Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-12-15
DEEP W. TER HARBORS.
Some of the Reasons Why they Should
 be Established.

The Salt Lake Herald or November se, 1888. contained Ihe following well written letter by E. Widen one or the members of the central committee.
 As many questions are being conssntly | asked lin regard to the benefit to b gained by the government establishing | a deep water hsrbor, at some point ou | the Texas coast, snd how Utah and other Western states and territories are lnter- ested, will say that 1t would give direct | communication with Europe ard South | America, and at much less distance than ! IS at prescott If Jrded the commercial ! world. There are accessible points at which desp hsro Ir could be established; one at Galveston. one At SabIne and one at Arkansas Pass, the!lBst named being the mOs. fEyOTaUl- for Utah Bnd the northwestern stktss and territories. In opening any DC ot these waterways ! it would not be with a design 10 i1Iu-e | aly railway or any pTiy4-c enterprise | whatever. bus to induce greater oeyei- | opmeut Of the resources Uf tbe wonder ! iul inter mountain region, aud thereby | brinC into eul ,iva'iOn millions of sores | of most xcelisnt sgricn.turei lands, now | king useless and uGoccupied, aBd which | if properly Utilized. would become Ero-
 Guc..ve ot
 MILLIONS CF UNTOLD V EALrH.
 would materially shorten the dis tauce Fer c"r1msrCiai HU u pE-eeu ger traf- fic, and uOuld cause mora rsl!rCGd5 to
 be built, gud be he means oi opening up
 q reSiOo oi country capable Ot ustB'n-
 iug E vast pcpC!GticG C1 euterprislng
 clt'Zens We take, for instance. the states of
 TexEs apd Colorado, aud the ts'rIiorlt s
 of Utab. Ar ZsnE and New Mex cos with
 their natural tscI,iiee for building res.
 ervoirs fIr the storage Oi Water tO oe re- taiued for irrigation purposes ID IFS proper season, land whore is tO be found A better chEnce for the investment oi
 capital, now lyirg idle. to be brought lu- to active use. thereby providing our
 young men with houses and ierns with
 out having tO go elsewhere to Hnd them 2 What we need to help us accomplish ? this end is that Cong rees shall approprl ]. ate suiiicIsnt funds to open ore or more D of these passes And It shOuld 6e tht - duty of every cena.Or and every delegate to congress Co dilhFe urge the mat D until it i5 acc 'n p,lsaed.
 b Isis the duty Of every statesman t'
 Investigate thIs matter thoroughly, to = I. is one ot.the greatest eBteTprI-es eve e undertaken on tnls continent and Con Il gress should be urged on sl sides untl 3, one or more of these ports are operea. e No doubt Texas and ksDsa- would b [. more directly benefited, bI; l. can no d benefit them with put beue ling the en l. tire northwest.
 IT oae of those ports were open 10 da
 Tex 8 would realizs g. per bale more 10 ,a her cotton. This year she will ship fror a- ore 10
 h. TWO MILLION BALEs CF GOTTEN, l. sud other articles of commerce iu pr, E. portion. e- Kansas has 10 OOO,OCO husbs 8 of whes al awaiting the opening Of a conyenla1 a markc' Ex-GoverUor Emery, of Law be renee, has l0.t '0 bushels Oi corr for sal
 and II one of lese ports were open haI sas c0GIi realize 70 cents per bush' ,I , more for .heir grain thon they can . the present time. .t These are a few ot the reasCnH for m 'H mediate sction Un ;he parG oi COogTe' io to open at least one ot these passe o Arkansas Pass being hy grea, odds th most available.
 re This was and still ia the grand objs' IS- of Interstate Deep Harbor Convection
 aud the friends and supporters of th m move are determined to hang On to s- until it IS accomplished.