Fort Pierce news., 1911-01-06
A STEAMER LINE
Will be Operated on Inland
Waterway
First Trip viii be made FROM st.
Augustine to Palm Beach
About January Ib.
[Doytonq Gazette.N Esl

Relief TO certain extent from tbe
oppression Of high freight aud s4piess
rates and slow and uncertain shipments
is in sight Cor the people along the East
Coast between ST, Augustine and Palm
Beach.
Beginning January IS the Calf Coast
Navigation Company win put on a,
freight and passenger carrying steamer
which will make regular trips between
So. Augustine and Palm Beach Cor th a
present aud later will extend les run
from st. Augustine to Jacksonville. IL
the petitions TO the war department. Il,
have bridge distractions removed is
granted.
For the present but one boat will be
operated and this boat will do local
passenger and freight hauling between
ST. Augustine and Palm Beach Later,
II the petition TO the war department
is granted, more boats will be added,
and the line OF boats will be sufficient
70 handle all the business furnished by
the people OF the East Coast,
The arst boat which will start the
first run frou1 Sis Augustine. will be
the Swan, hat-bottom stern-wheel
steamer with capacity of fofty.eight
passengers and 300 tons Of freight 10
less than four feet Of water The boat
will be handled by Captain J II. How
ard, who is oi the opinion that this one
steamer will be Of sufficient capacity
to handle the business Of ths new line
st the start,
The boat left Savannah last Saturs
day for Jacksonville and will go from
Savannah to ST. Augustine by the sea
route. The trip from Jacksonville to
St. Augustine will depend much on the
weather, but it is respected the steamer
will arrive there In plenty OF time to
be put into frst class conditionand be
ready for the first trip south through
the inland route by January Is.
Captain Howard was in Daytopa last
FriI " In the interests of the new boat
line and with the petition to the war
department. TO have che present OBJ
structions over Pablo creek removed.
These obstrucuons include number of
bridges owned by the canal company
and one Florida East Coast railroad
bridge. The canal people Will remove
Lheir bridges at any tilDe requested by
the new water transportation company
and the railroad bridge will be removed
Or rebuilt with, draw II the petition Is
granted and the creek declared navi-
gable stream. ft
The petition was freely signed by the
business men and citizens Of Daytona,
sll Of whom see the advantage OF hav-
Ing line offrelght steamers plying up
and down the East &c /, sud practl-
saIly all Of whom hayS signiHsa their
willingness TO support the Undertaking
Ia eyery possible way.
Captain coward Is the Superintend-
BOT OF the Gulf Coast Navigation Com
pany and has gone from this city to
,ther cities and towns along the inland
water route between Daytona and Palm
Beach. Captain Howard says that up
70 this time he has met with no opposi.
lion 70 his plans to put on a line Of
steamers, but has been met with opeu
arms by the people who say theywiII
the chance to get relief from
The pre- sent ra'l conditions
II the business venture pfd5fs She
success Captain Howard expect '6r IL
the Cult Navigation Company Wi 6ts I
be reorganized into d stock c0npang
With many business men, fruit andveg
stable growers and farmers along the
East Coast inland waterway as stock
holders and q larger number 81 passer-
ger and freight steamers willbe oper-
ated on the line.
The Swan, the frst boat Nhich VIA
be opsfatsd on the new line, has 81
feet beam and 100 feet ID lpngtk
huh Is 81 steel and The bhf,
built With plentyns A