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Goethals Plans Inland Route for LA Texas Canal Survey
Gen George W Goethals head of the Panama Canal project outlines a plan for an inter coastal canal from New Orleans to Brownsville Texas with a survey of obstacles to be overcome The route includes Lockport Houma Morgan City Franklin Port Arthur Galveston Houston and Brownsville and aims for a December congressional plea for funding.
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La-Texas Canal
International News Wire
Port Arthur
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George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
Louisiana
Texas
Inter-Coastal Canal Association
New Orleans
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Lockport
Houma
Morgan City
Washington
Roy Miller
Henstean
Corpus iChriati
Sabine Distrvict
Cal
Harbors and Waterways Commission