The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-12
The Inland Waterway
From New York to the Southern
 End of Florida

Washington, Jan s12.-It is now pos efbIe for a man. in pursuit of either health, pleasure. or business, to board delphIa, Baltimore, or Washington, and. leave the ice and snow of north ern latitudes, to travel through i'm land waters all the way' with the eSo eSo orange groves andt dowercIad lands of the far South.
 The eastern coast of the United States offers ideal conditions for looating, that are unrivaIed anywhere A great chain of sounds bays, har- along the coast from Maine to FIori- da.s offering Ensnd passage for hun dreds of miles. The importance of these through passagss is becoming t an1g by yachrsmen' but also by commercial interests, and Government and private canals are being cut to extend them
 With the exception of the coast be tween Beaufort, V. C., and George townl S. C.. boats drawing not over 4 feet of water can go by fn ard waters from New York to the southern end Of F1oridas and larger vessels can use many parts of the route
 ACTIVITY OF THE
 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
 The Federal Government, which con trolls all navigable waters, Is becom- 1NEt more ana more zacIlNe ID .InaklLlS these waters more useful to the pub nc both for business and pleasure.
 Congress took an important step in this direction in March. 1909. when provision was made for surveys and estimates to show the cost of con str1cting a continuous "fntracoastal waterway from Boston, Mass, to the Mexican boundary, having such diff ferent depths, along anx section OF sections, as might be found suffiof ent for commercial naval, or military pur-
 Section 1. From Boston to Long Is- land Sound. including waterway from the protected waters of Narra- gansett Bay through the ponds and of Rhode Island to Watch Hin and Fishers Island; thence to New York Bay: thence across the State of New Jer5ey to suitable point of Delaware River or Bay; thence to Chesa peake Bay. thence from Norfo k, Va, to the gounds of North Carolina and Beau fort Inlet, N. C.-maximum depth, z5
 section 2. From Beaufort. N. C., to the Cape Fear River; thence to Win yah Bay, s. C.; thence to St Johns River. Fla; thence to Key West, Fla maximum depth. 12 feet.
 Section 3. From a suitable point on the eastern coast of Florida across the State to similar point on the Gulf coast-maximum depth, F feet
 Section 4. From St. Georges Sound Fla, to the Mississippi River at New Orleans; La,: by way or St Andrews Bay, and Perdido Bay, Fla; Mobile Bay Ala; Mississippi Sound, Ala, and Miss: Lake Borgne and Lake Pont- chartrain, La--maxtmum depth, g ft-
 Section 5. From the Mississippi Riv- er-to Bayou Teche; thence to Mermen- teau River; thence to Calcasieu River; thence to Ca,veston, Tex; thence to Braos River; thence to Pass Cavallo; thence to Arkansas Pass; thence to Point Isabel; thence to the Rio Grande -naximum depth, feet.
 Work on this splendid provision for future needs is in active progress and reports on many of the surveys have already been made.
 INLAND WATERS EAST.
 or NEW YORK.
 The inland waters east of New York are. well known to large numbers of people who use these waters En the lines Of steamers and private yachts in going from their homes to the Ma along the New England coast. Long Island Sound, Narragansett Bay, Bug yards Bay, and Nantucket and Vine yard Sounds have water deep enough for vessels, and also have many safe and convenient harbors for sma Ter boats. The Cape Cod Canal is un- der construction from the head of Bug yards Bay to Cape Cod Bay, and is expected to be open for navigation Gn 1915. It will not only greatly short en the distance from New York to d. route than the present exposed one around the eastern coast of Cape Cod. Ray, and is expected to be open for navigation in 1913 It win not only greatly shorten the distance from New York to Boston, but will also provide safer route than the present expos ed one around the eastern coast of Cape Cod. When the canal Is open the number of motor boats visiting the New Eng and coast every summer will probably be largely increased.
 THB SOUTHERN ROUTE.
 Tn going southward, leaving the broad waters of New York Bay, the navigator guides his craft up the Rari- tan Rdver to New. Brunswick, N. J.; thence through the Delaware & Rari- tan Canal to Bordentown, ". J.; down the Delaware River to Delaware City, Del; thence through the Chesa peake & Dela ware Canal to Chea peake City, Md; and thence through Back Creek and Elk River to the head of Chesapeake Bay.
 The route then traverses the home of the oyster and canvasback duck, and leads southward through Eliza beth River. Dismal Swamp Canal Cor