Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-20
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washington. Nov. Concluding
chapters In the story Of American
pluck and perseverance, that made pos
sible the construction Of the Panama
canal are written by Colonel George
w. Cocktails. governor Of the gone. IN
his annual report submitted to Secre-
tary Garrison The report tells OF the
canal builders battle against tricky
earth slides, of the establishment OF
the permanent form OF government In
the zone, with Colonel Goethals as goY-
ernor OF the beginning OF the work on
fortiica lions to guard the great water
way against invasion, while imposing
rows OF figures tell of the cost Afathe
details In the canals construction ard
maintenance.
The report shows that the canals
cost, including the current appropria-
ton, now stands at 1858, 1858. 04S. So
More than $374.000.000 was appro-
priated. OF that amount more than
SIC, 100000 was for fortifications.
Work was continued during the
year on the gun and mortar batteries.
the report states, and by the close OF
the year the concrete work was prac-
tically completed, as we'll as the greater
portion Of the back MI. On July 1,
1913. the construction OF redoubts in
accordance with the plans prepared by
a board appointed for the purpose and
approved by the secretary Of war, was
undertaken and they were completed,
as we'll as the clearing necessary in
connection with them"
The continued earth slides that
checked the progress Of the canal
builders was described at length.
THE total amount OF material re-
moved in the dry from Culebra Cut"
the report states. from the beginning
of American operations to June 10,
1914, aggregated 110.261.s33 cubic yards.
at division cost Of S0.7066 per cubic
yard: Of this amount 25,206 100 cubic
yards were removed because Of slides,
or 22s6 per cent"
Describing the demolition OF Gumboa
Dixie as one Of the final steps In the
canals completion, the report relates.
with the exception Of q small pocket
slide In the vicinity of Cascades. the
admission Of water to the cut has thus
far had no effects; nor has there been
any perceptible tendency for the pres
ence OF water to produce slides"
The canals giant locks and dams
staunchly withstood the earthquake
shocks which were more violent and
numerous during the last year than in
any since American occupation.
Eighty-seven distinct shocks were
recorded at Ancon.
Practically all the shocks" the re-
port stated. seemed to originate IN
the vicinity Of the lower coast Of Los
Santos Province. approximately lbs
miles southwest OF Ancon. The most
violent shocks occurred Oct. 2, 1918,
and May %. 1914.
The shock of May % resulted In
slight damage to the new admins ira
ton building at Balboa Heights, but
with this exception, the canal works
suffered no damage from these shocks
As the construction OF the canal
proceeded to the point where date
was set for the admission Of the first
ship. the population OF the zone steadily
decreased. On June 80, 1914, the force
employed on the canal was 1858, COM
pared with 1880 at the close Of the
previous fiscal year. Accompanying
the decrease" the report states, there
was a large emigration from the 18TH
mus, and for the first time since the
work was started there was an ex-
cess OF departures over arrivals OF
about 1900
Inasmuch as the canal was not