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In 1907 US President Theodore Roosevelt appointed George 
Washington Goethals chief engineer of the Panamal Canal. The building of the 
Canal had met with many difficulties and delays under previous chiefs. Goethals 
did much to make operations more efficient throughout the Canal project, with 
great attention to details large and small. A major part of his success was his 
particular attention to sanitation and control of disease carrying mosquitos, 
which greatly reduced incidence of disease and death among Canal 
workers.
In 1914 Goethals saw the completion of the Canal almost a full year ahead of schedule
In 1914 Goethals saw the completion of the Canal almost a full year ahead of schedule




 
 
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