Show isthmian CANAL commission akl recommend that locks be con strutted ted at present width washington jan 5 by unanimous decision the isthmian canal commission will recommend to the secretary of war that the locks on the canal be constructed at their present projected width namely feet holding that this will be ample for all commercial shipping for years to come if however it is the judgment of the navy department and of the president that the proposed width be increased to feet this can be done at reasonable cost and it Is believed without danger of structural weakness the suggestion for increased width originated with the navy where among some of the officials the opinion prevails that tills may be necessary to meet naval developments in increased beam of war vessels of the future |