86 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE FLORIDA CANAL
 DOCUMENT NO. 35 (FILES OF THE P. W. A.), AUGUST 14, 1933
 CoMMUNIcATION !roM HzENB H. BUCKMAN, ENGINmNENG COUNSEL,
 To CLARiwCE McDONOUOH, DIRhaUO OF THE DIVISION OF ENGINEER-
 ING, ADMINISTRATION OF PUBUC WORKS, TRANSMITTING APPLICA-
 TION OP NATIONAL GULP-ATLANTIn SHIP CANAL ASSOCIATION

 Although the National Gulf-Atlantic Ship Canal Association had
 been replaced by the Ship Canal Authority of the State of Florida
 in the application pending before the Reconstruction Finance Cor-
 poration, and although that application had been presumably trans-
 ferred from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the Admin-
 istration of Public Works sometime after June 16, 1933, in accord-
 ance with the provisions of the amendment to the Emergency Relief
 and Construction Act, approved June 16, 1933 (see Doc. No. 31), the
 confusion naturally attendant upon the wholesale transfer of records
 and files from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and attendant
 upon the setting up of the newly constituted Public Works Adminis-
 tration apparently caused this application to be temporarily lost sight
 of. The record shows that it was formally called to the attention of
 Mr. Clarence McDonough, Director of the Engineering Division of
 the Public Works Administration, by Henry H. Buckman, consulting
 engineer for the National Gulf-Atlantic Ship Canal Association and
 the Ship Canal Authority of the State of Florida, in the following
 communication under date of August 14, 1933:
 JAceonvuIL FLA., August 14, 1935.
Memorandum for Mr. McDonough.
 Herewith triplicate copy of application of National Gulf-Atlantic Ship Canal
Association to Reconstruction Finance Corporation (docket 139). Attention
is called to the exhibits. While some physical changes in the survey have
somewhat modified the figures, the picture remains substantially the same.
 HiEwr H. BUOKMAN, Conswlting Engineer
 (For National Gulf-Atlantic Ship Canal Association).
 The above date, August 14, 1933, is thenceforth referred to in the
files of the Public Works Administration as the "date of applica-
tion." This communication of Mr. Buckman to Mr. McDonough
transmitted all data, maps, plans, etc., which had been on file in the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation and upon which no action had
been taken.
 The application thereafter was subjected to the usual thorough
examination by the engineering, legal, and financial divisions of the
Public Works Administration.


DOCUMENT NO. 36 (FILES OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS), AUGUST 21,
 1933
REQUESTS OF TAMPA AND FORT MYERS CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE FOR
 SURVaYS OF SHIP CANAL RoTES WITH WESTERN TERMINUS NEAR
 TAMPA

 Under date of August 21, 1933, the following communication was
addressed by Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown, Chief of Engineers, to Senator
Fletcher: