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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-11

disappeared now, but was told that
II must have cost at least $4,000 TO
make 1t covered about half an acre
and was rooted with galvanized iron
The bed of the building was OF con-
crete, divided into pens. each OF which
had its cement trough. and il was sup
posed TO accommodate about zoo hogs
How He Made 100000.
7 hear many stories from the old
stagers at Panama OF how money
flowed in the first days Of the French
canal The isthmus was flooded with
gold. common engineers took contracts
and got rich, and every one who sold
or bought creased his palm I was told
last night OF a worthless beachcOmber
who had been discharged by his en-
ployer, a New y Ork contractor. just on
the eve OF the departure OF the latter
Tor nome 4 few months later the New
OrE man returned and saw his old au-
ploye dressed in snow white. wearing
a $50 panama hat and having a black
valet 20 hold up his umbrella. The New
Yorker said
Why. man your circumstance saa-7
to have changed"
They have was the reply. Il am
rich now and have made a fortune on
How did you do thatg" was the rev+
question
1T was easy enough You rsmembe-
tlat nil with the big hole at one side
~ 20 aI0nS the line OF the canal about
elz9L miles from COlOu2"
Yes"
Well I took a contract to fiji thar
mole Ior $4,000 A man named Jones
mad Just got another contract to M
doWn the hill for $4,000, and so
charged MIN $4,000 TO put his hill in
ny mole RMS gave me a clean 500. 900
y" lLhout spending a cent
II Is said that another man measured
up a part or the Chagres river as a Sec
uon or MS excavation contract and got
money for IT.
90 not know as to the truth OF these
sloIles- only know that it is pretty
wei established that the first French
company spent something like S265.OOO
w within a space. OF ten years and
mat the second company spent five or
zen mllllons more Altogether the
Lencl spent within 800 600 600 ~
WhaI i viii have cost US when our
canal IS completed.
Inc total amount spent br Uncle Sar,
wiz De under 1915. 000. 600 and in rhfs IL
inquired the S40.O00.OOO paid To fbs
french For that we got in round r1-r1-
pers about so. 0O0, 900 worth ~ rqob7s
excavation. over 50, 600. 900 worth ~
FanaIlla- railway stock ana 81 600 000
worm or maps, drawings and records
W got SZ,000-000 worth OF GOOD bri1J
lnBs, 94fUO9, Ove worth OF land 81 GOO 000
WORTH OF material and equipment ana
olner items making Up in the neigh
6orhood OF $4,000 0O0. 1t was a square
deal, and, all told was one o. the bszf
OF the many made bF our great TTncIe
sam frank @. CARPENTER
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-11

snakes. That was near Bohio on
ground that is now covered by the
waters OF Gatun lake.
Machinery Drowned In Lake Gatun.
And just here that lake which we
are making by the great dam at Ca
with iron from the French material
which will rust away within its bed
A great deal Of the stuff has been left
in the jungle, and I saw, away off in
the trees, a $4,000 eXcavatOr twice as
big IS a threshing machine. up the
sides OF which the waters OF the lake
are slowly crawling
There are also scores Of steel dump
cars which have been overturned along
the line Of the old French canal. now a
part OF the lake. In one place there
is a tree as big around as good
sized haycOck which has grown over
a steel truck and carried II up with It
The metal car is imbedded in the trunk
or the tree.
The old French company had alto
Eether over 10000 ears and 5000 iron
dumping wagons When they gave up
the Job the allowed q vast amount OF
this TO go to waste. and when I first
came across the railroad, which was
about "A years ago. after the second
French company had taken hold. there
were enough car wheels to equip
trunk line q railway scattered along
the canal from one end TO the other
There were hundreds OF car beds which
the wood into sawdust in my fingers
Queer Things Uncle sam Got.
During my stay on the isthmus in
1905 ] visited the warehouses; which
had then just been turned over TO our
engineers Among them were build
ings which covered as much as ten
acres. They were divided into sections
ana walled with shelves containing all
sorts OF material In one place I found
a thousand coal-oil torches tied to the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-11
HoW's This9

We otler one Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case Of Catarrb rbsf 80
not be cured by Halls Catarrh cure
T. j. ChENEf co, Toledo. o.
j. cheney for the last 10 wears ana
believe him perfectly honorable in sI1
business transactions and ffDancieif,-
able 10 carry out any obligations made
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN
holesale Druggists. Toledo Cd
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken frta--
nally. acting directly upon the blood
era mucous surfaces Of the system.
testimonials sent free Price 10 ne-
bottle Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family pills for consti-
patton
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-11
PROSECUTORS BODY
FOUND ON MOUNTAIN
Man Plunges Into a Water
Tank at Bowie; Res
cued bV Neighhnrs

