a s40O.-
V"".oeo Job there viii be many matters
re oe ATTENDED to toward the completion
that can not be foreseen at this time.
IN any undertaking this is 10 be ex-
l'ecleoi. hut J think there is 4 good
wv" wears margin TO clean UP ali these
a
can 90 through on schedule time
We have already had about all that
can be expected in the way OF torrential
rain and inclement weather slides.
slips and other obstacles They have
Ell been met without any particular
QiH1cuity and the same thing will apply
IN the future The work is already
wen organized and is becoming more so
every day Therefore. il is not diff
colt 70 prOphesy as TO the future
Let me know as you progress how
the exposition matter comes along. II
seems TO me il would be a good plan
Tor you. as an active member Of tie
committee to know something about
the canal from personal observation.
and. therefore. it would he in order for
YOU 10 run down here and take a look
around. Nothing would please me more
than 10 have YOU IS my guest and show
you what we are doing. You could
then return and talk by the book to
your cOnfreres on the committee
TIE financial campaign has been
given q great stimulus by a telegram
received from Congressman Kahn from
Wsshing ton. in which lie states that II
= imperative that san Francisco make
showing that viii silence the claims
of rival cities. New Orleans and Wash
inEton have appeared as conJenders for
the great fair. and are even now urging
their claims upon congress. Kahn ad-
vises tfat no time be lost In raising
the required funds He believes that
81 that can be done all other cities viii
DE forced 10 give way and that con-
gress viii Jhen show q disposition 70
cooperate.
In the meantime the local committee.
beaded by William B. BOUrn. is actively
engaged in preparing for the financial
CampaiEn- Il Is d matter thai can not
Do undertaken in hsphazard fashion and
= systematic plan will be laid out be
fore single call for subscriptions is
authorized.
a suggestion for ? congress or re-
sions has been advanced by Rev.
Fletcher Cock. assistant rector at Trim
ity Episcopal church. The proposal has
received general approval