Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-24
GOOD FOR ARKANSAS.
Russell Harrison and Wheeler
Talk for 1t.
THE DREDGE TO GO TO WORK.
Some Malicious Stories Denied About the Har-
Dor and the City.
The Enterprise a Legitimate Business In
dertaking, and Every One Con-
nected With 1t Acting in
Good Faith
THE DREDGE TO GO TO WORK
A Straight Talk.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette
New YORK, Sept. 23.-Russeu B. Harri-
son was seen at his Office in the Judge
building by Il GAZETTE reporter this morn
ing, and was asked if he had anything to
say in reply to the charges OF fraud brought
against him in connection with the Arkansas
Harbor land company, of which he is pres
ident, by correspondent in Texas of a
New York newspaper. He said there is
scarcely anything in the story as 1t APP
peared that is true. The enterprise is a
legitimate business undertaking, and every
one connected with the company is acting
in good faith. l certainly have not be-
lieved and do not know that any officer of
the company in Texas made miSrepreSeuta-
tionS to induce people to buy lots in the
town. The Arkansas Pass harbor company.
with which ! have no connection. agreed
after securing the privilege to do the work
from congress to secure deep water for
the harbor and our town. Our company, in
order TO assist, agreed to give them a large
bonus in land when deep water was Sc
cured The leading spirits in the harbor
company are connected with the
San Antonio and Aransas Pass rail
road system. This road passed into
the hands of a receiver Unexpectedly to me
some months after had taken the presi-
dency of the town site company. The IL
nancial condition of this road and those con-
nectcd with it is due to its being in the
hands of receiver, and the great Barring
failure of last fall which produced great
stringency in money over the country has
very naturally delayed operations. The
suspension of work on the drcdge boat is
commented on us a sign simply of failure.
| have information from Texas that the
dredge boat will commence operations
again in q very short time and complete the
roadbed for the terminal railroad to the
harbor and furnish channel for vessels
from the natural deep water of the harbor
TO the town.
GOvernor Wheeler, who stands very high
in public opinion in Texas, represented to me
i'll letter received this morning that the
company has completely complied with
every promise made to those who have be-
come interested in it. He writes, I'VE are
stories and correspondence which appeared.
and as will appear, the statements recently
published are without foundation and are
made in malice. We are satisfied we
will be able TO bring to grief the
parties responsible for them. While
all OF this is unpleasant We feel that
our condition will be shown so different
from what ase stories said that the fact
will rebound reatly to the company's benc-
fit
Harrison 40 ed: "A telegram from
Corpus Christi a ,'pearing this morning on
the subject is absolutely untrue. Itcharges
that the enterprise is 4 failure and makes
other untrue statements. Corpus Christi Is
a town near Arkansas harbor, and there are
parties there who would do all they could to
break down our. enterprise out of jealousy"