Show BRISTOW ON PANAMA ROAD Special Commissioner Gives Few Tew Facts Relative to Govern Road Los Angeles Anelee Cal March lo Joseph JosephL L IJ Bristow formerly fourth assistant postmaster general arrived here today from an official visit Isit to in his capacity as special commissioner to the Panama railway in Iii which com company company pany the United States is the chief chic owner The Panama railway said Mr Bristow today has a right of way wa across the isthmus from Colon C lo 1 to Panama owns many locomotives passenger cars care freight cars car service e ears ears cars steamers tugs and lighters and ald has an un authorized stock issue of 7 It is in fact a commercial en on enterprise of ot no little importance particularly particularly to the Pacific coast interests It is the time presidents desire contin contla continued con tin Mr Bristow Uto to bein possession of all the facts concerning the commercial side of this acquisition which its it as you know the first railroad to be owned outright by the United States There are in addition many dedicate questions td to t be settled as to policy relations with other lines with connecting steamship companies and as to the manner of op operation operation operation Before committing the govern government government government ment to any fixed policy and that no injustice may be done the shippers in short in order to give a square deal heal dealto to all It was necessary to make a study of the situation on the ground and for that purpose I was assigned I left Panama Feb 24 and came up the coast to SaUna Salina Cruz Crux in the Gulf of thence to the City of Mexico and so on here Yes I feel that the trip has Imas been well worth white while hUe anti and andI antiI I am aln fortified with many facts to lay before the president In addition to examining into condi conditions conditions on the isthmus my commission extends to the coast cities The gov government government government ig is in receipt of many com coin complaints complaints plaints from shippers rs which whether real or fancied it is my mimy duty to investigate investigate I 1 wish to ascertain certain a the amount of business originating here that goes east by the canal how much comes this way from the east and similar ques questions questions having hang a bearing on the thc canal and und railway business all of or great importance importance tance lance to the coast Iii c Mr will go to San Pedro to View ie the government break breakwater breakwater breakwater water and an note the progress b baing ing made there Later in the he heilI will go to San FrancIsco f n nce to Portland and Seattle resuming r to Washington about April 15 |