Show CHICAGO MAN chiae OF PANAMA CANAL ENGINEERS john findley wallace of chicago general manager of the illinois cen aral railroad has notified the pana ma canal commission at washington of his acceptance of the post of chief engineer n charge of the construe tion of the isthmian waterway mr wallace will tal e up his work on june 1 at an annual salary of 25 his headquarters for some time will be at the national capital it probably will take two years for pre work and then the engineer will go to the isthmus to remain until the canal Is completed nearly will be expended and 50 men will be employed besides skilled labor appointee was born at fall er mass and graduated as a civil en gincer at Moni university mon mouth of which his father was the founder he entered railway ser vice in 1869 as rodman and ten years later became chief elginer of the peoria and farmington railway the construction of which he supervised in 1887 he became bridge engineer for the santa fe and in 1892 was appointed chief engineer of the illinois central during seven years he held this position in 1898 became assistant second vice president in 1901 assist ant general manager and in septem her 1902 general manager of the system |