THE PANAMA CANAL 



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SPANISH LABORERS ON THE CANAL 



The popularity of the work on the Isthmus has become so great that it is no longer 

 necessary for the Canal Commission to bring in shiploads of recruits from the West Indies 

 and Europe. Laborers are so attracted by the good pay, fair treatment, and excellent living 

 conditions that more than 2,000 came from Spain and Italy during 1910. Old laborers who 

 had left the work to go to Brazil and South American countries have also been returning to 

 the Isthmus in large numbers, seeking re-employment. There are at present about 35,000 on 

 the rolls of the canal works. 



