The Washington times., 1925-11-07
Gen. GOET HALS
BUILDS PORT
IN FLORIDA
Famous Panama Canal Engi-
neer Heads $4,000, 900
Job at Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD. Fla. Nov. ~
with the arrival in Hollywood, Fla,
of General George Washington
GoethaIs, former chief engineer Of
the United States army and build
er OF the Panama Canal. who is
consultant engineer in the building
of the SIS 1000, 900 harbor at Holly
wood as part of the development
of this new Florida city. construc
ton work on this gigantic project
win be put to full speed.
General Goefhals comes to Holly
wood direct from his office in New
York. where he has worked all
summer preparing plans and speci-
fications for the harbor work, and
with data gathered for him by
Frank c. Dickey. chief engineer Of
the Hollywood companies, he has
everything ready to begin actual
dredging of the channel. He per-
-sOnally will direct the work in
HOLLYWOOD, opening hearquarters
here.
Six Dredges Ready
A half dozen dredges are waiting
to be sent into the harbor. Pre-
liminary work is all completed for
me giant khlIe machine and deep
digging dredges that are now ready
20 begin, A contract has been LET
Tor jetty work to cost 800 900.
This work viii start Immediately
Frank G. Dickey has just re-
turned from New York, where he
made ARRANGEMENTS for the purchase
- u s 49, $1,000 soltn OF machinery
This machinery Is nov s0 enro,,ta aiO =
Hollywood and immediately on its
arrival VIII be put to work on the
ployece. construction forces con-
s.S1lng q englneers, mechanics and
osilsI men VINO would pe employed
- - - ucn Jop, are all ready 70
1919 ~ ~ large crew VIII be
ela .y.,l "a.
le ndIpor site rs IN the huge
1eNei0pmenl OF HoiIyWood-a city
DuE TOUR years old located on the
rIorlaa East Coast, between Miami
ana Palm Beach. The harbor is
being built without one cent Of
Government aid by j. w. Young.
FOUNDER OF Hollywood. He is
assuming all responsibility In the
digging Of this project that work
might 90 forward without delay.
General Goethals Is of the opinion
that Hollywood has q great natural
harbor site in Lake Mabel, and that
it can be built at the minimum
cost. He also states that in his
belief oceangoing vessels NAV dock
wood enthusiasts believe.
Last spflne y was ln1oflnaliy an
nounced that the harbor would be
connIeted within fhrea wears. THE
-.
- ileAue .ne "a So
SHIPS snould De pfougnI INTO the
narpor at HOLLYWOOD IN less than
lnae-pernaps Two yeaIs.Inough
en the Jon VIII not De All com
pisteu ~ ina. llI n -.
1,a,,., $500 osslis.as e tne
lloiis w ~ liaipoi g 9,-.s
reaI lnlngs ~ lne usL 1919 ,'I..
u o1uene,n : ~. IN 80 I11..'I1s -
VIII inSeAil O. : Ao 1870 NC.
1eneral Noelhdis says ma many
people Lalous N - Us Wy.
man uIactuIlns cire.es ~ NeW V ol.s
9I Ie Inleresu IN tue =, . " s sne
t1olIy Hoou narDo .a. anu nase u. -
their own business-esta IoIishine
factories, southern branches and
shipping houses.
The Hollywood harbor will be
thirty feet deep. 1T Will be large
enough to accommodate the largest
ocean-going vessels. 1t will be
800 by $500 feet. The channel
TO the harbor will be 900 feet wide.
Two tetties will be run mile
into the sea from the mouth Of the
harbor. The harbor will be the
nucleus of a great industrial cen.
ter, where. according to plans. VIII
be built factories using raw ma
terial in various lines that Florida
offers.
Hollywood is a city planned and
zoned from the start for a popula.