The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-24
OUR SEAPORT OPPORTUNITY

Interest has been revived in the
old waterway route between Nor
gan City and New Orleans. This
was a plan that was first talked
about and suggested sometime in
the past, to open an inland water
way; which would make this city a
seaport town Of size and considera-
BILE. importance.
Now is the time for Morgan City
to show New Orleans that we too are
cooperating on this end for this
inland water route. There was
never a better time to make a con-
meeting link between the two cities;
there was never a better time to
demonstrate the fact that we are a
logical point for the second largest
city in Louisiana; there was never
a better time to get up and do.
While dispatches are already an
nouncing the fact that this inland
waterway, or intercostal route will
be established this coming year, and
! that an appropriation of 100000
had been made for the water carrier
link between Morgan City and New
Orleans, and further, that an addi-
tional appropriation of $4,000 for
work on the Vermillion river, with
another 100000 appropriation for
the Bayou Teche, we do mot want to
lose sight Of the fact, that some rep
resentation from this section should
be in line to let all concerned known,
that we are keenly alive to the ire
mendous prestige that would accrue
70 Us, and the greater development
Of Morgan, City. x..es
ia The New Orleans States, of tho
tissue Of, the 22nd of this month,
says: cts, one of the, most impor.
tapt appropriations made since the
intercostal canal system was start
ed" i means that the last link in
the inland waterway will be complet.!
ed and that 4 channel as least five
fest deep win be provided Tor, ali
craft from the eastern coast st d Is far
Eas the Sabine river, and still fur
,ther." f5,'
| ), Government engineer have ex.
pleined that the intercostal system
is practically complete from the east
,ernr coast Of The United States to the
Rio Gtande river and that the section
between New Orleans and Morgan
City was the only link not fully pro
vided for. =
as While the appropriation for the
Bayou Teche is a little cloudy q to
its meaning, there is indication that
it Is for the purpose Of a general i'm.
provement Of this stream from it.
mouth to Keystone Lock, a distance
OF some II miles, and this means
that Morgan City would come in to
its own and be q seaport town.
Such q step is so important to this
community that the benefits gained
cannot possibly be enumerated at
one time. As means Of realization
to those faithful pioneers and town
believers, we can mention that this
waterway would enable the rice
growers Of southwestern Louisiana
to ship their product by barges to
the Mississippi river, and could
transfer to the barge lines of the
Mississippi river government line
and sent to the cities Of the north
east and middle west.,.'
/ This is but one example of worth
that has gone forth as to the site Of
Morgan City's logical growth and
greater development The consum
nation Of this canal line means much
to the retail merchant who should
organize their efforts without deiay
towards the combined efforts of The
city towards preventing any stumb
ling blocks preventing this impor.
Ftant work being carried out as SEIZED.