| Show TilE THE PANAMA PAA IA WATERWAY Tho The leeds deeds de 8 of ot the Panama canal prop properly only erly crt the tho archives archles nail all other papers amid aM documents have now note IIO been blen turned over oer to the tho United States and Rn ar arrangements ar arrangements ar made mado mo e for tor tho payment of ot the tho agreed upon as the pur put purchase chase price This closes n a I long chap chapter chapter chapter ter of ot financial disasters A new Ow era commences In the tha history of ot the tho Pana Iana Panama ma mn canal ono one which should be 10 marked by b success In every ever respect The Tho enterprise enter enterprise prise has been associated with scan can candal dad dal and fraud reckless expenditures experiments There can call be bo no doubt that thal from now on It will bo be managed mannge with economy and wisdom and tho the result will bo ho speedy completion ot o ono of ot the gf greatest test un undertakings undertakings of ot our time The Tho length of at atthe the tho canal Is la about boul a 43 46 milese and und the tho width from S to OO feet teet nt It the tho top 35 feet at al tho the bottom and the tho depth Is 35 feet teet Thero There will be bo twin locks each ench with a n lift of ot from 41 to 45 feet A Adam Adam dam of at a mile long and feet teet wide nt at the tho bottom must bo be constructed to tn control the waters of ot the Chagros river nail and It Il will be he necessary nary sary to caissons to a 1 depth of ot feet teet greater titan than t was over reached by the pneumatic process to 10 secure a n good foundation It 11 Is calculated that new lleW machinery to the tho value perhaps pe of ot must be purchased louses HOUSCH must bo be built tor for the thousands of ot laborers la laborers borers that will bo be employed and tho the canal strip ought to bo be made us as heal henl healthy healthy thy th as aa modern madam hygiene h glene can make mako It so as liS not to tn endanger en auger unnecessarily 1 the thc lives lists s of ot the tho workingmen What can be bu mono done In lit this tills direction has hua been I proved In Cuba nail the th Philippines It I all nil means further expenditures but Jut on the whole tho iho Investment IH is ono one that future generations will draw Immense benefit benent from troll The Tho work o should u t now go goon goon goon circumstances will I on ns as rapidly aa ns permit To 10 find a waterway across tho thu I was wag the tho ambition of ot explorers for tor centuries skill must now no do what hat nature has hM seemingly neglected |
