La Junta tribune., 1912-09-07
OROZAL. Canal Zone. J'i
Is. i9i2.-There In one man
- that every man on the canal

N that every man on the canal
- zone swears by and he is
Col. George w. Goethals. the chair.
man OF the canal commission and
the executive officer and manager OF
this great work | have talked with
every class OF men: those Ia author.
ity, the rank and file and the hum.
blest. and that Is high prais. OF and
devoted loyalty 10 George W. Goe.
,hals.
When man speaks OF Col Goe-
thals, he at once becomes serious
and earnest. he stralghtens himself
up aud he speaks In the mos,
emphatic manner az he tells you
what great aud splendid man
Col Cocktails is ! have been told
time and again. ina, 1t made no
difference who he was that came
with Il complaint to Col Goothals.
he had courteous and patient
hearing and vas sure to get a
square deal The humblest negro
has his time and hearing jus, the
same as the highest employe In the
service. and II was In this that
his chief praises and glory consist
One morning | called upon Col
Goe,hals and upon taking my seat
to which he had cordially invited me.
said. after announcing my name
and the state | hailed from:
We'll. am glad to Sc. you.
Col Goethals. for could not leave
this zone without seeing the man
OF whom everybody talks so en-.
Enthusiastically. don't know wha,
you have done to all thes. people
You must have hypnotized them
He replied at once; II you stay
here little while will hypnotic.
you. | laughed and said he might
He Is large. fine looking man,
frank, winning face. and his biz
heart beams from his large e,.
pressiN" eyes. from his smiles and
In his courteous. generous and con.
fidence-inspiring dem.anor.
Colonel Goethals Is an abb. man.
man Of wonderful executive abi.
ity. thoroughly qualified to super.
intend every department Of this
wonderful and Intricate work. one OF
the best organizers In the world aud
atsas - al a
brains and soul OF the finest organ.
iration and the greatest achievement
OF modern or ancient times: but.
with all these splendid qualities, that
which II the efficient cause Of the
success OF this work. OF his great
success Is h. knows how to handi.
men. Every man Is his friend Ey.
cry man Il his active partner In do
ing this work and i fun Of enthusI.
asm. determination and pride. and
feels 1t his own glory he is achiev,
ing own
There h another man who's. name
stands neat to Col Gosthals In the
hearts OF th.s" people and that is
tn" name Of Roosevelt II these men
had vote. II would BE- ten 10 on.
for Roosevelt haven, met a half
DOZEN Taft men Ia the zone. Tn.
men say that when Taft came her.
he didn't notice or speak to tn.
common man. These men are thor.
onrhly democratic and they bclIcy.
IN thos. who treat them on IA.
same level
Col Goethals speaks to his men.
vii stop on IN. sidewalk. In tn.
locks down In IN. cut aud converse
with HE men. as he meets them.
lie rides In IN. coaches with them
aud eats At the same tables often
and makos hiimsvf man among
men. IN" dignity OF his position be
Ing lost sighi OF seldom does h.
us" a special car aud then only to
entertain guests. official visitors.
congressman and men OF distinction
Colonel Go-thais says vessels viii
be sailing through the canal within a
year, He has for the past two
year" been urging upon congress IN.
importanc. OF providing for the gov.
"fhm"nt aud operation OF the canal.
fixing IN. tolls and making laws de-.
finins the rights and obligations Of
those who are 10 use the canal
Congress Is not y., awake To tn.
supreme Importance Of immediate nc.
ton. The government Is never ~.
pect"d TO compl.t, work within the
time planned. In fact. ~ a rule. II
IL not expected TO complete work
within double and often ,rcbl. the
period allotted. and at a cost of
about double or more of the first
estimates; but here IL our govern.
men' ~ork-i,s greatest work
that viii b. completed bcfor. III.