The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-18
COMPLETION
Of CANAL Is
Being URGED
SHIPPING INTERESTS Want
TRUSTEES TO DO THE WORK

I'M ERNAl IMPROVEMENT BOARD
HAS ON HAND $4,000 AND PEG
PIE WANT THIS AMOUNT Elk
PENDED.
Sustaining damage which, in the ag-
gregate amounts to several thousand
dollars, shipping interests operating
boats through the inland canal be-
tween Miami and Jacksonville, are
bringing pressure to bear on the
trustees of the internal Improvement
fund to induce them to order the i'm
mediate completion of the canal 1t
is not understood that any claims for
reimbursement for damages sustained
to boats have been presented to the
trustees, but showings of damages to
shipping interests by reason of the
uncompleted state of the canal have
/ been made to them that they may be
convinced of the Importance of the
proposition and the necessity for inn
mediate improvement of the inland
waterway.
/ The trustees now have on hand
fund of SIS, 200 in reserve for the COM
pletion of the inland canal, and ship
ping interests urge that no time be
lost in letting contracts for the com
pletion of the canal, as it is pointed
out by certain ones interested in ship.
ping through the canal that the last
work done by contract was wasteful
and unsatisfactory, and that unless
better care be taken in the future
the existing fund viii fail far short
or accomplishing the purpose in
tended
Under the law the trustees of the
internal Improvement fund can regu-
late the tolls charged in the canal.
and they are given the power by
, proper stipulations attached to toll
regulations to compel the canal com
pany to set aside portion of its rev
enue for maintenance of the canal.
This has never been done, the toll
proposition being held in allegiance
for the present.
In the opinion of some of the lar
ger of the shipping interests oper.
! ating boats through the canal along
the east coast, the canal if properly
completed and maintained, would
equal in Importance the building OF
! another railroad. This would be
brought about by the reduction O
s freight rates if boats could navigate
4 the canal without great difficulty, tn,
> completion naturally arguing for low
: er freight charges on the railroad
The recent transfer to the cana
3 company of a large block of Ian,
4 placed the large reserve fund in con
4 troll of the trustees of the interna
Improvement fund. and shippers ar
urging the trustees to at once under
dertake the completion of the cana
Y and ask for the appropriation OF thi
n fund for the work, the money no,
being in bank and drawing but sma
rate of interest.
4 The assertion is made that fe'
boats have been able to make tn
trip through the inland canal frol
Jacksonville without sustaining SON
damage, and most of the boats nal
ing the trip down the coast via. tn
m inland route have undergone repair
to again be placed in seaworthy COZ
dition.
/ Navigators of these crafts say tn;
all along the route they are adyi
= ed to leave the canal and take the
Z chances in the open sea, but Il
E smaller craft are not built for oce.
trips and to make the journey tn,
have to stay in the canal The res,
IS is that the shallow water of the ca
Ea al has occasioned much damage
the boats that have made the tri
aud the condition OF the inland rou
is resulting in keeping many boa
z from coming to Daytona which wou
n make the trip We're the canal in
better condition.