Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-06
DEEP WATER.
Interstate Deep-HarbOr Convention to
Meet at Topeka, Kan, October l.
How the Delegates are to be Appointed-The
Importance of the Movement-PrOmpt
Action Necessary.

INTERSTATE DEEP-HARBOR CONVENTION
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF KANSAS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
TOPEKA, Aug. 4, 1889.
Whereas, the permanent Interstate
5eep-harbor committee, by its president
ana secretary, has submitted the follow
iug request:
UsRBOR COMMITTEE. OFFICE CT SECRETARY. :
DENVER. Col. August 10, 1853. }
John Evans, president. Denver, Col.
+ /. Dana, secretary, Denver, Col.
ALra Adams, treasurer, Pueblo. Col
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
John Evans, Denver, Col. president. Vice
presidents: j. A. Carroll, Denton. Tex, Cnam-
mon $. Chase, Omaha, Neb-; hover Jones
~.-aEa Kan; James NJ. Pierce, Des MOlaes,
Iowa: ID. II. Armstrong, ST. Louis, Mo-; 7 +.
-.-r.ls Pine Bluff. Ark: T. +. Warren, Chey-
avn. Wv. n: w. E Stevens Tucson. A. 7.
F. widen, Beaver, Utah; W. W. Griffin, Santa
-a Il. ".
His Ezceuency, Lyman Z. Humphrey, Governor
%. the state Of Kansas:
Ca-Iu behalf Of the Permanent Interstate
se-g-harbor committee, appointed by the Inter
.-s.4 deep-harbor convention, held III Denver IN
august. 1855. after correspondence with the
members OF said committee, 1t IS decided TO call
mother Interstate deep-uaTbor convention.
nd having been requested by prominent citl-
-.r- Of the city of Topeka to call the proposed
y
-r..-flIIy request your eXCellenCy TO issue call
a. such Interstate deep-haTbOr convention, III
conformity with the following basis OF repre-
s.r-atiOU. the convention TO assemble IN the CITY
# Topeka, state of Kansas, ON the first day OF
-. believed to be best, in order to make the
..r..rt- al representative of this great region,
..E influential. that It should be limited as to
BgmBers. but generally distributed.
APPOINTMENT.
The following are hereby designated as dele
gates Go the Interstate deep-laroor convention,
p. p. held at Topeka, Kan, October L, 1883, and
II. an earnestly requested to attend:
The Governor of each state and territory west
.s-He Mississippi river, who shall be authorized
-.uaEe aiIappOintments from his state OF ter
-t-a-g hereby designated not otherwise selected:
-Four delegates Al large from each state TWO OF
whom shall he its United States senators.
Four delegates from each congressional dis
--.- oae Of whom shall be the member OF con-
r-.-- Co.. territorial delegate elect.
Hnc republic of Mexico shall be entitled to five
de- gates. to be appointed by the president
-..r..f who IS also earnestly invited to head
The president Of each chamber of commerce or
hoard of trade west of the Mississippi river, who
tssn-l0rlzed 70 appoint an alternate if he IS un-
r.-earuestiv requested that all members of the
permanent Interstate deep-haTbor committee,
And including the secretary, Will attend the con-
-..-..n and participate IN its deliberations.
A.. CORRESPONDENCE in relation to the CCnven-
tin ,agg-l be addressed to F. L. Dana, secre-
ta.~ Topeka, Kan.
bal. committee. JOIN EVANS, President.
j. u. DANA, Secretary.
Now, therefore, /, Lyman Z. Humph-
rev. Governor of the state of Kansas, in
compliance with the foregoing TeQust, do
hereby call an Interstate deep-haTboT
convention, to assemble in Topeka, Kan.
At o'clock p. N. on the first day Of
October, A. D. 1889, for the purpose of
securing united action of the people of
the great West in movement iuaugu-
rated more than one year ago, looking to
establishment Of q ,deep-water har-
Dor at some point on the gulf coast Of
Texas.
The Importance of this movement can
not Dee 0ver-estimated, and I most earn
astlv request all officials or organizations
u whom. under the call, authority is
vested to appoint delegates, to act
promptly, to the end that the TepTesen-
tGlr.- of said convention may, by inves-
tgatou, be thoroughly prepared for in
talgaut discussion, deliberatIon and ac-
tuu
In testimony whereof, I have
hereuntO subscribed my
.L.S7 name, and caused 10 be af-
fixed the great seal Of the
state.
Bone ut the city of Topeka, this, the
18th DAY Of August, 4. D. 1889.
LYMAN [. HUMPHREY,
Br tho Governor:
WILLIAM HIGGINS, Secretary of State.
EeldaJ1a speatdly elrsa byf the use of Cas-
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