The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04

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| ton, and was graduated from Wet
Point In 1881. After holding various
positions OF army engineering whsfe
special efficiency was required. he b.
came the Chief Engineer OF the De-
partmsnt OF Cuba In 1901. whore ~
remained for about two years In
1907 he was made q member Of tn
Canal Commission and became Assaa9-
amt Chief Engineer In lses.
Goethals.
| So much has been written In ref-
erezcc to Colonel George W. 0oskhA11
the Chief Engineer and Chairman Of
the Canal Commission. tina. nt1s
| more can be said in reference TO The
work of this remarkable man Whose
| executive ability seems to be quite -
| marvellous ~ his knowledge q enUi-
| neering. A virtual despot over
kingdom OF nifty thousand worhou1I
he shows the decision. resourcGeal.
ness and tact that mark q great ag>
ecutive- He IL firm In his deClsio0A
kbut that aTnness 10 tempered with
kindness which few men can resist III
| the old days when a Canal workmAn
complained he was told that II he did
n OF like the treatment he received he
could leave as there was . boat
north every FIVE days" All this was
changed when Colonel Goethals came
upon the scene. Every Sunday mosn-
| ing he holds Court at CulebrA 70
hear the complaints or petitions o.
workers under him. There u NO -
borer who cannot get an audience
with this Gar. and no complaint 20
| trivial that 1t cannot md In him
1 A0m 49, ~
valuable check on the MAN who u
given petty authority At tho Canal
He soon learns that "the Colonel" VIII
not tolerate a man who ili-trsAss
those who are working under hts1i-
| Colonel Goethals was born In
| Brooklyn and 10 nfty years Of Ags
| The history Of his achievements =
| best told by the Canal Record and y
as follows:
| Educated at College Of City Of
New York; Cadet Military Acad-
envy June IL. 1870: Second L3ou-
| tenant, Corps Of Engineers, June H..
| 1850; First Lieutenant June IL. 1882:
Captain. December IL. 1891: Major.
February I. 1900; Lieutenant Colon a
March :, 1907. Colonel. Deems
Der 8, 1909; Lieutenant Colonel
| volunteer Service and Chief Of EnGl-
neers. May as, 1898, to December u.
1898: General STAFF, August Ii. 1895;
to March 4, 1907; Graduate Array
| War College. 1905. For several ysA"s
| Instructor In Civil and Military In
cheering at West Point; In charEs
| Of construction Mussel Shoals lTen-l
| nsssee River) Canal: member OF Ge
| Board Of Coast and Harbor Defense 3
/ Chairman of the Isthmian CA1ats
Commission and Chief Engineer cts
| the panama Canal since April 1st..
1907: Governor OF Canal Zone:
| dent of Panama Railroad: Msmbr
of Panama Canal Fertilization Hosf !
in Charge Of Construction.
! During the administration Coaonet#
Goethals has discussed more THAI
two hundred and twenty million dol
lars without suspicion OF favorftisnst
| His work has been SO wise. 30 hooeEy
| and no UNIQUE that even tho most 80
dent muck raking sleuth has been ~
able to fnd the slightest trace OF grAfia
| during his entire Administrations. InaH
fame which he enjoys has made HI
tie change In his life. for no - -
too big a man to be affected BY Tia
praise which has been heaped upoAs
him. He 10 still tho hardest wofkts
on the Canal, for his day usually -
I gins at I A. NJ. and many times ~.
IL found in the ONCE until his hso.
| time, which 10 10 p. NJ
/ The work Of Mr.. Joseph BuektA
Bishop. the Secretary Of the Capo1s
ICommission, must not be ovcr1ookaG,
ifor he has laborcd with great pa
tienoe to Keep the public propsrH
informed on the progress OF the CSnes
work-no easy task In this DAY odl
yellow Journalism, when the simpto1s
news items are twisted and diseofe
70 suit the whims OF the puoEmAxs \
Builders OF tho Canal
| THOUSANDS Of Americans who -
/ nllinx various plncaa on the Co.
deserve recognition for their part lE
! the project, but unfortunately thaka
work can only be fully apprscaAta4:
| by parpons who have waited IT.
/ Isthnus toward the close Of the fetq&s
season, for It ~ then that the 0li1AAMa
gets ON ONES nerves. Everything 1Aa
dry and pArched and tho beAufS
| botanical garden effects which hAMe
been raved over BY writer's who haNes
spent . day or two In Panama during
the Winter season, loss their heansykl
The sun in IN tropical fierceness aeAex
down on the land and life u auY*S
thing but pleasant. The GovsFnMsgAs
recognises the climatic disAdvanta9MS
Of the Isthmus and pays large 49,
artea. Nowhere else In tha Wox
are they more deserved. ssAsS
The Panama Canal building draMs
was played from beginning 70 end M
Americana, and while thousAnAe On
them wers simply OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
1 they acted their part accordinx 10