Bowie, Ariz.. Nay 11-Judge Hen
rich was informed by telephone fror,
Dos CabezOs that G. ". CampbeIl ba5
died suddenly up in the Dos Csbazos
mountains, where he had n1ini0~
prospect The Judge at once summoned
q coroneTs jury and started for the
mountains. ArIer four hours OF hand
travel the dead man was found inst
below one OF the highest peaks in The
mountains The verdict OF the Jury va
that death was caused by heart failure.
Miss Ellen DAVIS. OF Sfoutland No
IS visiting her brother, T. E Davis and
J. A Rockefeller. assistant United
states surveyor. OF Tombstone. was
tra1sactlng business in Bowie.
Mrs Seth Arkills. % Globe. Is VISITING
the family OF C s. Kellum
CHARLES Kubiu. or Fort Worth. TEXAS
cllmoed I'D on the s P water tank and
Jumped In Coming in contact With
tne cold water he made loud cries for
ne-D and soon men with roDes. went 10
bis rescue Constable Williams foolc
cnarSe or kubin and brought him be-
1ore Judge Heinrich. who ordered him
sent 10 Tombstone for examination.
We stiH have some big bargains in
doors. screen doors and sash. al less
IMAM nalI price Lander Lumber Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-11

the metal IS broken int three-foot
lengths Tor convenience IN melting.
The stuff viii be taken to the United
States The finer pieces viii n-obs
blE be sold by catalOg. and the re-
mainder of the steel viii 20 IN The
foundries 10 be worked over again.
This last sale makes the total
weight Of the scrap disposed of he
tween fifty and sixty million pounds
and the value OF that sold and used
in the work has footed up more than
two million dollars. The sales have
all been made by auction. and at so
much per ton For this last lot the
ton rate was IS, and included fin the
material were old locomotives
dredges, excavatOrs. dump cars. boil
ers. cranes, steel rails, copper and
brass. The canal authorities es-
innate that at least one million dol
lars worth Of such scrap has been
used in making machinery for our
worn
How Twenty-seven Millions Rusted
Away.
When we bought the canal OF the
French for forty million dollars. they
gave us an estimate as TO the balance
Of the machinery and SUPPLIES on hand
This balance was not paid for. but was
thrown in for good measure I was
down here just after we took posses
sion and went with the engineers over
the buildings machine works and ware
houses. and saw just what there was.
According to the French books the val
ne of the whole was twenty mine mil
lion dollars The above statement &C
counts for two millions. but I doubt
not but that Uncle Sam has realized
much more than twice that out Of the
vast equipment which was then on
hand. As TO the tWenty-nine million
dollar estimate that was all down on
the French books Of account. They
were fine boOkkeepers, and among the
volur .es Of canal records are eighteen
grea- ledgers. each as tail as a table,
as thick as a big family Bible and as
hestvy as ten year old boy. 1 am
told that some Of these ledgers viii
be shown at the san Francisco expo
sitiOu
have looked carefully over these
books and find them wonders Of ac-
count keeping. The writing is like
cOpper-plate engraving, and they are
q mass Of figures from one end TO the
other In the eighteen volumes there
are about ninety thousand pages. and
In them every item OF expense was put
down, even TO the cost Of the horses.
the building of pig pens and the goods
in the storehouses. The engineers
have told me that they found the sup
plies 10 tally with the accounts 50
kept.
The French Balance Sheet.
Among other things there was a bal
anee sheet the items of which alone
would fin a page of this newspaper.
] can give only a few Of them There
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-11

