Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-15
DEEP WATER FOR TEXAS.
Velasco is the coming town of Texas
Mills County Advocate.

Cali.
Eighteen feet of water on the bar at the
mouth of the Bra1os On to Velasco!-
! Waco Day.
Vclasco, the coming deep water port OF
| Texas, will soon be connected by rail.-LJef-
ferson Jimplecute.
The boom of deep water at Velasco at the
mouth of the BraZos seems to be a realistic
Classification Herald.
| Deep water has been obtained at the
mouth of the Brazos, and the new town Of
Velasco is in the swim.-[ Arson Western.
| Deep water is an assured fact at the
mouth of the Brazos, fact that should
| gladden. the hearts of oil Texans kosse
| Cyclone.
| Velasco, the deep water outlet at the
| mouth of the Brazos, is receiving 4 good
| deal of advertising just now De Leon
Free Press.
| Velasco is now booming as the deep water
| seaport OF Texas. She bids fair to make Il
| great city in the not distant future
| lSweetwater Record.
| Velasco, at the mouth of the Brazos. is
| carrying the deep-water banner just now.
Didn't wait for the government to do it,
either.-ITyler Democrat and Reporter.
| Velasco. little city at the mouth of the
| BraZos river. claims to have deep water
, already. which has been obtained by pri-
waite company at cost of S3.00O.0U0. Ne-
| lascO shows signs of coming BOOM Lam
| caster Herald.
| "On to Velascon is now the popular slo-
| gan of Middle and East Texas spectators.
| Yelasco is now the acknowledged deep sea-
| port of the state 1t is the mouth of the
R,.n1n arI lnp pfas, fhnn
| ever known to enter the port of Galveston.
-tTulia Gazette.
The town of Veiasco, at the mouth of the
| Brazos is attracting great deal of atten-
| ton just now and enjoying genuine boom.
| We have never had much faith in artificial
harbors, and still less in booms. However,
| if there is anything in either, Velasco holds
the key.-[Luling Signal.
Velasco is deep water port that is
backed by something more than high sound
ing eloquence of the lot auctioneer. The
| water is there in advance of the Spectator
and the young giant is growing at lively
rate and in sensational way.-[ Port La
vacaen.
The deep water question for Texas has
been settled at Velasco. The Galveston or
nothing idea has received shock that will
cause that $1,000, 600 appropriation to bag
at the knees before Galveston gets deep
water.-lCollin County News.
1t is claimed that Velasco, at the mouth
of the BraZos, has secured deep water be-
yond peradventurc, Galveston can now
have her great ambition appeased by NOV
ing over to VelaSco. This will be the cheap
est and surest way for her to get deep wa
ter Rockwell Success.
Deep water at Velasco will be hailed with
delight by all Texas, and deal OF the out
side world. Deep water at Velasco will be
death blow TO GalrestOn's octopus, the
wharf company. If VelaSco will see to it
that no such devil-fsh locates in her harbor
to faSten his tentacleS on commerce, her
future will be grand and brilliant one. On
TO Velasco II Hale County Herald.
The changes that deep water at Velasco
will induce are far reaching in their effect.
At present large sections of the Brazos
bottom, the richest land probably on this
continent, are in a wild state because it is
impossible to make production profitable at
the present freight rates. With deep water
at the mouth of the Brazos, cotton, corn and
other heavy staples c;.n be fioated down the
river on barges in Mississippi style and
loaded direct on ocean vessels. 1t is GER
tain that the development of the Brazos
bottom in the next few years will astouish
the most Indifferent observer.-[ Mckinney
Examiner.
Velafco the new Chicago Of Texas, isl
destined at no distant day to rank with the
leading cities of the state. 1t is three AID
a half miles from the mouth of the Br3zos
river OH high bank about twelve feet
above the sea level and is located in beilu-
tiful grove of trees. The town site never
overdows. At present there is a population
of about one thousand people, but this num-
Der will soon be multiplied many times.
Boat loads of people are going in daily via
Galveston and Columbia.
A great many houses are going up. A
100room hotel, four stories, has just been
completed. A most extensive work is car
ried on by the Brazos river and dock CON-
pauy, which has expended near two million
dollars in the work of permanent improve
ments, and this amount, spent as it has
been by private corporation, has accom-
plished what the government would have
had to eXpend 81, DOC, 900 to do. The COM
pany has uilt two jetties about five thou
sand feet long. extending into the gulf,
which has given them ia feet of water
four and half feet, This was obtained by
natural forces. not by dredging; the cur
rent of the mighty Brazos does
the work and continues to deepen the
channel all the way to the deepest
water in the gulf. It is estimated that the
rise ia the river. which occurs in the winter
and spring, will give them at least from
twenty to twenty-three feet of water on
the bar The depth of water on either side
of the bar is from twenty-three to twenty
five feet, and tho depth of the Brazos river
from the bar to Velasco is from twenty-five
to fifty feet. The width of the river is
from four hundred to six hundred feet
Velasco has been declared a port of entry
for ocean going vessels by the secretary of
the interior on account of there being four
and half feet mora water than at Calves
ton. Veaseis ara also allowed to discharge
oargoes at yelaseo This port Is at present.
under control OF the collector o. customs at
Galveston, bat will soon have ] collector Of
its owu.-IBelton Friendly Visitor.