Looks Like a KidnappingJuly 1, 1905 Railroad Influence, also labelled as Fatboy and Mammon, grabs Ch
Looks Like a KidnappingJuly 1, 1905 Railroad Influence, also labelled as Fatboy and Mammon, grabs Chief Engineer Wallace from the Panama Canal and runs away with him, to Uncle Sam’s displeasure. Wallace is carrying the Working Plan for the Panama Canal.John Wallace had been hired by the transit commission of New York directly from his job as Chief Engineer on the Panama Canal. The railroads opposed the canal as it would allow for cheaper shipping to compete with their transcontinental rail.See Also: Panama CanalFrom Hennepin County LibraryOriginal available at: https://digitalcollections.hclib.org/digital/collection/Bart/id/6079 -- source link
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