Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-07
Deep WATER.
What the Texas Newspapers Say Of
the Great and Pressing Need
of the State.
II Is Not saalYestcn or Nothing" VILE
the People, but Beep Wster
Pert for Texas.
an Effort for the Yarmouth
of Texag Differences.

water convention az Fort worm, because
the Fort is "of and for Texas" and will
90 all she can for tie state 81 large.
Austin Dispatch: Deep water st
Arkansas Pass means deep water for the
entire state, unincumbered by wharf
monopolles and cormorant corporations,
such as throttle commerce at Galveston,
and rob the producer of the fruits OF his
toll.
Colorado Clipper: In what striking
contrast to this spirit are the editorials
Of the Denver papers, who say that Den
yer would be glad to entertain the con.
vention, but that SIS the call first em,rated
from Fort Worth, at Fort Worth itshould
be held.
Houston Age: The importance CT hsv
ing deep water convention seems TO be
agreed upon by all, but the place to hold
it lie not yet agreed upon. /. ought, Of
Course, TO be held IS rear IS may be to
where the water is to be secured. And
% it Is not likely that the rival coast
towns will agree upon one OF those towns
as the place, it is better to have II at
Houston, which, though not or tbs coast
is 8 sort Of local point for all the coast
towns. -
SAH A9tSulO 1&tIut. w 6S LAO NCSp
water cove ntion, suggested for Denver
tep thesgSfh Of June, at the Dallas press
teoapsntion intended as q CheCkmate TO
the deep wster convention called at Fort
Worth tor July I02 Dallas aud Fort
Worth sre evidently carrying their war
upon each other into Africa. The deep
water question cannot off ord to be sad
died with the Tivalrles of those cities.
| n Il, nd Ar
Southwestern Texas.
Brentwood Appeal: We have mad but
one opinion on this deep-water question
since the beginning of It's agitation. 1t
| Is our opinion that there should be two
| deep water hsrbors on the Gull coast.
Work upon both to be Simultaneous,
| with equal amounts OF appropriations.
Measure the distance to The mouth Of the
Rio Grande, spply this distance to the
New England coast from the mouth Of the
| ST. Johns river, and you see 1t embraces
3ll New England and lsps considerably
over. Now estimate the amounts
| of the various appropriations by
lCongress to the harbors on the
Icoast OF the latter within the past
ff6lty years, the time elapsed since the
Snnexssion OF Texas to the United States
compare these facts and figures with the
extent Cf coast and appropriations OF
Texaa, snd you nave comparison truly
odious. Then again there is immense
territory west and northwest OF Texas
inst suh rs inc:lcusble detrimsnt for
the want CT 6 gulf outlet. Besides cur
contguity with Mexico is suggestive Of
VISIT revenues. Our mode OF construc-
ton would be by appropristing from
| the general government sufficient to
! effac. this purpose. The government
should be aided by state appropriations
| from public policy reasons. But II the
prep osItion o. so shaped as to MAKE it 8
derpier alternative that deep water could
be had only as q Joint or co operation
stste and national measure, then, in the
| language OF holy writ, we say to Texas,
"agree with thine adversary quickly"
and leave dividends to future stipuIations.
While the national government is in duty
bound, for reasons above suggested, the
state Of Texas cannot secure harmony,
contentment and unity OF action at home
nor among her representation In Congress
in sny other wey. 1t is clear that with
two herbors upon the gulf coast immense
revenues would dow into the treasures
of both the United States and state OF
Texas from exports, imports and the en-
hancement CT all species Of property,
commercial, real estate, agriculturally
and otherwise, perpetualIy.
Gainesville eister: Texas, and al
the great country lying north and west
of Texas for many hundreds Of miles, is
at this time deeply interested in the mat
ter Of 6 deep water port on the Texas
coast. Appropriations for the improve
ment Of important harbors being under
consideration b. the nstionLl Congress,
this Is the suspicious time for our people
70 move In the matter, and by every
proper means direct attention to our
coast. We have been pleased to note the
action taken by the leading citizens OF
Fort Worth on the 2lst Of this month in
calling convention composed Of dele
gotes from Kansas, Colorado, New Mex
leo and other portions Of the west to
meet at that city on July 10, They also
invite representatives. of different Gull
points to be present with msps and OATS
to give information to the meeting. Texas,
above sll other sections to be benefited
bys deep water port, should take q
lead In this movement, and we can see no
good reason why the convention should
not be held in 8 Texas city. Dallas al
mOsk SlQuIAneOuslY Win toEt WOlt1
issued cal! through the secretary Of her
Merchants Exchange for 9 convention
to be held some time in July in the city
of Denver, the dste to be fixed by the
latter city.
We trust this conflict Is entirely scci-
dental and that instead Of being an evil
dence Of rivalry, can be explained by 8
mutual awakening from the lethsrgy OF
the past snd lively appreciation of the
Importance Of the subjsc by the two
lively cities on the Trinity. 1t comes
with better grace to invite visitors to
our house tnsn hint for an irvi-
tstion to GO 70 them, and fol-
this reason we favor the Fort
Worth call. However, the subject is Toe
big with importance, to Texas snd ths,
great and growing country north and
west of Us to let either an accidental con-
6ict or petty rivalry interfere.
I We sre glad call has been made, VIZ
want the convention held IN Texas Il
agreeable to our distant friends, and we
want it IS soon as possible so that its in
faence may be felt st the earliest mo-