Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-12-04
DEEP WATER SECURED
WITHOUT ONE CENT OF UNCLE
SANS MONEY
velasco IL Four Months Old rmd
Has 1900 People-SpIendId
Hotel, Electric Lights
WharYes, Business

vELAsco, Tex, Nov. 14.-For twenty
years deep water on the Gulf coast has
been the great desideratum of the
whole West. The people have met in
great conventions to deliberate upon
and discuss this problem. They have
petltioned, begged and demanded of
Congress large appropriations to be
used in deepening different harbor en-
frances. All Government work failed
to accomplish any perceptible i'm
provement.
Two years ago, upon plans made by
Mr.. E. L. Corthell, who was chief to
Capt. Eads on the work at the mouth
OF the Mississippi, company of we'll
known successful business men, includ-
ing Senator c. b. Farwell. Congressman
Abner Taylor (who built the magnifi-
cent State House at Austin, Texas), Mr..
W. M. d. Lee. G.W Augee, and Others,
commenced the work of building
jetties at the mouth of the Brazos
liver. Mr. corthell assured these men
that when the work was completed
they would have 90 feet of water.
The jetties have been built, though
not quite finished. One million five
hundred thousand dollars have been
expended, but not one cent of it was
Government money. When the work
was commenced the water was only
4 l-2 feet deep. On July 10th. just past,
ship drawing 16 1-2 feet of water
sailed over the bar through the jetties
up to the wharves at velasco. Many
others since drawing more water than
any that ever entered Galveston have
unloaded cargoes at Velasco.
The water is deepening all the time,
and to-day a vessel drawing 49,
feet can come over the bar
The company announced that thew
would never offer or sell foot of
ground until they had deep water
On July 1st they laid out the CITY of
Velasco The fame of deep water had
gone abroad, and on July 18th, to sat
isfy the clamor of the people, they
commenced selling lots at private sale,
reserving every other block to be sold
at public auction when they had pro-
vided railroad connections, hotels,
wharves, and facilities for business.
The aggregate of private sales to this
date is 100000. The company have
now built the railroad, wharves, hotel, |
electric light plant, etc.
vELAsco HARBoR OPENING.
On the 18th day of Decembe there
will be grand rejoicing at Velasco.
All railroads are arranging to sell
tickets at one fare for the round trip,
good for 80 days.
Everyone who comes will have an
opportunity to satisfy himself just how
deep the water is, for the company pro-
pose to take them all through the let.
ties and over the bar.
The most gigantic Oyster Roast ever
on the coast will be pro-
vided by the joyous people of velasco,
the first and only deep water port on
the Gulf coast. Visitors will see Surf
Side, the most beautiful beach in the
world, and the river which the ancients
called
BRAVO DE DIos,
the arm of God;
On the two days following the Har-
Dor Opening, the 10th and 18th of De-
,ember, the public auction will be
neld. Every other block of Velasco
mas been reserved to sell at this time.
Each visitor will be able to buy-the
nan who only wants to pay 500 for a
ot and the capitalist will each have
IN opportunity. The Velasco Com
nercial Club will promptly answer all
INQUIRIES.
The most salubrious climate-air
pure as the breath of the mountain:
fertile soil-every foot of it mine of
wealth; location-it will be
,he storage-in- transit-depot for all
of the trans Mississippi.
The future traffic of the great West
will be sent to export via this port.
Velaseo is on an average sos miles
nearer to the surplus producing har-
rest fields of America than are Attain
lie ports.
1t costs l2H cents per bushel to haul
,rain that SOS miles The farmer now
lctually loses this l2X cents a bushel
IN all the gram he sells
The great advantage of shorter dis
ance insures the future of Velasco.
o. w. CRAWFORD