Under the Southern cross in South America . some twenty-five miles from the Culebra Cut. Soduring the construction of the Canal a large part of the materialtaken from Culebra had to be handled over and over again until itwas packed solidly in the great structure at Gatun. After this wasdone then came the finishing touches—the cementing of the bottomand walls of certain parts of the Canal, the equipment of the lockswith machinery for operating the massive gates, and then the firstfilling of the reservoirs. Both Ex-Presidents Roosevelt and Taft predicted that the greatwork would be finished in 1
Under the Southern cross in South America . some twenty-five miles from the Culebra Cut. Soduring the construction of the Canal a large part of the materialtaken from Culebra had to be handled over and over again until itwas packed solidly in the great structure at Gatun. After this wasdone then came the finishing touches—the cementing of the bottomand walls of certain parts of the Canal, the equipment of the lockswith machinery for operating the massive gates, and then the firstfilling of the reservoirs. Both Ex-Presidents Roosevelt and Taft predicted that the greatwork would be finished in 1915; many thought them over-sanguine,but results have more than justified their predictions. The year 1914witnessed the practical completion of the great work.* The Atlanticand Pacific have been wedded, the dream of ages is accomplished,and the commerce of the world soon will be revolutionized. Doubt- *The first freight passed tlirougli tlie C^anal in May. i;r,l. a shipment ofthree barge loads of sugar from Hawaii consigned to New A GANG OF DRILLERS ON THE ISTHMUS
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