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, 1906 |
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Pagina 43
... reason of the congestion of freight on the Isthmus , and work an injustice on shippers , do you see any reason why , under our coastwise laws , we should not impose some penalty on the company for not giving people proper facilities ...
... reason of the congestion of freight on the Isthmus , and work an injustice on shippers , do you see any reason why , under our coastwise laws , we should not impose some penalty on the company for not giving people proper facilities ...
Pagina 43
... reason I inquired particularly about it was this that I had a report yesterday from the Geological Survey , and they put Culebra , as I find now , on the wrong side of the situation . Mr. STEVENS . Yes , sir . Well , Culebra , you know ...
... reason I inquired particularly about it was this that I had a report yesterday from the Geological Survey , and they put Culebra , as I find now , on the wrong side of the situation . Mr. STEVENS . Yes , sir . Well , Culebra , you know ...
Pagina 59
... reason why they should not - they will say that they are all sorry that the gauge is not 6 feet . It is a mathe- matical impossibility to build a perfect firebox for a less gauge . Senator HOPKINS . They are not building railroads with ...
... reason why they should not - they will say that they are all sorry that the gauge is not 6 feet . It is a mathe- matical impossibility to build a perfect firebox for a less gauge . Senator HOPKINS . They are not building railroads with ...
Pagina 65
... reason . So , after talking the matter over with the governor and Mr. Shonts , after Mr. Shonts's return here I under- stand he advertised for bids to take these houses and run them . Meanwhile a gentleman named Markel came down there ...
... reason . So , after talking the matter over with the governor and Mr. Shonts , after Mr. Shonts's return here I under- stand he advertised for bids to take these houses and run them . Meanwhile a gentleman named Markel came down there ...
Pagina 75
... reason . Senator KITTREDGE . It is suggested by Senator Morgan that it would be better to have a straight line from the canal to the sea . Now , the northers blow heavily there , of course , at times and the swell is heavy . Would that ...
... reason . Senator KITTREDGE . It is suggested by Senator Morgan that it would be better to have a straight line from the canal to the sea . Now , the northers blow heavily there , of course , at times and the swell is heavy . Would that ...
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