The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-15
SENDSJOURNAL
EDITORIAL TO
sen. FLETCHER
SECRETARY HENDERSON, OF THE
PENSACOLA COMMERCIAL AS
ISOLATION, ENCLosES THIS
WITH OTHER DATA RELATING
TO PROPOSED INLAND WATER
WAY TO REPRESENTATIVE IN
WASHINGTON.

Secretary Henderson, Of the Pensa-
cola Commercial Association, yester-
day afternoon wrote to Senator Fletch-
er regarding the proposed inland
waterway between Mobile and Pen
sacola and with some other data en-
closed a copy Of the editorial which
appeared in The Journal on Wednes-
day morning.
The data compiled by the secretary
of the Commercial Association shows
that a great reduction In the freight
rate to this port could be brought
about through the constructing of the
proposed canal, which would give con-
nection with the Mississippi valley
territory and the coal fields of north
Alabama
The following is copy of the let
ter written to Senator Fletcher by the
secretary of the Commercial Associa-
ton:
March IL, 1912.
Senator Duncan u. Fletcher, Senate
Office Building, Washington, D. @.
er regarding the proposed Inland
you a copy of an editorial from The
Pensacola Journal, in which you Will
find some figures relative to the saw
ing to Pensacola and territory on her
export business, in case the inland
waterway from Pensacola is construct
ed In addition to this, we have made
up a statement showing the grain and
feed stuffs shipped to Pensacola from
Mississippi valley points. This state
ment does not include miscellaneous
articles originating in the Mississippi
valley. which from St Louis alone
amount to about 20 cars per month.
Nor does It include shipments from
the far west. AS a means of COM
parison, I give you the all-rail and all
boat rate quoted by the Mississippi
Valley Transportation Company to
Galveston from st. Louis, also give
you the all-rail rate now in effect to
Pensacola from st. Louis. The Mis-
sissippi Valley Transportation Com
pany quotes no rate to Pensacola. but
they quoted me an approximate rate
on first class articles Of rs cents from
ST. Louis to Apalachicola- A better
rate should control to Pensacola
They also quote a rate from St Louis
to New Orleans and using this New
Orleans quotation as q basis, their
rate to Pensacola should be about as
indicated in the tabulation 1 send you,
under the heading Pensacola and
marked estimate
THE total number of cars for the
months of January and February 1912,
shipped from the Mississippi valley
district to Pensacola is 529. The rate
or grain and feed stuff, however is a.
commodity rate and not included in
any of the ciassifications given above
The commodity rate from st. Louis On
feed stuffs is IA cents IS cents and 20
cents. I understand the rate is about
2 cents cheaper to Mobile. The all
inland water connection would GER
tainly give Pensacola as good a rate
as Mobile has. The weight per car is
80, 600 pounds The total number of
cars, multiplied by the above, shows
the total feed shipment to Pensacola
to be 15,S70,000 pounds. A saving of
2 cents per 100 pounds would equal
S3,174 for the two months of January
and February. A greater rate of saw
ing would result on the 90 cars per
month of miscellaneous articles.
"A similar reduction in prices would
occur on grain and other articles ship
ped to the Mississippi coast, Mobile,
ST Andrews, Apalachicola and Chat
tahoochee river points, which could
not fail to be less than 100000 an
nuaIly.
'On a very conservative estimate,
the inland waterway from Pensacola
to New Orleans will make a total saw
ing in the Pensacola business of about
$500, 600 annually.
Yours truly,
LELAND ]. HENDERSON,
Secretary"