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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1913
Forest Grove
= Steam Laundry
FO R E S T G R O V E PRESS
The
Americans
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Panama
Coal,
Cold Storage
and Ice.
MRETZ & LATTA
Cor. 5th Ave.
and 2nd St.,
Forest Grove,
Ore.
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PACIFIC GARAGE
Washington County Agency, Overland Cars
Story of the Panama Canal From Start to Finish.
W ood,
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took a eharacterlsUc step to quiet the
issue.
He asked President Elect T a ft to go
to the Isthmus, accompanied by Fred
eric P. Steams, Arthur P. Davis, Henry
A. Allen. James D. Schuyler, Istiam
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Randolph, John R. Freeman and Allen
Hazen. all eminent engineers, to make
an Investigation. The report made on
Feb. 16, 1909, completely vindicated
tiie plan for a dam at Gatun with the
I statement that if any error had been
made it was on the side o f precaution.
They found the dam started along
lines so excessively stable that they
recommended that the height be cut
from 135 feet above sen level to 115
feet, which would still leave the top o f
.
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the dam thirty feet above the level o f
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Gatun lake.
The six years from Jun. 1, 1907, to • M l
1 Jan. 1. 1913. constitute the main con
struction period o f the Panama canal.
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Colonel Goethals has been chief engi
neer all but three months of that time.
Steadily, foot by foot, the walls o f the
locks crept up and the bottom of the
| Culebra cut went down. By October.
1908. the preparatory work, substan
tially accomplished by Mr. Stevens,
passed its highest [mint, and all oner
gics were centered ou the work o f con-
| stnretion. Quarters, municipal work,
roadihaking. subsistence and commis
sary were solved problems, and the
"N o Help Wanted" sign was displayed,
the. labor problem, too. being substan
tially worked out.
CUCARACHA SLIDE IN CULEBRA (UTT. INVOLVING FORTY-SEVEN
Sixty three steam shovels In 1907
were increased to 100; the mileage In
ACRES.
The slide nt Cucaracha. near the town of Culebra. Involves forty seven the canal zone was increased from 185
aeres and is the most troublesome of the numerous slides in Culebra out. The to about 51X1 miles for the Panama rail
French noted this earth movement as far h a ck as 1.NS4. Cucaracha in Spauish road and commission tracks; the num-
ui.' of unloaders, bank spreaders, track
I means cockroach.
shifters and pile drivers was increased
from a third to three times the num
ber
left by Mr. Stevens; twenty
B y W m . R . Scott.
r a t l i n locks .................................. 17,736.000
G atun locks, th ree tw in lo c k s __ 25,824.000 dredges were put in service, besides
(Continued from last week.)
uucli other machinery and equipment
O atun clam ...................................... 13.572,000
To
not so noteworthy. Practically all re
¡hie onward the slides hnve been the
$C8,564,000
pairs and creative mechanical work
•iigbeur o f the organization, not be-
C E N T R A L D IV IS IO N — T H IR T Y - T W O
were eoncentrated in the (iorgoua and
m se they were insuperable, but from
M IL K S .
Empire shops, with capacities com
i.e extra work they involved and the C hannel fro m G atu n lock s to
mensurate with the equipment. The
Hus O bispo .................................. $7,077,000
losslbility that they might delay the
C u lebra cut. nine m iles, B as
date when the equipment reached a
ompietlon o f the project.
O bispo to P e d ro M ig u el lo c k ... 80,481.000
maximum is fixed by Colonel Goethals
Right then it was realized (hat the
$88,45S,000 as July 1, 1910. About 350,000 tons of
anal involved more excavation than
coal and 500.600 barrels of oil have
P A C I F I C D I V I S I O N —E I G H T M I L E S .
he minority of the board o f advisory
P e d r o M ig u el lo c k .......................... $12,693.000 been used annually.
FORE
ugineeis had estimated. Several im- P e d ro M ig u el d a m ...........................
251.000
Dredging had progressed in the I’u-
lortuut changes in tiie plans for the
Expert Automobile,
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Motorcycle and
Bicycle
H A S K E L L & SON
Repairing.
Successors to
C .G . D A N I E L S O N
PACIFIC AYE.
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W I N T E R
Is upon us and you should
get
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Your House Repaired
Y ou W ill Need
Lumber, Shingles, Reefing and Roof Paint ;■>
A.
A.
