San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-08
WHAT @. w. OGDEN SAYS.

How Matters go at the Mouth of
the Brazos-A Receiver APP
pointed-The Late Con-
ventiOn.
c. w. Ogden, who has just return
ed from the mouth of the Brazos, to
which place he was called by tel
egram last Monday, as attorney of
the company, was seen this morning
by LIGHT representative and inter-
viewed as to the situation. To the
question, How did you find matters
at the mouth of the Brazos, and are
they in any way involved with Potter
Lowell d Co.'s failure ?" Judge Ogden
replied. "The BraZos company Is not
in any way involved in that failure,
except that it makes necessary some
change in our financial arrange
ments. This, however, will not
cause the work to stop, and in order
to secure this have on behalf of Mr..
Ferguson, of the firm of Lee & Fergu-
son, who were the promoters of the
Brazos scheme, applied to Judge
Bryant of the eastern district of Texas
for the appointment of receivers for
the company, and he has on this ap-
plication appointed G. w. Angle and
Frank Caldwell as receivers and has
ordered them to prosecute the work
with diligence. They have abundant
funds with which to do this, and the
receivers were applied for and APP
pointed for the purpose of insuring
the completion of the work and pre-
venting any possible complications
from stopping or retarding the work.
"As is we'll known, the east
jetty is now completed beyond the
crest of the bar, and there remains
but three hundred feet of the wet
jetty to be constructed, and on
this there is large force of men at
work and the force will be increased
by the receivers. The bar is contin-
ually wearing away and the depth of
water increasing. There are from
twenty-seven to thirty-two feet of
water between the jetties and q very
narrow bar with about fifteen feet of
water on its crest, separating twenty
foot depth on the inside from an equal
depth outside"
How are you pleased with the &C. i
ton of your friends In placing your
name before the Republican State
convention, in your absence, as can
didate for governor?
IT of course very deeply regretted
| my inability to attend the convention,
| to which / was chosen as a delegate,
but was called away Monday by q
| very urgent telegram with regard to
| the Brazos river matter, and have
Just returned. feel deeply grateful
and highly honored by the cordial
and flattering support given me by
my friends, and am glad of the oppor-
tunity thus afforded to publicly thank
them. While L never at any time
was a candidate for the nomination,
and could not on account of my
professional and private business
have personally made the canvass,
still feel that the vote given me was
very complimentary one and an
honor, which I duly appreciate,
coming as it did SO spon taneously
and without any effort or knowledge
on my part. In answer to a telegram
received by me as was passing
through Houston on Thursday night,
| which was the first intimation that 1
had of the kindly intentions of my
friends, instructed friend to wire
that it would be impossible for me to
| accept the nomination, and was, of
course. very much surprised when 1
saw in the Saturday morning dis
patches that my name had been
before the convent ton"
How are you pleased with the plat
form and the ticket?
II am very much pleased with the
platform. 1t has the true ring in it.
Of course will cordially support the
ticket, and trust that all our little
family rows will be forgotten and a
full vote polled for the ticket.N