Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-21
DEEP WATER.
What the Papers Are Saying OF
the Long felt
Want.
Whether Mt Galveston or Elsewhere, Give
Us Deep water, and
Speedily.

Millions of dollars and billions OF lum-
Der cry for deep water at Sabine pass.
and the thousands Of laborers whose liy.
ing depends on the activity Of the lumber
trade, reiterate the appeal 10 the govern
ment.-- Sabine Pass Times.
And the appeal will not 90 uuheeded.
Deep water at some point on the Texas
coast is among the certainties of the
early future, and the advantages afforded
at Sabine Pass select 1t as the point above
all others at which it will inevitably be
secured.-[ Denison News.
railroad company has been organized
to build railroad from Sabine Pass TO
Marshall. Mr.. Il. j. Fry, one OF the stock
holders of the Paris & Northwestern, Is at
the head of the new project, which is
thought to be but q continuation of the
latter road. On to Sabine Pass!- Paris
News.
East Texas and West Louisiana would
fairly hum with business from the sea-rim
to Red river II there was deep water at
Sabine Pass, and yet there are number
OF editors throughout the sections named
that never say word on the subject. No
doubt they fear the boycott by advertisers
whose interests oppose an outlet that
- Sabine Pass Times.
1t has long been a mystery to US how
any man or newspaper whose interests
are east OF the Trinity river5 should favor
Galveston over Sabine Pass as a port of
entry. While we have no objection TO
Galveston, and would be more than glad
to see the channel across the bar ut that
place deepened to the desired depth for
the benefit of the wide scope of country
which would find its natural outleU
/ through Galveston bay, still we have al
ways regarded Sabine Pass as the natural
port OF Eastern Texas, which should unite
in the effort to secure such appropriations
from congress as may be necessary to Sc
cure good harbor at that point. Eastern
Texas will never advance in population,
in railroad building, and development in
every way, until the question of the i'm
| provement of Sabine Pass harbor Is affirm
-atively settled. When the people of East
elm Texas and Western Louisiana fully
realize in what direction their interests lie
! in regard TO a gulf port, then will begin
an agitation which will result in securing
the proper Improvement of the harbor
at Sabine Pass Jacksonville Intelli-
gencer.
The necessity for deep water at Sabine
| for the great lumber interests OF East
4 Texas and West Louisiana in itself is of
| sufficient Importance to demand a road
way to the sea at the hands Of the gov
eminent. In it alone millions Of dollars
are locked up from the worlds COM
merce. Add to this the agricultural,
stock-raising and mineral wealth con-
tanned in the sections of the two states
and no reasonable person can deny our
claims for an outlet at this point, where
all agree it can be had quickly and at little
eXpense.-T Sabine Pass Times.
Deep water at Arkansas Pass is such a
great certainty at no distant day, that
San Antonio is regarded as, practically, a
seaport This fact probably accounts for
our member of congress being placed on
the naval committees San Antonio EN-
press.
We want deep water at some point on
the coast. Galveston, the way the matter
now stands, would be the best and near
est point for us. In case the Sabine Pass
road is built from Corsicana, then Sabine
would sell fayorte in the pools with our
citizens. In the meantime we are CON
tented with holding both coats, and yell
/ ing with the rest Of the boys Ennis
Recorder
The question of deep water off Calves
ton has been discussed by the press
throughout the state, and we have yet to
! see well-grounded argument why Gal
weston should not have her port SO i'm
| proved. Galveston is beyond a doubt the
/ city of our state, and why anyone should
I wish to retard her rapid strides toward
I being the city of the South we cannot un-
derstand. Let Galveston have her deep
water and every assistance that she may
ask for, and not only the Island cit y, but
the whole state, will be benefited by her
improvement and her progress Noun
tain Ecno.
The people of Texas desire deep
water port upon their coast, where ves-
sells of the largest drought can ride at
case. The location is minor consdera-
ton. They want ii, and, as the fellow in
AIkansaw, who felt the pressing need Of
a miniature piece OF artillery during the
progress of free fight, they need 1t
! p. d. b. Denison News.
We are for deep water at Sabine Pass,
not because Texas is much in need of a
deep water seaport and we think 1t can
be had in less time and for less money at
that point than anywhere else on our
long coast line Alvarado Bulletin.
Sabine Pass has obtained larger APP
preparation than Galveston, and the cry
for deep water at that point must contin-
ne to go forth Texas Western.
With thousand miles OF sea coast
Texas has not single harbor and can
have none without the best engineering
skill and the expenditure of great deal
of money. Small appropriations are val
ueless. 1t is represented as that much
money thrown away. But IL is conceded
that good harbors can be obtained II mon
ey, and enough Of it, is properly applied.
Mr. Eads, the best civil engineer OF the
age, was willing TO guarantee good har-
Dor at Galveston If properly sustained.
This being the case, why should not the
energies OF the state be concentrated In
obtaining such result, and at Galveston,
the principal city of the stateg Why not
enlist the railroads and the states OF the
Northwest In the projectI All these
states, extending to the Pacific coast, are
as much interested in 1t as Texas Mar
shall Herald.
II the newspapers of Texas would In
terest themselves as. they should upon
the subject OF deep-water on the coast OF
Texas, and advocate Il deep-water conyen-
ton, it would only 'oe a question OF tune
when Texas would have an outlet TO all
the world, Texas is too rich win grand
possibilities to be practically dependent
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