Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-05-18
Hearing at Titusville to
Consider Favoring the
River
EAST COAST OBJECT
Doesn't Use Canal, But
Wants to Keep 1t for
Emergency


held at Titusville yesterday, and un-
fortunately, Palatka was not repre-
sented. 1t was of especial Importance
to this city as it involves the question
of whether or not the government will
improve the inland waterway from
Jacksonville down the east coast, or
cut a canal from the St. Johns river to
to the coast and use the inland water
way.
This question has come up many
times before, and the owners of the
canal have tried to sell it to the gov
~rnment, and again an effort is be-
ing made, but the government wants
tu know what it will rest, whether or
not the best interests of the largest
number cannot he Sc, ttd +. Utilizing
oFe st. Johns, with Ike la,'in.: Of a
lanai to the coast from Lake " 'rlo oe.
Gathered att Titusville yesterday
were hundreds of interested persons
from Orlando, Sanford, DeLand, Titus
vile, Daytona Cocoa, Winter Park,
Osteen and other towns. They weat
tc meet Major Leman, of the United
States Engineers Corps in charge of
this district. In speaking Of the NEE
ting .he Sanford Herald said:
Judge w. T. Bland Of Orlando was
the spokesman for the Central Flor
ida League and he presented mass
of documentary evidence that stag
gered the hearers and which when
given in the aggregate would have
astonished the world should it he CIV
en- publicity. Mr.. Bland after giving
the vast array of facts and figures
and submitting in typewritten form
much that was not read at the hear
ing called on representative business
men of the various cities and towns
directly connected or benefited by
the water traffic. w. A. Leffler of
Chase & Co., of Sanford, was among
those called to testify and give fig
lres on shipments of fruits and veg
stables. Joe Cameron told of the |
cattle business and L. A. Brumley of
5he farming industry. All of those
,alled supplemented the brief pre-
pared by the committee and their |
made the case much stron-
ger. G. W. Knight, president of the |
Sanford Chamber and vice, president |
II the Water Traffic League and A. /
P. Connolly, chairman of the Inland ;
Committee of the Sanford i
Chamber of Commerce went to Tit
lsville Monday night and were in
he thick Of the fray. A. P. Connolly
". A. Leffler and E. T. Woodruff |!
nd other Sanford and Orlando men
lelped to prepare the figures for the
rief presented at the hearing and il
S through their good work and the
earty cooperation of the members of
he cmmittees and the chamber of
of Sanford and Orlando
hat the fight has been waged so
with the Central Florida
Water Traffic League as the leader.
!. J. Sigh the president and M. w.
larpley the secretary have been very
ctive and have attended all the meet
ngs over this part of the state and
Fere at the meeting yesterday, Mr..
'arpley and Secretary Pearman go
lg on down to Palm Beach where
he hearing will be held today.
Daytona, Seabreeze, Daytona
leach and New Smyrna were repre- i
ented at the meeting for the purpose
f putting forth the East Coast canal
roject and their representatives
eemed peeved at the idea of Central
florida and Sanford" in particular,
sking for waterway via the ST.
ohns river. They said the East
'oast canal was IS miles shorter but
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