The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-16
FORT W0R I'll LOCAL. NEWS
MAYOR SMITH AND DEEP WATER
rae reporters Necosiectioa Of n Marine
disaster Two Runaways - One
Marriage License - Personal
POINTS a Correction.
Other News Notes,

FORT WORTH, Oct. l5.--[special.l--
While on his rounds to-day your re-
porter met the Hon. Peter Smith.
mayor OF our city, aud in TIE course of
conversation. the deep water question
was sprung. The Hon. Peior declares
himsels Tor Galveston first, last snd
all the time, aud advocated deep water
NJ the Island City at any cost.
"Why," no said,"if it cost $50 600 600,
we must have it at Galveston.
"how about Sabine Paas?n your re-
porter inquired.
"Sabine Passw his honor exclaimed
lis nothing but the home of tho mos
quito and butt frog. They have no
GUY, no buildings, aud are surroupdoG
by nothing but pine country.
while Galveston has her prinooIy
buildings, and is the terminal OF ali
the railroads in Texes."
"How ABOUT Arausas Pass?" asked
your reporter.
"Aransas Pass is ous of the question.
telt you We must have deep water ut
Galveston" "'
11NOg RAb ,NDUt StFlD0.
"rhero is no but ia tho ousstion.
10 hetIer What IL costs, wa must have
1t there"
But" your repocser again ouerisd
being determined TO gas his osr H.
"how about that 'great sen lupnster !
known 49, TIE Galveston wharf mo.
nppnlyp"
I'VE VIII not neel thaE; a0d VII mt
| nave 20 pay thou any wnaritr Va
can'bntld piers out g. 20 tsea OF water.
sh,ps eau como sad take on oart5s3
Gad aepaFs To sYdry clims.r
Hoy about stormy wsajher?" again
guarded your reporter.
we nave not 10 stormy dtys In a
yeas" answered the Hnu Pster. nenI
che vessels Gan put out and weather
the stOtma,"
sit requires wide berth for a vesssI
To- wastnor any Storm" here put ia an
OLD man-ot-war's-mGn, "aud you hava
10 atand n long way or
from land. Why" he save.
"durlnS the war wo found IL i'm.
possible to stop blockade runpinp.
Vessels of light draft would come OFT
OK dal 7eSton and defy us. Thoy could
run along INC coast co east or wast,
ana we conld not harm thsn, simplv
neoau-s our vessels, bolng OF heavy
drAli, cuud not venture nOnr "A dan
gerous course, such as the auick-snnd
beach Gud bottoms Galveston has.u
Here the reporter again tipp,J h,s
oar, and reletel tho circum stnpcas of
tue burning OF tho Mallory
steamer "Cily OF Wacnh
with a valuable cargo, NOT
only Of merchandise but OF human
livoS. The Ill iated steamer burnt 10
the waters' cage Ia the outer roads and |
was aurrounGot bv aClaast tifty may |
chant vessels, not one OF which onuId |
get boat 10 the rescue 20 save n I'M
man llfo. Your reporter waa IN Col.
voat0n ~ tha time aud witnessnd the |
burning vessel from the Texas Ohm.
press company's shed.
III tina weather IL SO rough that IA
iilu-bont caunot 1.-Two in il, how mr..
ships OF l,Ol0 TO 5000 tons burden IN
s!anl II tied up TO an iron pier, and
chatting tneir sides all 10 p,eossY
Mr.. smith proposes that the general
1ovornmont build soa wall In the
lull ~ q llveston and make an artIs
liciRl herbor. saw
me work." '''''
mo mattor II IL costs yl0O. OOO. O0D
'N-N'A ''bSs hANV " " Afl1 dean
4 ater.n ~'0'f
"rHE HERALD agrees with Won
hotp, Nc. smith; NO must have M
,utlot for tho products OF Texas, and
rltE HERALD will ALWAYS lond ITS
columns t1 advocate doep water ,
" any point, THE HERALD
; not prtjudioed agsiust
ialvcston or any otsor point. 1
,nd alt that tho Dallas poonls want 4, 4
leep water on toe c1sst, aud thew ar,
10, pfoiuiicsd either for OF against ,
iAlvvstOu."
"ou, no, we are not afraid of comma ..
itlon, is we can got our goods on '
htonsh bills OF lailng TO our city, tho :,
tpst distributing point for North Tex d
y, ~ less cost than obey can no han .
led ~ hsoabo9rd town. Why? Sim.
~ because they VIII havo 10 handle, =
N drnyago, spread their goods ~
~ sale, send drummors AL
iistance or 3O0 10 400 miles
, roach North Texas, and then pack Il
I'D 70 driy to tho dopots and pay To- "
Al rates OF freight, which In 4 Urea, n
iany cases are almost equal To
1rougn rates."
Dallas and the Fort arc 80 situated
nat they can yet goods by way OF a
sep water port aud can handle them
a, low figures as q deep water port, "
'hilo belnR near the centre OF popu,a. y
on thny eau handle all goods from n,
I, Lpuis, Kansas City, and tho prsst :.
'sithwest at n less figure. 70
No, M. Smith, Dallas Il not isalous o.
7 envious OF the Forts rapid growth. d,
~ congr Atulates her, kne wlng full
Ell that tho settlement OF the country -,
pth east aud west means future pros :, 80