The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-08-19

canal possible also puts the institute closely In
touch with Its work.
The memorial will be Of international character.
This lie as 1t should be- since the fame Of General
0orgas Is world wide. 1t may be doubted II the
work of any single man has meant more to civil
ization. 1t was his sanitary work that demon
strated to the world that the white man can live
and work in the tropics and maintain good health
And the end is not yet since when the time comes
that the North American continent Is crowded the
next great migration of the white man will be to
Central and South America In fact 1t Is no ex-
aggeration to say that the settling Of the tropics
by the Caucasian dates from the completion of the
Panama canal.
Anyone who has seen the old Panama at the
time of the abandonment Of the work of the first
canal. Involving much wasted energy. life, and
money, with Its abandoned equipment and the evil
dences of unsuccessful labor, and the thousands
Of unknown and unnumbered graves of its work
ers, cannot help but be struck with the present
aspect Of Panama. its splendid sanitation, its beau
ful cities, its fine hospitals and the magnificent
accomplishment of the completion of the work OF
the canal, making 1t one of the most beautiful and
salubrious spots In the world. writes Rear Admiral
w. C. Braisted, q. S. n. (Retred) in the Pan
American Union.
The accomplishment of this great work and the
sanitary regeneration of Panama due to the
efforts of the late William c. Gorgas. United
States army. and TO his efforts more than TO any
other 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
efforts In Ecuador and Peru and his projected
work in Africa give one 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 n loved and revered In every household
PsFhspe no single life has made possible so
much for the good and welbelng of humanity as
has that of General Gorgas. There can be- there
fore no question to the desirabity of erecting
some memorial which viii do honor to this grea;
man.
Many types of memorials have been considered
IN this connection but feel sure that the estab-
nshment Of this memorial, The Institute for Re-
search In Tropical Diseases and the Study of Pre-
yenfive Medicine. carrying with 1t not only a per
inanent monument to his memory but one tbst
VIII continue his work and be Of the greatest yalu
to the welfare Of the entire world would be bys
ideal OF this commemorative effort Panama sit
nafed In the heart Of the Tropics and In the nids,
OF the central and South American states which Of
fer splendid field for work of this kind ,youIa
seem to be the ideal location furnishing ,yeaIth
Fof material for the institution which is ha,
brought into existence.
The honor for the conception Of This idaa on.,
of bringing it into actual existence must ba oya,
TO DIR. BelsariO Porras. the president of the ra
public of Panama. 1t owing to his efforts ana
those associated with him. such as the Hon To.
seph Lefevre, rhe representative of the Panaman
board has been established begin and carry on
This work. Deep interest has been evinced In the
success Of ibis undertaking by all who have been