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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1913
Page
8
The Panama Canal project spurs talk that the U S government will expand industrial and hospitality operations on the isthmus. Plans include laundry, grocery, bakery, ice, and hotel facilities at Cristobal with mechanized loading, aiming to avoid private monopolies and keep prices fair.
The Cristobal zone houses a major cold storage plant supplying meats, vegetables and perishables to the canal area. An ice plant produces 100 tons daily, selling ice at 40 cents per 100 pounds, with ice cream volumes reaching 110 208 gallons yearly. The article envisions a future of beauty, vegetation and impressive locks lifting ships, with Cristobal’s Washington hotel and neat emplees residences facing a developing waterfront and Gatun dam views.
The article praises Gatun lake range lights and electric illumination along the canal. It highlights tropical scenery, flora, and landscapes from Atlantic to Pacific, noting a ten to twelve hour transit, with locks at Pedro Miguel and Miraflores, and mentions Balboa and Panama City sights, Ancon hill, Tivoli hotel, and nearby Panam� connections.
Practical guidance from Iowa Station on sow nutrition for gestation. Emphasizes protein and ash supplements with corn bases, exercise, housing, ventilation, and hygiene to improve litter size, vigor, and health. Includes remarks on Tamworth and Yorkshire bacon breeds and management tips for farrowing.
The Gatun dam holds back Gatun lake water eighty five feet above sea level. It is praised as a major engineering feat with extensive cement use and a crescent shaped form. The structure features thirteen piers two abutments and fourteen independently controlled openings.
An engineering enterprise aims to seize the opportunity to explore inland waterways and enjoy the rare beauty of the Waterway without ever boarding a ship. The plan envisions leveraging local routes and new technical approaches to navigate inland environments.
A farmer notes that disinfecting the barn periodically helps maintain cleanliness. Regular cleaning of the stables is linked to better cow health and productivity.
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