The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-02
DEEP WATER AT GALVESTON.

tdpi' ID. Il. LADS, PROVIDED That gentle
man can obtain deep water over the bar
at the mouth Of Galveston harbor. The
entire people OF Texas are interested in
the question of deep water somewhere
on the coast, nut they want it where it
can be obtained cheapest and quickeet,
and at point most convenient for the
state at large. The showing the Gal.
weston News makes in the "Deep. Water
Edition" ofthe lst inst, that the great
northwest, the states of Kansas, Col
orado, Missouri, Nebraska, Ar.
kansas and Nevada, and the
Territories of Wyoming, Montana,
Washington, Arizonia, New Mexico,
Idaho, etc, etc, are all interested in
deep water on the Texas coast,
is good one, is strong argument. an
irresistible one indeed, in favor of the
proposition, but it does not necessarily
follow, that Galveston should DO the
point. BE it understood, now and for
all time, the HERALD wants to see sea-
port built up on the coast of Texas. 1t
wants deep water, that our own great
state may have a water outlet. and that
all the immense territory outlined by
the News in its special edition. NAV
have water outlet. And furthermore,
the HERALD has no special opposition to
Galveston as the poi,t, nor t mo EAps
scheme as the plan for obtaining
deep water, for obtaining this water
outlet and inlet, but il must and does
protest against the patroniziug, super
cilious, dicta.orial manner and stylo Of
tAo Galveston News and Of the
Galveston people on tho deep water
question. Galveston is NOT per Sc the
point Is here q Texas seaport should be-
established Galveston has no special
claims upon either the people orTexas
or upon the general government that il
can demand aid u securing deep water,
There are other points on the Texas
cDast just as available Just as ronvcu-
lent for tde state Of Texas as whole.
and The nortl western states and terrific.
tics as q whole, as Galveston. Sabine
Pass is not only lust rs available.
Just as convenient, but there is no
doubt but that forty feet Of water
can he obtained on the bar at that
point at onc-halrof the cost of twenty
feet ON the Galveston bar. The trouble
with Galveston is that she "wanls the
earth" Her merchants and business
men seem to think the entire state Of
Texas owes tribute to Galveston.
and that to trade anywhere else is ia
commit treason, is TO personally insult
them. The Galveston News. the ex.
pnnpnt of the sentiments. te.iiros
hopes and efforts Of the poorle of GaI.
weston in their desire aud cndaayor to
obtain deep water. make, itself cs,oc.
tally obnoxious 10 the penple and rho
pross of the state. No man or na,venenor
in Texas must beya an lido, cr tharl,,,
counter to that of the News This onos-
lion, under pain of ITS mighty dis,ioo
ure and of its auimadversions In q.
"Decp Water Editioru the N..,.s -
map showing tho shortest di.t,,oaa
straight lines betweon :, To,is ~,
huque, Kansas Cilv. Tonek, onaha
Lincoln. Yapktop Cbovar,, ~.
Salt Lake. Santa Fe "a, Er,nai,..
Los Angeles and lei poso "a Golyos,on
and showing conclp.ivol, ua'
an these points aro rroo 7oo >.
100 miles noarer to G,lvos,o, u.'.,
10 New York. ybo 6,nr.s ~, r,,. 'i''
distances are uive,, an Tho ,,o, -.
are beyopd dnuht corroct -
before said. tho argn,uo,t ,. ,,..,.,,.,.',.'
inply i'm favor of m. rrn,,.,,;,,, c,.., ''''
water ON the co,st of rsx.,s h,,,i,;...,.i.
absolutely CONFERENCE.-The :, shon,,',.
AZ Galveston. In fact ~ r.,is na,,.
que, Kansas civ. Tonalo o,.h. ~,
coin aud CHEYENNE. and ali ,,,.,a,.' ','''
round about and tribpt,rg 10 han, w.,