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Lieutenant Colonel George Washington Goethals saw the Panama Canal to its completion. From 1907 to 1914 he successfully oversaw the project that for almost 25 years had consumed millions of dollars and thousands of lives. He was called "the Genius of the Panama Canal." But Goethals felt unworthy of this title, saying that his predecessor, John F. Stevens, truly deserved it. I interviewed Mr. Stevens briefly about his involvement with the construction of the canal and I can see why Goethals felt that Stevens deserved the title more than him. "Why do you think you were chosen to be one of the Chief Engineers on this particular project?"This is one devil of a mess according the project coordinators....we need someone who is going to get the job done and who will care about the workers......I (Stevens) was concerned with the yellow fever out
"I heard you had very nice living quarters during the construction of the canal but you chose to leave them empty?"Yes this is true I shunned any special treatment as an officer. Still to this very day, people travel all over the world to visit the canal, as far as to taking cruises on it. dollars) and costing the lives of 5,609 workers. intervention and the question of sovereignty of the canal zone--were a direct result of the terms of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1903. "From the very beginning of the Panama Canal's existence, several political and economic issues have strained relations between the United States and Panama. When I was at the opening of the Canal, I was excited. Spain was aggressively importing gold from Peru, Ecuador, and Asia, and wanted to avoid the additional 8,000 miles and risk associated with the trip around Cape Horn. break and wanted my worker immunized before they were to begin. The first documented suggestion of a canal across Panama was made in 1524 to Charles Vs. While the first World War in Europe reduced traffic in the Canal in its early years, by 1924 it was handling more than 5,000 ships per year.
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