The Panama Canal: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Sixty-second Congress, Second Session. [Dec. 18, 1911-March 13, 1912]. |
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... Wilson , subsistence officer . The CHAIRMAN . The committee will come to order . Col. Goethals , as you are aware , the committee has come to the Isthmus to inform itself concerning the progress that is being made on the construction of ...
... Wilson , subsistence officer . The CHAIRMAN . The committee will come to order . Col. Goethals , as you are aware , the committee has come to the Isthmus to inform itself concerning the progress that is being made on the construction of ...
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... Wilson second , but as Col. Sibert is not here , I would suggest that you hear Col. Wilson on the subject of the commissary . The CHAIRMAN . At all times , Col. Goethals , we will be glad for you to make such suggestions as occur to ...
... Wilson second , but as Col. Sibert is not here , I would suggest that you hear Col. Wilson on the subject of the commissary . The CHAIRMAN . At all times , Col. Goethals , we will be glad for you to make such suggestions as occur to ...
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... WILSON . They are now all paid for and constitute the plants of the department . First , the general cold - storage plant , with ample capacity for taking care of the people on the Isthmus at the present time in the way of cold ...
... WILSON . They are now all paid for and constitute the plants of the department . First , the general cold - storage plant , with ample capacity for taking care of the people on the Isthmus at the present time in the way of cold ...
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... WILSON . Absolutely . The CHAIRMAN . You could reduce the force and at the same time preserve the highest efficiency in the operation of whatever may be necessary to retain ? Col. WILSON . Yes , sir . When I built it up , I had in view ...
... WILSON . Absolutely . The CHAIRMAN . You could reduce the force and at the same time preserve the highest efficiency in the operation of whatever may be necessary to retain ? Col. WILSON . Yes , sir . When I built it up , I had in view ...
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... WILSON . It will unquestionably , in my opinion , promote the efficient operation of the canal . Ships coming from Europe and ships bound for the United States must undoubtedly renew their meat supplies and ice supplies somewhere . It ...
... WILSON . It will unquestionably , in my opinion , promote the efficient operation of the canal . Ships coming from Europe and ships bound for the United States must undoubtedly renew their meat supplies and ice supplies somewhere . It ...
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American amount Atlantic ballast British bunkers Canal Zone Capt cargo carry cent CHAIRMAN charge coal coastwise colliers Colon commerce commissary committee competition construction cost COVINGTON cubic CULLOP DEARBORN deck department deductions DEVOL displacement dollars DRISCOLL employees engine EscH expenses feet FEUILLE foreign francs freight GAILLARD GOETHALS GORGAS Government gross register tonnage gross tonnage HAMLIN Isthmian Canal Commission Isthmus J. A. MARTIN JOHNSON knots KNOWLAND land Magellan MARTIN of Colorado MCALLISTER measurement ment miles Navy net register tonnage nineteen hundred operation Pacific Panama Canal Panama Railroad Panama route passenger ports pound question RAYMOND register tonnage Republic of Panama revenue ROBINSON rules SABATH San Francisco Secretary MEYER ships SIBERT SIMS SMITH South America space steamers steamship STEVENS Straits of Magellan Suez Canal supplies THATCHER tion tolls tons trade traffic United WHEELER WILSON Yokohama York
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Page 23 - ... the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery, but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employee...
Page 3 - The governments of the United States and Great Britain hereby declare that neither the one nor the other will ever obtain or maintain for itself any exclusive control over the said ship canal...
Page 3 - Britain take advantage of any intimacy, or use any alliance, connection or influence that either may possess with any State or Government through whose territory the said canal may pass, for the purpose of acquiring or holding, directly or indirectly, for the citizens or subjects of the one, any rights or advantages in regard to commerce or navigation through the said canal which shall not be offered on the same terms to the citizens or subjects of the other.
Page 33 - Columbia or any of the states or territories and any foreign nation or nations, shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such carrier in such commerce, or, in case of the death of such employee, to his or her personal representative, for the benefit of the surviving widow or husband and children of such employee; and, if none, then of such employee's parents, and, if none, then of the next of kin dependent upon such employee...
Page 32 - An Act to provide revenue, equalize duties, and encourage the industries of the United States, and for other purposes.
Page 41 - The Suez Maritime Canal shall always be free and open, in time of war as in time of peace, to every vessel of commerce or of war, without distinction of flag.
Page 15 - VII. That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points to be agreed upon with the President of the United States. VIII. That by way of further assurance the government of Cuba will embody the foregoing provisions in a permanent treaty with the United States.
Page 23 - ... any case where the violation by such common carrier of any statute enacted for the safety...
Page 7 - ... 3. Vessels of war of a belligerent shall not revictual nor take any stores in the canal except so far as may be strictly necessary; and the transit of such vessels through the canal shall be effected with...
Page 7 - Treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof , and by His Britannic Majesty; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington or at London at the earliest possible time within six months from the date hereof.