New-York tribune., 1910-10-30

t-lsleed = channel for six miles in from
deep water nearly up 20 the great works
~ Gstun. Colon. squatted at the gateway
rf the canal is strictly PanaTnan terri
tory. As Il was under American control
sn the important point of sanitation. how
ever. President Rooeeyelt did not hesitate
10 visit IL and 81 l. likely that President
Tat will follow his example.
Seven miles awa-. 10y the -ailroad. are
TIE locks aud dam - Catun. Hero l. the
greatest change tho President VIII sce-
when he l-rt the isth11s the lock site vas
p gaming hoIo in the rock 4 ragged ae 4
cecsrr5 tooth ard roaring with The work
- Drills and rock trains. The cut vas
.rh-ee- quarters % a nuIe long and nearly
Sow r,fnG-eH root broad. II vas 80 large
shsf all The buildings between 23d and 18th
streets. from Madison Square to the East
River, could have been set in il SIDE by
side, and outv the Metropolitan Building
sr-~S orr or Two Fourth avenue SkyscTapeT's
srould have come above its upper edges.
To-day the cur Is fioored with concrete
Sor rv-o-thirds Of i5s length. The two huge
chambers of rl.e upper lock are done, eN-
ceft fer 2 few finishing touches. Alone
shis lock makes or7c u the createst masses
Of --asonrv !n the world ro-dat- The hooT,
1yeut- feet thick in places. i@ anrAo'sd 70
she living rock by stool rsi.S set IL con-
r-e-e. T1,c sd, walls are fifty fc"t thioh
prd eiEht, -fivo fec- high. tFo "e1i7" MAJ
icf tie same heier-. Is slSt, foot i'm thick
A,,ess T1- chambers arc more ihan one
thousand feet louE-
7-1a middle lock ie flied with the dis
orderly properties q great engineering
sob Steel t,-Rere ttat would hold up
iirbrlo7e- are rracad 10 hold the resh
-or~~ete N the growing walls. RopeS.
-ys~ts. braces run eyervwnere. Men work
81 epe-r1- tra-1vlirE the slash, concrete
TITO pisoe IN the high. steel waiea PMS
lczdAng cars. settirE I'D shores FiEa above
aU arc TO steel CsrleWaES flat sweep
r}.sn across -rc cut. with buckets swinging
under Them that would pick ur taAlcap-
The lowest lork OF the three Is sti.l
.,noisier for the work OF excavation Is not
Yet finished. BY the time the President
arrives. however, Il VII probably be reao!
.ser the concrete men 20 begin their work
One-tllird OF all the concrete at Sa'-ll
,chs IL plaoe n tie md q last August
is.srr!,, E yesr after the - ,lHC @ss hrsu"
,s,ur.i.k September eight t-ol-aI4'- Suo.S
.,ar1s we set-euuugn 10 I'll the flst.rOn
s;uillirg ia . solid block from Easement 10
roof. This .,.ft lie Work - The middle Jock
or,r-fa.i-s done. L 81 goes % a the same
,sre. he President viii f.Ed the 1hree !ocAs
3ls.f complete
Tho great centre wall. which VIII run
5~uxtf,p,.s t'rnUEa s'l tiuea looks. has
f7cen ozr-ie5 from r'1e upper loch halfway
s17-olxFl The middle CHAMBER. II this wall
e. Il Stands TO-DAY. were - be set on ono
4 would r,acb - tRioe The height %. the
Metrcpclitan tener.
i IS orl-- h~ comparisons that fhos" VINO
j-sy-e ro- heen or The spot can gain sl'-
-or7ureheusfou q the Rreatnt-s Of the
canal. Any ono who saw The excavation
Tor the Pennsylvania terminal, stretching
across the heart Of New J ork as II a great
uua-r-v had been orened there. VIII grasp
.sorgethine Of v-lsar The canal means, when
he Is told that The concrete that VIII go
:uto Inc Gatun locks. Z ii had been poured
asso tie PenusE ivaria excavation. WOULD
have flied Z ug TO the si-eTala level, ana
enough would have Dcen left over 20 hll
seEeral thousand yards of the Pennsy lEanIa
tufueIs Two million cubic yards o: earl q
md rock were taken out Of THE Peni.syl-
-ania pit. and Ig9.Oy0 cunic yards % con
crete viii te used L. build the locks And
lie listLr l8os.s are nulz half the story.
Tic tsao Sights .n tic Pa5ne -l"e - i4ie
f~riinae via cpus.a-Ie 3s .G-lh IoJ-c.
Cye. SIG l.cae a.c oql- pelt O.. ape va x
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