The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-26
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vantages Of each.
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the lumber region of 10. trouble.
Arkansas has 81 'rs most. Many
across the bar and isy,vania have
port for large part Of men out Of
and Mexico. 1t is under No results.
vantage OF having q malihoe traders
deep water than Galveston
Galveston has the largest arex western
water; it is the great central beyeland
a large part Of Texas and other where
which must have a deep harbs heavy
this coast. She has better raiilures
facilities than are found at otome
points and is commercial ci0y
of $4,000 people. Its disadyantaNe|
is the length OF distance for the works
to reach deep water. Sabine is best
situated for large lumber region and
is nearest TO the Mississippi. Arkansas
is the most convenient for Southern
Texas and Mexico, and Galveston, the
most central for a general CONNER
cial city. At Sabine Pass the ncoes-
sary results could not be obtained
without constant and expensive
dredging. The same may be said OF
Arkansas Pass. If by the construction
of jetties at Galveston there could be
maintained between them channel
anything like the one now preserved
by nature at the gorge or at the en-
trance at Galveston, it would more
than meet all the requirements of
commerce and Of the act under which
this board was formed. But If tn
channels were maintained at Sabin
Pass and Arkansas fully equal to those
now preserved at their gorges,
these would be wholly inadequate to
meet the demands of the act Of congress
At Galveston nature has preserved
channel about 5000 feet wide and
more than 10 feet deeper than at either
of the other points, and whatever
depth can be obtained at the latte
points it is reasonable that still
greater results can be obtained
Galveston.
The act, of congress imposes on the
projected harbor the most severe
requirements, and as the board la,
grave doubts OF the possibility Of their
fulfllment at the other points, it is
forced to decide in favor Of the ON
which promises the greatest result
The board therefore deems Galvesto
harbor the most eligible port on tn
northwest coast of the Gulf OF Mexico,
this being the only point fulfilling all
the requirements OF the act creating
the board. The question OF the least
time necessary TO obtain the water is
disposed OF by the fact that the board
deems that one point.only can satisfy
the necessary conditions for deep
water harbor, as contemplated by the
act OF congress. The board then says
that the SO 200 900 necessary to COM
plete the jetties at Galveston should
be appropriated at once.
1t suggests that If one-third is given
the first, another the second, and
the balance third year, the work
could be prosecuted and the jetties
built in three or four years.
The board then says excellent har-
bors can be made at other points at
less cost and in less time than will be
required at Galveston.
Twenty feet can be obtained at
Arkansas for 81 All ,293 and at Sabine
for 81 SOL $50, and their capabilities
may be increased in the future at
further expense. The board concludes
by saying that the great growth Of
the country will require more than
one good harbor on this coast at
time near at hand. In conclusion
the board commends Sabine and
Arkansas to the favorable consideration