The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-21

personally. Then you must think OF
colonel Goethals. the guiding force the
genius of the canal.
They told me at the isthmian canal
commission that this mighty, solitary
fgure. working apparently at a pres
sure that would destroy the brain OF
a lesser man, is really the father or
the canal And no man is too small
| 10 get justice from Cocktails
On Sunday mornings he conducts his
| impromptu court. One man believes
that smother man has stolen n pig
belonging to him. He goes TO see
Goethals. In the musty warmness of
! The government house the compla ina n t
| enters darkened room where. sitting
| behind a severely plain desk, is n man.
! square headed. rather stern faced. clad
In immaculate white. Only the eyes OF
/ the man show his latent hunior.
With one powerful hand he strokes
the short, closely cropped gray mus
tache. In few words he persuades
the workman to tell his story. If the
| pig has been stolen the offender is
| punished If the workman has been
| trying to get something from Uncle
Sam under the impression that so great
an organization cannot give time to de-
tails. he finds himself bitterly disap-
| pointed For Cocktails has succeeded
|
| in the best modelled American city. He
has established a direct system OF jus
tice, which has convinced every man
| OF his sincerity and fairness He knows
| law AS he knows engineering He Is
! the alpha and omega of the canal
and many of his workmen will shake
their heads obviously when his rule
gives way to the civil government
| provided by the last administration.
The Canal Zone is now being
equipped with an electrical supply suf-
icient to handle all OF the locks and
the lighthouses as we'll These high
concrete lighthouses have strange
appearance now, standing as they do
in the midst of dry wide jungle. But
in a little while they will be the guide
posts OF the long stretch OF water.
The monstrous locks, though heavy
enough to crush house. will be moved
as easily and smoothly AS a door by
the electrical power supplied.
The lighthouses will operate auto
matically, flashing and going out.
flashing and going out. from dark
until sunrise.
When the canal is opened tho big
boats will be carried through the locks
upon little cars run by electricity.
These trans Will be operated much like
switch engines and Will haul ships big
enough to carry thousand of them
on board without Inconvenience.
1t Is now stated positively that no
ship will be allowed to go through
the canal under her own steam. The
little trolley cars as they are called
by the workmen, will be painting and
pulling day and night as the big ships
from all parts of the world are brought
up to be loaded or unloaded.
have talked recently to the men in
Washington who are directly interested
in the Panama Canal project. Repre-
whose committee originated the law
under which the Panama Canal was
operated, was the first man | saw AS
chairman of the House Committee on
| Interstate and Foreign Commerce. no
has had most to do with the adoption
of the code OF civil law for Panama
In the House.
1T may surprise YOU" said he. ito
find that the Panama Canal is going to
have n government OF Its own, which.
J. believe. will be superior to the gov
ernment of many an American city.
Did YOU ever stop to think that the
Panama Canal had the benefit OF the
wisdom of the entire United States gov
eminent when the law governing the
conduct OF its affairs came into belng2
in other words. Congress has de-
voted its time TO preparing n law for
Panama which shall have none of the
weaknesses which are found In other
governments"
do you believe" I asked, that the
Panama government in all OF it's fea-
lures Will surpass any other municipal
or state governments"
II believe it WILL" he replied at be-
lieve that tho government will he as
good and rs free from corruption as IL
has been in the past---and that is high
praise"
Whom I. spoke to Secretary OF War
Garrison. under whom the work OF
building the. canal ,is being conducted.
he was enthusiastic over what had
been accomplished. 4, " 8 e n !. ~, ~
regard the Panama Cana, &, 4 SAID