Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-06

wss Nrst commenced there, tie depth Of
water wss six fest Ave ieches; when
work ceased IN August, 1887, there was 8
depth Of nice feet six i3chss, and since
that time TIE channel hss grsdusllv deep
ened, until now there lie 5 depth OF twelve
feet six inches across the bar, and 10
shoals, ss is claimed os the Eisirfofmed
writer 10 The AzgTTK. Thgrs is DO bar
forming further cut 10 see, Hut the mud
that Is washed cut Of tie chsGnel into The
guf is taken by the cross current and
banked up beBild The j+.ty walls,
This writer also cl,ims taat these lettY
walls are not permanent and will snon
disappear. II he would visit Sabine Pass
and take look ct the oyster beds thst
are growing sll over these ietties he
would change mis- MUD on tnstsscore.
We are getting deep wster by the pres
ent plsne, and We Of Southeast Texss
don't want to change those plans for
/ some idea that has never been put into
practice. No, We Will not trade CT the
old, the tried aud the true for something
that only exists in name.
Corpus Christi Caller: The best plsce
for holding deep water convention ha )
been discussed In many Of the papers the
past week, Fort Worth and Denver being
the points advocated. The claims Of the
former, where 8 convention has beer
called for the 10th OF July, are that there
would be fuller aud more Satisfactory
representation Of Texsna, in whose state
the deep water port Is TO be made, st
Fort Worth than there would be at Den
yer, because Of the latter's great distance.
Denver's claims fer the convention are
very strong; the fact that the territories
and states lying north and west OF Colo
rede, which are interested IN deep
water harbor 10 Texas, would be best
represented at Denver because Of It's
more central location for ell states in
terested. The Denver Journal Of Cons
merce on this ssys: ga more general
attendance could be had st q trans Mis-
sissippi convention called TO meet In
Denver than would be likely at one held
in Fort Worth. All local feelings ss to
location would be eliminated and the
question discussed in 8 more libersl
spirit, leaving the government, which is
to supply the money, TO decide where the
deep water harbor should be-" The
Denver Globe thinks "thht Texas
should hold convention at home and h.r-
monte its corf citing views before asking
aid Of outsiders. A convention held 1T
Denver without this prior action would
either transfer Texas wra1eles to the
Denver convention, with no satisfactory
settlement of them, or 1t would present 8
predeter mined solu ton that would be sill
sound and fury, signifyiDg nothing" The
latest news ia that q convention will be
held at Fort Worth, and probably another
at Denver later on. A dispstch Of the 20 h
from Denver to the Fort Worth GAZETTE
says: "At meeting Of Of the Chamber
Of Commerce, held last night, 1t wes
unanimously decided that they would
write to the Dallas Merchants Ex-
change, saying that through cour-
tesY to the Fort Worth Board OF Trade
t'ey will not only mot call 3 convention at
Denver, but will cooperate heartily with
toe convention to be held in Fort Worth
July 10. President Fletcher said steps
would be taken TO have Denver repre-
scented ut the Fort Worth convention, and
IL at that convention 1t is thought neces-
ssry to obtain the sentiment Of the north
westers states convention will be called
for Denver. The Caller favors both con-
Venlions. The hesrty CO operation Of all
the states and territories in the north
west is needed in this move for 8 deep
wSter port and harnor on the Texas
coest