Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-01
CORPUS CHRISTI.
Merchants and Wool Men In Convent on
In Favor of Free Markets and
Deep Water.
Special to the Gazette.

Deep wafer.
, Special to the Gazette.
Corpus Christi, January Sl.-An in
teresiing meeting of the merchant
and Wool Growers' association was
held to-day. Its objects are 10 beuefi
the wool growers of Southwestern
Texas, and to more fully develop the
trade and commerce tributary TO this
port. They pledge themselves to facil
itate and systematic the sale ant
shipments of wool by furnishing free
of charge public warehouse for it:
storage, by reducing actual expenses
to the lowest possible limit in hand ing
and reshipping from the depot 10 the
warehouse and Vessels, by keeping in.
formed of the state of the markets, by
taking such measure rs may secure the
lowest rates of freight to and from this
| point, and prevent discrimination bv
railroads and steam hip lines, etc
They also intend Issuing circular let
tiers to the wool men of this section
giving them instructions in detail
The association also approved the fol
I lowing memorial, to be sent to all ON
representatives in congress, and
passed resolutions requesting Senator
Collins and Representative Rogers tC
secure the Endorsement of the legisla
tur:
The undersigned committee, APP
pointed by the Merchants and Wool
Growers association of Nueces co inty,
would respectful, request that when
the river and harbor bill comes up for
action that you VIII use your best en-
deavors to get for Arkansas Pass the
largest appropriation you can, or rs
near the amount of 300 600 recon-
mended by Col. S. NJ. Mansfield, the
engineer III charge OF work at Arkansas
Pass, rs possible.
We are convinced that there is no
economy in getting such work done in
driblets, but that it is to the advant-
age o; the government as well as COM
merce to carry the work TO completion
rs speedily as possible.
We are convinced from the improve.
ment already accomplished that the
amount recommended by Col. Mans
field will secure all the water we want
inside and on the bar within the next
fiscal year, or say at least - feet.
We would further state that we are
reliably informed that the work al
ready done under Col. Mansfield at
Arkansas stands well, and that there are
now at least four feet more water on the
bar than when work was commenced.
for proof of which we respectfully re-
fer to the report of Captain Butts.
engineer at Arkansas, dated January
%, 1884, and published in "A dispatch
To the San Antonio Express of Ianu-
AIRY %, 1854, OF which the following is
n true copy:
Yesterday Captain Butts, engineer
made soundiDgs in Arkansas Pass. The
tide was very low, and tin. water
smooth. Nine feet two inche, was
the shallowest channel three hundred
yards wide. 1t was for one hundred
and fifty yards from twelve feet inside
TO twelve feet outside. An ordinary
summer tide would give eleven feel.
me Jettirs are firm and substantial
and great Improvement is constantly
going on.
We consider this information en-.
tirely reliable we know that when
work was originally begun there was
only from four and u half to five and n
half feet of water on Arkansas bar at
the best tides. The engineer now re-
ports nine and one-siXth feet at OK
IRENE low water, making at least ten
to eleven feet at high tides. The inn
provenient Is therefore evident.
In the force of these facts, the IN.
dersigned committee earnestly request |
your best efforts TO secure the aitpro- |
priation, which In the estimation of
The engineer is necessary to materially
further this important work during
the next year. Yours respectfully.
p. DoDDRIDuE,
G.. w. WEsTERvELT.
NJ. G. SPANN,
Committee.
A resolution was passed requesting
lhe assistance and cooperation Of San
antonio and other towns in this
In securing the accomplish.
ment Of this end.
The trial of Alex Tremble for com.
plicity In the Mexican National train
'obbery is still In progress, but DELAYED
or want of several witnesses. More
ire expected in tonight. The trial is
or extradition to Mexico, Jul re Rus.
rict. Was "i''
The ladies give leap-year bali to.
morrow night.
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