Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-01
DEEP WATER RESOLUTIONS.
The Report as Adopted by the Con.
vention at Denver.
IMPORTANCE OF THE MOVEMENT.
Congress TO be Urged to Make an Ape
preparation for Securing and
Maintaining an Acc essible
Harbor i'm Texas.
The Majority Report.

DENVER, Colo, August 81. The resolu.
tions adopted by the deep water convention,
as reported by the majority of the commit.
tee, are as follows
Whereas, II is the sense of the states OF
Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Mis-.
souri,, Iowa, Arkansas, California and No,
yada, and of the territories OF New Mexico,
Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Dakota and Indian
Territory, in convention assembled at Denver
City, Colo, under the call of his excellency,
Alva Adams, governor OF the state OF
Colorado, that the commercial agricultural,
mining, manufacturing and stock inter ests
of all that part of the United States lying
west of the Mississippi river, and the commers
cial and naval advantages of our new couns
try generally, demand a permanent deep
water port on the northwest coast OF the
Gulf of Mexico; therefore, be it
Resolved l. That the senators and repre-
sent atives in congress from the states herein
before referred to- and the delegates from
the territories herein set forth, be and they
are hereby most earnestly requested TO pro-
cure ut once permanent available appropria-
tion of the amount necessary to secure .
deep water port on the northwest coast OK
the Gulf Of Mexico, west of the 931ao south-
west longitude, capable of admitting the
largest vessels, and at which the best and
most accessible harbor can be secured and
maintained in the shortest possible time and
at the least cost.
Resolved, g. That for the carrying into eff
feet of the foregoing resolutions in this
convention committees be appoined by
their respective delegations; that it snail
be the duty OF said committees TO see that
the object of said resolutions be properly
presented and vigorously urged before con-
gress; anu to that end. and with the view OF Cos
operation and concert of action, the chairmen
of the respective committees shall he hereby
constituted aud created u central committee.
Resolved, 3. That the states and terrific
| ries and commercial bodies represented in
| this convention approve the idea of securing
| deep water harbor on the gulf coast OF Texas
| by private capital, and they do hereby respect
| fully request their senators and representa-
tives and delegates IN congress to labor in
this behalf.
| PREAMBLE.
| Whereas, The need of a deep harbor on
| the coast of the Gulf of Mexico directly and
vltally affects nearly one-fourth of the peo.
| pie of the United States, we deem the re-
| quest contained in the foregoing resolutions
| of such great and paramount Importance as
| to Justify early reference to the official nos
| tice of the president of the United States In
| order that he may be duly and fully informed
| and be able. as contemplated, to give con-
gress information of the state of the union
and recommend to their consideration such
| measures as he shall Judge necessary and
| expedent; therefore be it
| Resolved, That q copy OF the foregoing
| resolutions be transmitted to the president ol
the United Stctes and that he be requested to
| make in his next annual message to the con
| gress of the United States such recommends
tons with reference to the location Of a deer
water harbor on the Gulf of Mexico as to hin
shall seem proper and expedient
G. S. Thomas of Colorado introduced the
following resolution:
| Resolved, BY the interstate deep harbol
convention, that we respectfully request the
| United States congress to pass an amend
ment to the house resolution No. 1O,A0
offered by Senator Bowen Of Colo
RADIO, now pending before it, to pro
to the establishment of IA system of reser
voirs for the storage Of water in the arid
lands Of the west and that such reservoirs
when established, shall be owned and con
trolled by the state government for the ir
rigaton of said lands by the owners thereof
| The resolution was unanimously adopted