Show PANAMA CANAL TO BE COMPLETED ON TIME PANAMA Nov 16 The The Panama canal will 1 be completed December 1 1 1913 This information was as given to President Taft today while inspecting the the famous Gatun dam The official date of tho the opening remains January Januar 1 1 1915 Lieutenant Colonel Goethals desiring one ono year ear In which to train the canal tenders and to to get the machinery working smoothly Ships meantime will wi be granted the privilege of tho the canal but at their thell own risk of delay In Jn addition It i was as announced by the colonel that the report that Pr President Tafts Taft's visit was tho the forerunner of another another an an- n- n other appropriation was unfounded The canal will wi be completed in iii 1913 he said within the already author author- V The president was pl pleased aed at the outlook outlook outlook out out- look for the early completion and congratulated con- con gl Colonel Goethals He ex expressed expressed expressed ex- ex pressed amazement at the work accomplished pUshed since his visit in February 1909 lie He displayed a knowledge of the technical technical technical tech tech- details that surprised the officials oll- oll dais cals his familiarity dating back to the time he was secretary of ot war when he advocated a lock leek canal against a sealevel sealevel sealevel sea- sea level system He Wa was greatly greaty surprised at the immensity of or the dam darn some Idea of which can be gained from front the fact that the train was under way ay nearly three hours on the spur spur tracks over over- overrunning running the great fill nu The visit of President Taft has utterly dispelled any fears fers gained from sensationalists sensationalists sensa sensa- respecting the stability of the dam base which is halt half hal a. a mile mie wide and lo f o gradually sloped that It i could never be recognized as a dam darn Colonel Goethals explained that the formal op opening of ot the canal in 1913 nece necessitated slated immediate action acton on tho the part of ot congress relative to toll tol rates because because because be be- cause eighteen months would be re required required required re- re by shipping interests to adjust their rates to the new Touting routing The president expressed himself himsel as delighted to find the efficiency of the workers increasing daily daly The canal is beginning to take the form of a a waterway waterway water water- way and this accelerates the interest of th the employees ees thus hastening comple tion ton |