The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-30
PANAMA CANALS
 NEW GOVERNMENT
lSTHMlAN CANAL COMM lSSloN HAS BEEN DISSOLVED AND
 NEW ORDER PREVAILS.
Colonel George w. Goethas Now Has His Official Roster Complete and in Working Order.


 a permanent form of government.
 The Isthmian Canal Commission. which has governed the zone during the construction of the waterway, was dissolved, and a civil administra- ton, semimiltary in character, was established.
 Col. George w. Goethals, by ap- pointment of the president of the United States. became it's first gov erlor. His inauguration was remark able 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 8. chairman and chief engineer of the gsthmian Canal Commission, simply began his days work under a new title-"Goveraor and chief of the de partment of operation and mainte. nanee.'
 In the big cut below, while Ss. colonel figuratively transferred hls power from one hand to another, the steam dredges were tearing away at the foot of Curcaracha slide and locC- motives were busy hauling away more of the daily spoil Work pro gressed as usual along the whole route of the canal There were n f extra flags flying, no outward show of any kind that the government of the zone was undergoing any changes. These were changes in name merely. so far as most of the canal workers were concerned. Ever since Colonel Goethals became the guiding spirit of the work he has been the benevolent despot' of the lsthmus, and there are few new faces in the group of men who have found place in the permanent government.
 The list has been annuonced as follows:
 Engineer of maintenance. Coloael Harry F Hodges of the army en- gineers.
 Superintendent of transportation Captain Hugh Rodman. U. s. N.
 Electrical engineer. Captain w. II Rose of the army engineers.
 Captains for the terminal ports Commander D, E. Dismukes and Lieu tenant Commander Henry " Butler U, s. N.
 Superintendent of shops and dry docks, Naval Constructor ID. C. Nut ting.
 General purchasing officer, Major F. c. Boggs, army engineers.
 Chief quartermaster, Captain R. E Wood, United States cavalry dempo- rarily, pending reorganization of the supply department.
 Auditor. H. A A. Smith, assistant, B. F Harrah.
 Chief health officer, Lieutenant Colonel Charles F. Mason, medical corps, U. s. A.
 Chief officer of the quarantine divh sion, Passed Assistant Surgeon Mar shall c. Guthrie, IT. $. bureau of pub lie health
 Executive secretary. c. A. Nell vaine.
 Only small portion of the perma- nent organization became actually ef fective today. It probably will no, be perfected until all of the con struction work has been done, which will require probably another year.
 That part of the old organization that will feel the ne worder of things first is the old department of civil administration over which Richard l. Metcalfe presided As fast as prac. ticable, Colonel Goethals said this will be reorganized and will be placed under the new executive secretary. The courts, which formerly were con sidered part of this department, al. ready have been separated and con solidated under the one federal judge and his two assistants at either end of the canal
 The sanitary and health depart. ments also will soon be on the per maaent basis. The work practically has been completed and the new de partment of health with Colonel Ma son at it's head, will in future look after the sanitation of the zone and the Isthmus of Panama generally. The departments of operation and maintenance will not be fully estab lished until the canal has been fully completed.
 The accounting department of the permanent organization will succeed to the work formerly done by the di- vision of disbursements and the ex- aminer of accounts. Nothing more than consolidation and a slight con traction of working force will be needed to make them ready for their new work
 All departments will be directly re 1 sponsible to the governor of the Panama canal, who in turn is respon- sible to the president of the united States through the war department.
 When in operation it is estimated there vii be about 2.000 American white employees on the canal and per haps a few hundred negro laboreIS. all residents of the canal zone.
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