Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-26
| ARKANSAS HARBOR, TEXAS.
The Natural Gateway to the
Sea.
Decreed by Fate to Become the
Great Deep Water City of
the Gulf Coast.
Backed by Several Powerful Corpora
lions With an Organized Capt.
tai of Nine Million DOL
lars [S9, 100000 ]
The Location Of the Future Metropolis
Of the southwest lrrevo-
cably Settled.
VIII Make Mighty City in the Shortest
Time of Amy Ever Built
IN America.

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and Eastern states which promises Il
contribute much to the material progress
and development of the state of Texas
and prove of incalcuable benefit to tht
| whole Western country.
| For business reasons their plans were
kept profound secret, except to inter-
ested parties, but were laid out on gil
gantic scale, and not until recently were
they sufficiently perfected to justify re-
voaling them to the public.
1t required no prophet to realize the
effect or foretell the result of obtaining
deep water on the Texas coast and turn
ing the tide of the mighty commerce OF
the vast country lying west of the Missis-
sippi river from the Atlantic seaboard to
the Western coast of the Gulf of Mexico
While there may be several important
points along the coast, that there must
be one great city built there In obedience
to the new demand, which will eventu-
ally take rank among the largest in the
country, is conceded by all who have
given the subject serious consideration.
For the purpose of contributing to-
wards Fastening deep-water harbor at
the earliest possible date, and the build
ing of the future great city of the South
west, the Arkansas Harbor City and I'm
provement Company was organized with
paid-up capital of six million dollars.
The company comprises, among others,
the following noted fnanciers, capital
lists and prominent statesmen: Con-
gresham 8. e PAYNE, New York; Dan
lei Carr, New York; William Charles
Peel, London, England; Ex-Governor
John ireland and Lieutenaut-Governo
T. B. Wheeler Of Texas; U.
Lott, B. F. Yoakum, a. W.
Houston and Reagan Houston, San An
tonic, Tex; A. L. Matlock, Texline,
Tex; H. B. Stoddard, Bryan, Tex;
Charles Goodnight, Goodnight, Tex; R.
E. Maddox and T. P. Lenoir, Fort
Worth, Tex; 1. T. Pryor, Austin, Tex;
J. G. Wheeler, Manor, Tex; W. Fl. Il.
Miller, Llano, Texas; Geo. Fundlay,
Chicago; Russell B. Harrison, Montana;
NJ. Greenwood, Jr., and Selden p.
Spencer, St. Louis; C. o. Knowles, b.
H. Wilson and s. j. Conn, Kansas; G.
E. Granness and J. Yale Fairman,
Connecticut; Judge Geo. Chandler, First
Assistant Secretary of the Interior, WASH
ington, D. c., Hon. A. J. Holmes ,Sar-
geant at Arms House of representatives,
Washington, d. c.; Hon. Geo. H.
Shields, Assistant Attorney General U.
s., washington, Dc; John W. Brown,
Kentucky; J. F. g. Bentley, j. L. Per-
rymau and G. A. Saunders, Missouri;
j. 8. Mckinney, Arkansas. Congress-
man D. B. Henderson, Iowa; Congress-
man Geo. E. w. Dorsey, Nebraska;
Congressman John w. Rife, Pennsyl-
vania; Congressman J. C. Burrows,
Michigan, and inoorporators of the
Arkansas Pass Harbor Compony.
After most critical comparison OF the
and disadvantages of all the
harbors on the Texas coast with q view
of asoertaining that point which pos
sessed, beyond any question of doubt,
all the necess ~ conditions absolutely
essential for an extensive harbor, land
before they had invested their money }
the company became convinced that
Arkansas harbor presented most decided
natural advantages over any other place,
and that the leading 'gate way' to the
gulf would necessarily be at that point.
That Arkansas Harbor is where the
great bulk of the Western and North
western commerce will in future reach
tide water is the universal verdict of all
1isinterested and unprecedented iavesti-
gators.
The new city of Arkansas Harbor Is
being laid out on the main land directly
opposite the pass. The land commences
1t the waters edge above the highest |
known storm tides and rises at the rate
,f about forty feet to the mile. It IL |
covered with liveoaks ana other forest
'rees, which Is SO pleasant and desirable |
Tor shade, and adds much to the natural |
beauty of the place.
The city 10 being laid out on a modern |
Ind original plan, particularly suited to
/ Southern climate, aud Is desianed to |
make the most artistic and beautiful city |
n the United States. A part'of the plan |
involves the building OF double track |
criminal railroad from the oitv across
he bay to Harbor island, and the erec-
ion Of jetties at the pass to deepen the
water at the entrance to the harbor.
On Harbor Island there is sufficient
Mileage OF deep water where the largest /
vessels can land to accom-
nodate the commerce of the Western
ointment.
The docks and wharves will be located
u the island, but as it all ovsrfiows. ex-
ept narrow strip which extends along
he entire east side, where the docks will |
10 built, the business will be done on the
nam land.
al eAo BAh9bs Spoci4cbtiOun duQ uuaQs
ial arrangements are now practically
ompleted, and work will commence on
he terminal railroad and jetties at an
arly date. Deepening the channel at
he pass will be done by the Arkansas Pass
inrbor Company, according TO ths terms
nd conditions of the bill which passed
be present congress, and was signed by
be president few weeks ago.
The Harbor company Ia private cor
Grafton. organized with capital of two
,illion e ,o00, 000) dollars.
The work OF deepening the channel
ill be hastened to completion as soon as
len and money can accomplish it, and
is confidently expected By the manage
lent that inside Of eight months the
srgest ocean-going vessels that float win
. disoharging and taking on their car
oes at the docks on Harbor Island,
hioh will always be the place where the
lrgest vessels entsrsng Arkansas Pass
Ill land. Where the facilities are or
anizsd for handling the business OK the
Irgsst rsssels, there also, "a natural