The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-01-28
AWAKENING INTEREST
Address of Mrs. Henry to the Ladies'
of OcaIa

Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Maude
Wood Henry, the field secretary for
the Mississippi to Atlantic Waterway
Association. made splendid talk be-
fore the Woman's Club on this impor- /
tant and far-reaching proposition. The /
ladies turned out in force and gave
the entertaining and instructive talker
the closest attention, and seemed deep /
lv interested in this vital subject to-
Florida and all the rest of the coast
line country, brom Boston to Calves
ton.
The Star quite fully reported her
talk before some members of the board
Of trade several days ago and her
talk of yesterday afternoon was, in
substance, the same; but 10 Keep the
matter in mind while Mrs. Henry is
with US. We will in a brief way again
state her proposition.
II is TO get our people thoroughly
aroused and organized in Marion
county, a. she has done in other coun-
ties Of the state, for a waterway as
| ISOLATION to assist in the general
movement Of creating sentiment for
this great work. which will be Of in
| calcuIable commercial value 10 the
state in having the government build
| a canal across the state
| AS previously stated, things don't
lust happen; someone must become in
terested and arouse the latent interest
| of others; so, by a combined and CO.
| operative sentiment demand of our
representatives in congress that they
support and work for this great pro-
| ject They, to do their work success
fully, must be backed by their con-
! stituents.
The speaker covered her subject
thoroughly, although she started out
by saying that this was her first pub
lie talk.
She detailed her interview with Cap
tain Spaulding of Jacksonville, INIT
e9 States engineer in charge or the
government engineering work for the
state, and his surveys for a canal
route across the state, and while he
was not at liberty to say what would
be the route, intimated that as far as
he had gone, he felt confident that he
would recommend the St. Johns river,
up the Oklawaha to Silver Springs,
and then following the Oklawaha river
; around through the lakes at Leesburg'
and across to the Withlacoochee river
to it's mouth, as the least reSlstful
route, az Leesburg was only 81 Feet
above sea level as against "a Rect
across Marion. So, at any rate, the
canal will come to Silver Springs, and
in that it would be of inestimable val
, ue to Ocala and Marion county. All
: know that water transportation low
} ers freight, and that is what all Flor
ida needs.
She repeated that the railroad com
f panies do not oppose this project. In
l the language of J. J. Hill, the traffic
A.
> ~ that it's enormous tonnage demand
= ed waterway transportation
$ She reiterated the great advantage
e and benefit to the producers of al
t lands canals and waterway transpor'
tation were to the country. She in
stanced the fact that New York state
= had appropriated $1,0O0,O00 to deeper
a the Erie canal, an indisputable ad
= iunct to the transportation facilities
= of this country.
e She then detailed how the 5000
e raised by the waterway association
f last year had been spent in sendins
= out literature to inform and educat
g the people a bout this great interna
transportation problem
She asked the Woman's Club
II Ocala to join in this great movement
It as the Woman's Club of Jacksonvill
II nad done, TO ally llSelI " III the WI
d would cost $3.50; also asked tina
Mrs Hooker, its president, to appoin
a committee to cooperate with tn
,Ocala board of trade in the movement
which that lady said would be done
n The question of allying the club wit
e the waterway association. being
n business proposition, would be pre-
:. sented to the club at its next bust
r, ness meeting.
At the conclusion of Mrs. Henry
vital talk, Mrs. Hooker called on Nj
: r. L. Martin, Editor Frank Harris an
the editor of the Star, who indulge
in remarks in consOnance with VIVA
the speaker had said.
Now, everybody, men and women
+ Ocala, will please remember that o
- Monday night. at 1880 o'clock, ther
will be a joint meeting at the We
mans Club to further consider tn
important proposition. and Mrs. Hell
ry will again speak. Wives. consu
your husbands. and impress them
come to this meeting. HUSBAND
bring your wives. and Ocala will HAY
such a gathering that has not bee
known in the Brick City before.
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