PANAMA CANAL. HEAVY COST OF THE WORK.
SEVENTY-FIVE MILLIONS STERLING. FIFTY PER CENT. OVER THE ESTIMATE. By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright. (Received Novembei' 27, 11.15 a.m.) NEW YORK, 26th November. The total cost of the Panama Canal, including £59,400,000 sterling for the actual cost of construction, is officially estimated at £75,000,000, which is 50 per cent, above the original estimate. There is a growing feeling in America against the lock plan.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 129, 27 November 1909, Page 5
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