Not to be confused with the Isthmian Canal Commission of 1904, an administration commission set up to oversee the construction of the Panama Canal.
Map showing various routes considered by the Commission
The Isthmian Canal Commission was a commission created by congress in 1899 "to determine the most feasible and practicable route" in Central America to build a canal.[1] The commission was chaired by John G. Walker, even though he chaired another congressional commission called the Nicaragua Canal Commission, which had not yet issued its final report, which was released in mid-1899 and, true to its name, recommended the locale of Nicaragua for the construction of a canal.[1] This change of focus was a triumph for the lobbyist William Nelson Cromwell, who was hired by French interests wanting to get rid of the assets of the failed enterprise of Ferdinand de Lesseps.[1]
The commission issued its report on 16 November 1901, recommending once again Nicaragua, disregarding Panama because La Compagnie Nouvelle du Canal de Panama—the throwaway company under which the French assets were organized—charged over $109 million for everything, which Walker found much too high.[1][2] After some further lobbying by Cromwell and also Philippe Bunau-Varilla, the makeshift company lowered the price to $40 million on 4 January 1902. The Commission hastily reconvened on Theodore Roosevelt's urging to reconsider the question after which Panama was declared the preferred route.[1]
^ abcdeSchoultz, Lars (1998). Beneath the United States: a history of U.S. policy toward Latin America ([Fourth printing]. ed.). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University: Harvard University Press. pp. 159–162. ISBN 0-674-92276-X.
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of $109 million. In the US, a congressional IsthmianCanalCommission was established in 1899 to examine possibilities for a Central American canal and...
vast jumble of buildings, infrastructure, and equipment, much of it in poor condition. A US government commission, the IsthmianCanalCommission (ICC), was...
member of the IsthmianCanalCommission, which decided that a canal should be built through the isthmus of Panama. He remained on this commission until 1905...
from the outlook of U.S. interests. In 1899, the IsthmianCanalCommission was set up to determine which site would be best for the canal (Nicaragua or Panama)...
effort of the Panama Canal. From 1907 to 1910, for example, he served on the IsthmianCanalCommission, overseeing repair work and the designing of permanent...
had slowed earlier French efforts, a U.S. government commission, the IsthmianCanalCommission (ICC), was established to oversee construction. However...
President of the Nicaragua CanalCommission. Two years later, in 1899, he was appointed President of the congressional IsthmianCanalCommission to look...
Lieutenant Colonel George W. Goethals to the post of chief engineer of the IsthmianCanalCommission by then President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907, the construction...
Philippine–American War. From 1907 to 1914, he was assigned to the IsthmianCanalCommission, where he worked with William C. Gorgas on an anti-mosquito campaign...
sculptures at the Barriles (Chiriqui) site are also important traces of these ancient isthmian cultures. Before Europeans arrived Panama was widely settled by...
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the general counsel for the IsthmianCanalCommission, the group working toward what would eventually become the Panama Canal. In this role, he would be...
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Roosevelt won Senate ratification of the treaty in a 66-to-14 vote. The IsthmianCanalCommission, supervised by Secretary of War Taft, was established to...
completion of the Panama Canal in 1914, Congress authorized Army and Navy officers who had served more than three years with the IsthmianCanalCommission to...
completion of the Panama Canal in 1914, Congress authorized Army and Navy officers who had served more than three years with the IsthmianCanalCommission to...
Roosevelt won Senate ratification of the treaty in a 66-to-14 vote. The IsthmianCanalCommission, supervised by Secretary of War Taft, was established to...
also conducted the IsthmianCanal Studies in 1947. Better known as the "Mahaffey Report", the studies wproposed getting rid of the canal locks and constructing...
the IsthmianCanalCommission, which would eventually play a large role in selecting Panama over Nicaragua as the site of the Central American canal. The...
to become the chair of the IsthmianCanalCommission in 1904). With U.S. government support, breakwater construction began in 1899, and the area was annexed...
Department of War. Taft journeyed to Panama in 1904, viewing the canal site and meeting with Panamanian officials. The IsthmianCanalCommission had trouble...
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