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examination of and report on the project by the examining agencies
of the Public Works Administration) which recommended the canal
as justifiable as a river-and-harbor project but found that, on the
assumption that ships would yield as tolls not more than 45 percent
of the savings caused by the canal, the project would not be self-
liquidating. In other words, the examining divisions of the Public
Works Administration ha found the project to be self-liquidat-
ing, and having recommended it to the Administrator for approval
and finaningn and the President's special board of review having
found it justified as a river and harbor project but not self-liquidat-
ing at a toll rate of 8 cents per toni the Director of the Engineering
Division, the Acting Deputy Administrator and the Administrator
of the Public Works Administration rejected the findings and recom-
mendations of the examining divisions of the Public Works Admin-
istration, accepted the findings of the President's special board of
review and disapproved the application. Later, the Administrator
stated to a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce that
this disapproving action referred only to the application for a
loan to be liquidated by tolls to be collected, and was without refer-
ence to the justification of the canal as a river and harbor project.
(See Doc. No. 113.)

DOCUMENT NO. 67 (FILES OF PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION),
 FEBRUARY 2, 195
Acrno BTr LEGAl DivisIox or Punic Wonxs ADMINISTRATION, ON
 AmmnIN PROPOSAL or SHIP CANAL AUTronrrr
 On February 2, 1985, the Director of the Legal Division signed a
memorandum disapproving the amended proposal of the ship canal
authority made to the President under date of December 15, 1934.
(See Doc. 61.) It should be noted that this action of the Legal
Division was with reference to this second proposal only and did not
relate to the original application.
 DOCUMENT NO. 68 (CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, FEB. 14, 195),
 FEBRUARY 14, 15
DmATrz I THE House or RPamem~sNTATiv oN THE FRIDA CANAL

 Having introduced H. R. 2785 (see Doc. 65) on January 3,
Representative R. A. Green, of Florida, addressed the House on Feb-
ruary 14, 1935. The following is extracted from Congressional Rec-
ord of that date:
 The SBAzamx Under a special order the Chair recognizes the gentleman from
Florida [Mr. Green] for 80 minutes.
 Mr. OGar. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the courtesy of the House in extend-
ing unanmous consent to me for eoosideratlon of the subject which I am now
about to discuss. I have introduced a bill (H. R. 278) to provide for the
construction of a canal across northern Florida, connecting the waters of the
Atlantic Ocean with the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This is the subject of
my talk this morning. This subject, to the American people, Is by no means
a new one. As far back as the administration of President Andrew Jackson
a communication was sent by him to Congress recommending the construction