text_original: * As an engineering work the undertaking is colossal, but so far as I know it involves in this respect no new or important principle ; its successful accomplishment, so far as a piece of canal  making goes, is simply a question of money, a mere application of well known methods and appliances.
text_transcription: AS IN ENGINEERING WORK THE UNDERTAKING IS COLOSSAL BUT SO FAR AS I KNOW IT INVOLVES IN THIS RESPECT NO NEW OR IMPORTANT PRINCIPLE ITS SUCCESSFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT SO FAR AS A PIECE OF CANAL MAKING GHOST IS SIMPLY A QUESTION OF MONEY A MERE APPLICATION OF WELL KNOWN METHODS AND APPLIANCES
phonemes: ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk æz ɐn ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ wˈɜːk ðɪ ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkɪŋ ɪz kəlˈɔsəl, bˌʌt sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz aɪ nˈoʊ ɪɾ ɪnvˈɑːlvz ɪn ðɪs ɹᵻspˈɛkt nˈoʊ nˈuː ɔːɹ ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ; ɪts səksˈɛsfəl ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃmənt, sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz ɐ pˈiːs ʌv kənˈæl mˌeɪkɪŋ ɡˈoʊz, ɪz sˈɪmpli ɐ kwˈɛstʃən ʌv mˈʌni, ɐ mˈɪɹ ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv wˈɛl nˈoʊn mˈɛθədz ænd ɐplˈaɪənsᵻz.