The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-08
G. A. WATERMAN IS
MADE TREASURER
John Craft, of Mobile Chosen
as President - Governor
Broward Also Honored by
the Meeting-Will Meet
Again Nov. 8, at Column
bus, Ga.
SpeciaI to The journal.


Mobile. Ala, May AT a cOnven-
ton. marked by its enthusiasm, at
which delegates from many gulf
states attended. the Gulf Coast Inland
Waterway Association was formally
organized here today. No gathering
in this CITY in recent years has been
marked with such earnest endeaVOr
and so sanguine hopes of the material
izatiOn of a project planned. as this
convention of commercial and munich
pal bodies from towns and cities in
tereSted in the proposed inland water
way from New Orleans 10 West Flor
ida.
After organization was perfected the
following officers were elected: John
Croft. of Mobile, president; l.. J. Hen
derson, of Apalachicola.i secretary; G.
A. Waterman. of Pensacola, treasurer;
y. b. Broward, of Fkirffa, vice-presi-
dent at large: and p. X. Yonge. Of Pen
sacola vice president for Florida. Other
states were represented by vice-presi-
dents also. The next convention will
be at Columbus, Ga. NeYmber 9, 1908.
The resolution calling for an inland
waterway from Mobile 10 Apalachi-
cola met with great ssfsttaese. Particu-
larry by Mobile citizsns
Addresses were delisepede the
following:
The convention was called TO order
by Hon. John Craft, president of the
Commercial Club. and the address o.
welcome delivered by Hon. p. !. Ly-
Water Ways and the purpose of
the Canal, Leland J. Henderson, sec
rotary Apalachicola Board of Trade
Apalachicola. Flya.
The connection Of the Tennessee
with the ChattahCOchee river, Chas.
J. Swift, Columbus, Ga.
The Inter-COastal Canal and its out
let to the Gulf in the state of Louis
lana, Warren B. Reed, New Orleans.
La.
Benefit Of the Inter-Coastal Canal
Scranton, Miss
Benefit of the InteT-COaStal Canal TO
Gulfport. Miss. Hon. Horace Bloom
field, Gulfport. Miss.
Mobile and her Water Ways Hon.
Z. /. Russell. Mobile, Ala.
Relation of the INLAND Water Way
to New Orleans. VI. r. Tre2avanU.
New Orleans.
Benefit of the Inland Water Way 10
Apalachicola and vicinity. Hon. j. NJ.
Spence. Sumatra. Fla
Benefits of the Inland Water Way
TO the ChattahOochee district. Hon.
The Relation of the Gulf Coastal
Canal from the Lakes to the Gulf.
Hon. H. c. Barlow, executive director
Association of Commerce, Chicago. III.
The practicability of a canal from
New Orleans to ApalachicCla and be
yOnd. and the advantages to the whole
Gulf Coast OF what is good for any
part of il. G. \. Waterman. PenSa-
cola. Fla
Benefits Of Coastal Canal to the
Santa Rosa Sound and ChoctaWhatchee
Bay. T J. Pryor Mary Esther Ala.
Leland J. Henderson. secretary OF
the ApalachicOla Commercial Club.
made an especially noteworthy al
dress. explaining the call o. the con
ventiOn and the purposes Of the gath
ering. Mr. Henderson said in part.
Leland J. Henderson.
The purpose of this convention * 10
discuss the Feasibility of an inland
waterway between NV Orleans and
the Mississippi river. and Apalachicola
and the ApalachicOIa r.-er-and from
thence. across the peninsula OF Flor
ida-to unite with an inland wafer
way from Maine 10 Florida now being
advocated by the Atlantic Deep
Waterway Association. OF which Con
gresham !. Hampton Moore. of Phil
ddel pnld Is president InuS forming
the connecting link in series OF
waterways. surrounding the eastern
section Of the United States: from
New Orleans 10 the Lakes. By the
Mississippi and Illinois rivers and the
Chicago canal; from Chicago 70 the
Atlantic. via the Great Lakes and
Erie canal from New York 10 the
gulf. via the Atlantic Inland Water
way and Florida Peninsula canal.
from ApaIachicoIa 10 New Orleans BY
he inland waterway under considera-
ton
In case this convention concludes
the waterway practical. and de
termineS 10 work for its construction.
delegates should be appointed TO al
tend The national conference on water
WAYS. 10 BE- held N t'a-'s-asrOn. Nav
IT, and ON project laid before that