New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-10-20
ANOTHER CANAL PROJECT.

The Board of Trade met
, Thursday in the City Hall and
discussed two important matters.
, One was the proposition to
connect the Bayou with Lake
tausse Polntc aud thereby open
p up the lake trade TO this city
and the other was the conges
ton OF freight on the Southern
Pacific railroad. Mr.. A. Daigrc
President was in the chair.
Prior to discussion of the
special subjects that were the
objects OF the meeting Secretary
Manager Eckart read letters
and told of interviews that
seemed to point to the rcsump-
ton OF work Of construction on
the Central Railroad of .Louisi
ana al an carly date.
He also read letter stating
that II was possible that a prom
lncnt lumber man might estab
Ilsh another null here il the
bayou was connected with the
lakes SO as TO bring it into
touch with the lumber territory
and give plenty of water here.
This gentleman it was stated |
would come here and confer
with thu Board of Trade when
convenient.
There was long discussion
on the project in which Messrs.
Porteus Burke, Jules Dreytus
and K. S. Mcmahon took part
and in which it wa, stated that
It would be necessary to make
cut of only three and halt
miles TO accomplish the desired
object. 1t was the opinion that
this could he done at an outlay
OF not more than $4,000.
The Chair was authorized TO
appoint a committee OF seven 10
take entire charge of the matter
and to press it forward to sat
isfactory conclusion.
The advantages that such /,
waterway would give to the city
were discussed at length. 1t
was shown that by opening the ,
way to the lakes would not only
make this an important lumber :
mill center but it would bring
the trade OF the lakes here. 1t
would give the city direct com
with large part OF
the state through through the
and at the same time !.
make it less" dependent on the ),
railways. Ii would perhaps
lead TO the establishment of in /.
dependent lines of boats and :
tend to give the city the very &
lowest rates on all kinds of :
freight. The current from the I
axes would give us continually :,
resi- water in front of the city :.
md keep the waterway clear \
md OF constantly deepening =.
,hannel. 7
Ii was urged that the canal +
when dug should be of suflic- :"
ent width to permit of the y
operating of the largest boats y
nd that it should be deep
to favor the clearing OF
he channel by erosion. :,
Ii was suggested that the "
tate Board OF Engineers be re-
uested by the City Council to Ib
make the surveys and estimate HI
# cost but this matter was lett
D the committee with power to a
ct and it is probable that the re-
ommlttee will make a prclimi- az
airy visit to the proposed cut ar
D determine just where the re-
anal should be dug. 1t was bo
he opinion of all the merchants A,
resent that this small big of "a
DIRK would be the greatest ben th
it to the city and that it was on
more importance than the OF
instruction of the railroads for ia
would mean the increase OF
AIDE Immediately upon its COM
elton. -
President Daigre has APP 3
oiuted the following as the spe- /"
al committee on the canal: r.
lessrs. Porteus X. Burke, X. 4
Mcmahon, +. L. Weeks, |,
harles Gugenheim, Geo. w. Il
alias, Melvin w. Fisher and e.
lies Dreyfus. Representatives 4
the press we're named to ac-
mpany the committee on its
spection of the proposed wa
rway.