The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-22
THE HARBoR BAR.

Report of the Board of Trade Committee.
The following is the report of NJ o-srs.
o. b. Smith and j. K. Rainey, of the
committee appointed to visit Washing
ton and u'ge upon the Congressional
Committee ON Rivers and Harbors:
MIR. President aud Gentlemen of the Board OF
Trade of st. Augustine:
Your committee appointed to bring
the request of this Board for Govern
ment aid before Congress would respect
fully report:
Owing to illness and pressing business
engagements, only two of the four of the
committee appointed succeeded IN reach
ing Washington, and then at once found
the entire State delegation oCongress and
We're received very cordially. The mem
bers cheerfuily impaired al necessary
information and their suggestions were
followed implicitly. The Hon. Chas.
Dougherty, member from this district,
secured hearing before the Committee
on Rivers and Harbors on Friday last,
the members of which paid close atten-
ton to the reading of the resolutions
adopted by this Board, and to the remarks
that followed. These remarks were con-
fined strictly to the synopsis of Captain
Blacks exultant report to the Secretary
of War, without which your committee
could have accomplished nothing what
ever. A letter written by the
Hon. John III. Bryant, at preaent
stopping i'll our city, to the Hon. Thos. j 4.
Henderson, of Illinois, "a member of that
committee, was read by him with a
strong Endorsement and produced an ex-
.cellent effect. All questions asked by
the Rivers and Harbors Committee were
answered promptly and satisfactorily,
and the opinion is advanced that the
varions members considered the request
of this Board for an appropriation not
only with favor, but they viewed the
question as one of national importance.
Letters of introduction TO various
members of the Senate and House were
presented in person whenever those
members could be found, and without
exception your committee was kindly
received and promised all necessary aid
as opportunity offered. 1t was observed
that great interest was manifested in oul
city, and your Committee was kept
quite busy answering questions concern
ing the Ancient City.
The fact coming to light that no esti
mate for our harbor had been sent t,
Congress from the War Department
Mr.. Dougherty wrote a letter which ht
pre- sented in person, and which probably
will have the desired effect. Very mucl
depends on this point, for il the estimat,
is furnished we will doubtless secure al
appropriation; otherwise we shall have
to wait another year. Mr.. Dougherty'
letter was as follows:
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. II, 1888. /
Messrs. o. b. Smith and ]. X. Rainey:
GENTLEMEN:-As we have found tina
no estimates upon the report of Captain
Black in reference to the improvement
OF harbor ut st. Augustine have bee
transmitted TO Congress, / have tn
honor to inform you that / have to-da
written the Chief of Engineers as fol
lows:
.HoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
'WAsHINGToN, ID. c., Feb. II, 1888.
Gent J. G. Duane, Chief of Engineers:
SRA report of the survey of 81
Augustine harbor having been made.
have the honor to ask if report on til
same, with estimates, can be made s
that the matter can be brought befor
the Committee on Rivers and Harbo.
within the next three weeks
Very respectfully. your ob't serv't,
''CHAS. DOUGHERTY. ?