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

HOUSTON, Sept. 14.-Celebrating
the assurance Of the early commence
ment Of construction work on the
Intracoastal canal, both in Louisiana
and Texas. the ~lntracoastal Canal
association will onven in annual
convention at Baton Rouge, La,
Nov. 9 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, {. S. r. Holland, at
Victoria. Texas, in 1904.
This years convention will be not
ably chiefly because il 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 at hand.
Three years ago congress author
lied the construction Of the canal
from the Missippi river at Plaque
mine, lf2 miles above New Orleans,
via Morgan City to Galveston BAY.
q distance Of $40 miles, on the basis
Of a nine-foot depth and a 1OO-foot
bottom width, and nc an estimated
cost ~ $4,000 00- The authorization,
however, was based upon the condi-
tion that local interests should
furnish the rights Of way free Of cost
20 the government. Before that could
be done, a location survey was nec-
essary and that required more than
a year 20 complete Since that time
committees representing the associa-
tion IN the Parishes in Louisiana and
the counties in Texas have been bus
ily engaged securing the rights Of
way BY donation. All Of the neces-
sary conveyances from Plaquemine
TO 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-
ions point TO 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 70
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 under a $4,000 bond
issue voted for that purpose.
In the river and harbor act Of Jan
uary p, 1927, the construction Of the
section frfom New Orleans 70 Nor
gan City, known as the Harvey
route, a distance Of 1O7 miles, and the
section from Galveston TO Corpus
Christi, q distance Of 100 miles, at
a total estimated cost Of S7,4l0,O00.
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 Corpus Christi
section IS progressing rapidly.
Approximately $3,350,00 has been
allotted for construction work and Is
now available 10 apply upon contracts
shortly TO be let. Additional funds.
u Is stated. will be allotted BIZ the
chief Of engineers as needed 10 carry
the entire project "a an early com
pletion.
An interesting program for the con-
sention IS IN course Of preparation.
according to Roy Miller, the associa-
items active executive. Besides
embers Of congress from LOUISE
ana and Texas, the list Of speakers
will include persons of national I'M
portance whose names will ~ ar
nounced later.
The program is being arranged in
cooperation with the chamber Of COM
merce at Baton Rouge, at whose in
vitation the association will meet
this year at the Louisiana capital.
Chambers of commerce and other
civic bodies, mayors Of cities, county
judges Of counties in Texas and
presidents of police juries in Louis
lana, will be invited 70 appoint dele.
gates to attend the convention.