| Show ISTHMUS TO BE MADE HEALTHFUL commission has hag been spurred to ac tion alon by reports from the bly big ditch of disease anti and death THE MEN MUST BE must have suitable houses homes in healthful surroundings and nourishing food at reasonable cost washington life on oil the isthmus limus 0 of panama Is to be made comfortable all and enjoyable before tho the real work of tho the canal Is be gun un according act to an all announcement of policy made on thursday by chairman of the canal corn mission mr air shouts slid our first duty la Is to create sound underlying condition this Is now vastly eastly more important than the moving of dirt the alie men must have suit able houses in healthy surroundings they must have wholesome bol esome and nou falling food at reasonable cos cost t they 11 ey I 1 must have suitable it n fa cili ties to get to and from their and lh ht N canet chii A have for recreation it will bo bio tin ilie poli v f the commis slon to the these thea a essentials as mulkh at ab po ablo and ami to only in crease the lie boiking wen king force aside from lie ho mech mechanic aniH ni in lessary to provide these as fast as the facial ties indicated call an bo be furnished so much ling has been said by the press of an exaggerated character about health conditions that it may be wise ilse to the he facts regarding yellow feer there have been iet bets een 9 arld and 10 em blocs stricken and two deaths in june canal employee emp loyes were strick stricken ii and four deaths two of 0 those lying dying being amei Anici leans appoint ed in the unite I 1 states and two per sons appointed locally on the isthmus limus in regard to the wages paid and the statements that so many men inen haie hae left because of induction in sal bel ailes the fact la is that nags instead of having been i deduced educed hai bae e been iery ery considerably increased Inci eased in every bi bianch anch of tho service on the isthmus us d during ring the life of the present commits slon blon |
