Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26
pIvALSO ON THE GULF.
Galveston Said to Have I,ss. a Com
ne+itor in Young Velasco.
v,pm WORDS EXCHANGED
Between Representatives of the Two Places
N'" 8gClaims for YeIasco and Her Dock
q, Dana says 1t is Not saSstantial-No
a' n n at the Meeting of the Deep
uarbor Convention, and No
Business Transacted
WARM WORDS EXCHANGED

,,---.st.tn deep-harbor committee
Inc % met Ia room No. 226, Wind
ora f.- Inst night for The purpose OF un-
s'' ~ w., he perplexities that have sur
Ia''s-7 .fe deep harbOrs project. The
-t .-.r.lgy. ii IS stated, thirteen and
.aI. Ter fee, Of water, and twenty years
iae-!-.r .rg. began the work. they had
a. '.s..,, ~ water. in gaining this one
We .r.s feet in twenty years. with
nc -.l .lr. or =. 2IS 900 Of Uncle Sans
o. ca no.. have. il IS said, rival IN We
-.-l' title lily nj the mouth of the
a. ,.yes. ana This fact lent increased
LD-.-..s tu meeting Of last night .--.---
. - So. -.4 hat there was not quorum
In. The meeting was held behind
E..r-. aid Secretary Dana refused
c. -'..-... E. .-aa,ion whatever. The un-
S-,g.s... va however, when 1t was ex-
da'5-...5g quorum would be present,
-. -..a should he presented to con-
..' .,.. rf. resident asking for an addi-
e.. '.r.-ra-i0n 10 finish the harbor
'. .,....- also 10 head of Velasco. The
80. lie .atrcr place were about, and
- to get petition TO be pre-
.--. ......rrass making that place in
s..asa, Galveston 4 uecp-port harbor.
TIE YONG RIVAL.
,-.r.... IS ga.- four months old, and, it is
49, has 2#) inhabitants. 1t now
man. water than Galveston, though
~ -.re1 aa, been spent in two years,
.s,r If this sum being government
NE The secretary of the treasury
,r-l-. 4 letter July last TO the collector OF
,fa r1-r a. Galveston saying that foreign
- would be permitted to enter the
,..l.,~..- vrasro when they could do SO
.r.t. -.l much water to BE accom-
.,ef 1.-THE Galveston harbor.
s----t that - per cent Of the merchant
nine ~ rt,. United States draw less than
-. 49,. f.It. ana i harbor with twenty
,.~.. i.a, If water would accommodate al
,a.-. ,r.. vessel likely 10 enter the gulf.
Tsr.ru promises 20 have this by July l
-s,. and asks not cent of government
money. ...
Nnr VERY FRIENDLY.
Them rs r0rs iIera0lc rivalry between the
tan lu.t- pr tGe gulf, and the outcroppings
ar. rIr .l If the most pleasant nature. r.
/ Dana. who Is secretary of the deep-har-
I-rrsrmlrrea in addition to to the infOrma-
,i0g which ac give that the committee was
lt1r nothing Of interest to the public, had
.an,rrfag 20 say Of Nelasco. lie first took
.-r.rr;ars 10 a telegram ,Tbich was sent
m. Republican from tax$ Worth, st ting
hat he was q velascas &@omer," while he
Is alrsideaj Of Galya6n
@V~as Craws# and Edwards" he
s.. IAN To 14fnembers of the inter
sl-e tes.largS committee, which they
are not NSAwford claims TO be dele
gaze To The M Ig congress, which l very
seriously pues EM, They are here simply
TWO &NPANIss THE SAME.
1.-The tw7 cSin auies which Mr.. Craw-
lord represents have u sort of DR.. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde existence; for instance, the
.ca company makes all of the representa-
H5us and does nearly, if not quite all, of
u- advert isiug, while the land company
sells town lots.
"Ths TWO companies are composed of
15ary the same individuals, but should
u,-rpraseuta,ions be made by the dock
company ard Vgiasco turn out 10 be a
fis.o then the land company sits back and
ft, is vrtuous hands and says: Our
uiaug made no statements, therefore no
-srrrs srujatiOns; we owned the town, it
] r.n. but You bought lots without our So
.t.lati5g and y2u have no legal recourse
LONGS FOR a RIVAL.
"ln3ia.r, ! am sorry that Velasco is no
r5ra than q p.aythiug ] do wish from the
bottom OF my heart that rival would
spring up upon the gulf coast which would
iIiEhten Galveston and cause such an
aHigi'y among our people as would make
Galveston improve at pace several times
IS Jas. rs She does -
NE CRAwgoRD's POSITION.
"Nh1m the gods would destroy they first
make mad. said Mr. Crawford as he was
lo-ifed OF the import of Mr.. Dana's inter-
view. Ellis statement with reference TO the
'wo companies in Nelasco is correct as to
|afir composition: almost the same persons
compose the dock aud land companies. The
.Asd company does solicit persons TO buy
tla a.so makes representations. We say we
have seventeen and One-half feet of water
and h4Eta.t asked the government tc pay
lr the work Of procuring it. We are not
Wiling that The government shall take our
property either. II Mr.. Dana or any of his
-'s,..,ss expect TO gain anything by such
N.i"- '#>rtUr seutdtIOnS | think they
VIII I.a themselves following the wrong
tactics.
AS TO Tie personal attacks on myself,
SIMPLY "-l' 20 say that l am representa-
a'e %! srgrra. texas organizations and two
G..e' ,' 'aa mining congress. | was mis-
y4'.el Where appeared to say / was a
..afr D. the deep harbor committee. l
s41 expected toaitend the meeting or had
y.-.e !lr TIA, purpose. They refuse TO ad-
"a. NE, a1weFor, and l am satisfied"
AE Crawford led the Houston delegates
lie Denver commercial congress and
.'a.-t lae map in which that city APP
ass. 10 uyarsHadow Galveston, which
w., l-'l' ast into the center of the Gulf.
i-'e'.'a Heyr.e do not love him. and he
' .. are Jealous Of TVelasco.-Denver
'''s -- .-4f.. November 18th.