St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-01
THEY WANT WATER.
A Deep Water Port on the Texas
Coast of the Gulf of Mexico De-
handed by the Denver Conyen-

ton.
DENVER, Col. Aug. 31.-The follow
ing are the resolutions adopted by the
deep water convention here, being the
majority report of the committee:
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, Arizona. Dakota and In
dian territory, in conveu alton assembled at
Denver city, Col, under the call of his
eXcellency, Alvah Adams, governor of the
state of Colorado, that commercial, agri-
cultural, mining. manufacturing and stock
interest of all that part of the United States
lying west of the Mississippi and the com
merciAl and naval advantages generally de-
mands n permanent deep water port on the
northwest coast of the Gulf of Mexico;
therefore, be it
Resolved. First-That the senators and
representatives in congress from the states
herein before referred TO, and delegates from
the territories herein set forth, be and they
are hereby most earnestly urged 10 procure at
once. permanent available appropriation of
the amount necessary TO secure deep water
port on the northwestern coast of the Gulf OF
Mexico, west Of the 93d degree, west longi-
tude, capable of admitting the largest YES
sells. and at which the most valuable ana
most accessible can be secured and main
tanned in the shortest possible time and at
the least cost.
SecOnd-FQr the carrying into erect OF The
foregoing resolutions, committees to consist
of five from each state and three from each
territory representation, be appointed by
their respective delegations. That it shall be
the duty of said committees that the objectOf
said resolutions be properly presented and
vigorously urged before congress, and 10 that
end and with the view of cooperation and
concert OF action, the chairman OF the re-
spective committees shall be and they are
hereby constituted and created a central
committee.
Third-That the states and territories and
commercial bodies represented III this con-
ventiOn, approve the idea of securing deep
water on the coast of TeXBs by private
capital. and they do hereby respectfully re-
quest their senators and representatives in
congress to labor in this behalf
Preamble-Whereas,t the need of deep
harbor on the Gulf of Mexico. directly and
vitality affects nearly ope-fourlh of the peo-
pie of the United States, we deem the requests
in the foregoing resolutions, of such
great and paramount importance as To justify
their early reference to tho official notice of
the president OF the United States, in order
that he may be duly and fully Informed and
state of the Union. and recommend to their
consideration such measures as he shall
judge necessary and expedient. Therefore,
be il
Resolved, That copy OF the foregoing
resolutions be transmitted to the president
of the United States and that he be requested
to make in his next annual message TO the
congress of the United States. such recon-
mendations with reference TO the location of
a deep water hArbor on the gulf of Mexico as
to him shall seem proper and expedient.