The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-16
Port Facilities Commission
Urges That Information
Sought Be Furnished
TO ENCOURAGE
DEVELOPMENT
Details Are Complied and Fur
nished Government by Cham
Der of Commerce.

The chamber OF commerce. through
It's secretary, Mrs. A. r.. Beck. In pur-
suance with request from the port
and harbor facilities commission of the
United States Shipping Board. yester-
day sent to that board large amount
of literature and data in connection
with this port and its facilities. IN
eludias photographs. blue prints OF
terminals, statistics in connection with
the harbor, tonnage OF commerce, ana
other information calculated to en-
courage development here, especially
in connection with the S,0o0-ton float
ing dry dock TO be located at this port
The following communication which
was recently received by the mayor.
was turned over to the chamber OF
commerce for reply, and the follow
ing detailed information was sent 10
Mr. E. F. Carry, chairman Of the COM
mission:
To the Mayor of the City or Pensacola.
Pensacola, Florida
Honorable Sir: Port and Harbor
Facilities Commission--This commits
sion has been appointed by the United
States Shipping Board 10 make a gen
eral survey of the ports of the United
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merchant marine, having In mind the
Importance of loading and discharging
vessels at ports adequately provided
with inland rail facilities for the effl-
Gent and economical distribution and
assembling o. cargoes and the avoid
ance of rail Nonse stian.
To determine and recommend TO the
shipping board plans for the most ef~
fective organization and utilization or
existing facilities for the prompt hand
ling, dispatch. discharge, coaling and
repair of vessels
In other words, 1t is the function OF
this commission to investigate and re4
pert 70 TIE shipping hoard such or
ganlzatioh. utilization spd Improvement
CT the port facilities or the United
states as will enab.. the merchant ceet
To spend the greatest crsible number
OF lays each year at sea, and thus TO
attain maximum efficiency
70 this end II Is Necessary that this
c0mmiss.rr have On file all possible
:nfo-nation with regard 10 each port
IN the un;tcc States. end the commits
sion will soon prepare and send out a
complete blank form To be filled in.
but in the meartine there is attached
herewith a memorandum outlining in
general the csta tnat iii be required.
commission be Immediately informed
whether for Your harbor there exIs,s
a state or civic organization whose
duty il is to examine into and to pro
mote the best interests OF the port and
10 recommend the Improvement OF It's
facilities
II such an organization exists. the
commission will be pleased to be placed
In touch with it, as it cannot hope to
place a sufficiently large force in the
field to collect for itself all the inform
alton from all parts OF the country. II
such an organization does not exist.
tho commission will be glad to have
you take under consideration and place
before the proper authority the gen-
eraI subject Of the formation OF sucn
a local organization for the purpose OF
cooperating with the shipping boards
commission, which will need all the
help available-if 1t is to proceed with
expedition to make the final recom-
mendations relative to youc port.
Thanking yoyu in advance for your
attention to this matter.
Very truly yours,
E. F. CARRY.
Chairman.
Among the questions which were
listed. under the heading and which
were dusWefSQ III 0eLdlis WeFe
Controlling depth Of water to the
sea.
Tidal range on entrance bar.
Tidal range within harbor.
Berthing capacity In lineal feet OF
the several depths OF wharfage avail
able, with normal depth Of water. at
each berth or pier.
Are existing piers and berthing spaces
sufficient for present traffic? II not.
why not?
Can any additional trafic likely 10 be
imposed upon them be handled. and IL
SO, to what extene?
Are the piers, wharves. etc, located
at the most favorable points with ref
erence to railroad lines serving this
port.
Names OF railroads serving the port
Do the railroad lines transfer from
rail to ship. and are they sufficient
capacity and properly located
Dry docking faciiities-capscity OF
each dry dock. with depths over the
siiis OF each other details necessary