4 neon, Canal Zone. Panama May
"A lido you want a relic of the
= \ French machinery at Panama.
Uncle sam is now closing out the last
hatch. &c has sold it for over 200.
000 dollars to Chicago wrecking
company. and that firm is now
digrine il out Of the jungle and car
ling il bv the Panama railroad down
to Cristobal It is piled there on a
mighty dump and is being broken up
and classified The bolts and nuts
are nut in one place. the wheels in
another. and other bits Of machinery
Of various kinds each have their pile
The dealers recognize about three
hundred different classifications Of
iron and steel, and every class is
found in the scrap pile. The machin-
erv IS first taken apart by cutting off
the rivets with sIedges, and much OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-11

rafters and near them a small haystack
OF lamp Wicks Along the side walls
were bins Of nails and screws and car
loads OF tool handles. There were hogs
heads upon hOgsheads of zine tacks to
put on the galvanized roofing. and our
expert in charge al that time estimat-
ed that the value Of supplies In that
house was at least quarter OF q mill
lion dollars.
At another place I was shown piles
OF copper plates. each as big as the
top OF library table and tons OF
copper bars for the repair Of the ma
chinery- There were great bales Of
brass and steel wire and tons OF zinc
and lead
One Hundred and Thirty Warehouses
Full
When we took hold OF the work we
found here $50 storehOuses and ware
houses full Of supplies. and also forty
one parks which contained machinery
too heavy TO house under cover. The
contents Of the buildings snd parks
were so great that one Of the engin-
GERS estimated that II all the machines
and stuff could be leveled down they
would have been enough to cover 10
the height of your waist a 500 acre
farm went through these parks.
They were covered with structural ma
teriaL Here steel rails were laid up
like cordwOOd, and there sheets Of zinc
and plates Of iron were piled one upon
another.
At Empire and Colon saw great ma
chine shops. and at Empire the build
ings covered about IS acres Some OF
the French shops. were found IN the
jungle. but the brush and trees were
cleared away and the old machinery
used This was so at Bas Matachin.
where was unearthcd machine shop
which had entirely disappeared II
was found to cover q dozen acres. and
TO contain a complete equipment OF ma
chine tools. IL took about three weeks
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-11
FRANK G. CARPENTERS LETTER.
FRENCH SCRAP IRON At
PANAMA CANAL UTILIZED
ALL ABOUT THE OLD MACHINERY WHICH UN-
Gle SAM BOUGHT WITH CANAL AND
WHAT HAS BECOME OF IT

Fifty Million Pounds of Junk Breaking Up Locomo
tives and Dredges For Shipment to United States
FoundTies - How $27,OOOOOO Rusted Away
Dredges Which Now Work, After 20 Years
in the Mud Railroad Material and How
Trees Have Grown Over the Cars
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-11

OCopyright. 1912. by F rank c. Carpenterl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-11
The French Balance sheet.

Among other things there was a bal
anee sheet the items of which alone
would fiji a page of this newspaper.
] can give only few Of them. There
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-11

We stiu have some big bargains in
IouFs screen doors and sash at less
than half price. Lander I,umbe- Ca
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-21

Senator simmons is entitled to the
chairmanship when the Republicans
step down March because of the
Democratic majority in the senate.
But Senator simmons is regarded as
a "reactionary standpat' Democrat. He
is a protectionist on many schedules.
He has often voted with the Repubn-
cans on tariff matters, to prevent rad
ical tariff reduction legislation. He IS
also not in close communion with the
leaders of the Wilson movement.
Senator Gore, the blind senator from
Oklahoma, original Wilson man and
strongly progressive, is picked as a
possible opponent to simmons for the
finance chairmanship. Gore is a close
friend of the president-elect.
Efforts to name senators as mem
bers of the finance committee who are
real progressives as to tariff legisla
tion will provoke a lively fuss, it is de-
clared. If the seniority rule is abol-
ished and simmons denied the chair
it is probable that the pre-
cedent will be followed in other senate
of progressivism versus conservatism
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-21
BIDS WILL BE OPENED

Los ANGELES, Nov. 20.-N. d. Darl-
ington, one of the state highway com
missioners, has gone to Sacramento to
attend a meeting of the commission at
will be considered. One thing Of es-
peciaI interest to southern California
will be the'opening OF bids for the con
atruction of ten miles of roadway be-
tween Oceanside and Encinitas. A sec
ton of a little more than eight miles
running south of Encinitas is already
under construction, and two sections
each ten miles long, north of Oceanside,
are nearly ready for bids. 1t is ex-
pected that the contracts will be
awarded soon, and that early next
summer practically 40 miles of good
roads in San Diego county will be com
pleted under the state highway CON-
mission plan.
What is known as the Whittier road
in Los Angeles county has been com
Pieleu 10 the orange county line by
the Los Angeles county highway com
mission. IN all probability this road
viii be taken over by the state com
mission and made a part of the Los
AngelesSan Diego route. No work has
yet been done in Orange county, but
two surveying parties are now in the
field. 1t is expected that some of the
state highway sections in that county
will be under way in the next few
months About rs per cent of the sur
veys have been completed and Com
missioner Darlington estimates that
the entire i2O miles of road between
this city and San Diego should be
completed or under contract within the
next IS months.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-21
DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS WILL
STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY

IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Senators
returning TO Washington before con-
vening of congress predict that one cf
the most bitter factional fights between
Democrats after March will be for
control of the senate finance commit
tee, the tariff making body of the
upper branch of congress. Upon the
selection of the chairman and Demo-
cratic personnel of this important COM
mittee, it was pointed out, rests not
only the fate of any real tariff regula-
tion or reduction by the Wilson ad-
ministration, but also probably upon
the makeup of many other important
senate committees
Senator simmons of North Carolina
is the ranking" Democrat on the fl
nance committee. whose chairman is
now Senator Boies Penrose of Penn
sylVania. By right of seniority, which
is iealously adhered to by the senate,
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-21
RHUBARB RAISERS

MERGED, Nov. 21.-The industry OF
in Merced county. Several rhubarb
growers from Pasadena. Los Angeles.
Watsonville and Denair have just pur-
near Smelling, are now building homes
there and will plant rhubarb on large
scale. They have always shipped their
mento, and by removing to Merced
county they come closer to their mar
keting point
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-21
Upton BOOSTS YACHTING
ON THE WEST COAST

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 21-An as
semblage representing Pacific coast
yacht and motor boat clubs was told
by Sir Thomas Upton that he would
offer trophy to be contested for at
the Panama Pacific exposition yachting
regatta. The yachtsmen had been con-
vened as a preliminary step for the
water carnival to be held in 1915, of
which the yachting regatta will be the
chief feature
Il will be here in 1915 and will bring
the Shamrock " and will race her
here said Sir Thomas. whether 1
get to the international events of 1915
or not, I am going to make this port
You must realize that the canal will
bring England and Europe 5000 miles
nearer by water than they are now.
and that it will bring our yachtsmen
out here sooner or later There will
be fleets of warships from all over the
NNi-N Sou VIII nave NO emu OF
chances for. water sports
DO not try to confine yourselves .
yachting. You want rowing races, hy-
droplaning, sailing, motorboat racing
and distance racing for suitable classes.
/ would suggest that the program be
arranged for if possible by March. The
foreigners will not want to miss the
events in Europe in the summer and
they should be allowed time to come
mere and return. Next year the in
ternational regatta will be in French
waters, in 1914 in Swedish waters. II
is generally understood that in 1915 II
will be held in Spain"
At Sir Thomas suggestion, Colonel
Neil, British yachtsman, was called
upon for suggestions. He urged that
at least two weeks of actual racing
should be provided for, and that there
should be proper intervals between rae
ing days so that the participants could
do other things if they desired.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-21
Mutual Deficiency

Joe Gepfert, the second hand book
dealer, went out to luncheon Thursday
noon, and when he got seated at the
table he found that he had left his
glasses at the store. So he couldn't
read his newspaper. And then when
the waiter brought the bill of fare
Joe couldn't read that, either. So he
squinted at it a minute and then hand
ed it back to the waiter.
Here" he said, you'll have to read
Ibis to me-"
The waiter grinned sympathetically
and shook his head.
Sorry, boss" he whispered, "but I
ain't got no educashun, neither!"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-21
SAN DIEGO BUILDS FAST

San Diego Union: The building per-
init total of this year practically
reached the eight and three-quarter
million mark yesterday, the exact fig
ures being sS,749,667. This total shows
a gain of rs per cent over the figures
of the corresponding period last year
which footed s4,903,S ,S94.
With the plans on file at the build
large buildings, it is confidently ex-
pected the nine million mark will be
reached or exceeded by the end OF
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-21

ity factions.
The various committee chairmen and
m embers will be chosen when the next
Gus.
Governor Wilson'S friends are said to
be concerned over the possibility that
"reactionary" Democrats may secure
control of the finance and other SEN
ate committees and be in a position
to defeat the Wilson tariff reduction
plan and other progressive" legisla-
tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-21

this month, and that the coveted ten
million will be realized by the first
of the year.
former occasions, San Diego is grow
ing more rapidly than any other city
in the country in proportion to popula-
ton. No better comparison. can be
made with other cities in this respect
than in the value of new buildings
per capita.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-21

