Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-26
DEEP WATER.
What the Pspers In Other 8 ates Say
kbslt this Important
subiecfs
They All Agree that the Convention a.
Fort Worth Should be Well
Attended.
SEAPORT TOWN NEEDED.

by E. E. Chase, president, ana Thomas j.
Hurley, secretary Of the Board. II is
published in the Boomerang because It
aims 70 accomplish Whist we have long
held must be accomplished before the
west can Cbtsia its complete develop
ment. The posi.i0n tsken. tnst the action
OF Congress heretofore has not resulted
in practical benefit 10 the people, IS cor
rect sec Idicg 20 our views. What need
is there for slipping the produce Of
Wyoming, for Instance, across the
great rivers OF the continent and across
two great chains Of mountains, to reach
the harbor Of New York, CT Pnilsdelpbis,
or Of Boston, when nature herself has
mspped out ne NEST perfect route in tne
world, down through the great interior
basin between the Alleenenies Sud the
Rocky MounfsiDP % the Cult Of Mexico
The trsck of trSfi3 has changed marvel
ously githin the past decade Il Is TO
longer trail, but has become royal
road ever whi2h the commerce of the in
terror Is now beiIg transported 10 the
gul! seGjOGod Where formerly. the
north snd sCUth iEe OF railroad was
desp:sGd, to-day I'VE see the
great c3gpaEies bGildlug with
the uerij sIsSS sfeAd OF a4he paTsl las.
CHICAGO has IT. direct line 10 the Gulf;
so has ap0iis; 80 will have TArk-
tor, RI.msrk snd Fort Benton. TIE
msp Of ne United States will show you
Connecting iiEes Ct railway following the
trend Of the coast and finally sweeping
around in majestic curve and steering
straight course fer Galveston or NV o.
leans. TIE mACagers Of the great rail
WY syetems Cf !his country are building
/,
years more the triangle at whose an
giles lie CliCogo, Galveston ana
Seattle, within which limits
is the most cons .dersble tood
producing area IN the North American
continent, will D. frsversed everywhere
by lines u steel cOnva1gIrg at one Of the
hsr5ors on the Texas coast. IN
he the east spd west lines,
,,y will have no wide rivers to
erOss, not q Single mountain range 70
overcome They Will follow the route
designed by nature TO take FROM the food
producing states aud territories Ci the
trans Missouri empire the beef sud the
corn, the wheat and al other products to
the neare5 har1or. for expectation 70 the
countries of the old world. We belisve the
Fort Worth B0sTd Of Trade is on the rig mt
track. Congress surely csn see through
so plain 8 proposition. l. can be de-
moDst-ated to them on any true railway
map Of the present day. The track Of
trsflic is charging from east and WesG t.
north End sCu.h. There is something
more demanded now en- The Texas coast
than lot Of inferior kafbors. One sea-
port town is needed into which can come
the largest vessels that sail the
ocean; where they cSn load for
foreign ports, or unload theic cargoes
from the east upon trains which will
wnirI them awzy and distribute them
among me rich sud rapidly growing com
mUni'les Of the northwest. l. is only left
for Congress to build one deep water hsr
Dor on the coast OF TeX2S TO completely
reYoiuionlz3 tue commerce Cf The ccun-
try and euaD.e the west TO develop to its
IDEAL perfection. Tae west should be in
dependent Of the esst il matters of trans
poItatiCn and IT viii be 80 when the
scheme Of the Fort Worth Board OF Trade
Is realized.
DRIP WATER PORT IN TEXAS
Greeley, Col, Tribune: Ia another
column We print csli Issued by the
Board OF Trade OF Fort Worth, Tex, for
8 convention to meet in that city on July
10 to coneider the question Of selecting
suitable point on the Texas coast fer
deep wafer port, and having agreed upon
some ore point eDGesyor to prevail upon
Congress to make an appropriation
sU4l ;ient for such Improvements as msy
be required. Now the depth of water
on the bars at the en- RANGES to the hsTbors
Is too s1sllow 10 admit the larger
vessels, and It is for dredging or
such otker methods as will give the
requisite depth Of water that the
appropriation is ssBed, Heretofore
the amount appropriated has been di-
Vided between two or N Jre places with
lit e bele 4 10 any, while by this COnven-
ton agreeing upon orc piece it is thought
Congress msg Ue induced TO grant the
needed assistance, and tuu5 give large
and rapidly developing lection Of coun-
try more diTecs access - sae markets Of
the world. The cooperation Of the
cities qua towns Throughout this section
OF country is = quested, Sud we presume
the G-ee.y B)srd Of Trade will consider
the matter, and take such sctiOn SIS may
be considered necessary snd proper.
DEEP WATER HARBoR ON THE TEXAS
COAST.
Longnont, Col, Ledger: Since the
opening CT the Denver, TtXis md Folt
Worth R.ilrcGd, the clear headed bust
ness people Of Colorado sre awaSepirg to
the importance Of this road in lis besr-
iDgs upon t1e commercial interests Of the
state. Already, Immense qusnities OF
Colorado CO1I Sre bel shipped direct to
9exss over this new. road, while ouT
people are receiving whols vraia loads Of
Texas lumber. An immense reciprocal
trade IS eipg rapidly built 10 between
the two states, which will prove mutually
beneficial.
Those who ere most competent 10 ex-
press An opinion on the subject are conf
dent thsI harbor on the Texas coast
deep enough to sdDit sea going vessels
Of the deepest drGught would place Colo
rado in direct commuuica by way Of
the Dsnver and FosE Worth R;ilrosd with
all parts of the world. With g view to
the promotion Of q scheme having sUc1
result in view, the Fort Worth Bosrd Of
Trade has called meeting N thst City On
July 10 ueYs, for the purpose mainly OF
memoriAl!zing Congress for On appropria
ton Of such sum of money as would be
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