San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-06
ARKANSAS PASS .. x.
a. Z. 5chryVer Brings Favorable
News From the East--Presi-
dent Lott Looks Out for
His Own.

Mr.. 4. G. Schryver, who has been
absent from the city for the past swo
months, returned yesterday. He rep
resents the monetary situation at the
east as improving since the middle of
last month, with good prospect of a
gradual easing up OF all stringences.
In conversation with him the LIGHT
was specially enquired of as to the I'M
preston created in san Antonio by
the report of the deep water engineers
and President Lofts telegram to the
committee that he was ready to aid
them in securing the recommends
lions of the committee of engineers.
President Lott, the LIGHT assured
him, could not be misunderstood on
that matter, as he was pledged to
abide by the action of the board of en-
gineers in asking for the appropria-
tons. The fact was not lost sight of,
however, that the appropriation for
Arkansas Pass was az much the recon-
mendatiOn of the engineers as the APP
preparation for Galveston and that
this fact would be made the most OF
by President Lott could not be doubt
ed by any one acquainted with him,
or his plans.
The view taken by the LIGHT was
correct, 50 said Mr.. Schryver, and a
long conversation ensued over the
prospects of Calves ton, Arkansas Pass
and sabine Pass securing the apprO-
priations recommended by the engi-
neers From this conversation the
LIGHT received much additional in
formation to that already secured
through the press dispatches from
Washington.
As the result of the matter laid before
it the LIGHT is able to say with the ut
most assurance, that the interests of
Arkansas Pass are we'll looked after at
Washington. and that the congress
siOnal committee to whom the report
of the engineers and the deep water
bills were referred is not left III ignOr-
ance of anything that Will be likely
to throw light upon this subject Not
only have the Sabine Pass commit
tee and their friends been before the
deep water committee of con-
gress, but the eminent civil en-
gineer, COrthell, than whom no
lgineer in America would be more
attentively listened to, has given
them his views and they were not at
all favorable to the Galveston appro-
priation. When Corthell was before
the congr essOnal committee Engi-
neer Ernst was also present, and the
scattring manner in which COrthell
reviewed the work of the engineering
board was nitre and vinegar to poor
Ernst, who, as is well known, has al.
ways been a special pleader for Gal
Il
that the engineers work was all
mapped out before their leaving
Washington and that the har Dor area s
were so fixed that they only could
include Galveston. COrthell also said
that he had made personal examina-
ton of the Galveston harbOr and that
in his opinion it had no such area as
was reported. His remarks were very
entively listened to. The press
have already sent out reports of the
Sabine Pass committees action.
President Lott also appeared before
the committee, and his business meth
cd of stating matters made a deep
impression. He pointed out the posi-
tiveness with which the engineers
report affirmed that deep water, twen-
ty feet of deep water, could be secur-
ed at Arkansas Pass, and that no such
pOsitiveuess attached to the state
ment concerning Galveston. He also
showed the fallacy of the great har-
Dor area cOntended for, illustrating
that no such amount of harbOr room
was required, and that the depth of
water Immediately available, twenty
feet, was all that Texas would require
until the close of this century. The
large area of country tributary to
Arkansas Pass, and the fact that a
large territory was standing behind
the demand for deep water in the west
of the gulf was dwelt upon, and this
condition contrasted with that OF a
large city merely seeking its own ag-
grandiZement. Mr.. Lofts attitude
before the committee was earnest,
dignlfied, positive and produced a
marked impression, as was testified
to by gentlemen from east Texas who
have recently returned home.
Galveston has no walk away with
that Sc, POO 900. The other interests of
Texas are not being subordinated to
those of the Island city, and action by
congress will not be taken without a
full understanding of the whole situa-
ton. This is all that San Antonio
asks, and in this she will not he left
out in the cold.
High Water in Oregon.