President on Panama Canal Sanitation Efforts Spotlight
President’s message to Congress details Panamanian visit in November, praise for the Canal Company, and the broad sanitation program led by Dr. Gorgas. He notes progress in Panama and Colon, defenses against yellow fever, and challenges from improvised labor housing and city infrastructure during construction.
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End Canal Company
Culebra
Anaroa
Panama Isthmus Sanitation and Labor Report Highlights
The document surveys Isthmus sanitation improvements in Colon and Panama with a focus on housing, schooling, and water works. It notes 6,000 white and 19,000 colored workers, wages, and calls for further employee wage review while detailing mosquito control, sewering, and street paving progress. It cites diverse labor sources including Spaniards, Italians, West Indians, and Chinese.
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West Indies
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Cristobal
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Grant
Front Street
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Prairie River
Mercers
Roosevelt Letter on Isthmus Work and Labor Policy
President Roosevelt defends rapid canal progress, praises reform, and details labor and management plans. He discusses race and labor conditions, dam and cut challenges, and contractor strategy, including a move toward private contracts to speed construction. He lauds Shonts Stevens and Gorgas, urges unity, and envisions final completion in about eight years.
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Gorgas
Vlctariana Army
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Arm 4Nd Navy
Theodore Rooseve
White House
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