Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-05
WHAT TEXAS II;
Commerce Of an En,I,, +!
mount 70 The clsl.'
single CHI.
why Galveston shou,d NJ, =. /
Deep water AZ s.,,,,.. s'''''
ob'ainabIs-- ii. 81
40 the Editor ofsIhe ea,nl,.. IA

Wv puVliAncd nnti,t
many citlzsns Of IIpus1e. "a
to the Hon. Charles s N.Y., s1l i
to use his influence 4, 'eNaft /. u
appropriations to be NAY, SSss
ior Texas har5ors upon US ,.e, y
There arc several poiIlls H. "al,'ss
pie Of the interior 81 tbS ~ HaeA W
ply OFFER with the petIsj0s s.,ls
OF lexis and the vast eo ,ss
can reasonably ask Of coe s1.'' ~
priation sufficient 10 rIve ! ~ 4,
moalous harbor, ana he, X
ask that such harbor be o us'e
exorbltant wharf charaes -1''As
Texas To-day alone rnr,.
nalf millions Of inhabItan,aS' may. y
ton contains less than o''' 'ld
that number. Shall the e ''.s''se
vast territory find an on,ie,
ing over to the (;al,s..,
monopoly 20 cents upon '''@
OF cotton and 'r ,... ~
rate upon everything ~ KY
Tho ne,i,i tus s'a'e ~ The guII:
follows; y 'a0n,
"As for Sabine Pass va
say; Admitting, for the SAKE & ~.
that engineering difllcultl,'s .. a':' y. Il.
midable there than at Gsl.Is 4,
would still remain the cu's, ,''s
building up city where NIX,
the foundation for one IA I.
conditions Of life in respecs TX \. 1 Y
ciety, churches, schools Xxx J.
makes life tolerable amidst ~
and competition Of modern 4, ,,.,
at best be very importer, and X. "
In the nature Of an exprliun,, "a
or a commercial center can T.,
up in a day. Under the mos,
auspices our generation could ~ |. 81
results or taste the fruits n e NJ
achievements in that dlrectln
even were it possible 10 pl,sl,
commercial city, as by enc6an,,''
that lonely shore, with all ma W.
ings ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and monetary-that should ehass'.
permanent mart OF trade. Ia Il. \. 81
the imm nse cost of money, TIM n M
and risk that would be ipyoIs,s N
transfer; and then let us ask i h.
not, from n broad standpop, <
huge economic mistakeY Indetd /. H
tical men, we can not imagine n,
body IN the state would be bep,ta b
such radical deviation Of s,a,i h
long-established trade relations, MI :
few railroad projectors or laad ",
tors. =" N
If the petitioners "can not iIn,gIw
anybody in the state will be bepliV
securing deep water at Sabine AZ Y
cept a few railroad projectors N, q
speculators," we will supmlt III
consideration one or two WAYS ID 4 &
few hundred thousand people il 4
besides those named viii be benesa
1t is fact becoming appartn.e
most casual observer that thcEtok
tenn of commerce In this c0unlHlt
ing A few years ago the meira,
Galveston and New Orleans hard.
per cent. of all the cotton that
through those cities, and that amosf
gradually diminished until this ysh
will not handle 25 per cent.
are fourteen congresses h 81
Grafton IN the interior d
state and only two at GilE
and three-fourths Of all the
shipped now goes on through II 4
lading to Liverpool, Anlsienlla
other foreign ports, and the ONLY y a
to Galveston, besides the labor y 4
ling, is the 20 cents per bale to TIE Y
company and so cents per balep
Tightening company. Is any one I
enough to believe that the Wesf
pany would abate one o' ifsl
charges II the United States goVsna
shoald appropriate six or eight na
OF dollars t6 EechPe deep water y
weston? The city sf Galyestonosa
third interest in this Company, ants
man who ships a bale Of coliea
pound OF freight through The pOn
share OF the taxes OF Galveston.
The statements made IN the ls'
that no results have been obtaiaNN
government appropriations 10y
ports are untrue. Arkansas iiA
gained three or more feet OF vail
with the small appropriations gl'sl
alternate year for seven yeAh
Sabine Pass has gained
feet of water across ne
bar in the last few months as shove
survey recently made. Inside ny
Sabine Pass there, is from twells5s
forty-flve feet OF water for dls's's
over six miles, except for a few m'
feet, and for distance OF osei es
vessels drawing thirty feet Of s'e
unload direct from the vessel 70 Y
It is believed by Maj. Hener, gcIss
In charge Of the WOrK ~
Pass, that 81, 900, 900 will secais I. Y
feet of water across the oar y
trance to that harbor ani he pay W
that this amount be appn
this year. This work can DC euM a
year and save thousands Of uvs''
nually to the people OF the ga. ",
gress might be induced to mast =
"a.
Capital and railroads VIII spss's "
Just themselves and Houston. esn 81
railroad direct to that point, ohl
tour miles in length. .
1t will not take as lops
city at Sabine rsss VI
will to secure dceP
1t Galveston. 1t may well os WI
whether enough money coula = A
from government appropriate q
cure deep water at Galses .'.s.s 4
years, and the failure TO AccolDF ~.
good at that point by the laTss XII.
expended, as compared WIN xxx ..s... a
argues that there are plysical ~, ",
Grating at that point t9aI ls sxs,.
scheme for securing deep Wa'ei''s
md uncertain ~
The vast timber Interests a
Texas will be best suoseffsuu, .i.s 4
water at Sabine Pass, and tns aS Ss 3 y
wheat sections are as accessl'Nss a X
point as to any in the state 49,.
business of congress TO glss ..s.s1|
build up cities, but 10 aia NJ Y. +
The question is SIMPLY how Y Y ssr,s
benefit to the greate-s ' ,
The most economical eAp ~ /,
money. Shall Galveston dle.a 's,'s.'
hall be done, OF will the Dss. VIZ saa''
900, 900 OF people be the nIss w.
iion2 Sabine Pass is not the w 4,
aa,,o h,,e A. ,Io,no,,d IL iinuCIA'