Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-03-18
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The memorial ~ iho phiersiWei
ritisrns snd residents, Interested Ia
ihc naTigsiinn u iha friniiy riFsI,
90 'itNslsalilliy roprrssnis
I That ihis river has ehaHhA
more or les naVisablb OT = dis
lancs, by it, mrlnbris, " muTo ihaa
onu ihousand miles and that upon
it, iirvct ahd lTibulary waters are
produced, 40 Nc believe, fully enc
Third Of the PREDICTS Of the sisle
that lhoro Is ah amonnl u iiNsshl
and llaVol Increasing ani SHOWER
Io inoreasr, lpeThaPs greater Than
all that will follow lhe railroads al
Yer their entire t0mpielion,l that
seeks cutie, aud inlcl Ihrugh this
channel, n al all Improved, IA pro
portion 10 is capacities,
=, That We rreOgnllo the cheap
noes aud facilities oil water trans
porlalion for all heavy aud loNP rle,
cd ireighls and We believe il Wuald
be wise polivy IA Texas, 40 else
where, la ulll,Io and foster by ma
pruysmenI, TO their uImost caPaci-
lies, all tho natural channels u
lrunsporlion, By besluwlng upoH
them some small sharo Uf subsidies
hitherto lavished upon railroads
aud especially wouid We demand
Tor tho greatest oIall the river chan
nels Ia Texas this aid aud cneoaI'
agcmcnI,
; We would represent that tic
banks aud channels oI The river,
even when habiIually navigaleJ,
are DISTRACTED, aud navigation ca.
dangercd 10y trees, SHdys, ruis, sand
bars, t0lrhtIis, aud rocks aud hat
these could be IN great measure
removed by expanding u cumpira'
lively small amount Of money aud
labor upon them aud thus the river
bcrendcrcd navigablca much larger
portion OF the year; that the results
would be to chcal en- the trnnspor'
tation of freighls, 10 reduce the
rates of insurance Oh both vessels
aud ireighls, lower passenger fare,
increase the safety Of human life,
and render this whole great chan
mel OF commerce u public benefit.
4. We would especially call at
tcntion TO these facts and consider
ations: that the Trinity river ira
verses by its main channels and It's
tributaries 10 less than thirty coun-
ties aud that il is the natural out.
let and inlet to the traffic, prohuc'
lions and cUnsumptions gilmore than
fifty counties OF TcXas-embracing
some OF the most populous and pro-
ductivc, aud certainly the most
Furnishing counties Of tho State
that the counties contain Il popula-
ton OF about 100000 souls, almost
wholly agricultural, producing and
requiring the very articles needing
transportation upon the Trinity wa
tcrs and we do further allege that
sum Of money that would build
ten miles of railroad will give us
channel Of safe navigation much
the larger portion Of the year for
about 500 miles.
5. Should it be deemed wise, rs
your mcmoralsts are inclined to
admit, to charge upon every chan
mel OF commerce the cost Of its own
improvement or creation, thus in
augurating new system OF public
Subsidy, then the undersigned
would ask from the State such loan
Of credit to II responsible party, un.
dertuking to establish and maintain
II safe and highly improved nav iga-
ton Of the Trinity river, as should
be in proportion to the magnitude
Of the interest involved ,i9 aulhoriz.
ing such moderate toll upon navi-
cation and tonnage rs shall enable
the company to repay the State
loan, keep the works in repair and
be profitable to the company as an
investment. Such loan could be
rendered safely adequate bonds and
the pledge of the charter.
Now we do, for all these consid-
erations, most respectfully ask of
your honorable body favorable re-
Spouse to this, our earnest memo
rial reminding the representatives
Of the people that this is the first
favor they have ever demanded at
their hands, and that we arc will
ling and able to pay for this, and
only ask Il loan of credit and cor
porate capacity to the company ask
ing a charter.
And, rs in duty bound, your me.
morialists will ever pray.
To this memorial are signed pa
names, from twelve counties, every |
name that of an adult male, and in
terested in this navigation.
A number OF these memorials are
in circulation, meeting the hearth
cat favor all over the central portion
of the State Galveston News
We heartily endorse the spirit OF the
and would be glad to see the
Legislature make movement in the right
in fastening the enterprise above
The suggestion in tn. fifth para
graph, is, no doubt, good on general prin.
ciples.
Should it be deemed wise, as your me.
are inclined to alnit, to charge
avery channel of com narcs the cost OF its
,wn improvement or creation thus. inaug-
irating new system Of public subsidies,
We are inclined to believe that every tub
,bould s,ani Gu its own bottom, but, ifthe
state government does anything in the