The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-01
The Atlantic and Mexican
Gulf Canal Company.
A SYNDICATE FORMING FOR 1T.
A Secret Circular from The General
Master Of the X knights OF Labor
Perish ed In Their Rooms.
A BIG UNDERTAKING.
The Atlantic aud Mexican Gulf Canal
Company.

NEW YoRK, November 80 The Post
says: A syndicate is in process of for
nation to carry out the plans OF the
Atlantic * Mexican Gulf Canal Com
pany, which received fresh charters this
year from the legislatures of Georgia
and Florida, together with grants of
valuable land and water power char
tiers issued 10 Gever, of Georgia;
Drew of Florida. aud his associates
among whom are General Finley. Fla.
Judge II. h. TOmpSIns, Ca. and Col.
Rogers, of the Georgia Central Railway.
Alexander Curtls, of Georgia. Secre-
business connected with the COM
position OF the syndicate. Cur
It's te-day gave an account of the
company's project TO the following
effect: The route OF the proposed canal
has been surveyed by General Quincy
a. Gilmore, and assistant officers OF the
United states engineers, under q resOlu-
ton OF Congress directing measures
ito ascertain the best water line for
transportation from the mouth of St.
Mary's River. on the Atlantic Coast
through Okeeifeenokee swamp and
the state OF Florida 70 the Gulf OF
Mexico" The importance OF the pro-
posed canal as a national work, was
urged by President Grant 70 two mes
sage5 TO Congress, IN which be declared
tha: valuable as the opening OF this great
Z iu!ernal water way would De in time OF
ueace. its existence and custody in Time
Z ofwar would be OF absolutely incalcuiable
value to the nation. The surveys made
by General Gilmore extended over two
wears and their results caused him TO
/ report the canal scheme eminenly
! feasible. As 81 evidence Of the i'm
! pcrtance of the enterprise 10 the country
/ at large, he stated that no less than
\ Twenty-Five states and territories were
vitality interested in the opening OF the
water way. the practical resultsOl which
would involve most % the tratfic
OF the Mississippi Valley and ali
Its tributaries. General Gilmore
stated that The products along the
So 600 miles OF rivers and water ways
alFeadins teeming with commerce could
I in this way be- borne To sale and com
moiious haTOOrs. ana that only by his
rout. was 10 possible to- avoid heavy
land almost prohibi,ory taxes on com
merce. ecessitated by the approach "a
the mouth Of the Mississippi through
the Gulf Of Mexico. The canal. IN the
Language Of the COmpauy's charters, i;
ITO be- IL such dimensions rs shall b
deemed su.;aOle and capable OF Deins
used b. all ,UcA boats, tugs, baTges
and other crafts as navigate the Ms
si~sipui River above New Orleans. Be
ginning az the mouth Of st. Mary
River. which forms the dividing liz,
between the states Of Georgia and Flor
ida. il is 70 ran thruUeiI Okesffeeuoket
Lake. which i - be used aS thesummi
! level supply thence IN 81. Marx ;, OF
the Gull OF Mexico. Thence It viii fol
low the already existing line OF wafer
WAYS which extend alu1osr unbTOkei
, from that port 90 New Orleans. Tn
advantages uf 4lis TUuie WI be aisaytni
10 commerce OF heavy rates OF iuSur
ance. made imperative W re danger
ons navigation ii yi.,- issaauIas and tn
reels OF FIoriJs. and ~ the coast
q ing serylcs saving in distance LOO
: 10 500 miles ONcial statistics go
show the average INK ~ commerc
through high Insurance. etc. over Tn
, present route 10 re about = OtO,OV
YEARLY. Prom this 30 wOtlc appear ina
the deepening nj the passes AZ III
mouth OF Missi>Sipii oy jrtues. hoT
eyer. great a g iucsl success, does 70
detract in any way from re import
ance OF tins canal. Is the speei'
. difficulty Ia &c overcome lies IN N
BahamaS and Florida Ee.ts-