The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-09
DEEP WATER.
Another Public Meeting at Calves
ton-U favorable Report
on Arkansas Pass. b..
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ARRAY In Laredo-Other
Texas News.
Special TELEGRAM to the Statesman

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, August lin response to a
call from Chairman Willis, a
number of the members of the Den
yer deep water convention as
sembled at the Cotton exchange at
o'clock to perfect arrangements. The
following reports of the committee
which visited Arkansas Pass was adopted
There are no commercial facilities for
handling freights at the Pass, and the
trade carried on at that point must still,
as heretofore, seek its point of trans
shipment either at Rockport or Corpus
Christi, over depth of eight
feet of water for. distance
respectively of thirteen and twenty-five
miles. 1t was doubtless not to be ex-
pected that on the subject of deep water
on the Texas coast, which has so long
engaged the attention of the govern
ment engineers and many others,
your committee would be able,
from a mere personal inspection of the
pass and the waters and coast adjacent, to
add materially to the fund of information
bearing upon it, or specially aid in It's
solution by their suggestions. For the
solution of that problem reference
must be had to the surveys
and plans, estimates and reports of
the engineers.
The route of the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass road from San
Antonio to Kerrville, a distance
of seventy miles, lies through the beauti-
full Guadalupe valley and presents, in un-
surpassed combination, the grandeur of
mountain scenery, the peaceful beauty of
we'll cultivated farms and the delights of
healthful and invigorating climate.
The San Antonio and Arkansas Pass rail
way is an admirable and extensive enter
prise, and when completed according to
design, will, in our opinion, be highly re-
Vulnerable to its investors. and
one of the most advantageous rail
way systems in the state for
the city and port of Galveston. 1t is an
enterprise that commends itself to the
confidence and encouragement of the
capitalists and business men of Calves =
ton, especially in any effort that may be
made to build through Galveston.
Mr.. H. M. Truehart, of the committee
on correspondence, reported that 1000
circulars had been printed and furnished
to Galveston business men for distribution
among their interior patrons, requesting
the appointment af delegates to the Den
yer convention.
Mr.. j. D. Skinner announced that he
had secured a rate of one fare
for the round trip, $33.05, and
requested all those contemplating
attending to notify him not later
than the Goth inst. He stated that the
delegation would leave the city on
August "a, and reach Denver on August 26.
Doctor Rungo called attention to the
request of Governor Ross that delegates
from the senatorial districts certify their
intention to attend. Mr.. Runge stated
that the representation would be two
from each city of 5000 inhabitants, one
for each additional 5000 and one from each
county. This will give Galveston twelve
votes in the convention, although the
delegation may number many more
Each press association in the state if
entitled to five delegates. After some
further business the meeting adjourned.