Panama and the canal in picture and prose .. . A STREET AFTER PAVINGBefore paving it was of the sort shown on page 39 THE CHANGE FROM WALLACE TO STEVENS 155 men! Forward! was to be the ral-lying cry in the attack on the hillsof Panama. Despite the unfortunate circum-stances attending Mr. Wallaces re-tirement, his work had been good,so far as it went. In office a littlemore than a year he had spent morethan three months of the time inWashington or at sea. But he hadmade more than a beginning in sys-tematizing the work, in repairing therailroad, in renovating the old ma-chinery and actually maki
Panama and the canal in picture and prose .. . A STREET AFTER PAVINGBefore paving it was of the sort shown on page 39 THE CHANGE FROM WALLACE TO STEVENS 155 men! Forward! was to be the ral-lying cry in the attack on the hillsof Panama. Despite the unfortunate circum-stances attending Mr. Wallaces re-tirement, his work had been good,so far as it went. In office a littlemore than a year he had spent morethan three months of the time inWashington or at sea. But he hadmade more than a beginning in sys-tematizing the work, in repairing therailroad, in renovating the old ma-chinery and actually making thedirt fly. Of that objectionable sub-stance—on the line of the canal, ifanywhere, they applaud the defini-tion dirt is matter out of place—he had excavated 744,644 much of a showing judged bythe records of 1913, but excellent for the machineryavailable in 1905. The first steam shovel was in-stalled during his regime and before he left ninewere working. The surveys, under his direction,.
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