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COAIMITTfi4 UN <br />AUMCULTURL -40 FOM'STRY <br />July J4, 1954 <br />Honorable Louis S. Rothschild <br />Administrator <br />Maritime Administration <br />VashinCton 25, D. C. <br />Dear Ke. Rothschild: <br />The Fort Pierce, Florida, Port Authority has adopted an <br />aggressive policy of port development requiring a aisable <br />loan on a self—liquidating basis. Taxpayers oC that area <br />already have invested $2 million dollars and contomplate <br />ayonding another million dollars in eVaudinj, this port. <br />The Federal Government also time invostod nearly a million <br />dollars in maintaining the port. <br />To continue davoloj=snt of this project in an orderly way, <br />the Port Authority badly noods an economic study or Survey <br />at an early date by the Maritime) Administration. lie enclose <br />a Resolution rrom the Port Authority and strongly urea your <br />favorable consideration. <br />This Port played a tremendous role last aeadon exportin.- <br />Florida Citrus overseas, With thn dentruotive frease in <br />Spain, Florida was call -d on to furnish citrus for Holland, <br />France and many other Furopo= countries, Jacksonville and <br />Fort Pierce worn our only ports equipped to handle refri kersted <br />shipments. Fort Pierce hent1led a large portion of Vie 2:A <br />million bo)ais of Florida citrus exported to European markets. <br />It In our aincero hope t?14st this zurvqy can Ix, w4a by yww <br />agency at an earl;/ date. <br />With kind reLardsj " remain <br />Yours faithfully, <br />Wfit L. IONAND <br />GV1VX S"VM <br />3LA/4A <br />Ow. I <br />