The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-02
FIXED IlKlEE1 GOVERNMENT
FOR THE CANAL ZONE
Col, Goshals Taken in Hand tRe
Rdla 81 she Istlalrsials
GoveTnrnens

Panama. Aprfl 1.-THE Panama
Canal zone began business today IN.
der q permanent form OF gcyernment.
Phe Isthmian Canal Cbmmission,
which haB, governed the sine during
/ the construction OF The waterway, was
dissolved and civil administration.
seni-military I'M cllaracteF, was es-
taflfshed
Colonel George w Gbethaas, by ap-
poinlment Oe the siient OF the
United States, became fits first gov
ernor. His inauguration was re-
markable. There were no ceremnn-
les, no speeches, no. display.
IN his office on the top OF Culebra
Hill, soyeflool king the now famous cut
OF that name, Col. Goethais, chairman
and chief engipaer .pg the Esthmian
canal commissi0n, simply began hitI
days work under o new title-4sGov-
ernor and chief OF the; department OF
operation and niaintenance.''
IN the big cut below while the col
onel hguratively transferred his pow
A e. aIle hand f9 another, the
steam dredges We're tearing away az
me " fqots2f iee, and loconao-
tlyes were busy hatiing away more
of the daily spoil. Work. progressed
as vaua along the NiisiB Eoute OF the
esn ai. here were no feytlsa fags
iiyissz, no outward iai Eifw bf .&ny. kind
that the government OF the 15Ele wa
lndeTgoing any ehau7es, 1.issse sty,sra ss,.ss
ehaRges In name neEely, go tar. u
most of the canal workers were coi,-
cerned. Ever aificg COL. Goeihals be-
came the guiding spirit OF the work
he has been the "banevolent desp 4,
LOT the Isthmus and there are few new
faces In the group OF nletE who found
y place In the permanent government.
The list has been aunoullced as fol-
lows: s ii II -
Enginaer OF maintenanca Col. Har-
y f. Hodges, OF the ARMY engineers.
uperinteEaent OF transbortasions
S'apL Hugh Rodman, II. s. N.
Eleetrical, lengtn tneer Cabt. w. II.
Ross, OF the Army engineers.
CAPTAINS Tor the terminal ports
Commander d. e. W BisrSakes ana
Lieut.. Com, Henry, VI lButier, u. S. ~.
superintendent OF shops and dry
tlocks--N Naval e,onst SEietorl ID. @. NIne-
ting, I'M ss q ~
General nalrchasih soal teF--Mat. +.
q. BoggaS Army engineers f.5
Chief quartcfnaas Apt. u. q.
iVo9dS y, s. Cavalry GemporarfIy.
pending reorganization az the suppiy
depertmentsl i :sssiSSSSs x 81
Andi it1F7R i. A. SAi assIst-
INT, 3. n. tIafrah
CHIEF health otgieers4I ,ieut-C
6 slias. r. Mason, Medical Corps. u. s.
army
Chief officer of the quarantine div
ision1 Passed Asst. Surgeon AarpEal
q. E4.ithata. ~ g siifpa am of. pniiin
Health. "a as.
A. <
gaine.. ST &
Only a afdall softion cf the perne-
jIait oIsEalisa don .pscainP actupdS
Eaffectise toS ~. Ie:agill pi c:sisDIy5 :.ot
- - tiIe S6nairitr-
Itten work has been one, which VIII
REQUIRE nrobalbly aaother year.
That part OF the old orHanixatiofi
that VIII feel the new order Of thinFs
first Us the old department OF civil
administrator over v ich Richard 4.
detcaise presided. - st rs practical
CoteneR G0ethais Sc D his will be re-
organized and will be placed .iss.aeS-
sllt egutiye Hecressry. The
courts, which G0rIne gere consid-
cred cred. g part e Io1 this tment az
sIS7s5sI !, tSu 5yIsII COM
Eollaatcd Under The one federaI Judge
and his tNPo assissalits at either end
pf the canas r. 50 :,
Me nitaTy nd health aepartanes,i
aliso will soon D g the Sarfiaf eFI
basis. The work prnc lcoEIy has been
conpletea and the new department
g g hsaltn with Gel. Mason. at the head
tation OF tile zolsc ana the Istiirl,i,,
!Ai9 I Panama EensY 81
Tie departments 6R 0crraIF0n an1I
pltiin tehaHge viii not be ftiily eStabf-
tsaisa until the canal 81 compieEed
The accounting department cs the
permanent org nlzation NfiIl succaafl
G. the goFn lafIy done BY the a.
xss5.S's, W gstIsllgIE anu me exs
aniiHer of aecohnsa Nothing more
than d consniiilia Ion and fa elitfha enils
sractsnn Of yenrLfAH Snses ..sslt -
NEEDED for their new ysork
All departnleTits - n directly ri,-
spcnsible to the sOFerni / or the PaI.as
ma cafIaf who IN turn, is respone BE
TO the presideut oR the UnlteS Ssafes
ssrcJtgh the sinF depaisfnesit.
When in operation st Is estigiiatGd
..ilare VIII IN bon 200 America f
rsilfse emp on the canal, nsid ner.
hnps 8 Few; 80 zsesgo isSoFsFs.
al geel dents of the canal zotie.
FIEEY BlsI. gR n fTOSE
s. n - 80
ele sc Il IS II issl IEfra tS
Feel &D8a
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