The Globe-republican., 1891-12-10

Mississippi to Rejoice with Her De-
| cember 15-Excursion On Great Ocean
Ships Free.
VELAsCo, Texas, Nov. 2s.-On the
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 a deep harbor
on the Gulf Coast of Texas. To-day
they have their wish. At Velasco, the
mouth of the Brazos river where it
empties into the Gulf of Mexico, private
money and Western enterprise has &C
complished what Government money,
expended under the direction of Govern
ment engineers, entirely failed in.
Capt. Eads put to shame the silk
shirted, kid-gloved, sleek and well-fed
engineers of the United States at the
mouth of the Mississippi river, and now
again, Mr.. E. L. Corthell, who was
Capt. Eads' chief, has heaped more
shame upon them at the mouth of 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 the
Brazos, channel 6 feet deep and 100
feet wide, could not be maintained. In
two years a channel 1T 7-1O feet deep
and $50 feet wide has been opened
without dredges and the scour of the
river is not only maintaining it, but
wearing it deeper every day.
1t Did Not Cost Uncle Sam One Cent.
either. Now we are rejoicing, and we
ask all the thirteen million people of
the West to come down on the 18th of
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 of
you. Our deep water and our handbook
harbor belong to you. Every producer
in the West has dollar and cent inter-
est in Velasco. Every taxpayer in the
Union must be its friend because it is a
public work which has been accom-
plished without digging into his pocket
for the cost.
A city is building already. The
great oceans commerce of the world
has rushed through the channel made by
the jetties into Velasco and is demand
ing business attention. Fruits Of the
South, sugar and lumber from the East,
coal, silks in large ships which could
not get into other Gulf ports without
lighterage charges, are de-
manding that Velasco take their cargoes
and give them return freight of cotton,
wheat, corn, flour and meats.
Velasco is only 1875 days old, but its
commerce is established; every depart
ment of trade is inviting, begging some
one to take the business. Three hun
dred and seventy-one firms are already
but the business of city
of Is, 900 or 10000 people would not be
to answer the demands.
In 135 days at private sale S715, 900
dollars worth of lots have been sold.
On the 10th and 18th of December there
will be public auction of every other
block in the city. These blocks have
been reserved for this sale. You can at
that time buy lots which are across the
street in great brick business blocks
which are being piled up as fast as men
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 a lot or not. You may need a
tonic and three days with US, where the
roses are blooming in every yard and
fat oysters sleep in every creek, will
repay you for the trip. We will well
come you. Remember the dates of the
HARBOR OPENING with oyster roast
and ship excursion, Dec. Is. The auc-
lion sale, Dec. 16 and Il. We will give
bur right hand in welcome to all who