The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-16

Proposed to Have Inland
Waterway From Boston
to Key West.

Plans for inland waterways from
Boston to Key West will be discussed
at a meeting of the Atlantic Deep
Waterways Association TO be held in
Baltimore November 18th. 18th and
18th Florida has peculiar interest
in this meeting because Key West
is to be the objective point.
The scheme as outlined provides
for canals and inland routes from
Baltimore to Beaufort, y c. with an
extension finally past the DANGEROUS
shoals off Of parts of the coast of
Georgia and Florida
The plans have been brOadened con-
siderably, however, since the reorgan-
ization of the Inland WATERWAYS AS
SociatiOn- Cities all along the coast
have Joined in the movement and the
larger organization has been formed
This association will meet in BaIti-
more in November and plans are now
being prepared for the business ses-
sion and the entertainment OF the del
egdtes- 1t is certain that CoIum bia
will be represented at the meeting as
the city is vitality interested in nav
igatiOn since the establishment of the
boat line.
The purpose of the convention will
be to intensity interest in the objects
at the Philadelphia conference last
November; to report progress in the
movement for a continuous chain of
canals from Boston to Key West. and
to impress upon the federal congress
the appeal of representation of So
100000 people for a government ap-
preparation making possible the near
accomplishment of the project.
Resolutions Adopted.
The resolutions adopted at the Phil
adelphia conference were as fol
lows:
The delegates from the Atlantic
SeabOard states, assem- bled in Phila-
delphia in the Deep WATERWAYS Con
ference, after full and free discussion
Of all the aspects of the project for
a deep waterway along the whole At
lantic coast and along the Gulf to
the Mississippi river, and of the plans
so far suggested for creating such a
waterway, approve and adopt the fol
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, that as primary move
ment, the opening of ship canals and
deepening of intervening rivers and
approaches from Norfolk, Va, south
ward to Key West, Fla. from ChpSa-
peake Bay to Delaware Bay, and nom
the Delaware river TO the RaTitan riv-
er. and across Cape Cod. along the
lines approved by congress as the
most practical having due consider
alton for the cost and promDtness of
their development, is demanded by
the commercial interests of 10000. 600
people on the seaboard directly. and
indirectly and ultimately by those of
the remainder Of the American peo-
pie.
Resolved, That in our Judgment.
the construction of this highway can
alone give graveIy necessary and per
manent relief to the business of trans
pOrtatiOn and it will surely result
both in stimulating commerce and in
reducing the cost of moving commod-
tiles
Resolved. That the canals should
be digged in any case by the federal
government: First. because the gov
eminent alone has authority over
Havigable waters; second, because all
the canals should be free. Odt chiefly
because the enterprise planned in the
INTEREST," of peace will have incaIcu-
liable value for the whole nation in
time of war.
Resolved, That the present CON
gress be urged to take this great mat
ter in hand al once, and TO arrange
for the practical starting of the I'M
dertaking at the earliest possible mo-
ment-'
Baltimore Americans Comment
In speaking of the preparations for
the Baltimore meeting the American
says:
The necessity of having all these
committees get TO work as soon a.
possible was urged Yesterday in view
of the importance of the coming con
ventiOn. which viii be composed OF
representatives of all the Atlantic
Seaboard states It's in nUm0er) and
will have as its object the arouSing
of general public interest in the pro-
ject for a government appropriation
to deepen and extend WATERWAYS so as
TO provide an unbroken chain of ca
mails along the coast from Maine to
Florida In all there will be more
than 500 delegates. appointed by gov
ernors OF states and commercial o.
CARNATIONS, to attend. and TO provide
for the proper entertainment of them
in true Maryland style. and all tn
time intervening before November Il
can. be well occupied The gathering
will be composed of many of The
most distinguished citizens of the
states represented, including state
governors. congressman and mer
chants Besides. there will be a mum
Der of special guests and speakers
including the most prominent men in
the country Among these. il Is OK,
pected. will be President EoOseycI,
and Hon William H Taft Republic
can nominee for the presidency
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