Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-14
COAST CANAL
ASSOCIATION
MEET NOV. 9
Convention To
Be Held at Baton
Rouge; Progress Is
Reviewed

HOUSTON, Sept. 1s.-Celebrating
the assurances of the early commence
ment Of construction work on the
Intracoastal canal, both in Louisiana
and Texas. the -Intrmcoastal Canal
association will convene in annual
convention at Baton Rouge. La,
Nov. 8 and 10, according to announce
ment made at the association head
quarters here today.
The gathering will mark the 23rd
annual meeting of the association
since its organization, at the call Of
its president. G.. S. r. Holland, at
Victoria, Texas, ia 1904.
This years convention will be not
ably chiefly because it will convene
with the promise that actual con-
struction work upon the project the
association has promoted so persist
emily for more than two decades, is
near az hand.
Three years ago congress author
lied the construction of the canal
from the Missippi river at Plaque
fline, Il2 miles above New Orleans.
. ia Morgan City to Galveston bay,
7, distance Of $40 miles, on the basis
q nine-foot depth and a 100-foot
,1a5ttom width, and at an estimated
~ So Of $4,000. 900. The authorization,
'wever, was based upon the condi-
N that local interests" should
<nish the rights Of way free Of cost
the government. Before that could
be done, a location survey was nee
essary and that required more than
a year TO complete. Since that time
committees representing the ~associa-
ton in the Parishes in Louisiana and
the counties in Texas have been bus
lily engaged securing the rights Of
way by donation. All of the neces-
ssry conveyances from Plaquemine
" the Texas line are now in the
hands Of the United States district
attorneys for approval as to titles.
and specifications for construction
work have been prepared. Indica-
tons point 70 advertising for bids
and the letting Of contracts with a
few weeks.
In Texas, on the section from Sab
inc to Galveston bay, all deeds to
rights Of way have been secured ex-
cept IN Galveston county, where the
commissioners court has the matter
we'll in hand and will shortly insti-
tute condemnation proceedings to
finish the job undersa $4,000 bond
issue voted for that purpose.
In the river and hnrbor act Of jan
uary 2l, 1927, the construction Of the
section frfom New Orleans to Nor
gan City, known as the Harvey
route. o distance Of 107 miles, and the
section from Galveston to Corpus
Christi, a distance OF 100 miles. at
a total estimated cost Of $4,000
was authorized. The location survey
on the Harvey route was recently
completed and rights Of way are
now being secured. Work on the sur
vey Of the Galveston-C Corpus Christi
section Is progressing rapidly.
approximately S3,350,000 has been
allotted for construction work and Is
now available 20 apply upon contracts
shortly to be let. Additional funds.
It Is stated, win be allotted BY the
chief OF engineers as needed 70 carry
the entire project to an early com
pletion.
An interesting program for the con-
Vention Is IN course of preparation
according to Roy Miller, the associa-
tons active executive. Besides
members Of ceSgress from Louisi-
ana and Texas, the list OF speakers
VIII include persons OF national i'm
portance whose names will be an
nounced later.
The program is being arranged IN
cooperation with the chamber 81 COM
merce at Baton Rouge. at whose in
vltation the association will meet
this year at the Louisiana capital.
Chambers OF and other
cIylc bodies, mayors Of cities, county
judges Of counties in Texas and
presidents of police juries in Louis
p Will be invited to appoint dele
gates 20 attend the convention.