The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-08-20

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~. since it was General GOrgas who
made the construction OF tne
canal possible; it also puts the institute cioseis IL
touch with its work.
The memorial will be Of international character;
This "a as II should be- since the fame OF GeneLal
Gorgas is world wide: 1t may be doubted II l,e
work Of any single man has meant more 10 cln
ization II was his sanitary work that oelnoh-
strated to the world that the white man can nVe
and work In the tropics and maintain good heaitn.
And the end is not yet, since when the ume eomes
that the North American continent is CROWDED une
naxt great migration of the white man WIN DC 70
Central and South America. In fact II Is no e1
aggerntion to say that the settling OF the tropics
By the Caucasian dates from the complexion Oh inc
Panama canal.
Anyone who has seen the old Panama at tne
kime Of the abandonment Of the work of the nrst
canal involving so much wasted energy, nre, anu
Money with It's abandoned equipment Snd TIE eVi-
dances Of unsuccessful labor, and the thousands
az unknown and unnumbered graves Of Its work
era cannot help but be struck with the present
aspect Of Panama its splendid sanitation Its beau
tfful cities its fne hospitals, and the magnificent
accomplishment Of the completion or the work Oh
the canal, making 1t one Of the most Deauti1ul ana
eaiubrious spots in the world. writes Rear Admiral
w. c. Braisted, u. s. N, (Retired) in the Pan
American Union.
The accomplishment Of this great work and the
sanitary regeneration of Panama are due to the
efforts Of the late William @. GOrgas United
States army, and to his efforts more than to any
ether the success Of this work must be accredited
His earlier work In the southern states and the
West indies and particularly Cuba, and his later
efeorts IN Ecuador and Peru, and his projected
swOrk In Africa give one an idea of the vast field
OF splendid endeavOr which he accomplished and
would have continued had his life been prolonged
His reputation has gone forth to all the world
and he is loved and revered in every household
Perhaps no single life has ever made possible so
much for the good and well-being Of humanity as
mas that Of General Gorgas. There can be, there
fore no question to the desirability Of erecting
some memorial which win do honor to this great
man.
Many types Of memorials have been considered
A this connection, but feel that the estab-
ilshmeut Of this memorial. The Institute for Re-
search In Tropical Diseases and the Study of Pre-
ventive Medicine carrying with 1t not only a per-
manent monument to his memory, but one that
win continue his work and be of the greatest value
60 the welfare OF the entire world. would be his
ideal OF this commemorative effort. Panama. sit
stated In the heart OF the Tropics and In the mids
az the Central and South American states which of
FER q splendid field for work OF this kind would
seem to be the ideal location, furnishing a wealth
Of material for the institution which Is bein;
brought into existence
Tho honor for the conception of this idea ant
Of bringing 1t into actual existence must be give
20 Dr. Belisario Porras, the president Of the re
uubl,c of Panama. It was owing to his efforts AM
fhose associated with him, such the Hon. Jc
aeph Lefevre the representative Of the Panama.
government In Washington that q provisions
board has been established to begin and carry
thly work. Deep interest has been eyinced In tn
success Of this undertaking BY all who have bee