The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-06
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DENVER, Aug. 81.-The resolutions
adopted by the Deep Water convention
last night, as reported by a majority of
the committee, are as follows:
Whereas, It is the sense Of the states
OF Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska,
Missouri, Iowa, Arkansas, California
and Nevada, and the territories of New
Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona.
Dakota and the Indian Territory, in
convention assembled at Denver, under
call Of his eXcellencY, Alva Adams,
Governor of the state of Colorado, that
the commercial, agricultural, mining,
manufacturing and stock interests of
all that part of the United States living
west OF the Mississippi river, and the
commercial and naval advantages of
the new country generally, demands
permanent deeT1 water port on the
northwest coast on the Gulf OF Mexico;
therefore be it resolved,
First, That the senators and rep
resentatives In congress from the
states hereinbefore referred to, and
the delegates from the territories here
in set forth, be and are hereby most
earnestly requested to procure at once
a permanent available appropriation
of the amount necessary to secure a
deep water port on the northwest coast
of the gulf of Mexico, west of 934 de-
grees west longitude, capable of ad
hitting the largest vessels, at which
the best and most accessible harbor
can be secured and maintained in the
shortest possible time and at the least
cost.
Second, That for the carrying into
effect OF the foregoing resolution, COM
mittees, to consist OF five from each
state and three from each territory rep
resented in this convention, be appoint
ed by thei. respective delegations. That
it shall be the duty OF said committees
To see that the object Of these resolu-
tions be properly presented and vigor-
ously urged before congress, and to
| that end, and with the view of cooper
alton and concert of action, the chair
men of the respective committees shall
be and are hereafter constituted and
created 6 central committee.
Third, That the states and territories
and commercial bodies represented in
this convention approve the idea of Sc
curing deep water on the gulf coast OF
Texas by private capital, and they dc
hereby respectively request their mem
bers in congress to labor in this behalf.
Preamble: -Whereas, the need of q
deep water harbOr on the coast of the
gulf of Mexico vitality affects nearly
Ou0-LOuELn OF Inc PoOplO OI Ino - nlIou
States, we deem the requests cont aimed
In the foregoing resolutions of such
great and paramount Importance as tC
Justify their early reference to the
Official notice of the president of the
United States, in order that he may bf
duly and fully informed and be able
as contemplated in the constitution OF
the United States. to give congress in
formation OF the state of the union and
recommend to their consideration sucl
measures as he shall judge necessary
and expedient. Therefore be it
Resolved, That copy of the fOrego
ing resolutions be transmitted to the
president, and that he be requested t.
make, in his annual message to thu
congress of the United States, sucf
recommendatiOns with reference to thu
location OF deep water harbOr on thu
: Gulf of Mexico coast as shall seem h
him proper and expedient.