Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-30
: DEEP WATER.
Tho DssTsr Casnber 81 Cemmercc
Declines to Cali q Deep Water
CenysnttaR ct Denver.
( to Coop .rate with Fort Worth For
Oonysption In Texas.
pxNvER's ACT OF COURTESY.

sDRNvER's ACT OF COURTESY.
Special 70 the Gazette. II
/ DENVER, TEX, My a9.-Th subjsct
Of deep water harbor on the Texas coast
which hiss been agitated BY :hs papers Of
T. xss and Colorado for sometime will re-
suit in holding q convention at Fort
Worth which Will probably be followed
BY like conventions at Denver and Kan
sas City and Dallas. Alta meeting of the
board Of directors OF the Chamber Of
Commerce held last night, letter from
the Fort Worth Board CT Trade wss pre-
.sented which stated that thst body had
decided upon q deep water convention to
be held in thst city on July 10, and the
Dallas people had made NO ob1ec-
tiou, and feeling at loss
to understand why they
should want convention called in Den
yer at about the same time which would
interfere with the Fort Worth convention,
they requested the Denver Chamber CT
Commerce not to call one for Denver IS
suggested by the Dallas Merchants Ex-
change for the 24.h Of July. The board
Of directors Of the Denver Chamber OF
Commerce decided unanimously that they
would write to the Dallas Merchants Ex-
change saying that through courtesy to
the request OF the Fort Worth Board Of
Trade they will not only not call con-
ventivn in Denver, but
WILL COOPERATE HEARTILY
with the convention to be held IN Fort
Worth July 10. President Fletcher TO-
day said: "TheYe is TO decree on the
part Of the chamber CT commerce to pre-
vent the holding Of deep.water conyen.
ton here, and on the contrary we would
gladly welcome such q convention II 1t
will be of any benefit in settling on 10.
cation for a deep-wster hsrbor on the
Texas coast, but it is with Difference to
Fort Worth people whose convention wss
called before the request was made by
the Dallas people that this action
WAS taken by the board Of directors"
He said further that steps would be
taken to have Denver represented st the
Fort Worth convention, and il at that
convention 1t Is thought necessary to OBJ
tain the sentiment OF the northwestern
states Q convention will be called for
Denver.
Mr.. E. Z. Chase, president Of The Fort
Worth Board OF Trade, now in this city,
in conversation on the subject said:
"While the citizens O; Fort Worth have
NO objections to holding ths deep-water
convention in Denver, it is very doubtful
III by SO doing 8 fully representative
Texas attendance could be secured. Dial
las has, It would seem, acted rather
hastily in the proposition to hold the con-
vention in Denver, and certainly the de-
cision was made by the Dallas people be-
fore Fort Worth
FAD BEEN CONSULTED
In the matter. In the event Of Its being
held in Denver, Fort Worth and Dallas
would come, but representation ct those
two cities would not be satisfactory to
the majority Of Texas towns, all Of which
are interested in the project more or less.
The principal objection to Denver Is
Ter crest defiance. A hong trip would
not be undertaken by many whose busi-
ness interests ct this time require their
presence at nome. I believe that the in
terest taken BY Texas in such project
involves It's being held in Texas. con-
slider 1t is more directly interested than
Colorado, or any other stste, in the terri
tory to be benefited BY deep.water har-
Dor, but 1t is still to the interest OF the
Texas people to secure the cooperation OF
the entire northwest. Under these cir
cumstances, and in view Of the fact that
more harmonious Texas representation
can be secured by holding the convention
at some Texas point, do not believe taat
Denver should call convention until all
the principal cities Of the Lone Star State
have been consulted" 4
Mr.. Chase further stated that the projec
FIRST took practical aspect through the
efforts of the Fort Worth delegation who