Roosevelt on Panama Canal sanitation and progress
President Roosevelt outlines the Panama Canal project’s sanitation successes under Dr. Gorgas, praising windfall of French investment and rejecting high or sea level designs. He reports on isthmus health gains, city improvements in Panama and Colon, and notes critics’ unfounded complaints while promising continued vigorous work.
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Quee
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America
President on a Steam Shovel at Isthmus Sanitation Drive
The report details sanitation, housing, and labor on the Isthmus during canal and railroad construction. It notes 66,000 white and 19,000 colored workers, schools led by Mr. O Connor, varied national labor presence, and wage concerns. It documents sewerage, street paving progress, ditches draining mosquito habitats, and the Mount Hope reservoir expansion delivering 600 million gallons of water.
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Presidential remarks defend canal work amid labor and planning
A government leader defends rapid Isthmian construction while balancing humane labor practices. He praises West India and Chinese labor trials, notes discipline and safety, cites dredging progress, and emphasizes contract plans, political neutrality, and eventual completion around eight years.
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Tivoli Hotel
Golon
Canal
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