The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-11
WATERWAYSTO
Be DISCUSSED
At CONVENTION
WILL BE HELD AT PALsTkA, IN
THIS STATE, AND ROUTES
HAVE BEEN STRAIGHTFORWARD
ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES.

washington, D. c.. Nov. 10.-The
Mississippi to Atlantic Inland Water
way Association, of which Senator
Duncan U. Fletcher is president, and
Leland ]. Henderson of Pensacola Is
secretary, will hold Its sixth annual
convention at Palatl1a- November IL
and Is.
This association advocates an inland
waterway from the Mississippi river
at or near New Orleans, extending
along the gulf to the west coast of
Florida, and across Florida to the At
lantic. A considerable portion of this
waterway Is now available for use.
Self propelled barges $40 feet long,
thirty-two feet wide on deck, and
twenty eight feet at the bottom, with
a depth of eight feet at the sides, and
eight and a half feet in the center,
with a capa city each of 1000 tons
when fully loaded, are now in opera
alton from New Orleans down the
Mississippi river to Lake Borgne ca
nal, along The same to Lake Borgne.
Mississippi sound. Mobile bay, upper
Tom Bigbee, Warrior and Black War
rior rivers, to the coal fields Of Ala
bama- A survey has been ordered be-
tween Mobile bay and Pensacola bay.
There win be very little cutting re-
uired to make an inland route be-
ween Mobile and Pensacola. There Is
cod water from Pensacola to Choc-
lwhatchee bay and through the same.
cry little cutting will be required be-
ween Choctawhatchee bay and st.
ndrews bay connecting the two. st.
andrews bay has a splendid outlet to
the gulf through channel Of twenty
two feet depth. There IS being cut
already a canal between st. Andrews
h0x W ~ To- oh wv for 4yhYr
ever 100000 has been appropriated.
This will connect the Apadachicola and
Flint river system with deep water
9Iarbor at st. Andrews. There is
practically an inland route from Apa-
lachicola to Carrabelle.
Cross Florida Waterway.
Five routes were surveyed across
Florida by the engineers and finally
they decided upon route which would
lead ur the St Johns river via Jack
sonvilie ard Paiatka, to the mouth of
the Ocklawaha river, thence up the
Ocl1la wsha river to Lake Harris, con-
nec1ed with q chain of lakes IL that
region about Leesburg and very little
cutting will be required to pass into
the Withiacoochee river, thence to the
gulf. Engineers have recommended
the Improvement of the Ocklawaha
river, which win bring the cross Flor
ida project more than half way across
the stale, and it is believed that be-
fore many years that waterway would
be completed to the gulf.
The association has collected data,
appeared before the board of engineers
and in various ways has pressed this
project of an inland waterway con-
Meeting the Mississippi with the At !
ian1ic and as shown, most OF the links |
In the chain have been and are being |
provided for. The delegates from the |
at Palatka will go down to /
and join the delegates of |
the Atlantic Deeper Waterway Assoc |
citation, which will be in session at |
from November 18 to 81.
This latter association, as its name in |
ncates, advocates an inland waterway
along the Atlantic coast from Cape !
God to Key West. Much of this route !
has been already constructed. With |
The completion Of these two projects
he intra- coastal system will be car
led along the Atlantic and along the
gulf, and will be pushed westward
rom the Mississippi to the Rio
Irande.
Addresses will be delivered by lead
ng waterway advocates of the coun-
~, and the attendance at both meet
ngs will be large.