44 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE FLORIDA CANAL 20. 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- ound trip betwee- Huton N Mobile Tamp (d&y 55y (days (day savd) ad) saved) saved) New York: Ves sped 8 knots-....-.....-....-..... ............. 4 4 Ve- pdl o ots ......-.....-... ................. M 3 Savannah: Vot l sped s knots. ------------------------------------- 4 Vesl speed 8 knots........................ .. .. 4% Vsetl speed 10 knots-...-..-.......-...-..........-... 3 3 21. 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- And- Round trip between- Enish trait of Round trip between- Eglish Strait of Channel iOlbraltar Channel Gibraltar (tUn (Utns (time (time saved) saved) saved) saved) New Orleas: Depo D"ue Mobile: Dea Days Verel speed of knots... 3 Veel peedof 8 knots... 3 Veal redotl 10 oknots. M V l speed of 10 knots.. 2 2 GahvstoN-Houston pomp: Tama -ad Corpus Chrti: V peed of knot... 3 2 2eel 8Ceeof ots... 1% Vrl of 10 ~nfokt.. 2 I1 Veerl spedof0 knots.. 1H 1 22. The next succeeding table contains information as to time and money sav- ings based on the dead weight tonnage groups, as follows: Hours Pa (a) All voy from Atlantio ports of ti United States to Gulfports of te United 8ttee. bxbond prvo7 voTs avs .........-...-....-- ..--.....-..4--- sates o;tbonunsdr o avr saving. ----...-...-...-.....---- ......--- 419 (c) All voysg to thmp p orf t he tU tte m ports in forsgn tnrde (d) Alln voyages from CufH port of the Unitedi to port In oregn trde re. A, omtbound parv Vines sav-n<---------------------------- 21.1 S (e) Al vTOs- to Tamopiuo Msde( ports of the Atlantic United State.. In- boond par voya~yge 1 aves -------------------------------------------- 21.3 471 bound pr voyage average savings.............. ..------- ........... 137 Nora.-Dta for Maloan parts is very Iamplete, being bnd on partial research and Inuffloent statisUtk. 23. The next succeeding table is a summary derived from the data hereinbefore discussed, and shows total savings in direct operating costs of vessels based on the assumed use of the proposed ship canal for the calendar year 1929: