Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-04
deep WATER.
What the Texas Newspapers Say Of
the Great and Pressing Need
of the State.
Il ls MOI "dalvesl0n or Nothipg"
With the People, But Deep
Water Pert for Texas.
Texas Should Mest In q Texas City to Mahs
an Eff ort for the HsrmoniZ alton
Of Texas D.ffsrspcsr

Jacksonville Banner: We sre perfectly
willing that N; rth Texas have deep wster
il they can get 1t. But where we are the
most interested is the Calf coast, and we
fully believe Arkansas Pass Is the proper
place for it.
Titus Times: Deep Wster is the cry,
and Il it can't De obtained at one point or
the Gulf let US have 1t st another. Aran-
SIS Pass, Galveston or any other point
where it can be obtained.
Corsicans Observer: TIE Fort Worth
GAZETTE publishes call for deep water
convention TO be held in Fort Worth July
10 next. This is q move in the right d.
recaon. Texas needs deep WSter, so
does ali the great southwest and north
west. Deep water on the coast OF Texas
would open up the arteries of commerce
IN the southwest and bind together great
slsserhooa OF states and territories, that
would result in untold benefits to the
great mass OF the people from Denver to
Arkansas Pass. The new connection with
Denver by rail binds Texas to thst ter
ritory and opens up s highway to the
G1lf. Fort Worth is the right place to
hold the convention. The Observer sec
onds the motion as to time snd place for
the grand rally.
Alvarodc Bulletin: A call has been
INSIDE in THE GAZETTE for d deep water
convention to be neld in Fort Worth on
July 10 next. We favor the call snd
think it is proper FOR Texans to transact
business pertaining to our state within
our own borders. Let US take the initis-
n Ia fha
business Of convention held In Texas
city.
Johnson County Record "A deep water
convention is called to meet in Fort
Worth July 10. Colorado, New Mexico
and northwestern states and territories
ere invited to send delegates. 1t is hoped
tbst something tangible will be done
toward securing deep water somewhere
on the coast. Galveston is our choice II
she can show equal advantages nth
other points, and her citizens show the
zeal in the project that they should.
Canton Telephone: Let Fort Worth |
have the deep water convention. Her Cit |
izens have issued coll inviting the con-
vention to meet IN thst live, young, pros |
porous and enterprising city. The call |
WAS issued for July 10. Denver wants to !
the convention, but we favor s |
Texas city in preference to any city out
side Of the state. The press of Texas
should be unit for the Panther City"
Jefferson News: Let deep water be
made an issue in the coming campaign. |
Elect men to Congress who' will pledge |
to support any measure that
will secure suitable seaport for the |
great Lone Star state.
Terrell Star: The people OF Fort Worth |
have called q "deep water" meeting, the !
object being to agitsta the Necessity OF 5
deep water port on the Texas coast. Also |
to advise together as to the most avail
able point ST which to concentrate effort
and appropriations. II Is peculiarly #
ting that Fort Worth should take the ini.
tistive in this important matter, because |
whatever she undertakes she accom- |
plishes. She Is not sfrsid to ask for what
she wants, and speaks it out in "open
Fort Worth is the very pace
for such meeting to be held.
Jacksonville Banner: The deep water
called at Denver, Col, by
D,llas, was not called to conflict with |
the one at Fort Worth; surely not. Fort
" orth has called for deep water con-
vention to meet in that city July 10, 1888,
for the purpose of deciding on tie most
accessible point on the coost free from
Individual or corporate restraints, where
. port will be free and not one Of robbery
to those who choose to ship Wis OF such
gulf port. We Go not know, but We think
that Arkansas Pass should receive favor
able consideration, as 1t would give
port for Texas, Mexico, New Mexico,
Colorado, and many other sta es OF the
west and southwest.
Austin Dispatch: Denver generously
valves all claims as the place Of meeting
Of the deep water convention in favor of
Fort Worth. The Galveston and Dallas
luntas, II they desire 10 be on hand and
lake psrt in the procession, can now pur-
chase tickets to Fort Worth, the conven-
lion center.
DecstGr Post: The csll Is plain
practical business move by the people of
Fort Worth in the right direction, and s
move in which every citizen oi Texas
Is Immediately Interested; farmers,
stcckmen, merchant, in word, repre-
men from slI Industries should
and must attend this convention. a
meeting of the citizens OF Wise county
should be called at once to elect dele
gstes.
Titus Times: II Fort Worth interests
lert elf il the deep wa er question, Texas
tackles anything but what It succeeds.
Jefferson News: It WAS recently de-
sided to hold s deep water convention at
Fort Worth n the near future for the
purpose Of selecting suitable point for