Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-01
COCKTAILS AND AIDS
TAKE CHARGE OF PANAMA
STRIP.
NO CEREMONIES, SPEECHES OR
DISPLAY IN TRANSFER
Few New Faces Among Group Of
Men Who Have Found Place in Per-
manent Government - Reorganiza.
ton Plans Not Fully comp!stsd-
Work Of Completing Canal Proceeds.
Especial Correspondence.1


canal zone began business today UNI
der a permanent form of government.
The isthmian canal commission,
which has governed the zone during
the construction of the waterway. was
dissolved, and civil administration,
semi military in character, was estab-
lished.
Col. George W. Goethals, by appoint
ment Of the president Of the United
States, became it's first governor. His
Inauguration was remarkable. There
were no ceremonies, no speeches. no
display.
In his office on the top OF Culebra
hill, overlooking the now famous cut
of that name, Colonel Goethals, chair
man and chief engineer of the canal
commission, simply began his days
work under new title Governor and
chief of the department OF operation
and maintenance"
Work Doss Not Stop.
In the big cut below, while the col
onei figurative!y transferred his power
from one hand to another. the steam
dredges were tearing away at the 1oot
of Curcaracha slide. and locomotives
were busy hauling away more Of the
daily spoil Work progressed as usual
along the whole route OF the canal.
There were no extra flags flying, no
outward show of any kind that the
government Of the zone was undergo
ing any changes. These were changes
in name merely, so far as most OF the
canal workers were concerned. Ever
since Colonel Goethols became tne
guiding 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 a place
in the permanent government.
The list has been announced as FOL
lows:
Engineer Of maintenance - Col.
Harry F. Hodges, Of the army en-
gineers.
Superintendent Of transportation -
Capt. Hugh Rodman. U. S. N.
Electrical engineer-Capt. w. II.
Rose. of the army engineers.
Captains for the terminal ports
Commander D. E. Dismukes ana
1,ieutenant- Commander Henry V. But
Ter, U. S. n.
Superintendent Of shops and dry
docks-Naval Constructor D. c. Nut-
ting.
General purchasing officer-Ma1or
F. c. Boggs, army engineers.
Chief ouartermaster-Capt. X. r.
Wood. United States Cavalry Gem
porarily, pending reorganization OF 'he
supply Department.
Auditcr-H. A. A. Smith: assistant
B. F. Harrah.
chief health officer - Lieutenan
Colonel Charles F. Mason, meoica'
corps. T.. S. A. AZ.
chief officer Of the quarantine di-
,.,.,na-Passed Assistant Surgeon
Marshall G. Guthrie, U. S. bureau "
public health. A..
Executive secretary-c. A. NC
Ilvaines.
Other Reorganization Plans.
Only small portion OF the perma'
nent organization became actualis
effective today. 1t probably Will not OF
nerfected until all OF the construc-
ton work has been done, which VII
| require probably another year.
! That part OF the old organizaeioI
| that will feel the new order OF thlnss
first IS the old department OF CIV
administration. over which flcharu
Metcalfe presided. AS fast as plae
| ,icoh,e Colonel Goethals said, thl!
will be reorganized and Will be plaoe.
under the new executive secretary
| The courts, which formerly were COZ,
-:aerea mart Of this department al
ready have been separated ana ovn
eo,idated under the one federal 1uos'
and his two assistants al ei'iei
of the canal. -,
The sanitary and health depart
ments also will soon be on the pernla
nent basis. The work practlcaliS Na
| been completed and the new oeparl
nnent of health with Coionel Mason,
;ts head. will in the future look atte
the sanitation of the zone ana III
!, isthmus of Panama generaly.
The departments of operation an
maintenance will not be fully estap
lished until the canal mas oeeh Au''
/ completed.
1 GoethaIs 10 Supreme.
The accounting department OIL -
! permanent organization VIII :.
to the work formerly done by the ol
vision of disbursements and the ex
/ aminer OF accounts. Nothing NOR
than a consolidation and slight con
| traction of working force will o
needed to make them ready for tnei
new work.
4 All departments will be directly re
sponsible to the governor Of the Pan
ANA canal who in turn, is responslpi
to the president of the United state
}, thru the war department.
When in operation it Is estimate
there will be about 1900 America
! white employees on the canal. and per
haps a few hundred negro laborers,
residents of the canal zone.
nope BILL DOPEO.