The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-02
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CANAL in STATE
Is TO BE URGED
New Organization Formed at jackson
Vile with this Object in View.

JACKSON Ia NEW
state organization that will fight for
II cross state canal was born in the
chamber OF commerce here, when tenn
porary organization of the Florida
Atlantic-to- Gulf Canal association was
effected with the election of George
w Parkhill of Jacksonville as presi-
dent, b. r. Kessler of Jacksonville as
ecretary-treasurer, and the following
vIce-presidents: @. @. Ware, Lees
burg; w. M. Igou, Eustis; A. p. Con-
molly, Sanford; J. l.. Edwards, Ocala;
Goode NJ. Guerry, Palatka, and w. G.
q. Kiigore of Wildwood.
The association will perfect its or
ganization at Palatka in March. The
exact date for the meeting will be an
nounced later. 1t will be the latter
part Of the month.
The purpose Of the organization, as
set forth IN resolutions adopted, Is:
ITO promote the construction by the
federal government of a barge or ship
canal connecting the Atlantic ocean
with the Gulf OF Mexico, and for the
establishment of a complete inland
waterway route from tine gulf terrni-
nus Of the canal to the Mississippi
valley and the middle western states,
the location of the canal to be left to
United States army engineers"
Individual membership dues were
fixed at So per year while the organi-
cations will pay S25. Efforts will be
made to line up all civic and CONNER
cial organizations in the state to wage
relentless fight for the canal.
The association favors the Lake
Harris route as the most feasible and
viii urge congress to authorize a final
~ he nkN to-
the project. It's formation is the re-
suit or a meeting held Tuesday morn
ing.
The Jacksonville meeting did not
endorse Congressman Frank Clark s
BILL III. r.. 10919, which asks for re-
survey of the route from Cumberland
sound to the Mississippi river. 1t is
clear that the Jacksonville meeting
was called for the purpose of defeating
the Cumberland sound route. The pro-
posed route from Jacksonville, via
the st. Johns river, the Ocklawaha
river, and Lake Harris. to Withlacoo-
.chee bay on the gulf. is a route from
the open sea to the open gulf, and will
not furnish a protected route for
barges from points in the northwest
The official Atlantic-to- Mississippi ca
nal association, headquarters Way
cross, Ca. has, for more than a year
been working effectively to get sup
port for the Clark bin, now before
congress and which is to be actively
pushed at the fall session; the assoc
citation has as officers men who are
well known and successful business
men. G. G. Thomas of Waycross is
secretary and managing director. and
Is serving the association without
used to disseminate information about
the Cumberland sound route. This
route being of great value to the states
OF the Mississippi valley and the
northwest, it will receive the support
of the members in congress from that
section. IL the people of that section
50 request. 1t is to acquaint the peo-
pie with full details concerning the
Atlantic to Mississippi canal that the
publicity campaign is being carried
forward by Managing Director Thorn
as and all counties of North Florida
should give undivided support to the
Clark bill and to the Atlantic-to- Mis-
sissippi Canal association, so that the
resurvey may be made at any early
date and the project be approved; this
accomplished, the canal could be built
within the next five years. The route
from Cumberland sound, via st. Marys
river. Okeeflnokee swamp, the Suwa-
nee, st. Marks and Apalachicola rivers
East Bay canal to ST. Andrews bay
TO Choctawhatchee, Pensacola, Per-
dido and Mobile bays and Lake Pom
chartrain to the Mississippi river, will
not only provide an all-inland, pro-
tected waterway from the upper Mis-
sissippi, lake points, Ohio river points
n n - nj
and Warrior river district to the At
lantic ocean at Cumberland sound-a
port never closed by ice and with 3S
square miles of anchorage area
enough TO permit all the ships of the
world to anchor there at one time
but in addition to domestic commerce
1t win increase world commerce, and
will be of the utmost value to the
United States government in time OF
future wars. Senator Fletcher and
Senator Trammel and Congressman
Smithwich have pledged to support
the Clark bill, for they know the need
OF such an inland waterway. The
North Florida Chamber Of Commerce
revived interest in this project in the
early part of the year 1919, and has
ever since been actively aiding the
Atlantic-to- Mississippi Canal associa-
tion and the Clark bill. This associa-
ton deserves the support, financial
and otherwise, Of all who desire tC
gain this national waterway. Mem
bership dues are $40. Checks should
be made payable TO c. v. Stanton
treasurer. First National Bank, Way
cross. Ca. and be sent to Mana gins
Director Thomas or TO the North Flor.
ida Chamber of Commerce, headquar.
tiers. Tallahassee. Fla, to be forwarded
10 the treasurer. Certificates of mem.
bership are to be issued, and the hold.
ers thereof win. some future day, bt
proud to have had a part in helpinl
TO get this great canal for the United
States. The time TO help is now.
CHICAGO GRAIN HIGHER
CHICAGO March 1-Uneasines,