Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-10-12
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
By the Interstate Deep Harbor Conven-
ton.

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
BY the Interstate Deep Harbor Conven-
ton.
WHEREAS, The general welfare of our
country, in so far as it relates to nav
igable rivers, harbors and commerce, is
committed by the constitution of the
United States to the exclusive charge
OF congress; and
WHEREAS, Cheap transportation of
orr commercial products constitutes
one of the most important elem nts of
the general welfare; and
WHEREAS, The congress has donated
to private corporations more than one
hundred millions of money, and up
wards of two millions of acres of our
national lands with which to construct
artificial, and therefore much more ex-
pensive highways, owned by private in
dividuals, while they have neglected to
make adequate appropriation for even
one feasible harbor on the northwest
coast of the Gulf of Mexico, which
would not only afford very much cheap
or 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 Missis-
sippi river, comprising more than three
fourths of the national domain, and
yielding largely more than ene-half of
the agricultural, meat and mineral
products of the entire country, is by
this neglect forced to transport its
commerce across the continent by
way of these artificial and expensive
highways, subject to such exactions of
private cupidity as amounts to serious
burden, and sometimes to total inter-
diction to both consumer and producer:
and
WHEREAS, There can be no discrim-
nation in favor of private highways,
which, during the last year, cost the
commerce of the west an enormous loss
in transportation expense, estimated at
more than one hundred and twenty
millions of dollars, or upwards of ten
millions per month; therefore
Resolved, That in reaffrmance of the
action of the Denver convention, and
of the committees organized there
under, it is the sense of this convention
that it is the duty of congress to ap-
propriate permanently, and for immedi-
ate use, whatever amount is necessary
to secure deep water port on the
northwest coast of the Gulf of Mexico,
west Of 9Oa degrees west longitude,
capable of admitting the largest YES
sells, and at which the best and most
accessible harbor can be secured and
maintained in the shortest possible
time, and at least cost; the time, place
and cost to be ascertained from the
board of engineers, appointed under an
act of congress passed at its last
session.
Resolved, further, That this conven-
ton, in behalf of the people it repre-
sents, thanks the congress OF the
United States for the prompt and salts
factory action heretofore taken in rec
ognition of the request Of the Denver
Deep Harbor convention.
Resolved, That the thanks of this
convention are due to the permanent
committee appointed at the Denver
Deep Harbor convention, for their eff
Gent action in the past, and said COM
mittee is hereby requested to continue
earnestly in the work SO well begun,
and said committee is instructed to
present these resolutions to the Presi-
dent of the United States, with the re-
quest that he, in his annual message
to congress, recommend such an appro-
priation as may be reported necessary
to secure the permanent deep harbor
ON the coast Of Texas, which may be
recommended by the report OF the
board of engineers.
Resolved, That those states and ter
ritories represented in this convention
and not represented on the permanent
committee, shall have the privilege OF
reporting to the permanent committee
the names OF such members Of the COM
mittee a. they may b entitled to under
the basis Of Representatives on when
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