DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE FLORIDA CANAL


 NATIONAL GuLF-ATLANTIC SHIP CANAL ASSOCIATION
 CATALOG OF EXHIBITS FILED BY HENRY H. BUCKMAN, OF ENGINEERING COUNSEL,
 HEARING OF DECEMBER 19, 198
 Exhibit no.
 1-A. An economic study of the project by Hills and Youngberg, engineers.
 Table of contents.
 1-B. Same. Conspectus.
 I-C. Same. Synopsis.
 1-D. Same. Barge or steamship transport.
 1-E. Same. Steamship lines and steamship agents.
 1-F. Same. Time and distance savings.
 1-G. Same. Savings in fixed charges, etc.
 1-H. Same. Commerce.
 1-T. Same. Freight rates.
 1-J. Same. Pilot chart-North Atlantic Ocean.
 1-K. Same. Pilot chart-Central American Waters.
 1-L. Same. Paper and forest products.
 1-M. Same. Minerals.
 1-N. Same. Agricultural products.
 1-0. Same. Navigation-Vessels.
 1-P. Same. Navigation-Voyages-By ports.
 1-Q. Same. Navigation-Voyages-By draft and dimensions.
 1-R. Same. Savings in operating costs.
 2. Colonel Youngberg's brief of presentation.
 3. Condensed summary-Youngberg's survey.
 4. General Summerall's presentation. List of officers and directors-Copy of
 original application.
 5. Chart-Cotton production and consumption.
 6. Chart-Origin and value of exports, etc.
 7. Chart-Worlds ship canals.
 8. Chart-Intercoastal rate adjustment.
 9. Chart-Import rate adjustment.
 10. Chart-Export rate adjustment.
 11. Chart-Wheat production and export.
 12. Chart-Cotton movement.
 13. Chart-Traffic through Gulf ports.
 14. Chart-Production and consumption of flour.
 15. Chart-Potential Florida canal tonnage, compared with Panama Canal
 tonnages.
 16. Chart- ulf-Atlantic canal condensed summaries.
 17. Chart-Estimated revenue and liquidation.
 18. Chart-Growth of Gulf port's commerce.
 19. Chart-Potential economic savings.
 20. Chart-Estimated rate of employment.
 21. Chart-Bridge design studies.
 22. Chart-Dimensions of world ship canals.
 23. Chart-Map and chart showing ships in place as of December 10, 1932
 (temporarily submitted).
24. Chart-Geblogical cross section.
25. Map-Topography, geology, water supply, and route.
26. Relief map (temporarily submitted).
27. Airplane photographs of route (temporarily submitted).
 The following communication was presented by Col. Gilbert A.
Youngberg:
 DECEMBER 19, 1932.
 THE NATIONAL GULF-ATLANTIC SHIP CANAL ACROSS FLORIDA
 A BRIEF PREPARED FOR PRESENTATION TO THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE
 CORPORATION
 1. Introduction.-A glance at any good commercial map of the Gulf of Mexico
and the Atlantic Ocean will serve to indicate the theoretically potential value
of a ship canal across Florida. Although this is an old idea, it is only now that it
gives promise of realization, because in recent years the volume of commerce has
increased, while at the same time the costs of construction have decreased.
Nevertheless, as a practical matter, it is necessary to evaluate the benefits in