Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-14
THE DEEP WATER CONVENTION
The Resolutions Favoring a Harbor
On the Gulf.


DENVER, Cor, Sept. 1.-The deep water
convention recommended the motion to
hold the next annual convention at Topeka,
Kas., and the matter left with the commit
tee on permanent organization.
The resolutions adopted, as reported by
a majority Of the committee, are as follows:
WHEREAS, 1t is the sense Of the states Of
Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Mis-
souri, Iowa, Arkansas, California and Ne
Vada, and of the territories of New Mexico,
Wyoming Utah, AaizOnia, Dakota and In
dian Territory, in convention assembled at
Denver city, Col. under call Of his excel
lency, AIva Adams, governor Of the state
Of Colorado, that the commercial, agricult-
ural, mining, manufacturing and stock in
terests Of all that part Of the United States
lying west of the Mississippi river, and the
commercial and naval advantages of our
new country generally, demands a perma-
nent deep harbOr on the northwest coast of
the Gulf OF Mexico, therefore be it.
Resolved, First-That senators and repre-
sentattves in congress from the states here
in before referred to, and delegates from
the territories herein set forte be and they
are hereby most earnestly requested to
procure at once the permanent available
appropriation of the amount necessary to
secure a deep water port on the northwest
coast Of the Gulf of Mexico, west of 931%
degrees west longitude, capable of admit
ting the largest vessels, and at which the
best and most accessible hrrbOr can be Sc
cured and maintained in the shortest posi-
bic time and at the least cost.
SecOnd-ThaG for the carrying into effect
OF the foregoing resolutions committee in
the convention be appointed by these rep
resentaTIVe delegations; that it shall be the
n n
OF said resolutions be properly presented
and vigorously urged before congress; and
TO that end and with view Of co operation
ana concert or acJlOn, the chairman OF the
respective committees shall be thereby con-
sEUused and created central committee
IhIrd-IhaD the states and territories
and commercial bodies represented in this
convention approved The idea OF securing
deep water harbOr on the gulf coast OF
Texas by private capital, and they do here
by respectfully request their senators and
represenbaUIV- ana delegates IN congress
20 labor in this behalf.
WHEREAS, The need of a deep water har-
Dor on the coast OF the Gulf OF Mexico oil
rectly and vitality effects nearly One-fOurUh
OF the people OF che United states. we deem
the requests contained in the foregoing res
Olut1Ons OF such great and paramount i'm
pOrUauce as TO Justify It's early reference to
the OI1c1aI notice OF toe president or the
United States, in order that he may be duly
and fclly Informed. and be able, as cOnGem-
plated IN 1he constitution OF the United
. dLCs. TO give 10 congress INFORM ALlOn OF
the state OF the union and recommend to
their consideration such measures as he
shall Judge necessary and eXpedient. There
fore, be il
Resolved That copy of the foregoing
resolutions be transmitted to the president
OF the Uni4ed States, and that ne be re
quested TO make in his next annual mess
age to the congress Of the United States
subj recommendations, with reference to
The location OF deep water harbor on the
Gulf of Mexico, as to him shall seem proper
ana S&pedient.
G. S. Thomas of Colorado introduced the
following resolution:
Resolved, By toe interstate deep harbOr
convention, that we respectfully request
the house to pass the amendment to house
resolution No. 1O,540, offered by Senator
Brown of Colorado, now pending before it, 4
to provide line Of surveys preliminary to
the establishment of system of reservoirs
for the storage of water in the arid lands of
the west, and that such reservoirs when es-
tablished should be owned or controlled
by the state government for the irrigation
of said lands by the owners thereof.
The resolution was unanimously adopted
After extending a vote Of thanks to the
bitlZens Of Denver, ex-senator Tabor and
others the convention adjourned sine die.