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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
