The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-20

the central division during the fiscal
year amounted TO 2.649,563 cubic
yards, or about 10 per cent. of the
amount removed from the Culebra
cut IN the Pacific division, also,
the work of eXcavating was seriously
hampered by land slides.
Slides Delay Work.
When the excavation was nearly
completed on the lock sites at Pedro
Miguel. TWO slides occurred on the last
side, delaying the work and increasing
the amount to be removed by 1929
cubic yards of earth and rock. The
total amount of excavation during the
year was 1885 cubic yards by steam
shOvels, and 65,513 cubic yards by
hand, .of which 44.94S cubic yards
were classed as preparing fOunda-
lions. Excavation proper was done at
an average cost of S1.183 per cubic
yard, including plant changes and di-
vision expenses.
At Miraflores, the excavation for
the upper locks was practically COM
pleted during the year, and the work
of preparing the foundations, erecting
concrete plant and placing concrete
begun The total amount eXcavated
was 234,731 cubic yards by steam
shoVels, and 59.09S cubic yards by
hand, scrapers and cranes. the actual
excavation work being done at a cost
for the last six months Of $l.369.
Many Improvements were made IN
Colon and Panama, and considerable
progress was mede in the cOnstruc-
ton OF the new Panama railroad
During the year special attention
was paid TO reducing the cost OF
maintenance and operation of equip
-
Standardization of salaries and wages,
and Of material and supplies neces-
sary in construction repair work. In
line with this policy two travelling en-
gineers were appointed, who have
been instrueting and supervising en-
gineees. firemen and hostlers, in all
divisions, including the Panama rail-
road, in the use of fuel and oil in
connection Herewith. A saving has
resulted of fully so per cent. in the
amount of lubricants used. and of APP
prOximately 10 per cent in coal con-
sumption per train mile.
Army of Employees.
Relative TO the men now being en-
ployed on the canal the report says:
The average number OF gold en-
ployes on the rolls OF the commission
during the past year was 1859, and of
the Panama railroad 1853, or total Of
.B122. During the year there were
2.S9O separations from the service Of
the commission, and there were en-
ployed in the United States 1899. on
the isthmus 1909, and re-employ-
ments on the isthmus 967, or a total
OF 3,15S, indicating that more than
60 per cent of the force was changed
during the year, showing the usual
unstable condition Of the gold force.
Laborers recruited during the year
aggregated asia; all were West IN
dams, the larger part Of them from
Barbados. The last recruiting was
done in January, 1910, since which
date immigration has exceeded emil
grafton, and, as the work has reached
its maximum. the present population
Of the zone furnishes an ample labor
supply. There has always been an
Independent immigration from the
West Indian islands, but il was not
until within the last four months that
there has been any such movement on
the part of European laborers. Dur
ing this period. however, 1000 have
come of their own vOlition from Spain
and Italy. From the beginning of the
hscal year there was a steady increase
in the force. until a maXimum-3S.-
. ee LEdtlAru UA ODs IHln.
including the Panama Railroad COM
Pany and the relocation. and is the
largest force on record. Since that
time there has been a slight decrease.
but the total effective force on June
80 was 35,57S, as compared with 49,
493 on June 8, 1909.
New Quarters Built.
New quarters constructed during
the war consisted NJ nfparaar, ho,reaig
for married employees, accommodating
thirty-eight families. Eleven build
ings Of accommodating twenty-nine
families. were converted into gold"
married quarters. The bulk OF the
new construction was at Ancon and
Gatun. Under conditions of employ
ment the commission was obliged to
furnish married quarters to all en-
ployed prior to January l, 1908, and