Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-19
DEEP WATER HARB0R.
A Prominent Texans Ideas OF the LoeA
tion-AdVRntAges and COST.
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tiOn-AdvRntRges and COST.
DeSVSF Times.
Mr.. W. P. Csruthers, recently from
Corpus Christi, Tex, and who was sent
70 Washington from Southern Texas two
wears ago to present the matter pertain
ing to deep water on the coast to the
Congressional river and harbor commit
tee, WAS met by q Times reporter In this
CITY last evening and interviewed.
1.-THE question Of deep wA:er on the
Texas COST, in my, opinion, is today the
most important business question before
the people Of the enterprlslng north
west" said Mr.. CaIu.hsrs. "Your pro-
posed mountain reservoirs, while very
important, sink into insigni6cance before
II, Denver certainly should be as much
Interested IN its successful solution as
any city in Texas, for 8 Decline haul from
the Gulf to Denver will make your hand
some city the distributing point of fully
one-third OF the United Ststes-a greater
dependent territory than has any other
American city-and consequently Denver
would soon be second to none in size and
Importance, True,
YOU HAVE RAIL CONNECTION
with New Orleans, and there with deep
water; but that is several hundred miles
further than the point on the Texas coast
thSt | have in mind. Then, too, COM
MERGE is subjected to the delay and cost
Of toWsge up the Mississippi 10 New Or
leans, and to other unnecessary charges.
Two things are needed: First, the short
es: rail haul; second, deep water har-
Dor free from extortionste towage, pilot
age, wharfage and transfer charges"
THE MOST AVAILABLE POINT.
What point do you refer to on the
Texas cOssI?"
"Arsnsas Pass This Is conceded by all
who have given the subject any attention
to be the most available and practicable
point, Offering certain success and for the
expenditure Of the lesst time and money.
From conversations with Governor Ev-
sns and other disting ished citizens Of
Denver, learn that this fact is being
recognized here, and in a quarter where
good will surely result. 1t is believed
that Jay Gould has MS eye on Arkansas,
and intends to concentrate his forces
there. A branch Of the Missouri Pacific
Is projected TO that point. The Rock
Island hiss it in view also, and the San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass Railroad has
already been oullt TO tide water there"
ADVANTAGES CLAIMED,
what advantages are claimed for
Arsnsss?"
ats feasibility of speedy, economical
and Permanent Improvement, demon
stFsted by the success OF government
work already done, and the physical con-
ditions Of the hsrbor itself, viz: A mar
row bar, s natural, powerful current, like
mat which furnishes the securing force
ior Eds successful work st the mouth
Of the Mississippi; deep water at the
Gull St the mouth Of the Pass and
strong littoral currents that carry
away any sediment ths. may fow
Fom the harbor. Its nearness'
TO the northwest, and consequent
importance In saving rail haul of thou
ind miles or more over the old route for
commerce seeking tide water of the Allan
NC Look at the map and you will see
ms The twentieth degree Of longitude
west from Washington passes through Ar
snsss Pass. Two-thirds of Texas and
nearly or quite one-hslf Of the United
G.stes lie west Of this line and are more
directly tributary to Arkansas than to any
u'ner hArb0r on the Gulf coast. Your
egsce viii hardly permit an enumeration
VI us other claims for government aid"
THE GOVERNMENT AT WORK.
Us the government doing any thing to
improve the harbor now?" -.
Yes ,fsmall appropriations on the river
ala haroor bill count for anything-about
Is much as 1t seems to be doing for your
pos'otice building. It has partly built
Vne lefty, which is left each year incom.
p.ete and subjected to damage by wind
anu waves. Subsequent appropriations
are used largely in making repairs, and
~, ,Sus little or no progress is made with
.le work. Congress has been scattering
Yearly hundreds of thousands of dollars
s ~ tae teIss coast, beneftting no point
ply wasting the peoples money"
APPROPRIATIONS.
nm nv nat remedy is suggested"
1e&As has made an effort to induce
congress to concentrate the harbor ep-
saopflauons for Texas on one point. But
So 40 az. re not strong enough in Congress to-
., ~ sals' We need the help OF Colorado,
TO-, e'Tfy state in the northwest. Sens
So iier and Bowen snd Congressman
NJ mes IN their correspondence with me on
te,o SUBJECT Of deep water show great in.i
''' ID It, Congress should pass 8 bill
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