The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-07
GALVESTON'S GREAT GALL
THE MEETING ON THE EADs JOB
The Merchants Exchange Refuses En-.
dorsement, but an Impromptu Citi-
zens' Meeting Assumes Au-
thority-Plain Talk.

yesterday al p. m. for the purpose OF
discussing deep water at Galveston and
to take action as to whether or not they
would or should endorse Eads' project
The meeting was called to order by
President McEnnis.
Mr.. j. G. Moroney moved that the
meeting adjourn, as he deemed it out OF
place for the exchange to take
any action in the matter
Other members looked at it in the same
light. Mr.. j. 5. Dangherty suggested
that the minutes OF the former meeting
held Monday, be read, as there were
those present now who were not then
Meeting with no opposition he read the
minutes as taken by himself as tenn
porary secretary, including the follow.
ing resolution he had offered at the first
meeting, and which the Exchange de
cliped TO adopt. The resolution is al
follows:
WHEREAS, The absence of harbor Oh
the Texas coast, adequate to the wants O
foreign commerce, denies this state
imperial in area illimitable in possible
lies, equal opportunities with the states
east OF tho Mississippi river in the race
for development. And,
WHEREAS, with the removal of The
natural barrier of isolation presented
everywhere on our Texas coast, tn,
direct route from Europe to the settle
ment and development OF the territory
west OF the Mississippi river would liz
through and confer upon Texas in
Vulnerable advantages TO which tht
geographical position makes it thu
rigbtful heir. And,
WHEREAS, The demand for deep wa
ter on our Texas coast exists as a ma
tional necessity, because, First, The ter
ritory naturally tributary to that cOas
Tor an outlet to Europe comprises nearly
tWo-thlrdS OF the entire area of thu
United States; and, Second, In this ter
ritory outside of Texas the haul to tn,
Texas coast is shorter by an average o
500 miles than the present routes of dis
tr1bution to the eastern sea board, rep
resenting saving TO the producers il
Rocky Mountain valley, alone on thu
grain crop OF 1888, of $200,000,000, as ap
pears from estimates based on preset,
rates OF transportation eastward pe
hundred miles. And,
WHEREAS, The refusal to supply thi
great want would prove of such rank in
justice 10 the larger section of the unioI
as to suggest the advisability of substi
tuting Tor the sectional line of latitud,
now happily no more, one of longitude
Resolved, That we respectfully re
quest and urge our senators and repre
sentatives in congress TO use their bes
efforts at the present session toward,
securing the passage of the measure Il
be brought before them looking to tn,
improvement of Galveston harbor.
III was the sense of the members tina
the subject of deep water at Galveston
was not pertinent to the occasion.
10 the above Mr.. Daugherty had ap
pended the following:
PROVIDED that any appropriation tha
may be made in order to become avail
able for the improvement of said har
Dor, shall first require of the city OF Gal
weston to buy out the present whar
company, and require said city TO guar
antee free wharfage for al time to com,
10 all freights that may be located OF
unIoaded at its wharves.
The chair then suggested that some
member offer a resolution to the effect
that the meeting be changed from thai
oil the Merchants exchange into a citi.
zens' meeting.
Mr.. Rauch made motion to that eff
feet.
Mr.. Moroney stated and insisted that
me members could not act as citizens
Until the present meeting of the
exchange be first adjourned, AND
vote was taken, which resulted
In the meeting of the exchange standing
adjourned.
Messrs. Caller and Daugherty es.
sayed To have the vote retaken, but tC
no purpose, as the motion to adjourn
had carried beyond doubt, and the
chair announcing that fact stepped
aside.
1t now being a citizens meeting. or
motion of Mr.. p. S. Pfouts Mr.. McEnni,
was made chairman.
Mr.. Daugherty then read his resolu
ton second lime.
MIR. w. G.. Sterrett, of the Times, said
the meeting reminded him forcibly o.
me story OF the three tailors of London
The citizens had not had sufficient no
tice, and he moved that the meeting nd
lourn until due notice could be giyeI
them. His motion was lost.
Mr.. Caller moved the adoption OF
Daugherty's resolution.
MIR. Pfouts addressed the meeting
urging the defeat OF the resolution. ii,
oiu not think 1t behooved the business
men.
Messrs. Plouts, Moroney, Sterrett an,
others spoke against the adoption OF III
resolution, and Messrs. Daugherty an,
hughes IN favor of its adoption,
On motion OF Col. Hughes the clans
appended to the resolution relative /.
the Wharf company was stricken ont
me original resolution was then cslle,
Tor and adopted Iva vote VI twenty.fou
70 twenty two.
The meeting then adjourned and mos
everyone had left the room
when Mr.. Caller and Dougherty raj
lied those who remained aud were pro
ceeding to hold meeting on the reso
luton In the name of the Me reliant,
exchange, when Mr.. Moroney a,
nounced II as an outrage, and iemande
oil the chair its authority IN hold such
meeting, after the meeting of the mar
Ders called for that purpose had nd
lourned. A handful of member
had no right to RENAL
after the others had left in good Gait
and pledge the Exchange to anythin
without the knowledge OF consent of IN
other men ers. He read the bylaws ,
me Exchange, which settled the ma
Ter, and the few present disperse,
PRESIDENT McEnnis, of the Exrhang
mas issued another call of the Exchsno
ior the same purpose for SATURDAY.,
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