The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-20
DRAINAGE IS
GOING AHEAD
At FAST RATE
CHIEF DRAINAGE ENGINEER CON-
GRADUATES BOARD OF TRUS-
TEES ON THE MANNER WORK
is BEING DONE.
Special to the Journal.

Special to the journal.
Tallahassee. March 19.-Chief Drain
age Engineer ]. o. Wright, in his re-
cent report on the Everglades, con-
graduates the trustees Of the intern
al improvement fund on the thorough
ness of the work done and the pro-
gress made in the tremendous under
taking now being carried on by the
trustees in the interest of the state
of Florida. Mr.. Wright is convinced
of the entire feasibility of the pro
iect. and considers the work one of
the greatest ever attempted by the
American people.
Among the suggestions made by
Mr. Wright in his report for the more
expeditions carrying on of the work,
was one advising the building of three
wood barges for the hauling of fuel
to the dredges at work in the sew
eral canals. Heretofore delays along
this line have greatly retarded pro-
gress. In order, however, to make
these barges effective, the dams now
established in the canals will have
to be removed and replaced with tenn
porary wooden locks and wing dams
The chief engineer is making ar
rangements for having these barges
built. and is now in Jacksonville on
business connected with the same.
Mr.. Wright is daily in receipt OF
many inquiries concerning the drain
ing fthe Everglades. These letters
come from every section of the United
States. which shows what a wide
spread interest is being AIKEN in the
project. There is one misapprehens-
ion on the part of many of these writ
ers which Mr.. Wright is careful to
al, tha
as soon as the states drainage work
is completed the Everglades lands
will be tilIable. This will not be al
together true, because the geo.
graphical and climatic conditions are
such that lateral canals to be con-
structed by the land owners, will have
to be furnished. for further drainage
in the wet season and irrigation in the
dry. With this provision the Ever
gIades lands of Florida will be among
the richest in the world and that i'm
mense tract, hitherto uninhabitab!e
except by a remnant of the red tribes
still haunting its inaccessible re-
cesses, will become one of the most
thickly populated in the peninsula.
TerseIy Told.
Mr.. Vansize, of Jacksonville, repre-
senting the Retail Merchants Asso,
IL,
ing of the Tallahassee Chamber of
Commerce and made an interesting
address upon the work and aims of
the association. He so won his audi
ence that the members unanimously
voted to endorse the movement and
on Tuesday night a local organiza-
tion was formed of which Mr.. d. r.
Cox. proprietor of the leading Talla-
hassee furniture establishment, was
made chairman and Frank J. Black, OF
Walker & Black, dry goods and mems
furnishings, was appointed secretary
and treasurer. A soliciting commit
tee was formed and it is hoped that
all the retail merchants of the city
will become members. The Chamber
| of Commerce will be entertained on
the night Of ApTil5 by Mr.. Eugene Ly-
| dav manager of the Leon hotel
John Augustus Benjamin. Of Albany,
| Ga. secretary of the Board Of Trad"
| of that city. and secretary Of the Al
| banv Chautauqua Association, has re-
ceived Governor Gilchrist's promise to
! meet with the governors Of Alabama
and Georgia at the April meeting Of
| the Chautauqua to discuss the inland
| waterway movements on foot in
which the three states are vitality in
| terested.
The corner property on South Mon
roe street, known as the Constantine
| Hotel" has been bought by w. G.
Hodges for the purpose Of using the
lot as a site for a handsome three
story office building, costing many
thousands of dollars. With this build
ing and the new First National Bank
building to be erected on the corner
now occupied by the old BloXham ho'
tel. the east side of Monroe street
will be greatly improved.
The National Association for the
| Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
is taking steps towards having April
| oath observed as tuberculosis Sunday.
DR.. Livingston Ferrand, executive
| secretary, 105 East Twenty-second
| street. New York, will take pleasure
| in furnishing literature TO various
ministers of the gospel and others.
Power Taken From Hands