The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-26
ADV LlI ICES q DEEP MATER
Arc DISCUSSED 1t MEETING


DELEGATES 70 MASS GATHER
ING AT NEW SMYRNA DISCUSS
WHAT MATTER MEANS TO
THIS PART or STATE.
Members Of the delegation from
this city that attended the meeting
at New Smyrna Monday evening. re-
turned with the feeling that the i'm
provement Of Mosquito inlet is as
snred. The meeting was so well at
tended and enthusiastic and its ac-
ton so harmonious that it presaged
well for the work to be accomplished
/ by the Central Florida Deep Water
ways association, the organization
pf which formed the business for
which the meeting had been called.
The meeting was held in the Palace
| theater. which was filled to its ut
most capacity by the delegates from
the various towns and cities inter-
ested in the development of the inlet
and residents Of New Smyrna who
are alive to the importance Of the
Improvement
Judge G. E. Barrett, who was la
ter elected president of the associ-
alton. was called upon to act as chair
man and Ill.,. Hamilton was select
ed as secretary. Both are residents
of New Smyrna.
Among the speakers of the evening
were Judge Barrett. DR.. Lincoln A.
Hulley. president of Stetson univers-
/ ity. DeLand, State Attorney Cary D.
Lands. also Of DeLand, T. K. Bates
;, and Mr.. Walker. of Sanford, Rev. D.
H. Rutter and s. H. Cove, of Dayto-
ma, DIR. j A. Van Valzah, of Daytona
/ Beach, G. F. Burgman of Seabreeze
and E. H. Perrell of Titusville.
DIR. HUXLEY spoke of the develop
ment of the various crops of the mid
die section of the state; of the cell
lery at Sanford, strawberries at
Starke, potatoes. at Hastings. of the
{ sea island cotton. tobacco. ETC.. and
tho fact that facilities for moving
these crops were not keeping pace
with the production. He called atten
ton to the fact that Mosquito inlet
! is strategetically located as port
of entry for the relief Of the whole
: middle section of the state. He said
. the creator had placed the inlet there
Tor this very purpose and it should
be used by man for that object and
he urged cooperation for the secur-
9 ing of this important Improvement.
Mr.. Landis in his address empha-
, sized the fact that the DeLand dele.
: cation to the meeting represented
; the Business Mems League of that
. city which would give its support to
the project. He said there was al
$ ways right time to make use of an
e opportunity and now is the time to
: work for the Improvement of the in
o let as Floridian is at the head OF
|. the Rivers and Harbors COMMITTEES
q and congress is in q mood to help il
9 the development of the natural wa
T terways of the country.
0 T. K. Bates, of Sanford, a vigor
Gus speaker, said that the delega
ton from that city had come to of
1T fer help for the project in which
their people were also deeply interest
= ed. He spoke of the various crops
. raised in the Sanford district and tn
z excessive freight rates paid to mar
= ket them, saying that upon one o
: these crops alone it cost the produe
Z ers as high as $1,000 an acre 70
2 freight charges to northern markets
. He said the Sanford board of trad
had received letters from the Flor
y da senators and Congressman Fran
i Clark signifying their Willingness t
Il assist in the matter at issue H
4 also said that the improvement c
h the inlet was not local issue, bu
3 should have the hearty, mutual SUI
4 port of the continguous territory.
4 c. f. Burgman, always an inter
esting speaker, impressed the impor
ance of united and concerted actio
D. for the project and said it woul
surely be obtained by proper effor
- An interesting point in transport,
ton brought out by Mr.. Burgman. o
A. tanned from the statistics of the n;
= tional commerce commission was til;
4 showing the average rate of carriag
by rail in the United States is
miles per day while that by wate
is go miles per day. Mr.. Burgma
asked the question, why organize.
Dc and answered it by saying that