The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-11-18
CONCLUDING PAGES
IN HISTORY OF
CONSTRUCTION
Of CANAL
Col. Goethals, in Annual Re-
port to Secretary of War
Garrison, Gives Final De
tails of the Building Period
HIRE HUNDRED N
FIFTY THREE MILLION


chapters iu tho story of American
pluck and perseverance mat made
possible the construction ot the Pam
anna canal are written hy col 'icuIgc
" Goethals. governor ut the zone.
iu his annual report submitted today
Co. Secretary Garrison The report
tells at the canal builders battle
against tricky earth slides, OF D.
establishment ul the permanent form
uf utcrumcnt ia the zone, win
colonel Gocthals as governor OF tho
beginning of the WorA uu futtli.ca-
tInus .u guard the gront watcrWa3
against INVASION, while imposing rows
OF figures tell ST 10. cost Of details
ia the canals construction % main
tcnautc
The report SHOVE that the cnual-
cost. Including the current apUroprt-
alton. now stands at 1858 159,NiHt'
More than S3Tt.p0o. 900 wac appru-
priatyd OF THAT amuuut moro thtn
$4,000. 600 was for tottItiDatl"us
Work was continued during the
year ON tho gun anal mort1 batteries
the report states, "und hy tho rlur'
.rf the yoar tho concrete vork was
ptactisblly completed. a- weIi as tho
Greater portion OF no, nt.N nl 'u
Jul, 1913. tho Dpn-tru fiou 90 r'-
doubts iu accordance with plans pre-
pared by 10 board appointed Tor tho
purpose and approved hN tho Score
tarN of war Nts undertaken, aud they
were completed. as well Es the clear
ing necessary lu connection with
them
The continued caith slides that
checked the progress, of the canal
builders Was described Ht 'cneth
The total amount u' material r'
moved 90 tho dry frum 'NIlchra .ut
the report states. from iho begin.
nm ct American Operations tp jun'
IS, 1914. aggregated iio.2flN'3 DIhI'
yards. al a division cost OF So .'hh
per cubic yard OF tins amount -a,
zoo lGo cubic yards were removed pe-
cause OF slides or - - per cent
Describing the demolition o' Gam
boa dixie AS one of the nnal steps in
the canals completion, ihc report GO.
latos that with Tho exception uj 1
small pocket slide Iu the vicinity ui
Cascades the admission OF water On
the cur has thus Tar bad uo bad D'
fleets. nor has There hoen any per-
cepthlc tendency Tor the presence ol
water 20 produce slides
tn. canals giant locks Hud dams
stauushly wtthstoud the earthquake
shocks which were more violent and
NUNS ruus during the last gear thI'
IN ans -Iupe American occupation
Eigutv-se,ru distinct shocks were re-
corded ~ Au,uu
pupuralI, $50 the shocks ths
report stated seemed Co originate ir
fhc vicinity OF 40. lower coast o. LOT
santos pru.irr,. approximately Il3
miles southwest uf Aueuu The Wos'
violent shocks occurred oetoHa'r q
IaIa and MAJ rs. 11lt The shock
OF May IS resulted iu slight DAMAGE
90 the ucW administration hulidIul
then ,u course of erection at Balboa
heights. hut with this exception Oh,
canal works suffered uo dlm3Ir fr'u
these shocks
A. thc construction 90 tht cana
proceeded Coo the point where 1 date
was srt flg lh, admission uf the 0rsI
ship. the population 81 tho znu,
steadily Increased ON June 30 iHlt
the force employed pu the canal wa.
2p.f5J. compared With &C. $500 40 th'
close of the previous fiscal year 40.
~eumpuuylng the de-. rctse the reuur
states, There was q large emigration
from the i~thmu-. and fuf the nr-
time since tho work was started there
WAS Bu excess OF d~,puEuros over ar
rivals OF about o. 600.
inssmurh tB me canal was no.
opened Go traffic until August 81. me
report does nat toil uf the passBs, o
he nrst merchant ships or of De 81
nnuclal aspects of operation