San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-28

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of Denver News representative.
Eyes, we had a good time. The
Texans received us with open arms
and honored Colorado by making
General Cameron chairman of the con-
vention. The heat was oppressive,
but Notwithstanding this the dele
gates worked long and hard to ac-
complish what they did,"
"What are the prospects for deep
water at Arkansas Pass"
every poor. The country is barren.
expense of dredging necessary for the
entrance of ocean-going vessels is
enormous, and as there is at the pres
ent time no town of any consequence
at that place, all efforts to place the
harbor there are, in my opinion, fruit
less. visited both Galveston and
Aransas.N
"What are the chances of Calves
ton?r
"They are of the best. Her natural
location has favorably impressed all
who visited the bay. They have now
several miles Of jettles in operation,
and they prove very successful. Then
she has that established commercial
prominence that strengthens her
claims. Yes, the city is truly great
one; her advance of the past few years
has been wonderful, wonderful. Her
business blocks are large and impos-
ing, her banking institutions on a
firm and sound basis. Her natural
advantages will, L think, command
the respect and favorable considera-
ton in the national congress-"
"HOw about Sabine Pass"
"Sabine Pass? o, yes. Well, did
not hear anything about Sabine while
there. L don't think that point
amounts to much. Its boom was in
cipient."
1.-THE Brazos Santiago?"
Entirely out of the question. The
water there is too shallow"
(which point did the convention
decide upon?'
at did not decide upon any; that is |
left for the action of congress, which |
will select what they think the most |
desirab BILE point. And by the way, you
might say that there will be deep |
water convention held in Denver on |
August IS, when the affair will prob
ably assume a garb that will carry it |
through the national
The LIGHT has positive knowledge
that Mr.. Pabor did not thus express
while journeying from Aran-
sas Pass to San Antonio. To cite the |
one observation concerning the char
acter of the country through which he
passed, that it was Every poor" bar
ren,n practically nothing to it," is
sufficient to show that he must have
been misrepresented, or is himself in
capable of forming just conclusion
upon testimony. The LIGHT cares |
nothing for this matter one way or the |
other. 1t prefers to believe the Den |
yer report garbled interview on the |
part of a subsidized newspaper, for a
purpose; that purpose the magnifying
of Galveston's advantages and the be-
of those of Arkansas Pass. 1t |
prefers to believe this rather than to
believe that Mr.. PabOr reversed on his |
return to Denver his go opinion |
freely expressed concerning the soil,
products and natural advantages of
the country lying contiguous to the
Arkansas Pass. The one point for San
Antonio to consider is this: The
whole movement demonstrates that
will prove willy,
bitter, unscrupulous and relentless
foe to all southwestern Texas
interests in the Denver convention,
and that San Antonio must prepare
to meet the most determined and able
opposition that can be presented by
mighty city fighting for its CONNER
cial life. Not that San Antonio assails
that life, but that circumstances do.
must reverse the verdict of
nature, change the very forces of
winds and waves, and compel human
skill and ingenuity, backed by ma
ions treasury, to create a harbOr at
my hazard where all the odds are
against her. To the accomplishment
If this work the Island city has set
herself with a determination born of
despair, and San Antonio will need
% meet finesse with finesse, cunning
With skill, hurry with speed capital
With cash, and statements with count
II statements that cannot be set aside,
I she hopes to secure what nature so
intended her to secure and
njOy through the opening of deep
water port on the west coast of Texas.
'Our weeks more and the battle will
Re set in array at Denver. What pre-
,aratiOO is Sau An tOuiO D1al-iOr to