Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-26

ened out the railroad tangle, for the
freight began to move. lax methods
were rooted out Of the system. and the
semblance Of an efficient organization.
operating along modern lines appeared.
The commission visited the isthmus
In July and August and with Mr.. Ste
vens reached the conclusion that con-
struction work should be reduced to
minimum, even to turning away en-
ployees, and all energies bent to build
ing up system of feeding and hous.
ing the men and their families. Pre-
paratory work was given the right OF
wey over construction. which accounts
for the comparatively little excavation
done under the Stevens regime. The
general verdict was that the ground
work done by Mr.. wallace. was good
in spite OF disorganized conditions and
that no insuperabie obstacles stood in
the way of building the canal.
There were S,s12 men 50 the depart
ment of engineering and construction,
and other employees brought the total
to 9,600, not including the Panama rail.
road. Municipal improvements in Co
lon and Panama and certain canal zone
towns were well under way. Effective
progress had been made In the work Of
surveying the canal route, In making
borings for. lock sites and In other
engineering preiiminaries. As noted,
741,e44 yards had been excavated and
nine steam shoyels were at work. The
857 renovated French buildings and
forty eight new structures housed the
employees, except those who provided
shelter for themselves In Colon and
Panama. There was no commissary
and no hotels.
An executive order had, made the
civil service cover the canal zone on
Nov. is. 1904. but both Mr. Wallace
and Mr.. Stevens protested 20 earnestly
against the restrictions Of this order
that on Jan. IL. 1905, President Rcose-
yelt removed all employees except
clerks from the scope Of the act. thus
allowing Mr.. Stevens to employ any
one he saw at on any terms be chose.
The eight hour day restriction likewise
was lifted. but agitation In the Unit
ed States caused the president later TO
reimpose both limitations. with what
ever increase In time and cost Of con-
structng the canal they might involve.
The Americans had been In Panama
more than d year, and still the type OF
canal to be built was undecided. In
the meantime Mr.. Stevens rapidly was
rounding into shape an organisation Of
workers, getting suitable quarters
erected for the employees. who were
coming in large numbers organising
the commissary and hotel SYSTEMS, Sc
curing mechanical equipment and
bringing the transportation facilities
10 a satisfactory standard. Governor
Magoon simultaneously was organic
ing a civil government along the lines
blased by Governor Davis. Police.'
courts, schools, fire departments, pest
Offices, recreation clubhouses, church
es-in short, duplicating on q scale
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