Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-17

money" and sn ample appropriation 70
the speedy accomplishment of the pur
pose. Suffer no more voting for 0
squsndertng insufficient niggsrdly appro
prlstions, or listening to the claims @
any particular city or railroad interes;
The tariff, the Blair bill, nor the prohib
tion or any other question is as importan
to the people Of Texas as this. The pres
emit important immigration movemen
went DO one-tenth as much to incre8s
wealth or population as will the securin,
OF deep water on our coast, so that indie
pendent ships can get chance st on
commerce. The people have got TO max,
the issue and keep it red hot il anythin.
is done In Congress. Whenever they
make 1t the leading issue il
conventions results will be obtained
Action should be taken by the people be
fore any more small appropriations are
FILTERED away and charged up to Texas
thereby lessenirg our chances for reas
onaole appropriation. Even the govern
ment engineers, In the face Of repeated
surveys and resuryeys, are puzzled and
disgusted st the policy pursued toward;
the Texas coast. No commercial OF
civilized nation has the same stretch Of
coast with the same productive area
tributary to 1t without shipping facilities
and In the face of official reports, such IS
are on file in Washington City, would be
ashamed to permit this condition of
things to continue. Whenever the peo-
pie require, by their representatives, s
| correct understanding Of the importance
OF this matter and an earnest, honest
effort for deep water at that point where
1t can be had most speedily, II will come
and not until then. The interior OF
Texas has the greatest interest at
stake, and can't AFFORD to
be sacrificed to local interests.
In addition to relieving the productive
interests Of Texas and the entire north
west of one-hhlf the present freight
rates port on the Texas coast would be
the nearest and most nstural port Of entry
for the entire trade with the western
coast OF Mexico and South America.
Whatever the railroads would have to
give up in the way Of freight on long
hauls they would soon make up In the iu-
creased commerce. The mass OF the
people most interested in this question
may not be able or well enough organized
to send large committee to Washington
to lobby, but they can meet In their
school houses and pass resolutions that
will make every member Of Congress who
amt tired of politics an earnest student
Of the engineers reports and an edvo-
cate OF deep water at that place where q
port can be most speedily and economi-
cally had. Whenever the people show
that they want port as bad as they need
1t, representatives will hustle for 1t and
get it, North Texas 10 more interested
than any other section of the state.
haven't one dollar interest on the coast
OF Texas, and have no desire speculate
on the chances of the government ever
performing its plain but LONG. delayed duty
to Texas and the producers of the north
west. That the getting Of deep water is
practical and great necessity to Texas,
no one can doubt who will examine into
the matter. II we don't get 1t soon, 1t
will be because the government shame
fully neglects TO perform its duty towards
8 populous and productive area. Kansas
has as much interest as Texas in the
question, and 1t hardly seems possible
that the Just demands OF this section
would be ignored il properly presented by
q harmonious delegation in Congress. l.
the people Of Texas, Kansas and the couu-
try northiand west, come to thoroughly
the paramount interest they
have In this question, aud make attention |
to it basis Of political rewards, there |
will be speedy results. II the question Is |
allowed to slumber, the surplus at the |
demand Of combined capital and local in
terests will be expended In msrble-front |
postoffices and custom houses, twice as |
lsrge and expensive as there is any neces-
sity for, and the interests of the produc-
tive industries get no benefit. II is the
producer who suffers from long hsuls,
high freights and hsmpered shipping
'scilities, for his crop or stock is tolled to
his extent by the first purchaser. Texas
Ind Kansas are in position to reach the
markets of the world at low rates, yet are
paying most dearly for the privilege.
With port on the Gulf coast, they would
)e the natural sources Of supply for the
entire western coast OF Mexico and South
imerics. Deep water with Its cheap
reights would mean fgreeter profits and
better msrkets for the producer, and
would induce farmers to come to Texas.
GAzETTE-What about the various pri-
ate enterprises to obtain deep waterY
Governor Gibbs-In the first place,
his is the duty of the general govern
nent; In the second place, II built by q
'rivate corporation, the wharf and hsr-
'or would levy an immense tax on the
reights going through its hsrbor. The
varice Of this corporation would be ss
reat as Of those now controlling freights.
me government should make the appro-
ristion and secure the water on condi- I
lon that the state have control of the {
Tharf and fix the fees. The United States {
overnmenE Owes Texas mora than It {
oes any other state for value received, I
nd has gwen Il less. II we will drop {
rohibition and other settled issues, and I
end mrn to Congress o, the deep water {
nd other live issues, the bene-
clal results will soon appear. /
don't believe In making raid upon the
uol!c treasury jus. to put 80 much
loney In circulation. I am not for or
gainst Galveston as the points We only
'ant to see deep water where it can be +,
sd for the least money. A city will soon
e built of sufficient size TO do the busi-
ess, and the interests OF Galveston and
abroad people are nothing compared {
nth the interests Of the producers. The !
reat trouble with this country, as shown
y government appropriations snd other :
Use, Is that 81 900, 600 concentrated in
1e hands Ct one or two men has more !.
over Of every kind than $4,000. 900 diff.
used among large number of pro-
ucers. There are certain Influences In
exss stronger than the influence Of the