Alaska and the Panama canal . he task in itself has been of a mag-nitude that is diUicult to realize, and in addition there havebeen the influences of tropical conditions, of Government con-trol and of uncertain labor markets to deal with. For theefficient Goethals and those under him there is all honor. Themistakes that have been charged have been dwarfed by thesuccesses of the herculean undertaking, and in the history of COLONEL WILLIAM C. GORGAS, THE MAN WHO MADE THE CANAL ZONE SANITARY. 144 PANAMA CANAL ZONE AND REPUBLIC the Canals construction, we are glad to state, there is not thesmalle
Alaska and the Panama canal . he task in itself has been of a mag-nitude that is diUicult to realize, and in addition there havebeen the influences of tropical conditions, of Government con-trol and of uncertain labor markets to deal with. For theefficient Goethals and those under him there is all honor. Themistakes that have been charged have been dwarfed by thesuccesses of the herculean undertaking, and in the history of COLONEL WILLIAM C. GORGAS, THE MAN WHO MADE THE CANAL ZONE SANITARY. 144 PANAMA CANAL ZONE AND REPUBLIC the Canals construction, we are glad to state, there is not thesmallest blot of proved corruption or graft, excepting in thecompany stores run by the Panama Railroad, which is ownedby the United States Government. At times as many as 45,000 men have been employed onthe Canal. The average number has been 40,000. It shouldbe kept in mind, too. that the work had to be carried on at adistance of two thc^usand miles from the base of supplies. When the Canal was officially opened, a little more than. COLONliL GEORGE W. (iOETHALS, CHFEF BUILDER OF THE CANAL. PANAMA CANAL ZONE AND REPUBLIC 145 I N. i« J^/^ ^M! ?^^-*-j N^^ ^. ;i^:^^^>^-^*^ 7 hHHI^p^^^^^B ?? 1 .^^^^*****^^^^nn- ^^HK .fu»«Hg lfii# !__ 0B0^ rjom r^ i r ^^,^ THE FIRSI IJOAT, A GOVERNMENT LIGHTER, PASSING THROUGHMIRAFLORES LOCKS. ten years after American work began on the Isthmus, over$400,000,000 had been expended by our Government. Muchremained to be done, incUuhng dredging, the extent of whichnobody could forecast, deepening of the channel for the larg-est ships, completion of fortifications and buildings, beautifica-tion and numerous other final touches. It was originallyestimated that it would cost $157,000,000 to build the spending a good deal of time on the Isthmus threeyears ago, investigating and drawing conclusions to the bestof my judgment, I made this estimate: When the projectis entirely finished, over $1,000,000,000 will have been investedby the United States a
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