K I R K W O O D
CI.’IL ENGIiltii ii'dj SCLTCR
Municipal Engineering1
Surveying and Subdividing
Phone 482
Abbot Building
FOREST G RO VE, O REG O N
PRACTICAL GSFTS
M ir cllores lock s .............................
M lrn flores dam ...............................
Channel. P e d r o M igu el to Pa-
are useful as w ell as attractive.
W e have prepared a great ar
ray of useful goods, but they
are different from those shown
elsewhere in this community.
T o ile t Sets, R a re Perfumes,
Manicure Sets, Fine Brushes
etc., give some idea of useful
gifts which can be found here.
CJW e hope you will not fail to
see our line if you are inter
ested in substantial, useful gifts.
Shop Early and Avoid the Rush.
Pacific Drug Cc.
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N . B. La cou rse and the firm o f
S. E. W illia m s & Co., h ave placed
th e ir book accounts w ith me fo r
collection. A r e you indebted to
th em ? B e tte r see m e bout it.
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W . J. R. Beach.
O R E G O N .
19,715,000
2.156.U00
anal came within, the lirst eighteen
(Cotitinued next week)
| youths of the itoetlulls admiuistra-
cl fie
13,170,000
j ion lo make the job far more stu-
! lendous than contemplated in the
$ 47 , 835 , >00
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ilaus o f 1900. Colonel Goethals recoin- • N e w 'P a n a m a r a ilr o a d ................. $ 8 . 104.000
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L a n d d a m a g e s .........................
500.010
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uended and President Roosevelt up
G E N E R A L IT K M S
>roved on I >ec. 20. I!K>7. a change in
M u nicipal Im p rovem en ts ............ $12,114.000
he localioikof two o f the Pacific locks,
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.'lie revised plans changed two lo' Us d o n e r a l expenses, sa la ries, sub
sistence.
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23.730.000
from I .a Iloea. on the Pacific coast, to
L oa n s to P a n a m a r a ilr o a d ...........
8.300.000 !
Mlratiores. about seven miles inland, | C on tin gen cies ................................. 20 000.000 I
vliieli not on’ v would make them safe L igh th ou ses, ships, w h a r v e s ....... 3,SCO,000 I
from bombardment, but was a more j Double tracking:, land and slo ck
purchases .....................................
1,460,000
iraetlcable engineering plan. A mile
A man is a better citizen, a better husband, a better father if he enjoys the blessing of ^
anl a half further Inland were the Pe
$ 4.006,000
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owning
his own home. Your wife and children are much more secure and happy in a ^
dro Miguel locks, which would raise ‘ »rand tota l cost o f con stru ction $297.766,000
s
home that is truly their own. There is such a difference in RENTING A HOME and 3EE
A L L O T H E R IT E M S .
ships the final height to the great Ga-
tun lake at Its Pacific terminal, and be- Sanitation ........................................ $20.053.000 j
in OWNING A HOME.
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C iv il a d m in istra tio n ......................
7.382,000
iween the Pedro Miguel and Miraflores Paid fo r F ren c h p r o p e r t y ............. 40 000.000
locks was a small artificial lake. From Paid fo r can al z o n e ........................ 10.000.000
Mira (lores to the Pacific a sen level
$77 436.000
channel 500 feet wide was to be dug.
T o ta l cost fo r co m p leted c a n a l. .$375,201,000
Another change in the plans was ap
There is no need of giving your hard earned money away for rent. With EE
proved by the president on recommen
C H A P T E R X.
but
a
small amount down, you can buy a home to suit your needs with the money =
dations by the navy board on Jan. 15.
Goethals a G reat A d m in istra to r.
1908. The locks were ordered enlarged
=5 you are now losing for rent.
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from 95 by 900 feet to 110 feet by 1.0 0
nel
Goethals
tnltinted
changes
feet, usable dimensions, to meet the
in tlu> organization, which was
anticipated increase in the size o f com
to bp the final oup for the on
mercial and war vessels.
ml. Thp dppartinpnt of engineering
The Pennsylvania o f our navy will
2 5 A c re s a ll in C u ltiv a tio n
6 -R o o m M o d e r n B u n g a lo w
S A c r e s a ll in C u ltiv a tio n
ml construction was divided into
ne ninety-seven feet wide, or six and
6-room house and barn. \\Z
■tree grand divisions, to bp known as
Lights, water, bath, east
v.r-.T.tn iect on euca siue m tue snip
Well fenced, good chicken
house and park, new modern
miles o f Forest Grove, all in a
he At ntic. central and pacific, fli
in the locks. The Imperntor of the
frontage |ot 50x100, six blocks
six-room houte with full base
he c e r t " ’ I division the ■ mill exeava
fl.imbnrg-Atnericnn line is 90 feet wide
high state o f cultivation, good
from Main and Pacific avenues.
ment, city water and lights,
nil o f the canal has Inn ■ ciade. as the
and 919 feet long, so that It appears
family orchard, partly sown to
Nice
lawn,
rose
hedge,
etc.
tel phone, bath
and toilet
that the locks may become too narrow •hounfaln chain had to be pierced with
fall grain.
