President's Panama Canal Message on Work Progress
The President notes rapid sewerage and street improvements in Panama Town. He details major water system upgrades, new reservoirs, labor force management, housing, food, and recreation for thousands of workers, and describes massive progress in the Culebra cut with modern shovels and rail operations.
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Young Men‘s Christian Association
Congress
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Culebra
Bierd
Slanderers and Libelers and the Isthmus Project
Theodore Roosevelt denounces foreign and American slander against the Isthmus canal project. He endorses contracting most work, advocates a single commissioner, and supports employing top engineers. He previews a map, notes potential visits by Boston Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis business leaders, and affirms confidence in eight-year completion, with global importance. The White House December 17 1906.
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