The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-10-26
MACINTl CAMPAIGN
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Meeting Of Police Juries to Be Called
to Adopt Measures Against
Water Lilies
CONVENTION WILL PROBABLY BE
HELD AT LAFAYETTE.
Dredqe and Snag Boat Nearly Ready
and Will Start in Bayou
VermiIion.
Daily Picayure.

A plan viii be formulated, by Con
gressmau robert F. Rroussard of tie
Third Louisiana district, New iberia.
and Gel. Lansing H. Beach, United
States ergi1eer. during the waterways
convention fr calling a meeting of
police juriee II all parishes affected
by The water lilies TO adopt measures
for perr1a Ie t'y using the federal aid
and eradicat'7g the pest to navigation
in Louisiana.
Mr.. Drcn sa,d was in the city yes
terdaY hGvi1e attended the confer
ence OF r-Ditai states engineers on
the Irtercoastal Canal route. He viii
20 iron here to ST Louis to join the
Tai. Tattv down the r'ver.
"Durirg the waterways convention
said h. "we viii confer with Con
eres =. 5 p. oujo of the Seventh
and gressn an Robert c. Wicklifie
OF the Sixth d:strio,. relative to the
hya,. 9Th campaign fhe plan is to.
call a meeting of police juries in all
marshes where navigation is Obstruct-
ed. probobly to be held at Lafayette,
which is central point, about the
middle of November. My idea is to
secure the adoption Of some systemat-
ic scheme so that the government
money appropriated for this purpose
may be made permanently effective
Mr.. Broussard said it had been final
. ly determined that the route OF the
Intercoastal Canal between Bayou Ver-
million and the Teche had been left
to Col. Beach, also the matter of the
right of way.
"If possible" said the iberia Con-
eressman, 1--WE want to Obviate the
crossing of Cote Blanche bay and
Vermilion BAY It is our desire to
make this an inland canal, and not one
subject 70 long stretches of open
water. where the craft that could use
an inland waterway would not feel
safe in venturing. This is the trouble
in making these open bays parts CT
the canal We are also trying to ob-
viate the necessity of going through
White lake, in Vermilion, and Grand
lake in Calcasieu parish. The board
of government engineers has agreed
that it shall he an inland canal, and
not an intercoastal canal, as has been
talked. It was always my desire and
intention that this should be an inland
waterway. All the legislation which
have secured has been looking to that
end.
81 am now convinced that this
great canal system will come direct to
New Orleans from Morgan City, via
Houma. This means great deal FOL
New Orleans. The canal will be nine
feet deep and 100 feet wide. 1t will
be as fine waterway as any in the
state outside of the Mississippi river
It will be a shorter route from the
Teche and the vermilion than the
railroads offer.
"Col. Beach will soon make a re
port on the proposition to deeper
Bayou Teche from six to twelve feet
It is believed his report will be favor
able to the proposed project
"The dredge and snag boat provided
for in the last rivers and harbors bill
to cost $4,000, for use in the Louisi
ana territory. will be in commission IL
about fifteen days. We have $3O,OO'
for operation, and the boat will 90 t
work at once. It will start In OF
Bayou Vermilion and will make it ;
navigable stream all the way up Il
Lafayette
Congressman Broussard said TIM
dredging in Bayou Plaquemine wa'
progressing satisfactorily.