The Forrest City times., 1891-12-04
vELAsCO REJOICING.
OYSTERS FOR THE MILLIoNo-
 COOKED TO ORDER. FREB.
She Invites the People of the Tranos Misslssippi to Rejoice With Her D. eember I5--Excursion On Greet ossaa shlps Free.

sntps Free.
 vELAsco, Texas, Nov. 2s.-On tho 18th of next month this infant city will celebrate the accomplishment of deep water.
 For twenty long years the great West has wished and waited for deep harbor on the Gulf Coast of Texas. To-day they have their wish. At vclasco. tho mouth of the Brazos river where 10 empties into the Gulf of Mexico, private money and Western enterprise has sc- complished what Government money, expended under the direction of Govern mcnt engineers, entirely failed in.
 Capt. Eads put to shame the silk shirted, lxid-gloved, sleek and wcll-fed engineers of the United States at tho mouth of the Mississippi river, and now again, Mir. E. l.. Corthell. who was Capt. Eads' chief, has heaped moro shame upon them at the mou.h os the Brazos river. They reported that the jetties at the Mississippi's mouth would fail of what Capt Eads promised Every school boy knows the triumph of brave Capt. Eads.
 They reported that the mouth of tho Braxos, channel feet deep and 100 feet wide, could not be maintained In two years channel IF 7-io feet deep and 250 feet wide has been opened without dredges and the SCOUT of tho river is not only maintaining it, but wearing it deeper every day. It Did Not Cost Uncle sam One Cent. either. Now we are rejoicing, and we ask ali the thirteen million people of the West to come down on the 18th ok December and rejoice with us. The railroads will sell you round-trip tickets for one fare, good for thirty days, and we will take the best care q you. Our deep water and our landlook harbor belong to you. Every producer in the West has dollar and cent inter est in velasco. Every taxpayer in tho Union must be it's friend because it is . public work which has been accom- plished without digging into his poolsst for the cost.
 A city is building already. Tho great oceans commerce of the world has rushed through the channel made hy the jettics into velasco and is demand ing business attention. Fruits of tho South, sugar and lumberfrom the Ease. coal, silks in large ships which coaA not get into other Gulf ports without expensive lighterage charges. arc da- manding that velasco take their cargoes and give them return freight of cotton. wheat, corn, flour and meats. velasco is only 1a5 days old, but its commerce is established; every depart ment of trade is inviting, begging so0e one to take the business Three hun dred and seventy-one fir1ns are alrea6y established, but the business Of city of 15, 900 or 10000 people would not bo enough to answer the demands. | In la5 days at private sale 371s, s,0oo dollars worth of lots have been sold On the l6th and l7th of December there will be a public auction of every other block in the city. These bloclxs have been reserved for this sale. You can q that time buy lots which are acroas the street in great brick business bloclEs which are being piled up as fast a nnen can handle brick and mortar.
 All railroads will give information or you can get it by writing to the velasco Commercial club.
 Come down and see us grow, whether you buy lot or not You may need . tonic and three days with us, where tho roses are blooming in every yard and fat oysters sleep in every creek, will repay you for the trip. We will vel come you. Remember the dates of tho
 HARBOR OPENING with oyster roast and ship excursion, Dec. IS. The auc-
 tion sale, Dec. 16 and IT. We will give
 our right hand in welcome to all who
 come.
 o. w. CRAWFORD.