San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-10-10
RESOLUTIONS.

following
RESOLUTIONS.
| Whereas, the general welfare OF oul
country, in 80 far as 1t relates to nayi
gable rivers, harbors and commerce
is committed by the constitution OF
the United States to the exclusive
charge OF congress; and
Whereas, tue cheap transportation
OF our commercial products consti-
tutes one OF the most important ele-
ments OF the general welfare; and,
Whereas, the congress has donated
to private corporations more than one
hundred million dollars OF money and
upwards of two hundred million acres
of our national land with which to
construct artificial and therefore much
more expensive highways owned by
private individuals, while neSlecting
to make adequate appropriation for
even one possible harbor on the
northwest coast of the Gulf OF Mexico,
which would not only afford Very much
cheaper transportation, but which by
our organic law is under the exclusive
care and control of congress; and
Whereas, the vast and Rapidly de-
veloping area lying west of the Miss.
issippi river, comprising more than
three-fifths OF the national domain,
and yielding more than one half of
the agricultural, meat and mineral
products of the entire Country is by
this neglect forced to transport it's
commerce across the continent by
way Of these artificial and expensive
highways. subject to such exactions
of private cupidity as amounts always
to serious burden and some times
total Introduction to both the con-
sumner and producer; and
Whereas, there can be no justif-
cation of this discrimination in favor
of private highways which during the
last year cost the commerce of the
West IN enormous loss in transporta-
ton expenses, estimated at more than
ono hundred and twenty million dol
lars, or upwards Of ten million dol
lars per month; therefore
Resolved, that in reaffirmance of
the action of the Denver convention
and of the committee organized there
under, it is the sense Of this conven-
ton that it is the duty OF congress to
appropriate permanently and for i'm
use whatever amount is
necessary to secure deep water port
on the northwest coast of tho Gulf
Of Mexico west of the ninety-third
degree of west longitude capable of
admitting the largest vessels and at
which the best and most accessible
i0rbor can be secured and maintained
a the shortest possible time and at
he least cost; the time, place and
cost to be ascertained from the board
If engineers appointed under an act
" congress passed at it's last session.
Resolved further, that this conven-
ion in behalf of the people it repre-
ents thanks the congress of the Unit
I'd States for the prompt and salts
actory action heretofore taken in re-
ognition Of the request of the Den j
or deep water convention.
Resolved that the thanks of the :
invention are due to the permanent :
ommittee appointed at the Denver
eep harbor convention for it's eff
ent action in the past, and said COM L
littee is instructed to present these
to the president of the
'nited States, with the request that
8, in his annual message to congress,
'commend such an appropriation Us {,
ay be reported necessary to secure y
10 permanent deep harbor on the n
'ast of Texas which may be recon II
ended by the report Of the board ~
engineers. 4 4
Resolved, that those states ard ter D
tories represented on this conven-
On and not represented on the per- -
anent committee shall have the .
'ivilege of reporting to the perma-
mt committee the name of such nj
embers of the committee as they al
ny be entitled to under the bases III
representation on which that COM
ittee is constituted. o.