The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-01
jgcAgTARV or THE CHAMBER
or COMMENCE SUBMITS ADD.
TIoNAL FACTS 70 THE soARp
or gNotNEERs FOR RIVERS
AND HARsoRs.

Secretary Waterman OF the Cham.
oer OF Commerce has filed the follow
Ing brief with the board of engineers
Tor rivers and harbors work, for its
m1otinG Of yesterday, when 1t will dis
cuss the proposed canaling between
Pensacola and Mobile bays:
d.. w. J. MCGEE. former secretary
Of the Inland Waterway Commission,
and now OF the Bureau of Soils, De.
partment Of Agriculture, estimates
that In the gulf coast area there is one
family for every persons of popu
lation, and that the average family
expends $4,000 per annum Cor $4,000
per cspita) for such subsistence com.
modittes ~ include In their cost to
the 0pnsumer the cost OF transporta-
tion 20 point Of consumption.
Dr. 1Mc0ee further finds that &C.
cumulAtsd transportation charges to
point Of consumption constitute one
third the cost to the consumer, or
$4,000 per capita per aunum.
Tho benefits OF water transportation
entering into DIR. McGee's findings of
would seem To follow that his figures
rely chiefly on rail communication
terror. To avoid overstatement of
cur case. however, We sdcpt his es.
tlmste Of 5000 per capita per an.
mum Gas including $4,000 per capital
per annum freight charges), as apply
Ing - the trade territory Of Pensacola
% = whole. (6ee statements 1, 2 and
~. -
\ In certain lines Of Pensacola trade,
ne ere able TO use more nearly exact
Oats statement 81 and In some cases
70 quote exact data. (Statements 5,
81. M:oss holds tia. accumulated
freight charges In the whole gulf
aroa average one-third higher than
they should be. Differently stated: :
he holde they should be one-fourth
less than they are. This conclusion IL
doubtless based on the assumption of
. c00Deohensjve national inland wat
erwAy system. connecting all practi-
cable points. Assuming this to be so,
and because this, our brief, attempts
70 deal only with Pensacols trade and
the probable effect Of the proposed
canal connection Of Mobile and Pen
saeo)e bayss We base our general
claims on . saving OF one-teuth In.
otsad q ons-fourth (McGee's general
eet11Da1e) In the freight costs to the
average consumer In such lines Of 10
cal tTa1e ~ ~ quote with approx.
0Ato sxaDtness. Statements ., 3 and
~
n soms eases Of special commodi-
e3oo - quote exact data. Estate
-Vment1 ;. .. and o.
Ih9 more conservative wholesalers
STATE tAe population Of Pensacola
OvAAlnanln {r1A~ t~rri%nrv ~ 1Sn mn
(Othore nee higher fiyures). All agree
art Pensacols does about three
fourths the business sold In her ter.
cries and other Wholesale lines dis
70 points beyond our general trade
territory, the more conservative
Wholesalers state that the aggregate
% pensacola's Wholesale trade In
the ordinary commodities ID about 81.
100000 per annum.
Theoo figures seem to be correct
te1tod BY Or. McGee's averages
Hopulation Ct 10000. consumption oil
$4,000 per capita, would be $4,000 900
and three-fourths thereof would be
oe,7g0 900 Wholesale trade In ordinary
commodjttes. Wholesalers here agree
that something over onehalf Of the
ordinary Wholesale trade ID In grocer
Sos. bearing out, on the basis OF the
shove figures, the claim Of $4,000 0OC
q year Wholesale groceries sales
This claim IL made on statements &c
nearly exact - to be classed as q
eHct.
0Nees On peesaeola Trade Territory
Population Of 100000 at per capits