The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-04-10
NEW GOVERNMENT
iGGlN CANAL ZONE
But Few Changes Necessary in
Inauguration Of Civil Rule
in Panama.

PANAMA, April L. ASSOCIATED
Press Correspondence) The Panama
Canal Zone began business today under
permanent form of government.
The isthmian canal commission, which
has governed the zone during the con.
struction Of the waterway, was dis.
solved, and civil adm.nistra ion, semi
military IN character, was established.
Col George w. Cocktails, by apro mt
ment Of the President Of the United
States, became its first governor. His
Inauguration was remarkable. There
were no ceremonies, no speeches, no
displays.
In his Office on the top Of Culebra
Hill, overlooking the now famous cut
Of that name, Colonel 9oethals, chair.
man and chief engineer of the isthmian
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 ycut below, while the
colonel fguratively Transferred his
power from one hand to another, the
steam dredges were tearing away at the
foot of the Curcaraeha slide, and loco
, motives were busy hauling away NOR
Of the daily spoil. Work progressed a.
usual along the whole route of the
canal. There were no extra flags fly
ing, no outward show of any kind that
the government Of the zone was under
going any changes. These were change.
in name merely, so far as most of the
canal workers were concerned. Eve,
since Colonel Goethals became the gu;d
ing spirit of the work he has been the
benevolent despot" Of the isthmas
and there are few new faces in the
group Aof men who have found place
In the permanent government.
Those Now in Charge.
The list has been announced as fol
lows:
Engineer of maintenanee-Col. Harry
+. Hodgens of the Army engineers.
Superintendent Of transportation
Capt. Hugh Rodman, u. s. N.
Electrical engineer Capt. w. II
Rose of the Army eneIueers. 4
Captains for the terminal ports
Commander d. r. Dismukes and Lieu
tenant Commander Henry v. Butler,
u. s. N. @. "H.'
Superintendent Of shops ard dry.
docks-Naval Constructor D. 9. Nut,
ting. A
General purchasing oficcr--M Maj. +,
G. Boggs, Army engineers. 81,
Chief quarternSaster7- Capt. R. e
Wood, United States cavalry (tempo
rarily, pending reorganization of the |
supply Department.,
Auditor-H. A. a! Smith. Assist.
ant--B. +. Harrah. a 4. ~.
Chief health ofIlcer-Lieut. Col
9 Charles +. Mason, Medical Corps, y.
Chief officer Of the quarantine divi.
sion--Passed Assistant Surgeon Mar
shall G, Guthrie, U. s. bureau Of. public
health. usf 8bSbth3f. it1E
Executive secretary 40. A. Men
vaine. r,.,. ~ " 4at,
Only "a small portiSh az the perma
nent ofHanization became actually ef.
fective today. 1t probably will not be
perfected until all of the Reconstruction
work has been done, which will require
probably another year.
Courts Now Consolidated.
That part of the old Organization
that will feel the new order of things
first is the old department Of civil ad- |
ministration, over which Richard L. |
Metcalfe presided. AS fast as practi |
cable, Colonel Goethals said, this viii
be reorganized and will be placed under |
the new executive secretary. The |
courts, which formerly were considered
a part of this department, already have |
hAnn arat aH - n
the one federal judge and his two as. |
sistants at either end of the canal
The sanitary and health departments
also will soon be on the permanent
basis. The work practically has been
completed, and the new department of
health, with Colonel Mason at its head |
wlu In future look after the sanitation
OF the zone and the Isthmus of Panama
generally. .... .. N
The departments of operation and
will not be fully estab-
lished until the canal has been fully
,. .... ......s... a.,
The accounting department. of the
permanent organization will succeed to
the work formerly done by the division
Of disbursements and the examiner of
accounts. Nothing more than consoli,
lation and a slight contract on of work
ing force VIII he needed to make them
ready for their new work.
All departments will be directly re.
.ponsible to the governor of the Pana.
ma Canal, who in turn is responsible
70 the President of the United States
through the war department.
When in operation it is estimated
here will be about 1000 American
white employees on the canal, and per,
iaps a few hundred negro laborers,
vi esidents of the Canal Zone. IL