The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-28
|PREPA AIRING TO
UTILIZE RIVER
Florence Chamber Commerce
Gives Concrete Example
OF Benefits TO Accrue.
HALF MILLION FOR CRAFT

The organization Of a half milior
! dollar corporation at Florence for tn,
| purpose or operating a fleet OF boats or
| the tennessee river is a concrete eyi.
dence OF what may be expected OF III,
Tennessee river when II is nnally opened
for all the year round navigation, &C.
cvorulng 70 statement from the loca
office OF the Tennessee River Improve.
ment association. Continuing an ofiicia
of tho association stated:
THE stretch of the river betweer
Florence, Ala, and Paducah, KY, is prac.
tically completed, and large interests In
the north manufacturing iron and steel
products have been in touch with south
ern interests, who have cotton and other
materials for the northern market. with
view of putting on strong boat and
barge line somewhat comparable with
the lines now In operation on the Mis-
sissippi river. This Will be OF great
benefit TO that section. and at the pres
ent time Birmingham, Ala, is seriously
considering some method OF reaching
Florence and Sheffield with view OF
geeting advantage OF the river rates
from that port
"The improvements now under con-
sideratton between Florence and Chat
tanooga Will give tho same opportunities
here WHOM they are completed, and every
effort is being put forth by the Tenncs-
see River improvement association to
bring this condition about within the
next nVe years. We are frequently APP
preached by northern interests to ascer-
tain when traffic can be resumed be-
tween the Ohio river and CHATTANOOGA;
however this Ia q matter for the future
as the river IN at present completely
closed at Muscle Shoals, and traffic Will
be interfercd with very materially while
the five dams are being constructed be-
('hpftnnnnna nd t,,r
THE mopey Is practically In sight now
for the completion OF the dam now under
at Widows bar, and the
reports from Washington indicate that
the very meager appropriation made by
the last congress will OF necessity call
Tor very large river and harhor APP
preparation at the next session and II
Is hoped by local interests that sufficient
money VIII he made available for at
least the Bellfonte island dam and nu-
thority for definite surveys Tor the three
dams between that port and Decatur.
Florence, Ala, July Is Special -
half million dollar corporation, the
shares to be sold at $40 each, was or
ganized at the Florence Chamber OF
Commerce last night for the purpose OF |
placing boats and barges on the Ten
nessee river, This organization fol-
lowed the regular meeting OF the NOM
bers council at which the great need
of such service was freely discussed
The river transportation committee
Is composed Of the following we'll
xnown and progressive citizens; II. l..
leeder, chairman; II. A. Bradshaw. NJ.
W. Camper c. r, Shaw, H. NJ. Mann,
T. Putteet j. Q. Dabney. A, r. Lee
Fills. This committee met with the
'oard OF directors OF the chamber OF
commerce Tuesday afternoon for a fur
her conference relative to this impor-
ant movement
Gen. hytle Brown, In charge OF the
obstruction OF the Wilson dam, was
resent by invitation Monday night and
ave valuable information regarding the
over Tennessee river. and assured the
hamber OF commerce that the govern
nent intended to keep the river nRvi-
able at all times; that independent ,
oats would he allowed the use OF the ,,
overnment landing below the Florence !
ridge; that II the present landing was
with concrete above the
'ater line and a new warehouse built,
florence would have the best river J
criminal on the Tennessee river.