Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-24
DEEP WATER.
Daiiss CiTzans AJseE ard appoint
Delegates 20 tho tConvenlieE 10 be
Held 81 Fo."s Worth.
Res buttons Passes and R.GelutionS not
Acted Upon-No Instr notions S!ven.
Delegates From OAIer PO2pIs.
DaIIes Taxes sc ion.


special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX June 23.-The director:
OF the Merchants Exchange me- at II
O'Clock and appointed the following
named delegates TO the deep wster con-
vention to be held ct Fort Worth: W
G. Connor. president; Il A. Lewis, sGcTe-
ssry; ". j. BettertoD, .. P. BoWsery F.
a. CockreIl, E. G. Childs. j. P. DBvid-
son, W. Il. Fliupen, r. A. Ferris, Tom
Fields, Robert Gibson, J, f Henderson,
W.. c. Howsr9 &. NJ. Kat Fly, james Ar
buckle, Sam Klein, James MoroEev. -.
L. Msrsalis, j. P. Murphy, F. F. McIu-
mis-, J. T. Trezevant, A. Sanger, E. Nj
Tillman ana W. White.
At IL O'Clock goodly number OF lead
ing citizens CT the city assembl il MSS
meeting in response to the cGll issued py
the Merchants Exchange, which set forth
the object OF the meeting to be for the
purpose CT selecting delegates to tae
deep water convention at Fort Worth.
Mayor Conpor called the meeting Co
order and nominated ". NJ. G. Hill Tor
chairman, whO was elected.
Col. J. p. G. Whitehead was elected
secretary and read the csll toy the cen
ventlon IS issued by the For. Worth
Board otTradc.
Hon. Burnett Gibbs with a few pre-
liminary remarks, offered the following
set of resolutions:
Whereas, relief from high freight ratss
oCcasioned by long railroad hauls to
e. stern sea boards, and sccess'to new
and growing markets to the south CT Us,
can be obtained only by receiving deep
water point st some point alCng the 700
miles OF Texas gulf coast; and
Whereas, 40 issue is more Important
to the commercial, agricultural AMI It OK
raising Interests Of Texas and the north
west, than is the one OF deep water on
the coast; Now therefore be it
Resolved :. That we request cur Sen
stors and Representatives IL CONGRESS 10
use their utmost endeavors 10 g6cure SUIT
hcieDt appropriation for that purpose, to
be expended at that point where twenty
FIVE feet OF water over the bar can be had
and maintained for the least money.
2. That they have appointed as soon IS
possible three honest, competent eEgin-
GERS 10 determine such point anC to SUD
N plans and specifications.
3 Thst we believe that 1t Is in the ia
terest of the commercial and producing
industries OF Texas that the government
permit, private parties st their own sx-
pense, TO secure deep water st suCu
points on the Texas coast az they deem
proper; provided, that in sli such cases
the government retain the right to tx
WhaIf charges.
I. That we believe I. injurious and
against the public coed for the entire
gulf coast Of TtXAs to be Included in the
same msy!ne or Congressional district.
3. That We believe it ~ be 10 the inter
est OF the people that the government
make appropriations only Et such points
as have wharf privileges su jact 80 s5ate
and federal regulation OF Charges.
c. l)nel Sl-pheTd moved TO strike cut
the fourth Cl.use, which referred 20 con-
gressionsl districts, which was lost.
The resolutions were then adopted, ard
q motion Wag msde to appoint delegates,
Whereupcn the Mayor called attention 70
the list Of delegates appointed al the di-
Re ctOrs' HeeIUg Of the Merchants TX
change, il order to syOid sny conflict IL
10 be made.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Dau2hezty, it was
decided 10 eppoint nineteen delegates
frcm the citizens meeting.
Mr.. Gi5Ds moved that the delegates be
nominated ard elected by bsllot in csse
more than the requisite number were
nominated. TIE following were put IL
nominstion: ". L. CTG Word, B. Gibbs,
J. S. D4aghertY, James Simpson,
General ". L, Csbell, L. Clark, John H.
Taylor, W. II. G.stos, W.
G. Sterrett, c. E. Gilbert,
W. NJ. G. Hill, John Henry Brown, Joe
E:k'ord, ". S. Simpkina, William IL
ingsWorrh, L. Fitzaue, Frsnk Doremus,
j. T. O'Connor, Charles Fred Tucker,
Henry Exall. J. S. Armstrong, J. P
Wezsncrstt, j E. Lswis and J. E. Land.
On motion Of Mayor Conner the mum
Der was increased to tweuty-four and tie
delegates declareu elected by ACCLAIM
ton.
Colonel McInDis offered a resolution
that the delegates 60 UNRESTRICTED as to
any particular point to obtain deep water.
Carried.
Barnet Gibbs offered the following reso-
lutions, which referred to the Galveston
Dallas Newses OF Friday and Saturday,
wherein they style all persons visiting q
point in over 700 miles Of the gulf GOES!
other than Galveston "D1luded ExcuT-
sionists" Belt
Resolved. that, the News to the con
Itrsry Notwithstanding, any citizen CT
Texas has sn inslien.b!e right to visit,
exsm'na for himself snd invest his money
at any point on our gulf cosst which to
him seems proper and for so doing does
10: deserve the condemnation CT the
News snd the wharf company and other
Interested parties.
Mr.. J. T. Trezevant moved to table,
which WAS voted upon and s division
called fer. Upon tie statement of Mr..
Tre8evant that he thought the whole &C.
ton absurd, being introduced by Nj.
Gibbs as joke, tie matter was dropped
without action.
A motion to sdjourn carried and the
meeting then organized for the purpose
of arranging for the reception Of the
state Democratic convention In August.
Aransas Pass Favored.