San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-25
PREPARE FOR DENVER.

Galveston Is at work with an
energy born of desperation, to plant
her banners ON the walls of Denver
and force the deep water convention
at its next session to undo what was
done at Fort Worth, which she feels
was so inimical to her interests. It's
not what Galveston does but what
San Antonio does that con-
Germs southwest Texas most. The
movement has already begun for deep
water. Good and satisfactory begin
ming was made at Fort Worth, ana
that work must be supplemented by
vigorous preparation for the Denver
meeting, and such a representation
there as will correctly place Arkansas
Pass and the interests of southwest
Texas in the foreground. The time
remaining is not long now, and not
one moment should be lost in organic
ing southwest Texas for full and
strong representation when the bat
tie is shifted from Texas to Colorado.
Galveston is ready for the fight and
San Antonio must be equally prepared.
Southwest Texas has drawn first
blood, but her enemy on the South
east is determined to knock Arkansas
Pass out of the ring and San Antonio
alone can prevent it. 1t will be re-
membered that committee on statis-
tics and information to be prepared
and presented at Denver, including
charts, soundings, reports of U. >.
engineers, etc., was created at Fort
Worth. The expenses attending up
on that work were to be borne by the
several sections represented at the
meeting on the 10th inst. The amount
assigned this city was only 5000, and
of this amount the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass railway company as
sumo one-fourth. The secretary of this
bureau of information, Lewis of Dali
las, is asking for the funds which are
imperatively necessary to enable the
committee to carry on the work
assigned them and so necessary
to be done before the Denver
meeting. To the Board of Trade
and the citizens improvement COM
mittee of this city this matter is most
urgently commended. Every day is
important. 1t requires a full and
hearty cooperation of all our business
interests to successfully carry out the
work so auspiciously begun, and no
relaxation of effort should be per-
mited until San Antonio has followed
her wOuld-be destroyer into the camp
at Denver and set her teeth into his
neck. Clear grit and sandy bottom is
all that is required. That grit San
Antonio must demonstrate or consent
to be a dead dog in the pit. She has
the result of the meeting at Fort
Worth. All the reports, sOundings,
charts, and examinations by Denver
parties are in favor of Arkansas Pass.
Nature has spoken loudly and clearly
in favor of that inlet as the COM
ing deep water port of Texas. Let
San Antonio and southwest Texas
see to it that the voice of nature is
heard at Denver. Let the money be
forthcoming for the preparation of the
proper data and there will be little
fear of any adverse verdict. Once
more let San Antonio put herself on
record. The work to be accomplished
is no mean one, let the efforts be cor
respondingly great. This city should
send forth the very strongest delega-
ton to represent her interests that can
be selected in this corporation, and no
considerations of private or personal
interest should be allowed to weigh in
the scale against the attendance at
Denver on this occasion. No more inn
portant business ever demanded the
attention, the wisdom, the effort or
the contributions of San Antonio bust
ness men.