DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE FLORIDA CANAL 45

 SAVINGS IN DISTANCE, TIME, AND MONEY

 17. In calculating the savings in operating costs of vessels that might have used
the canal had it been available in 1929, the costs were primarily estimated as for
cargo vessels on the basis of the official figures of the United States Shipping
Board. These cost figures are roughly on a tonnage basis, and are indicated in
the next succeeding table:
 Operating operating
 operating costs per
 Dead-weight tonnage groups Dead weight (tons) costs per hour or
 hour tankers


 Group --..--..............- -------..-- 12,000 and over ---...--.. ------------- $2 71 $2292
 Group 2--..----..-..-.. .......-----.--- 10,000 to 11,999.-......--------------- 19.17 22.08
 Group 3--...---------.. ..------. ..-..-- 9,600 to 9,999---..................-------- 17.63 18.79
 Group 4 ----....--......--...... .------ 9,400 to 9,599.. ..---.--------------- 17.00 18.79
 Group 5....------..........--------.....--.. ------ 8,600 to 9,399---~. ---------------- .1833..........
 Group --.....----....... ..--- ---- 7,900 to 8,59...---------. 1833 ............
 Group 7-..-....--.................--.. 7,O00 to 7,899.....-.........----- 1817 --....
 Group 8.--...-----. .....--- ----------.. Under 7,600-..-----.-------------. 15.83 .......


 18. The next succeeding table is a typical illustration of the distance savings
 to be accomplished by the proposed ship canal between ports on the Gulf and ports
 in the South and/or the North Atlantic. The distances are in nautical miles.

 Out-bound from Gulf In-bound to Gulf from-
 to--

 Gulf ports
 akson- New York Jackson New York
 ville VFlle


 Pensacola.-...-...........--- .----- ..--- .----... 613 481 598 468
 Mobile--......--------. ---------------------------- 594 462 579 449
 New Orleans--.....-------...-.--.----....-.. .--- 530 398 515 385
 Beaumont--..........----- .......----------- ...---- .--504 372 489 359
 rhouston...--..---..........-- ...----...-------....... 504 372 489 359
 Corpus Christi..---.-......-....--..... ...-.......--- 464 336 453 323
 Tampa.....-......- ..-...............---- ........--.. 456 324 441 311
 Tampico, Mexico...... ....--- ..----- ...-----------. 339 207 324 194


 19. The next succeeding table is typical of the distance saved between ports in
 the Gulf of Mexico and those in northern and southern Europe:
 And-


 Northern Europe, in- Southern Europe,
 luding the Britih north Africa, and the
 uige rac Near East, reached
 Isles, reached through the Strait of
 Between- through the English Gihraltar and Suet
 Channel (nautical Canal nautical miles
 miles sd) Canal (naautical miles
 saved)


 Out-bound In-bound to Out-bound In-bound to
 from Gulf Gulf from Gulf Gulf


 New Orleans--...--....-- ...........- ....-- -------- .. 371 335 267 269
 Houston, Galveston, and Sabine ports...---.--..--...... 312 306 238 240
 Cbsti-..........---...........-......--....--- 300 273 205 207
 m ... 435 399 331 33
 Pnaola----.-.----... --.---..- --.........-..- 454 418 350 352
 Tampa ----------........---------------------..... ------------- 315 279 211 213


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