The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-20
FEASIBILITY Of
WATERWAYS
Prominent Men of South
Give Views on Inland
Waterways.

Secretary Leland J. Henderson OF
the Gulf Coast Inland Waterway As
sociation, has complied the following
extracts from letters of prominent men
of the south on the gulf coast inland
waterway project:
Il am II sympathy with the pro-
ject-'-H. ". Morgan, Mayor. Waldo,
Fla.
Il am in sympathy with your enter
prise and wish you success. / do not
fear too much waterways develop
ment, in fact, we can not have too
much. These enterprises reach re-
sources that our railroads do not
reach and all can profit m. B. Glenn
ems. Mayor, Bridgeport, Ala.
Il feel great interest in the work
of the Gulf Coast Inland Waterway
Association and desire TO be of any
assistance in my power."-Duncan L..
Fletcher, Senator-elect, Jacksonville,
Fla.
Il am in hearty sympathy with the
work and believe it should be push
ed.H-JOhn Thomas Porter, Grand
Ridge, Fla.
Judging from the outlook our peo-
pie are enthusiastic over the matter"
D. p. Rose. st. Marys, Fla.
Under date OF August 2Sth. 1908, H.
G. PerriDG. secretary of the Engineers
Club, OF Philadelphia, writes the Gulf
Coast Inland Waterway Association:
Il am pleased TO note the good work
you arc doing in educating the con
struct:on of 2n inland waterway,
which is project very dear TO the
hearts Of all who are lJc5tcd along
the eastern coast of-the Limited States
and l wish you every success in your
endeavCrs.'
u B. TrezaFaat, secretary New Or
leans Progressive Union, says: In
answer TO your first inquiry as to
whether or not this waterway. if con-
structed, will be a benefit to this To-
cality, / would undoubtedly say yes.
for the reason that it viii open up the
Warrior river coal regions TO New
Orleans, and permit the interchange
of other commodities between this
city and the Florida coast.
We think the project feasible, pro-
vided the money can be raised. We
believe it will pay for the reason that
the cost of operating and maintenance
if properly managed will permit it."
Jas. e. Ransdell. president of the
National Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress, writes: Il sincerely hope your
association will grow and prosper, be-
coming one of the strongest water
way organizations in the Union"
This city and the territory to the
Flint is much interested in the canal
zation of the gulf coast. A.
Betjeman, secretary Business League,
Albany, Ga.
81 have no doubt that this water
way, if constructed, would be of bene-
fit TO New Orleans as well as Apalach-
icola as it will develop some change
and interchange of business.'-S. A.
Cosulich, general agent Austro-Ameri-
can Steamship Co., Ltd.
Your project has our sympathy, we
will be glad to cooperate in any way
in our pcwer."-J. b. Babb. secretary
Birmingham Commercial Club.
Il thank you for your invitation to
become a member of the Gulf Coast
Inland Waterway Association and en-
close YOU herewith my check for 81. ."
E. J Bowers, member congress,
Bay St. Louis, Miss.
Il am glad to note that the Gulf
Coast Inland Waterway Association,
advocates a continuous interior coast
al waterway from the Rio Grande to
the Atlantic am heartily in favor
of your movement Henri L. Guey-
dan. first yice-P-esident Interstate In
land Waterway Association, Gueyda1,
La.
Il am IN strict sympathy with your
project, and thiak We ought to send
delegates to your convention, and visa
versa. keeping in the greatest har-
n,Cny."-C. s. F. Holland, president
Interstate Inland Waterway AssCci-
alton, Victoria, Tex.
4 sympsthize with your proposition
and will be glad to aid your senator
when it comes up-"-U. 5. Senator
jos. F. Johnson.
viii do ell newspaper can
Erwin Craighead, editor Mobile Reg
lister.
I have for several years, editorial
~ through the columns of The Jour
nal, advocated this project.
l. Mayes, editor Pensacola Journal
Il am personally very enthusiastic
over the inland waterway--C- C
Goodman, mayor, Pensacola, Fla
4 am in hearty sympathy with the
movement OF the Gulf Coast Inland
Waterway Association. VIM 3.
Stillwell, Savannah, Ga
Il am deeply interested in all mat
tiers of development of our natural re-
sources including all waterways, our
gulf and Atlantic inland coast water
ways. Col c. P. Goodyear, Bruins
wick Ga