La Junta tribune., 1912-11-16

town. government town OF 3.Do'
or 900 people. about twenty -nit
miles from Colon aud fifteen miles
from Panama. situated In the most
beautiful aud picturt sIn. valley OF
the Chagf.s river and surrounded
by the green covered conioai bills,
with rounded topr. seen throughout
,hls par, Of the isthmus The hills
are somewhat steep and covered
with a dense, tropical Jungle, which
renders climbing a ,oilsome and tire
som. task Wiuhin about fise miles
of this pretty and plcturesqu. town.
perfect hive Of workcrs. II the
mountain from which Balboa Is sup
posed 10 have discovered IN. Pacif.
ic ocean
III. canal is rapidly approaching
completion Already water is stor-
ing In Gaiun lake ThH IL the rainy
season and within twelve months
from This time. ~h"r" GOfgona nov
stands viii BE- covered with water
and the site of Gorgona viii be- IN
the great inland sea Thos" beauti
ful h0us"s tho homes the stores,
the offices. and the club houses 0f
the brave. patriotic and Industrious
people sho are uov building the
greatest waterway on earth built by
human hands. brains and genius viii
soon b. attacked By the hous" wreck
.r aud torn down aud moved away
The great shops. TO. viii b. taken
10 Balboa. ON tIr ocean near Pan.
ama. which hcn,cforth will b" the
site q tho great shops dry docks
xharg"s and warehouse Of the isth.
nlan canal and railroad
Thrue sh0pH ar. wonder They
ar. Immense aud equipped with a
world Of ma hlu-y II is probable
that greater variety II work is
done here than in any other shop
In the world. extending from the re-
pairing II watch to the repairing
Of giant steam shovel that handles
rocks II fifteen aud twenty tons
or more
There are employed here SON"
5000 men. about oucihlrd white
American mechanics. and tWoihlrds
colprrd I saw but half dozen No
men aud Eirls In all this ,hrobs of
~orssrs IN. employees here, AZ
divided into gold employees and
st,rr "mplyy..." III. former H..
Americans ard m. batter tn Snau.
isris ard n"grocs t." Americans
are paid on gold basis. r"ckon"d
IA United States money while the
others are paid ON silver basis,
the money of IA" Panama republic
of which the value II but onrhalf nf
tho same denomination In United
states or American money lha, To-
a dollar 20 tho silver employees IL
worth but bBlf dollar. the 'o.rant
piece but 60 c-ut-. M" dime bat q
routs American morrys
The DAY De- ,isht hours tho work
men sulus on a. g d. m.. and or AZ
~ m and after tao hours FOR
up1u. ou asalu at 0 o IA. and OF
arbiu ai b p m Tho checks ar"
Deposited as h'y Fo out ana given
unt ns Wrf rrium Every man d.
checked sih times FOUR times Nh,r-
IN i.as arr made from the checks
pa Hsri uut aud returned. aud t~ioc
BY inspectors Who ,br,k the men ~
work lu thr forenoon and he The ~
trwpou 90 know that they ace ao.
tuhlb at vork
I saw a iaak. operated by o1m-
pressed air raise an engine aud
The trucks taken out Tor repairs -
quickly that l stood amazed !
ptHa 4 through the drilling and
plauing shops ani saw The rihhnns
,urliug from tho powortl lathrs
saws cutting great bars ~ steel
likr thry we're cutting wood ne
rrprs operating bolt aud nut ma
ohin-s and cutting threads as we'll
a. handling a few other machines
whore the Nnrk was more or less
routine aud require little skin
These volord men receive ~.
tie hlthsr wages I saw square
hole borrd and morticc made b,
machine befor. | could count t~cn.
~ ! laughed To eomlssre ,h,s with
the slns and tedious ~ork don. with
the chisel aud mall-i when the car
r"nters framed heavy timbers Tor
our houses aud barns when I Mas q
boy
An kinds uf st.rl CASTINGS ar.
made. for the smail par, q few
pounds. Ia those weighing many
tans aud all Minds of iron rastlnRu