The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15
GALVESTON DISSENTS.
To the Editor of the Eagle.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
Referring to the article of Nov. 20,
which appeared in your esteemed paper
in the shape of an interview with MIR.
Edwards, a representative of the Velas-
co Land company, concerning the deep
water harbor at Galveston now under
construction, as compared with Velasco,
and appearantly published with view
to boom the latter place at the expense
of Galveston, permit me in the interest
of truth to make a few corrections.
During the past three or four months
systematic efforts have been made by
few skilled land spectators at Felasco
to belittle the progress of the Jetty work
at Galveston, and make the most ia
Grant Misrepresentation So far Nelasco
has done all the talking while Galveston
has done all the business. Pre-eminent
and without rival Galveston stands
TODAY before the world inviting and
challenging the most honest
and careful investigation. Her
commercial development the past few
wears has been and is now attracting the
attention of the business world. and her
prospects and possibilities are immense
and astounding.
Mr.. Edwards in his interview, like all
Velasco paid boomers, did not fail to
state that not one cent of Uncle Sans
money went into that harbor. That IS
fact, and the only truth told IN the whole
interview. / hope many of the citizens
of your city and state will visit Nelasco,
inspect the companys work, including
the greatest and most important of all
the lefty works, (which are built prIncl-
pallY of brush,) and ask themselves if
there is anything permanent IN their
construction, or are they built with the
view of their lasting long enough for that
company TO sell out 1900 acres OF town
lots and about 40, 600 acres OF land
known by all Texas to be so productive
of bonebrake fever that no white man
has ever been able to live thereon.
Mr.. Edwards states that already there
have numerous larger vessels cleared the
port of Velasco than ever cleared the
port of Galveston. ! wish to state to the
good citizens of Wichita that the above
Is a bare faced falsehood and that there
never was an ocean going stea ner at or
near Velasco; nothing larger titan
schooner, the largest OF which are mere
babies beside the smallest OF over thirty
ocean steamers we have laying az our
docks at this time, loading and Unload
ing. Our jetties are being built Of moth
ing but rock, weighing 40 pounds to the
foot, fifty or 100 ears OF same going into
the work each and every day. One
cotton vessel loaded to its
full capacitv-with 300 bales
passed fro.n our dock out and over the
bar only a day or two ago. In our
harbor we have 800 acres Of 24-foot
water. We have eighsT-four wholesale
houses: banking capital Of SIC CSC, 600;
elearances for September were S5s. 49,
g72: for October. So, 4S3, o45. and for
November. $37. rs. 492. Our ore million
bushel elevator * under way, and Is 10
be completed by May /, next
Having mentioned only few OF the
facts actually existing / viii say &c tho7e
who intend to take advantage % the ex-
cugsion next week that yea will be met
AT Houston ard Velssco with an invita-
ton 20 visit Galveston; also free ticket
70 and from Galveston
We want you all 20 come and see the
metropolis of the empire stafe, Texas
firmly believing that vou wiM Be fully
satisfied that mossev invested n Calves
/ ton. As well as 10 Wichita. : as safe IS II
put in government bonds with great