The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-10-31
The Inland Waterway
From River to Ocean.


from the Mississippi river TO the At
lantic ocean should awaken as great,
interest in the minds of Florida PEG
pie as in those of the people Of
any other of the states most init
mately connected with it. Entering
Florida, we suppose, at PeTdidO bay,
using its IandIOcked harbOFs- to Apa-
lachicoIa and thence its rivers to the
east coast it will bring trade and
profit TO hundreds of cities and towns
and be a great factor in the future
upbuiIding of the state from any view
point one wishes to occupy.
The meeting of the association hav-
ing this enterprise in store, which
will convene in Jacksonville on the
18th of next month and continue in
session three days, should therefore
contain d full representation from
every section and center of population
of the state. And it may be well to
add that this is especially true with
regard to Pensacola, as this city, with
its unrivaIled facilities as a shipping
port, will reap extraordinary benefit
from the channel for cheap freight
transportation which the proposed i'm
provement will open.
The jacksonville meeting will be
attended not only by representatives
from all the gulf states. but by many
from the rest of the union who under.
stand that the construction of this
waterway will have a result extend
ing far beyond a sectional benefit
It will affect the trade interests of
the entire country from the great
lakes to Massachusetts bay with their
vast areas contributory to the coun
| try's commerce.
1t is no wonder then, that men of
national reputation will address the
Jacksonville meeting. They recognize
the importance of the undertaking and
viii do their utmost to further it's ae-
| complishment. And in their footsteps
should follow the mass Of citizens
especially those OF the states more
| Immediately affected-who are gen.
timely concerned about the problems
whose proper solution will add i'm
petus to development along every line
of human activity.
In this connection The journal
wishes to call especial attention to
the fact that the inland waterway as
ISOLATION, as stated by its secretary,
| like others of similar character, is
not created or supported by the gov
eminent, has mo regular means of
support" and depends upon member
| ships and subscriptions for the neces-
Sary expenses" The cost of indi-
yidual membership is only two dol
lars annually, while that for firms and
corporations varies in proportion TO
/ their capitalization: but is trivial
| when compared with the value of the
purpose in hand.
OF course the expense attached to
the business Of the association is
large. Its object is a great one. The
} pursuit of this object necessarily costs
much money. 1t is scarcely neces-
sary to tell this to wide-awake and in
/ telligent readers. We only wish To
impress the fact upon their minds
with greater force and so possibly in
i spire them to advance beyond a pos,
sibly passive approval of the project
to become active participators in it's
projection and realization.
i And apart from the money needed
by the association the question of in
creasing its membership presents a
still more significant purpose. This is
the moral effect upon congress pro
duced by a vast aggregation of people
demanding the consummation of a
pualic Improvement which is destined
to advance the welfare of the whole
country.