The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-22
THE GULF
COAST INLAND
WATERWAYS
West Florida is Deeply In
teretsed in Project.
MONEY is NEEDED WITH WHICH
TO CARRY ON THE MOVEMENT,
AND WEST FLoRIDIANS SHOULD
HELP 1T ALONG.

The ApalaChicOla Times says: The
Gulf Coast Inland Waterways Asso-
citation is dependent for life on its
membership.
1t has been Appropriated that
$4,000 will be required to run the as
socfatlon for two years
The expenditures of the Lakes-to-
the-Guh Deep Water As ISOLATION for
the year 1907 was $1O,065-51, which
Included a SeCTetaTy'S pay for one
year of 81 900. The other principal
items of expense were publicity, ST.
1880; printing, $1,3S2-11, stenograph-
er, $1,1S6-53; postage, $4,000; ex-
pense of committees, S1,I66.30. etc.
No officers of the Gulf Coast Inland
Waterways association receive sala-
rieS. $4,000 per month is anOwed for
Stenographic service, therefore the eX-
penses of this association will be pub
licity, printing, postage, and expense
of committees
The distribution of literature and
correspondence is largely attended to
by the secretary. 1t is proposed to
distribute so 600 circulars, maps and
letters before the convention in Co
lumbUs, Ga, Nov 80 $1,000 for
printing and postage will be required
for this work
AS the proposed waterway cOntem-
plates great benefits to the gulf coast
states, and its success depends largely
on memberships secured and interest
manifest in the Gulf states, will you
not publish a subscription list solicit
ing membership?
Fees are as follows:
Individual membership, annual fees
$500.
Firms and corporations, annual fees,
$500
Organizations, 400 or less, annual
fees, $3.50.
Organizations, 400 to 500, annual
fees, $500.
Organizations, 600 to 1000. annual
fees, $37.
Organizations, over 1000, annual
fees, $4,000
Waterways Associations, annual
fees, $4,000
Additional donations will be appre-
ciated.
Mr. J. G. Ruge. of ApaIachfcoIa 4.
heads the list of donations with s1OOe
LELAND J. HENDERSON.
The Times gives its unqualified
support to this great movement Ow-
ing to shOrtness of time ApaIachicoIa
citizens are requested to send in their
subscriptions at once
VIII exchanges of the Times publish
a subscription list for memberships.
collect and remit the fees 70 Secretary
Leland j. Henderson, ApaIachicoIa.
FLORIDA. Literature on the proposed
Waterways and information with re-
gard TO the Columbus convention on
November $40 next, viii be furnished
on application to the secretary.
Significant Letter.
hACract from letter written by Col.
+ II. Ra1foTd to the Savannah Morn
ing News, and referred to the Cham |
per OF Commerce. of Savannah. Ga
Familiar, as most well informed per
sons OF the south are. with the gen
eIaI characteristics of the Mexican |
Gulf coast, with the bays. lakes and
sounds. but few have had their atten- |
tion called to the pTacticabiIity of NTH |
lzlns, by cheap improvements. The in |
her waters of this shore. so as to (
make them form, for the purpose of /
navigation, a connecting link for all /
the rivers which flow through Thorn
into the waters of the Gulf.
From the Mississippi to the Ana
iachlcoIa river the distance is abGut /
toV miles: Between these rivers.
nose OF the states of Mississippi and |
Ald Dama debouch into a system of
laIuiocked estuarleS which stretch
eastward and westward along tho
: 4
the severing of which bv canals Vii
constitute the work which will bring
loSether the navigation of these riy.
Frs without any other point touching
ne waters OF the gUlfsor waters an
ali hazardous for inland boats.
Inc Lake Borgne canal Un,c,
caves the Mississippi just below New
nearly CONNECTED GS72l
VIII perfect line of land-Iocked nav,
5st.n rom the Missisissippi to the
eastern arm of Mobile bay. les miles
From Mobile bay. a cut of five miles
VIII continue the same character of
d'isatIon TO PerdidO bay; four miles
more VIII bring it to Pensacola. san
- hosd sound and ChOcktawhatchee
Bay. all in a courFrro,1e H. -
ward. and 10 within nine miles of 81
4naTeWS' which reaches a point from /
men cut Of six miles will connect
ola. ia
Thus II will no See- 4t,. -. IN