The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-20
DEEP WATER AGAIN.

The deep water edition Of the Galveston
News seems to have begotten much dis
cussion, and Il goodly number of papers
IN the state have expressed themselves
III no uncertain tones both against the
arrogance Of the News and the Fans
scheme for obtaining deep water at Gal
weston. We doubt if there is a single
newspaper or individual in all
Texas holding all objection to
the advancement, development and
progress Of Galveston or that
mty securing deep water, provided that
1t is not done at the expense of every
sea port and every other interest in
Texas. No objection is urged to deep
water per SO, at Galveston, but the IL ,sn-
AID, in common with majority OF the
press OF the state and very largo ma.
Jority of the people, is opposed to eyerv
other interest OF the state being sub
verted to the project of MIR. Fans
and his coadjutors, the Galveston News.
and the citizens of Galveston, Let us
look Mt this matter calmly, reasonably.
dispassionately. CAPT. j. B. EAps. An
engineer ofconsiderablo skill and ability
and OF frst-rato reputation, acquired
in tho first place by his construction
ofriver gunboats during tho war for the
federal navy; secondly, 10y the construc-
tion of the st. Louis bridge; and, lastly
by the construction of the iatties AL ma
mouth ofthe Mississippi river,proposes
b. lefty system, tho same or similar Ia
That 50 sue 'ossful ut the mouth oftheMis.
sissipptto obtain deep wator over the bar
AT tho entrance to Galveston harpor. tbs
cost to b. |,5OOOOO, provided he il snc.
eesslul-nOthing il he tails. This isour
understanding of tho proposition. IL Is
not necessary To discuss tho fea, ibilitv
OF Carr EADs' plan, although we hive
not the slightest confidence in 1t, and
can give satisfactory reasons for orr
Task OF faith. Suppose he should sue.
Deed, and success is tho Objectionable
factor in tha case, II would cost tho
general government $7,5Oo,Oo0.
IL the general government
should expcnd S,5OO,OOO (one-halr of it's
annual expenditures ON the harbors and
rivers of the entire country. on Calves.
ton harbor, how much could Sabine
Pass, the mouth of the Brazos, Pass ca.
yallo, Arkansas aud the mouth of In. Rio
Grande expecty These last. named har.
bors are all important, all deserving OF
Improvement, Tor large scope of coun-
try Is dependent directly upon thom for
an outlet and inlet oceanward. In II
Just, equitable aud proper TO starye FIVE.
|xths OF the state that one-sixth may
DO fattened and enriched9 Now. tho
HHbALD has before SAID, and rsiterstes
II, that the Galveston News, in its deem.
water edition, demonstrated beyond
oavil aud the possibility of successrul
contradiction, the Importance and ne.
cessity to eighteen or twenty stat, a
and territories othor than Texas of
a deep water seaport somewhere
ON tho coast OF our state as
an outlet and inlet TO and
from the seaports of the world for thu
Immense, the. well-nigh incalculable
trade Of these states and territories. The
News did not show, however, that Gal.
weston was the point for the establish.
mens OF that seaport. II did not do No
because, great as 1t IL, 1t cannot achieve
impossibilities. Why il not Galveston
The best point at which to attempt 10
make a great seaport CApn EAps
says II will cost 81, 100000 to do It. This
will deprive for years every other sea.
port on the coast of Texas from any AN.
preparation for improvement whatever.
This would DO unjust and wrong. CAPT
EAns's estimate is too small, Tor twice
or three, or twenty times $500 600 will
not mako OF Galveston harbor such a
seaport as the trade OF the scope ofcoun.
try outlined by the Galveston News IN
ia special edition will demand
CAPT rirroS WALKER. an engineer,
VINO built or helped TO build
the Galveston, Houston & Henderson
railroad between Galveston and Hous.
ton' aud one OF tho most learned, skin.
m' and scieniic, as well a. practical en-.
Hnecrs ever Ia Texas, made a survey
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