Investigation of Panama Canal Matters: Hearings Before the Committee on Interoceanic Canals of the United States Senate in the Matter of the Senate Resolution Adopted January 9, 1906, Providing for an Investigation of Matters Relating to the Panama Canal, Etc. [Jan. 11, 1906-Feb. 12, 1907], Volumul 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1907 |
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... necessary , if we had a lot of contractors working in there , from the present democratic system of constitutional law that we administer there , from the supreme court down to a magistrate , etc. I judge that our first duty would be to ...
... necessary , if we had a lot of contractors working in there , from the present democratic system of constitutional law that we administer there , from the supreme court down to a magistrate , etc. I judge that our first duty would be to ...
Pagina 56
... necessary ? Is there no high ground there upon which these houses could have been located ? Mr. STEVENS . No , sir ; no , sir . Manzanilla Island is only about 11 . to 2 feet above the level of the sea . It is surrounded on all sides by ...
... necessary ? Is there no high ground there upon which these houses could have been located ? Mr. STEVENS . No , sir ; no , sir . Manzanilla Island is only about 11 . to 2 feet above the level of the sea . It is surrounded on all sides by ...
Pagina 66
... necessary , Mr. Stevens , that the Canal Commission should run a commissary department ; do you think that is the only way that you could provide for your men and laborers ? Mr. STEVENS . Yes ; I think that some such arrangement is abso ...
... necessary , Mr. Stevens , that the Canal Commission should run a commissary department ; do you think that is the only way that you could provide for your men and laborers ? Mr. STEVENS . Yes ; I think that some such arrangement is abso ...
Pagina 71
... necessary , and the most important thing is to get ready - that there is nothing to gain by going ahead until you can go ahead with a fair show at it . Senator GORMAN . Has the removal of this dirt from the wrong place added to the cost ...
... necessary , and the most important thing is to get ready - that there is nothing to gain by going ahead until you can go ahead with a fair show at it . Senator GORMAN . Has the removal of this dirt from the wrong place added to the cost ...
Pagina 72
... necessary to remove a great deal of earth that the French have taken out and piled up there ? Mr. STEVENS . I do not think so above Gatun , or not much of it ; I have never been the whole length of the canal , but I have never seen any ...
... necessary to remove a great deal of earth that the French have taken out and piled up there ? Mr. STEVENS . I do not think so above Gatun , or not much of it ; I have never been the whole length of the canal , but I have never seen any ...
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