We advance $40 a bale on cotton
consignments without interest. DAILY
Bros. & Gage, Ell Centre, Cal Phon
Main 6.-Advertisement
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-21
Fine Residence for Sale

One Of the finest homes In the city
is offered for $4500, half cash, wei
adapted for boarding house, close in.
Is too large for present owner. In
quire at Press office or of any real
estate agent.-Advertisem
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-21
Return Sample Case

e. j. Townsend will give S5 for the
return of sample case containing
small bottles of lubricating oil. taken
from his office several days ago.-Ad-
vertisement LIS
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-21
Mrs. w. E. COx-Music Teacher

Studio on Broadway, near Fifth. Spe-
cial attention to latest methods. Pupils
may enter for fall term now.-Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-21
The Cars Equipment

Electric horn.
Electric lights.
Electric seIf-starter.
Wide tool box.
Crowned fen ders.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-21

Six-passenScr body.
;s4x4-inch GOODRICH TIRES
Luxurious upholstery.
Studebaker. Jiffy curtains.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-23
mixer to Succeed
O'Day While Evers
Will Lead Cubs

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-Joe Tinker
will not be manager of the Cubs next
year. He will not even be member
of the 1913 Chicago National team.
Joe Tinker will be manager Of the
Cincinnati Reds If he and Garry
Hermann can agree on terms, and If
a satisfactory trade involving Joe can
be made between Cincinnati and Chi
cago.
Tinker's elimination as a Cub man
agerial possibility came TO light this
afternoon, after the players have been
given their split of the city series and
exhibition money. Besides getting his
share of the spells and an extra s600
for acting as captain of the Cubs.
Tinker was given written permission
by President Murphy to decker with
Cincinnati for the management of
that club.
President Murphy. of the Cubs, af-
ter asking Tinker whether it was true
that he had said he wouldn't take the
job of Cub manager, and being as
sured by Tinker that it was. gave Joe
the permission to seek the Cincin-
natl job.
President Murphy declined to make
public the name of the man he had
chosen to lead the Cubs. but the
elimination of Tinker makes IL almost
certain that Johnny EVers will be the
man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-23
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. oct. 22--WhiIe there
were still a large number OF bears in
the wheat pit there were Few who
cared 10 put out short lines. The
Balkan war scare. and the report that
the Dardanelies was in command or
the Greek fleet. proved to be the bull
ish helps in the grain markets of
the United States. There were large
purchases OF wheat for export. not
only in this country. but in Canada
and the other exporting nations of the
world. which were in close cable com
munication. reported good sales to the
importing countries. in case the Oar
danelles should be closed it would
drive Europe and continental Europe
into tha-IFnited States and Canada,
as well as some OF the other export
ing countries for much needed sup
plies. The seaboard reported fifty
boatloads as taken there, and at out
ports for foreign shipment The fact
that Armour was u buyer of wheat
futures here caused many in the trade
to trail on as buyers.
While corn failed to hold.-t best.
prices reached, II was strong with
wheat. coupled with the wet weather
over all of the belt. The worlds crop
is estimated at 25S.000,00 bushels lar
ger than. last year. Southwestern
points reported the new crop as NOV
ing more freely. but north of Peoria,
in Illinois, there liz little corn com
ing forward. Cash sales were 100, 900
bushels.
Cash oats concerns were again mod
crate sellers of the December future.
These sales were probably ganst the
grain which is To come forward dur
Ing that month Sales for shipment
were somewhat better at 4O5, 900 bush
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-23
Yellowjackets
In Better Form

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
ASHLAND, VA. oct. e2.--The Yell
lowjackets have been showing up in
old form, and if they play next Sat
urdsy like they did yesterday and
today, it will be the same old story
when We meet Hampden- sidneq. Each
man has gotten the old Randolph
spirit. and there is lighting blood in
MN now for the championship.
Coach Reese has gotten the men
to running good Interference. Cap
tain Hopkins has been playing star
ball all the season, and is In better
condition than he ever was. Bane,
the star quarterback for two years.
is in old form. and is running his
team With good headwork and max
ing some of the runs around the ends
that count for about thirty yards.
Mydgette and Cleaton, the two halfs,
are playing good ball
Vaughn and Gayle are the two ends.
and both played this position last
year. They both starred in the game
against Georgetown. With the line
that the Yellowjackets have to sup
port the strong backfield, there are
good chances to land another cup at
Randolph Macon.