Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-05
deep WATER.
What the Texas Newspapers Say Of
tha Grsat and Pressing Need
of the Stats.
1t is Hot "GsIvtston or Nosblag' nj b
the People, But Deep Water
Port for Texas.
Texas Should Mses in a Texas City 10 Ms X
an Ell JrE Ter the HsImpn'z alton
of TsKBs DifGsrencsa

Orange Tribune: In this Issue OF the
Tribune will be found a call for deep
water convention TO held IN Fort
Worth on July 10. The object
OF this convention Is to decide
which place on the Texas coss. is the
m ost probable fer deep water port. The
wsy this is 10 be decided Is to have 8
history OF each port before the couyen-
zion, to estimate The work that he's been
done On each port, and TO fad how much
has been the gain in depth ST each Of the
several ports; also IS to the permsnency
OF the work after it hiss been done.
Southeast Texas should be well repre-
scented st this convention. Orange and
Beaumont should have new souldingS
taken at SIbine Pass, for we have it from
s reliable source that since the soundings
were taken last fall there has been gain
Of more than twelve inches on the Sxbipe
bar, which makes more than two feet
gained since work was discontinued On
the jatties, and over six feet since work
was first commenced on Sabine Pass bar.
All da q pertaining to the port should be
obtained and shown, and not only this,
but ell data Pc tanning to any other and
all Other ports on the coast
comparisons Of all the ports may De had.
La this portion Of the state we ara willir e
and anxious for the comparison, because
we know that Sabine Psss will be
strengthened by such comparison,
Get to work, call 8 county deep water
convention, select gentlemen to make
soundings Of the pass, let the soundings
be made and report OF the same be
given, then select gentlemen to represent
US ct Fort Worth, and then IL Sabine Pass
Is not centered upon es the most available
point to secure deep water, We would
like to see the port thst IL ceniered
upon.
Mobeetie Panhandle: Il is good to see
Texas alive on the subject and taking tie
lesd in matter vital importance to
the entire west--Geep water on the coas I
OF Texas. Every county In tie state
should send z delegate to Fort Wnssh on
July 10 and be heard for deep water on
the Texas coast.
Galveston Opera Glass: Colorade3s
taking great interest in the subject OF
deep wster on the gulf coast. A ceesen-
ton will be held IL Fort Worth in July
Tor the purpose of securing a deep water
port on the coast. Galveston should see
to it that her interests are soly repre-
scented there.
Colorado Clipper: It is grestly to De
hoped that the deep water convention at
Fort Worth in July will accomplish some
good. We have waited long enough for
kn appropriation from the national gov
eminent, auc now the states interested
should do IS Wa do in West Texas wnen
we want Water-d!g for it.
Helena News: An interstate deep
water convention has been called to meet
In Fort Worth on July 10. 1t should be
lsrgely attended, especially by the peNs
pie of this section. Arkansas Pass should
be soliGly Backed BY Southwest Texas.
Beaumont Enterprise: The above is
the heading of letter from Denver, Col,
which appears in the Fort W or.h GAZETTE
Of May 90, snd the following is an extract
from the letter:
The physical features of the Galveston hse-
Dor are such as TO question the success ofth6
i=tty system. II Is expected that the proposed
Jetties at Galveston, by combining the Va ter in
force to scour ont the bar. There is no power
full current there Ike that which carried the
bar sway from the Mssissipprs mouth.
That is so, but at Sabine Pass there is
the natural current snd scour sll the
time, as evidenced by the constant deep
ening OF the channel since work ceased on
the jstties,
With the present appropriation Of