This is an ideal
A bargain at $1400. Only $250
H' lise alone cost over $‘’,000.
before they become too short. The cost • cut. tile bottom of which would he
small dairy farm.
On milk
This place is easily worth
down, balance $15 per month.
of the locks was increase^ $5,000.000
route and daily mail route.
$5,00 , but due to business de
ily forty feet above sea level, neces-
Telephone. Price only $6.50 '.
by the change in plans.
mands elsewhere will b e sold
.atliig digging down from the high
Can tie handled for $2,000 cash.
for $3,.'iOo; only half down, bal
A third vital change in the original
■t point on the surface, u depth of
Balance to suit,
ance to suit purchaser.
plans came on Oct. 25. 1908. when the
2 feet, between Gold a <1 t'ontrac
president authorized the widening of
,rV bills.
the Oulehra cut for five miles from
Tile u pi.'iuiv'lty with which Colonel
Let us know your wants. W e will be pleased to satisfy them.
200 feet to 500 feet at the bottom. This
lefliuls lie. m. t e'p ry unexpected de
would enable ships to pass going in
ciopment in the construction work is
opposite directions anywhere in the
diktingi i-hing feature o f the man's
cut and increased the cost of this part
lent'I pro ess' s. If lie ever has for
of the canal by $14,000,000. since these
FOREST G R O V E PRESS BUILDING JS
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lie in i limit entertained I lie slflidow of -J
three important changes there have
doubt of the siico-ss of the lock type
been no substantial changes in the ca
•mill he bas not allowed his fears to %l!ll!lll!ll¡lllll¡l!llli;!llll!!lll!ilíllll!ll!llil!ll¡!
nal plaus except the decrease in the
• manifested. The slides, the slip in
proposed height of the huge Gatun
ie Gntun dam. the volcanic evidences
dam. Additional excavation to the ex
i the Cufebra cut. the crac ks iu the C .V .W .V .’ o V .V .’ .V / .'
tent o f 70.871.594 cubic yards wus ne ock walls, earthquake disturbances
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cessitated by the new plans over the
nd a host y f lesser troubles have not
estimate o f 103.795.000 yards made in •baken his faith.
1906, or a total of 174.K6ti.594 yards for
Ha
The mammoth Gatun dam hud been
the completed canal. But slides that begun In 1906 and by 1.908 was taking
later deveioi>ed and further changes in
the plans since 1908 have added 47,- form under the constant dumping of
000,000 yards to that total, bringing it rock aud earth from the Culebra rut.
‘Chis order entitles you lo One Dozen Cabinet T uldcrs
np to 221.000.000 yards. Thus Colonel On Nov. 20. 1908. a toe of the great
Sepia, or ¡Black and White
Goetbals has had to dig more than lam slipped where the dam intersect
twice aa much dirt aa Mr. Stevens ex
At
ed the old French canal channel, carry
Give
pected to take out and has done it In ing about 200 feet o f the structure •2
less time than was estimated for the away. , The hostile press and those
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original yardage.
who had consistently opposed a dam
Basing bis figures on the revised at Gatun immediately raised a storm
plans. Colonel Goetbals in 1908 issued if criticism Hgalnst the stability of tile
the following estimate of the cost of proposed artificial mountain. The old •* A » X m a« Presents to Y 'm r 1
the Panama canal:
Friends and Employes
wound, caused from the battle of the /
A T I .A N T T C D I V I S I O N —S K V E N M IL E S
o ft
levels, was reopened, and so violent was
B r e a k w a te r In L im on b a y ........... $11,432.000
the outburst that President Roosevelt t^pecial Rates on Xmas Gifts.
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that most people like gi'ts that
W E SELL TH EM .
The Willis-Place Lumber Cc.
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<IO u r experience convinces us
Keep Out’ the^CoId and Rain.
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