Roosevelt Panama Canal report defends sanitation program
President Roosevelt outlines sanitation progress in the Canal Zone and Panama Colon cities. He credits Dr Gorgas's team and the waste removal program, notes drastic mosquito control success, and defends canal route choice and worker welfare measures.
Canal progress and labor on the isthmus under Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt describes progress on the Panama Canal project. He notes sanitation work on the island city, the shift to trenching and dredging, the use of steam shovels, and the push to complete dams and locks. He defends criticism, praises diverse labor, and outlines contract plans and future visits by Taft and engineers.
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