The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-03-02
|N!ERCOASTAL
CANAL ROUTE
Congressman Broussarl fl,
Reasons for HIS Opposition
TO Any Changes Theroin UppaI
Teche to be Further Improve
To The Ii,.r,,,,p

To The Iherinn.
am lust in receipt of 1ntlr - IN
letter together with wapar"r cbl
pings apprisinr me Of The m1VemHn
In our section to have The pfuprae,
route of the Inland Waterway ohpat,
ed In my Judgment. speh m}vs
ut this late day is MOI only an tft
but scntcely praciicnhle Te matt
this change the following To- malilit
would have 10 be complied with
4 Secure an order for iho anfves
An appropriation fs the ysteN
aes thereof
IA report by the United &mHet
Engineer making tho tu,v.s to lh,
District Z y. Engineer.
"A favorable report from tho ittfl
official to the Board oi Engines ft
Rivers aud IIarbofs
a favorable tcpoii from ihut
Board tn the Chiefof Engines. T. g A.
! Ga favorable report to The Sette
tnry of War by lie Chief Of Fngiaoel
! Approval ol the Secretary II ~ tr
| ! hnve worked too lone md 100 hutl
for this project To be wiling to bc.iu
over again and take another chance
But even If We had every aeHsftnnce @l
success. appropriations for flvpr AuH
ha, bor improvements are onlv ma1e
biennially and congress does not laus
will, favor on special matters oat of
the regular order ot waterway im-
provenlenta. hence this survey Wifhs
in itself would necessarily hc deiDYtd
for at least two years
Without Offering any criticism to
those who fvor u change IN he route
Of the canal. must take position
against the proposition, mainly on
the grounds herein above sci foftH
From what | learn there is IN cne I
to have the Inland connect With fia
Iechc at New Iberia know iust isW
much good this would do The town.
aud you know how ve 10 learn NJ
the towns progress. ] ain not tIi#
mindful. however, That reptesen
n district here aud that my sa,tie#4
are rightly due every part Of that dls
tfict.
For ten years have been w"tl inF
OH this canal project and the proi CT
time to have presented the cinins or
New Iberia was during those ttn yeas
and not nj this late day when route
has already been selected, surveyed
approved by the Secretary r War aud
adopted by Congress.
Il. sides there Is another teason
prompting me to oppose The change
For the last ten wears have been en-.
deavcrinR to have the navigation .
the upper Tcche improved >eu a,e
familiar with the opposition that met
with from the people Ut st. Iandly
parish. That opposition. in mi july
mci,t, is based Upon mistaken titeotS
nevertheless. these people are entitled
TO their views and pccordinaly thy
have steadily opposed my ,ionosirien
Now the appropriation ~ the pend
Ing Rivers and Hafbors bill provides
for the completion Of about che half
Of the work that originally intended
should be done for the Improvement
of the upper Teche, that Is six foot
navigation up to Arnaudviile, the lii G
between the Parishes Of ST. Landry
and st. Martin, ar 10 The western
boundary Of my district The plan o
improvement calls for lock at Key
stone and for dredging the stream lip
70 Arnaudvilie.
The same bill provides for n survs y
Of Bayou Courtableau with view oi
removing the raft whieh has Termed
At the mouth Of that stream. do +
know anything about this raft. but atn
.old by both State and United Sta'ea
Engineers that II will not be possible
to keep this river open. It wasoie
ed some years ngo but the raft reform
ed quickly. hope the people Of S's.
Landry will realize in view Of this ficl
aud after the opening Of the Plaque
mine Locks, which will he in Decem
Der am quite convinced, that this L
the best water route Tor them. 80 thai
hereafter instead Of fighting my t1.n
Of 1897 they will be urg,pg upon COS.
gross the necessity OF carrying it opt
Eventually my hope Is that with thci
assistance We will have another lock i
the Techc at Bayou EuseIier and cor
tinue the dredging up 10 Port Barre so
- to give Us an all water route to
Washington, Louisiana.
i Now to have the Inland Canal tap
the Teche at Bayou Fuselier would in
terfere with that plan.
I sincerely trust that have made
clear my position to you and that
nothing have said herein will BE-
construed - critic xing the efforts 9,
motives Of cur people who are en.Iea-
voring TO effect = change In the route
Of the Inland Waterway. This is an
unbisaed statement Of nv opposition
to the proposed change ID the adopted
coarse of the prospective waterway.
Yours very truly,
r. +. Brousaard
n. G. Third ptNt Louisiana
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