The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
PANAMA CANAL IS
 ORGANIZED UNDER
 NEW GOVERNMENT.
Col. GOethaIs Assumes Title of Governor Without Special
 Ceremony.
Few New Faces Seen Among Zone Employees Who Will
 Rum Affairs.


 Panama, April 1.-The Panama Canal Zone began business today un- der a. permanent form of govern ment. The Isthmian Canal Commits sion, which has governed the zone during the construction of the water way. was dissolved, and a civil admin istration, seni-military in character. was established
 Colonel George ". sGoethals, by ap- pointln of the President of the nor. His inauguration was remark able There were no ceremonies, snA ] speeches, no display
 In his office on the top of Culeb1a Hill, overlooking the now famous cut of that name Col. Goetha1s, chairman and chief engineer of the fsthmiau Canal Commission, simply began his days work under a new title Gov ernor and Chief of the Department of Operation and Maintenance-'
 In the big cut below, while the Col onel f1guratively transferred his pow CT from one hand to another, the steam dredges were tearing aWay at the foot of Curcaracha slide, and To- comotiVes were busy hauling away more of the daily spoil Work pro- route of the canal There were no extra flags flying, no outward show of any kind that the governxnent of the zone was undergoing any changes.
 CHANG Els IN NAME ONLY.
 These were changes in name merely, so far as most of the canal workers were concerned. Ever since Col. the work, be has been the "benevo- lent aespot' 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:
 1 Enginer of Maintenance-C liar ry F. Hodges, of the army engineers.
 Superintendent of Transportation- 1 Captain Hugh Rodnan, L. s. N
 Electrical Engineer--Captain VII Rose, of the army engineers. l. Captains for the Terminal Ports l Comma nder D. F. Dismulzes and Lieu ltenant-Co Commander Henry v. Butler. | U. $. N.
 Superintendent of Shops and Dry doclzsZNavaI Constructor D. c. Nut ting.
 General Purchasing 4ofhcer-Major. F. c. Boggs, army engineers Chief Quartermaster--C ptains R. E. Wood, United States Cavalry (Iem- l porarily. pending reorganization of l the supply departnent.1 Auditor H. A. A. smith; assistant B. F. Harrah.
 kchief Health Officer, Lieutenant I Colonel Charles F. Mason, Medical i Corps. U. S.A- l Chief 5oh1cef of the Quarantine DI- vision-Passed Assistant Surgeon Mar shall C. Guthrie, U. S. Bureau of Public Health.
 Executive e-Secretary-C. A McIl- yaine.
 YEAR IN REORGANIZATION l Only a. small portion of the perrna- af fsfectfve to-day. It probably will not kbe perfected until all of the construc- tion work has been done, which will 1 require probably another year. That part of the old organization Ethat will feel the new order of things first is the old Department of Civil | Administration, over which Richard l.. MetcaIfe presided. As fast as lpracticabIe, Col. Goethals said this will l be reorgapized and will be placed un- der the new executive secretary. The l courts, which formerly were consider I ed a part of this department already l have been separated and consolidated 1 under the one Federal judge and his two assistants at either end of the ca nal.
 The sanitary and health depart rnents also will soon be on the perma- nent basis. Thefwork practically has been completed and the new depart- ment of health with. Col. Mason at 
 1 sanitation of the zone and the 18th t mus of Panama generally.
 The departments of operation and
 maintenance will not be fully estab- I lished until the canal has been fully com pleted.
 1 The accounting department of the permanent organization will succeed to the work formerly done by the di- 1 vision of disbursements and the ex- aniner of accounts. Nothing more H 7 7 IieyI1f traction Of working force will be need ed to make them ready for their new T work.
 All departments will be directly re I sponsfble to the governor of the IAn- I anna Canal, who in turn, is responsi- ble to the President of the United States through the War Department. I When in operation it is estimated sl there will be about 2,000 American white employees on the canal, and per- lhaps a few hundred negro laborers. ian residents of the Canal Zone.