The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-02
TAKES CHARGE OF
THE CANAL ZONE
Col. GoethaIs Assums His New
Duties as Civil Governor

canal zone began business today un-
der permanent form OF government.
The Isthmian canal commission,
which has governed the zone during
the construction of the waterway was
semi military in character, was es-
tabilshcd.
Colonel George w Goethals. by APP
pointment of the president of Tn"
United States, became its first gov
ernor. His Inauguration was remarkll
able. There were no ceremonies, no
speeches, no display.
In his office. on the top of Culebra
hin, overlooking the now famous cut
Of that name, col. Cocktails, chairman
ana chief engineer of the Ishmian
Canal Commission, simply began his
days work under Il new title-"Gov-
error and chief of the Department of
operation and Maintenance"
In the big cut below. while the col
onel tiguratively transferred his pow
or from one hand to another, the steam
dredges were tearing away at the foot
were busy hauling away more of the
daily spoil Work progressed as usual
along the whole route of the canal.
There were no extra hags flying, no
outward show of any kind that the
government of the zone was undergo
ing any changes. These were changes
i'm name merely, so far as most of the
canal workers were concerned. Ever
since Col. Goethals became the guild
ing spirit of the work he has been the
benevolent despot" of the Isthmus.
and there are few new faces in the
group OF men who have found q place
in the permanent government.
The Administration Heads.
The list has been announced as fol-
lows:
Engineer of maintenance-Cal. Har-
ry +. Hodges of the army engineers.
superintendent of transportations-
Captain Hugh Rodman, L. S. ~"
Electrical engineer-Captain w. II.
Rose of the army engineers.
Captains for the terminal ports
Commander -. f. Dismukes and Lieu
tonant- Commander Henry V. Butler
l. s. y.
superintendent of shops and dry
iocks-Naval Constructor ID. (. Nut
ting.
General purchasing ofIicer-Major +,
C.. Roggs, army engineer
CHIEF quartermaster-Cap r. T.
Wood. United States cavalry Gempor-
irily pending reorganization Of the
supply Department.
Auditor-H. \. A. Smith; assistant,
=. +. Harrah.
Chief health oGicer-Lieutenant COL
mel Charles r. Mason, medical corps. |
r. $. \.
chief officer of the quarantine divi-
,'on-Passed Assistant Surgeon Mar
shall G. Guthrie. L, $. bureau of pub
ic health.
Executive sccretary-C. A. Nell
'aine.
Small Portion Vet in Effect.
Only a small portion of the perma-
lent organization became actually eff
ectiva today. 1t probably will not be
perfected until all of the construction
work has been done which will re-
luire probably another year.
That part OF the old organization
hat will feel the new order of things
irst is the old department. of civil adj
over which Richard l.
'lctcalfc presided. As fast as prac
icablc COL Cocktails said. this will
10 reorganized and will be placed un-
Ior the new executive secretary. The
ourts, which formerly were consider
u a part of this department, already
ave boon separated ana consolidated
rnder the one federal judge and his
wo assistants at either end of the
anal.
The sanitary and health departments
lso will soon be ON the permanent
asis. The work practically has been
and the new department Of
loalth with Col Mason. IT it's head,
viii in future look after the sanitation
f the zone and the Isthmus Of Pana-
"a generally.
al Responsible to Goethals.
The department of operation ana
will not he fully estab-
ished until the canal has been fully
omplctcd.
The accounting department of the
permanent organization VIII succeed
o the work formerly done by the divi-
ion of disbursements and the exam
ncr of accounts. Nothing moro than
Consolidation and slight contraction
f working force will he needed to
make them ready for their new work.
M departments will be directly re-
ponsible to the governor of the Pan.
ma canal. who. i'm turn, is responsible
O the president of the United States
hroush the war department.
When i'm operation, it is estimated
here viii be about 1000 American
White employees on the canal, and per-
Iaps "A Few hundred negro laborcrs, all