The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-17

world, with five hundred thousand people
living In cities along its banks. hence to
Portsmouth Harbor, the deepest harbor
country, hence to Portland, the metropolis
Of the state and hence to Bath note aot tor
for lime and granite. where it will con-
meet with an inland waterway to Bangor
port on Passasauaddy Bay The Cana
dian line, connecting with all the rivers
of New England which furnishes 81 per
cent Of the water power OF the county
Portsmouth. saco. and Lewiston. to re-
meet you with the work shops of the
world, and the above ports, to remind
you that it will connect you with some
Of the great ports of the North Atlantic.
from which are now shipped the products
Of the farm, the forest. the sea, the earth
Cline and granted We could exchange
products Of the west, cheaper and quicker
by the Intercoast Canal than the ocean
route
The other end Of the canal extends to
the head Of the cotton manufacturing in
dustries of the nation: Has summer
resort business OF sixty million dollars.
country produce and two-thirds OF what
the gold mines produce.
New Hampshire has not 50 many na-
tural resources as some OF the other
states of the Union, but we can boast OF
what we have been able to do by the
utilization of the brain and energy of our
We have no grain fields at home. we
draw our food product from the west and
cotton fields at home. we feed the spindle
Of our mills with the products Of the
south and west, and even send to far
ton. We have no coal and iron mines at
home, but we get our iron and coal from
and anf 10 o spps
ment the white COAL to run our fac
tories.
Gathering these raw materials from
touched them with the magic wand OF
energy and trained brain and hand, and
gold and made US one Of the industrial
states Of the union If we have been able
to do this with the. present means Of
the intercoastaI canal. we will be able
to turn the whole state into one large
town, except the White Mountains. the
Switzerland Of America, then New Hamp-
shire will become the Belgium OF Amer
lea.
New Hampshire water power, her com
her a distinction among other sister
states, but when she develops her tidal
foreisn ste States f VIII give power at tide
water, and the cheapest power known at
| that that viii enable her to compete
The exports Of the United States are now
over fifty per cent, Of manufactured
goods We will supply the world with
manufacturer goods as we have with food
stuffs. We have the advantage Of loca-
ton, situated midway between the Occi-
dent and the Orient, and with our natural
resources we are but to improve our
opportunities. believe we will again
see our ships carrying the products Of the
farm. the mines, and the factory into
every cline to return and pour into the
! lay of the nation the golden stream of
universal trade, a great part OF which
will go and come by way Of the Gulf
ports the front door of the nation after
the Panama Canal is built.
These are some of the advantages of
the intercoastal canal in time Of peace.
| In time Of war 1t would be invaluable in
connecting the navy yards and forts on
the Atlantic and Gulf ports with an IN
side route for torepdo boats and trans
ports for troops. They could go from the
Portsmouth Navy Yard to the Pensacola
| Navy Yard and on to New Orleans with
! out the enemy knowing Of their move
n1ents.
Deeper Waterways Association and Vice
President of the National Rivers and
| Harbors' Congress, send you hearty
Canal and may the blessings Of heaven
rest upon the convention and God speed
| the grand work in which it is engaged