The Lamar register., 1891-11-21
DEEP WATER SECURED
WITHOUT ONE CENT OF UNCLE
SANS MONEY.
yela.co Is -Four Months Old and
Has 1000 Peoplc-sPlendid
Hotel, Electric Lights,
Wharye., Business

vr1.Asco, 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
pertioned, begged and demanded OF
Congress large appropriations to be
used in deepening different harbor en-
frances. All Government work failed
to accomplish any pereeptible i'm
provement
Two years ago, upon plans made by
Mr.. E. L. Corthen, 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. L. Farwell, Congressman
Abner Taylor (who built the magnif-
cent State House at Austin, Texas, Mr..
W. NJ D. Lee. G. W. Augee, and others,
commenced the work of building
ietties at the mouth of the Brazos
ner. Mr. <orthen assured these mer
tnat when the work was completed
they would have % 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
4 I-a feet deep. On July 10th, just past,
ship drawing 16 l-2 feet of water
sal ed over the bar through the ietties
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 is
feet can come over the bar.
TIE company announced that they
would never offer or sell foot of
ground until they had deep water.
On July LIST they laid out the City of
Velasco, The fame of deep water had
gone abroad, and on July l1th, to sat
| isiy the clamor of the people, they
commenced selling lots at private sale,
re- erving every other block TO be sold
at public auction when they had pro-
yided railroad connections, hotels,
wbarves, and facilities for business.
The aggregate of private sales to this
date is $4,000 The company have
now built the railroad, wharves, hotel,
electric light plant, etc.
vELAsco HARBoR oPESISe.
On the 18th day of Decem Der there
will be a grand rejoicing at Velasco
All railroads are arranging to sell
tickets at one fare for the round trip,
good for 30 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 jet
ties and over the bar.
The most gigantic Oyster Roast ever
attempted 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
BRAzo DE DIos,
| f+lo ar,,, of
On the two days following the Har-
Dor Opening, tine 10th and 18th of De-
cember, the public auction will be
| held. Every other block of Velascc
has been reserved to sell at this time
Each visitor will be able to buy-the
man who only wants to pay 500 for a
lot and the capitalist will each have
an opportunity. The Velasco Com
mercial Club will promptly answer all
| Inquiries
pure as the breath of the mountain;
fertile soil-every foot of it a mine of
vegetable wealth; locatIon-it will be
the storage-in transit-depot for all
commerce of the trans Mississippi
The future traffic of the great West
will be sent to export via this port
Velasco is on an average 565 miles
nearer to the surplus producing har-
vest fields of America than are Allan
| tic ports.
Itcosts 125l cents per bushel to haul
grain that SOS miles The farmer now
actually loses this l2% cents a busheI
on all the gram he sells
The great advantage of shorter dis.
tance insures the future of Velasco.
o. w. CRAWFORD. q