18 DocUMENITARY mIsTOY OF THE FLOIDA CANAL

 35. The next succeeding table is typical of the distance saved between ports
 in the Gulf of Mexieo and those in northern and southern Europe:


 And-

 Nrtm rn trop il Southbbrn AUortpe.
 udnh Nort AMea. ad the
 Isile reaobed No esta, readn
 Between- ie te -tt of
 ml the Ce86 (nanmind sies
 umies Ted)

 Out-bound In-bound Out-bmound In-bound
 froum GnU to Gulf fom Gulf to Gulf

 New OrOea..-........................-............. -71 3 a7 200
 Houston Galveston, and Sbinr ports................. 28 20
 Corp- Christi ..-....-...-................-..... 0 273 205 207
 oi ........----------------------.... ....... --....-------------... 43 W 331 333
 Poamel............................................. 454 418 30 32
 Tampsa ..-....-.................................... 31 279 211 213


 36. The next succeeding table is a typical illustration of time savings in
 round-trip voyages to be accomplished by the proposed ship canal between
 Gulf ports and United States Atlantic ports:

 And-

 Round trip betwen- Houston Oe Mobile Tamp
 (days (days (days
 saved) sad) saved) saved)

 New York:
 Vessl speed 8 knots....-....-- ........------ ........-----. 4
 V speed 0 ots--......---...........--- .----.---2% 3 2
 Savannah:
 V l speed 8 knots-.....-....-.....--..............-... 4 4 3
 Vmel peed 10 knots....----------.---.------------------... 2% 3 3% 23
 Jksonville:
 Vesel speed knots------------------ -------------------- 8% 4%
 Vel speed 10 knots... ...-- ........---.--... 3- 3% 4% 3


 37. The next succeeding table is a typical illustration of time savings in round
trips accomplished by the proposed ship canal between Gulf ports and foreign
ports:


 And-

 Round trip between- English Strait of
 Channel Gibraltar
 (tim (time
 saved) saved)

New Orleans: Doae Deas
 Ven l speed of 8 knots........................--------.....--......---- .... 2
 Vessl speed of 10 knot.......---..........-- ...................-- ....-- 2% 1
Oalvestom-boasto poup:
 Vesl spmd of8 kots. -----------..-.......-------..... ... --------... 3 2
 Vewsl sped of 10 knots-..---.....---.... ------.--..--- ..--. ...-..-.-- ..- 2 1
Mobil:
 Vesel speed of knots-..--.....................................-- -- --... 3
 Vel speed of 10 knots------------..... ...---------... --------------------. 2 2
Tamps and Cors Christi:
 V speed of ts knots -----.- --------------.. -------------------------- u 1%
 VeMl speed of 10 knotst--------------------------------------------