The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-06
VIVID DESCRIPTION OF WORK
ON THE CANAL AT PANAMA

nave Yet produced. n some OF them
are kids-men, big-men in the max.
ing.
"Hellow. Boy" I shouted. Where
did o come FROM He shook ms
curly yellow head and his blue eyes
t"lnkled. I'm from near Boston"
and he ordered a couple oil yellow
brown helpers 10 hold back the boat
a moment How long have YOU
been here" | asked. Going on three
years" he shouted. Been sick" ]
queried. Never a bit" DO you
want 10 go back TO the states:" |
dared 10 further query. Not on
your life he shouted. I'm here
uIl We hnish the Job. I'm captain
ot this boat And at a nod from
MS smiling face the engine sprans TO
Work n he was splashing up the
already more-than-two-thirds complet-
"a canal TO carry an order 10 one of
me multitudes of busy dredges.
Never Been Sick.
W." stood on the almost completed
Mirafl"res Locks at the southern end
~ tn" canal. q brawny Whit. boss
over a multitude Of busy men stood
near me. How long have YOU been
here" I asked. Seven years he re-
piled. Game at the start and mean
IA stay TIL the finish" Been sick ."
! asked. Sick he replied. why.
~" never been 50 hearty in my life.
. haven't lost a Law and my wife SAYS
TINS Is the finest place 10 live in she
ever knew. They give ms a dandy
house; it's Melted in with copper wire
n a fly or a mosquito can't even
peek in. Its well finished. The gov
laundry washes all the linen
for MS at cost. The ovens of Uncle
Sam bake all our bread and pies and
cakes and deliver what YOU want fresh
every DAY. Uncle Sans ice plant de-
lNers us free ice every dav. and his
cold storage sends uS the finest chi
'afo bccfsteaks NJ ~ cents "A pound
and fresh fish and anything We want.
and inspected eggs and fresh vege-
tahleS-all these at wholesale cost
prices. In the commissrri.s ". can
buy anything from a pin Z" a piano
az Wholesale. Talk about rent We
don't pay any rent. Talk ahou, cost
- living We Iice better u cheaper
than yer We did in the states. Talk
about doctors bills why. there amt
any. When our babies camc. TN. mis-
sus she just went up 80 the fine Ing.
airy ""N"rnm"nt hospital and when
sh" came back with the twins sh- was
blooming and they were h"oing. and
mere wasn't a cent To- pay. 40 dem
lists and doctors bills her. - paw.
n'!r sam saws. That's all right. Just
Keep well and happy and tho work YOU
VIII q" and 10 efficiently il al the Te-
Turn Va" want for v hat W. ar. glad o.
81" i"r YOU And then he introduced
~" {" BIZ from California. who has
H..F Hr......s go. A.. u.a
Ter o. have a wife here he declared.
y ncl' sam likes the women. ~. gives
better houses and Won live cheaper
with "a wife, We ar" all getting mar
ri"d down here. There wont be- =
t"' h"l"r l'ft D., the time W. get tn.
j"h done. And W. are making her
hum. don't You think Hum
You're making her roar" answered.
- ] watched the sVarms ~ busy mon
HIi hustling 20 IA" limit IN the iuh.
Fifty Thousand Working.
FiftN Thousand men are now work
'nG on th" canal and the canal -
NOR" than 80 per cent done. six thou
SAND 81 th"s" are white men from m.
states They ~" paid In gold. They
boss th" Job. SiN thousand men are
lai"rcrs from old spain under special
contract and agreement win the gov
'fum"ut. They Work spanish hours.
rI' spanish fpud. drink Spanish white
and red Nine and r-c-' - Spanish pay
silver '"In. The, work well. they
have never l,-n 80 VOL treated ana
ctr'd fer iu their lives Tho balance
81 M" lahurers ar, uecros and Hin
d"" ~'n'Ii"s from tho West Indian ISL
"iG- English. French and Spanish
.Fa..LHFur TL.n .H- .H-- .--HH A.. 80
'"r. Zoo IsmaI,a % n.Ern con earn a.
best !" ." e" cents per dar on the
canal h' gets one dollar per dav. Ana
"a" r'' tree Ic,-l-- every DAY. said
~ "h"n, giant a thing never heard
81 Do. , West Indian ilborer before
They 90" l"u Sod in sanitst, houses.
".-". and are supplied rh'aply with
g""d f""i anl water just 49, are the
whit" men who receive their pay 800
gold So iabnr.r vas ever 50 well
PAID and 900 well cared FOR 80 the
worlds history before Us src tho men
ID" ar' r"w dis-irg tho canal ~
Panama ~ o. t Communication fo th.
world what 'h. American p,opl. can
do.
Big SANITARY Zone.
lNIf fh' rarat. 5000 sst what about
t'' canal N"' how can tell Of doe,
'Hrt. without TELLING ~ fh. mon mud
women SD" ar" dgrirr 20 and ~ some
- th' ."ndI'inrs under Uhi,h rho.
1--we. th' marvellous Conditions Ipf
haven't Ur Gor-tH and BITE brilliant
ami devoted star % surgeons aud
Tit si'fHrs fri nurses Transformed ti.
f~nfnri"Is pest polio ~ th. ssrtr into
ono of 3D." wnst s|aluhrious end rssfth,
places on fh. afnhe' Nf.a.Yff..s