Show ILEA LEAVES YES THE CANAL BEHIND John F Stevens Who Succeeded Wallace as Engineer En Route for Home Colon April 7 John F Stevens Steens forma form chief engineer of the Panama canal was as given gloo a splendid sendoff last night pre previous ious to his departure today tOda for the thi United States AV W G Bierd general man mane manager manager ager alter of the Panama railroad acted as chairman Mr Stevens in a speech gave John F P Wallace whom he superseded as chief engineer t the credit for the or organization organization of the work This Mr 11 Stev Stevens Ste Steens Stevens ens declared he had modified only when necessary He said the thc preparations HOmed domed necessary n 1 two years eRI ago were underestimated and though the working forces had since been doubled they stU were inadequate But now he declared the machinery had kad been completed homes home had been provided for persons there were railway y facilities for handling over a million yards of earth monthly and ond the organization was so advanced that it was possible to carry cam on the work in both beth dry dr and wet seasons He said he firmly believed the canal would be b opened In January 1916 1915 He lie did not seek the position and was leaving it of his hist t ow wn own n volition Mr Stevens Steen asked his loyal friends not notto notto notto to take their complaints to Washington but to make makl Jh them m to Major Goethals the th new chairman of oC the canal commission for whom Horn he Ite solicited the same loyalty 10 as had bad been given ven him Just before silling today toda Mr 11 Stevens WitS vas presented with a testimonial nial signed by b American and other em emI of the canal expressing their loy loyalty 10 loyalty alty nit to him liim The S also subscribed I for three tOlf gifts intended to be handed I down by Mr Ir Stevens to his three sons ons I |