Show GOETHALS RENDERS EXCELLENT REPORT I Chairman of Panama Canal Cana I Commission Arrives in inI I Washington J ENTHUSED OVER RESULTS Abundance of Laborers and nd a aI I Splendid Sanitary v Condition Washington Washington Dec Dee 18 IS Colonel Colonel Goeth- Goeth ais afsT or chairman chalman of the tho isthmian canal commission arrived arrive here today from the I isthmus Colonel Goeth Goethals 18 has haa been heen in Washington Wash Wash- ash ington only one day a and he said sall that he lie wanted to go o right back bade He lie is full ful of ot enthusiasm has made an enviable en- en viable record on the Isthmus has VIaS made more dirt fly fl than an any of his pro pre l predecessors ro- ro 1 an and his 1113 professional proCessional en engineers engineer's engineers engineer's en- en Incer's eye eyo has has indicated to him that I en-I there Is 18 no insuperable problem connected connected con con- con I with the construction of the canal The he chairman Is In town to ostensibly on in a six Ix weeks weeks' vacation but work worl enough h has hns already alread been leen mapped out for him to make malte his vacation more of an Rn era o of labor He le has to see seo th the President the secretary of war the assistant secretary of war the chief chieff ciot of f engineers and various and sundry committees of congress before his Va IVO vo vocation cation Is up Will IV Ii Auk Appropriation S SlIe He lIe le will wI advocate two propositions First that he authorized to expend nr eight Ight million milon dollars at once that the work york shall not suffer an any detriment Second that tho the width of the locks be e set t at 10 feet teet the latter laler being the lie recommendation The present width with Is feet teet Colonel Goethal said sid today toda Affairs on the isthmus are progressing pro pro- gressing favorably all around Tho The ul mount of or for th tile the week I Just before I left lel there there was was was- greater greater than ever before in tho tim history of the canal canal There is no longer a labor problem We Ve have now reilly realy more moro labor than we can utilize e and men are always alwa's to be found wal waiting Ins t for tor or a a Job That Vcr very fact of ot tho the abundance of ot labor has lias Improved Improve its Is quality anti and ant there thoro is o cr every reason to bel believe eve that the conditions now existing will wi con con- Work urk AH AU No I dont don't there is an any in insuperable insuperable In- In problem In II connection with wih the tue UI work The he whole plan is feasible There has been some talk about the difficulty of the Gatum dam but lut that problem Is not Impossible It I Is merel merely enormous and you ou can readily understand understand under under- stand when you know that the foundation lion tion ton Ia 11 a halt half mile In width I 1 believe that tat the canal will bo be f In Jn a n reaSonable time t I cannot make mke any noy V It It work work continual V kin lo p I por v ni I J v S ph ef A vu tf s 1 I e t no so that t work york Is u cn to lo fro troth l 1 mo no end ond o ot ohl the hl Isthmus 8 to the 01 other for or 01 in Instance n we c are aro working at ot Linon Limon Li- Li mon non Hay flay 10 In 0 the tho Hindi suction section at tho the lode lock sites Rites RUtS at tho the Chagres division at atthe atthe the Culebra division lon nt Rt tho the Boca Bees Boc division divi sion ston at the te Gatum division and we are aro dredging In the tho Pacific ocean No Friction on un i. 1 Iko liko the work and I 1 am to go o hack back even today If It I 1 could But Dul ButI I 1 have appointments to keep and some questions to discuss before I go back The administration of or affairs on the isthmus at this time Is military ii lii In fact although not In name name It I has already ady been noted that Colonel Goethals Goeth- Goeth 1 als ala has introduced and anc perfected a n system tern tem ter of or government go that has produced the minimum of friction As to his personal part of or tho the government Colonel Colonel Colone Col Col- one onel Goethals Goethals would have nothing to say The administration of or the te enterprise enterprise enter enter- prise has lias been so free of trouble since Colonel Goethals took charge some same eight months ago aKo that tho profound peace there has been a cause of oC favorable favorable favor favor- vor able ablo comment comment V Colonel Goethals is In fine health and andrae save aeve ra e for a little lite bronzing looks just justas as he ho did when ho he left en for tor tho the Isthmus I |