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Show GIVES SOME IDEA OF " VASTNESS OF CANAL Circular Issued by Commission for Information In-formation of Bidders Shows That Excavation Will Run Into Millions Mil-lions of Tons. Washington. Some Idea of the vast ncss of the Panama canal project Is conveyed In a circular Issued by tho commission on Friday for tho information infor-mation of prospectlvo bidders for constructing con-structing tho canal. It Is snld that tho quantities of material to bo removed ,and to be applied to tho work of construction con-struction nre only approxtmato nnd ovon tho location nnd clinrnctor ol structures may bo changed. It is hoped, however, that exact Information will bo collected by tho commltteo of five engineers who are charged to estimate es-timate a reasonable cost and tlrao for completing tho cnnnl. Tho circular states under sopnrato heads tho character of tho work to be done. Tho nmoiint of cxcavntlon is staggering In extent, nraountlng to millions of tons. |