The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-22
DEEP WATER.
A Harbor Wherein The Worlds
Shipping Can Safely Ride.
No Buster and Windy Talk, but
Practical Work by Practi-
cal Business Men.

as it dulls"
at is"
swell, I'll give you pointer said the
speaker, generous hearted, enterprising
gentleman well known not only 10 AustiG,
but by reputation all over Texas. "IlI
give you pointer" and The led the re-
porter to retired spot.
mind you this is a pointer only, and
my name is not TO be used Just yet"
at will not be used"
81 don't want you to use it-at least not
now, but at the proper time will have no
objection. What I'm to tell you, however,
is absolutely true. You can bank ON it,"
"Well, what is itY"
"You have heard great deal about
deep water on the coast havn't your"
81 have"
"Well, it's of deep water Pm to speak
There has been much talk about it.
Galveston wants it, Sabine wants
1t, and Arkansas Pass wants
it. Local interests prompts
these places to urge their claims and each
one endeavors to show superior advantages
over the other. Local pride and interest
if not self preservation, induces this. But
outside of local and state interest the bus.
mess people of all the states bordering on
the north and northwest of Texas are
clamoring for deep water port some
where on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico,
These people don't care snap of their
finger where the deep water is secured
All they want is deep water, and il, you'll
believe me,.if youItak the people or Texas
as whole they are about In the same
frame of mind. All want deep water, and
where it can be secured to certainty and
permanently makes no difference"
"You are about right" said the mild
hammered reporter.
VI know I'm right. Well, they are 60
ing to have deep water"
"Certain of it'll" asked the reporter.
"As certain as the sun shines. In fact,
l know it. know another thing: There
is only one place on the coast of Texas
where it can be secured with any degree
of certainty and permanenoy for com.
paratively small sum of money"
''You appear to be very positive about
this"
"Of course am. / have made the ex-
animation practical one. l say this be-
cause it was made for the purpose of of
fering to do the work successfully, and
you know when a fellow goes at it with
hat in view there is no monkey business.
1t was a simple, pure business examina-
| ten, and it was made in practical way
for practical purposes You, of course
recognize the fact tina. the great CONNER
cial interest of Texas and the northwestern
states feels the importance OF deep
water port; and, feeling it, that men who
have money to invest have made it their
business to quietly go to work to
determine where the deep water
may be secured. While others have
been talking and holding conventions in
Denver and elsewhere, these men have
been along the coast with trained engi-
neers and instruments taking soundingf
and making examinations. They have
had no local preferences, and it has been
a matter of indifference to them whether
Sabine Pass, Galveston, the mouth of the
Brazos or Arkansas Pass was found to be
the best place. They had no local inter
est to build up. 1t has been purely busI-
ness--dollars and cents. These men wan
to do the work and that's all. They have
the money to do it and wanted TO make O
guarantee offer. That is, they want tC
bind themselves to secure permanent wa
ter thirty feet deep at any point on thu
coast; where, made no difference. The,
have found the place, and, having all thu
money necessary to accomplish Oh,
work, they are willing to bind them
selves to make deep water por
on the coast of Texas and TO do it within
eighteen months after commencing work
I'll tell you they are not only willing, bu
they have already made every agreement
and every arrangement for commencing
the work, and / honestly believe they viii
accomplish it within twelve months aftel
breaking ground"
"Why are you so positivew
"lm positive because I'm one Of thu
men who made the examinations and / an
to do the work. / will probably lesv,
here in about two weeks and you can con
fidentially announce that before mex
spring year Texas will have por
affording thirty feet of water at all times
"Where is it to be seouredY"
at will be at the mouth OF the Brazos.'
And then the gentlemen, one OF the mos
successful and enterprising of men, Gu
loose from the reporter and drifted dow
to the Driskill where he has been stop
ping.
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