124 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE FLOBIDA CANAL

Public Works Administration and the board of review for examina-
tion. On January 2,1985, the Administration of Public Works had
taken no action in the matter and the board of review's report was
in the hands of the President. The recommendation of the board
of review that the project be constructed as a sea-level canal (instead
of a lock type) and not as a self-liquidating project, indicated to
the Ship Canal Authority of the State of Florida and to Senator
Fletcher the necessity for further study and preparation, and the
appropriateness of awaiting a decision by the President and the
Administration of Public Works before seeking to further discuss
the project before the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors.
On January 2, 1985, Senator Fletcher addressed to the Chief of
Engineers the following letter:
 UNrIED STATES SENATE,
 January 8, 1935.
MaJ. Gen. EDWARD M. MAxKzuA,
 Chief of Bagineers,
 War Departmet, WaMhngton, D. C.
 Mr Dmax GORXAL, MaxKna: With reference to the notice issued by the
Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors under date December 11, 1934,
setting January 12 as the time at which the Board proposes to hold a hearing
on the waterway from Cumberland Sound, Ga., and Fla., to the Mississippi
River, I am advised by the proponents that a considerable extension of time is
required to adequately prepare and bring up to date the case for the project
in order that it may be presented to the Board. I shall, therefore, appreciate
it it the hearing of January 12 is postponed to a later date to be set by the
Board after the proponents are able to give notice that they are prepared to
appear.
 I shall be obliged if you will advise me promptly as to the disposition of
this matter in order that the authorities of the several States may be notified.
 Sincerely yours,
 DUNCAN U. FLTwroHm

DOCUMENT NO. 64 (FILES OF BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND
 HARBORS), JANUARY 3, 1935

 NoTlcs ET BoAn~ or ENoDiams roa RIVR AND HABBORS

 POSPONEMENT or HEARING ON FLOIDA CANAL PROJECT

 Under the above date the Board of Engineers for Rivers and
Harbors issued the following notice:
NoT~CE or PoerpONMENT oF HEA rIN oN PROPOsED WATERWAY FROM CUMBEB-
 LAND SOUwD, GA. AND FLA., TO THE MIssIBIIn RIVEB
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 WAR DPAaTMrnT,
 BOARD Or ENPGTNzEn a0t RIV=Bs AND HABBOss,
 Washiqton, D. ., Jonuary 1935.
To whom it mvay oncern:
 At the request of the proponents of the waterway across Florida, the hearing
on the waterway which had been scheduled for January 12, 1935, at 10 a. m,
has been indefinitely postponed.
 BoAsr or ENOIN m B s F RIVum8 AND HABin s.