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Show FAVORS SEA LEVEL CANAL. General George W. Davis Makes a Statement. Washington. General George W. Davis, formerly of tho Isthmian canal commission and governor of tho canal zono and later chairman of the board of consulting engineers, appeared beforo be-foro tho scnato commltteo on inter-oconnlc inter-oconnlc cannl Thursday in support ot tho majority report, recommending tho construction of-a sea lovel canal. Commenting Com-menting upon tho alleged dangers of big chips passing cneh other, the wit ness said tho sea lovel plan provided for every ship likely to bo built In tho next twenty years, and there was no point whero tho ships likely to pass through tho canal could not meet in pcrfoct safety. General DavlB concluded con-cluded a long statement with tho assertion as-sertion that if a sea level canal wcro constructed at tho cost of $250,000,000 it would bo a success. |