Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-16
DEEP.wATER HARBOR.
July Bulletin Of Secretary Dann, Of The
Interstate Committee.

HoUsTor, IRNAs, July ii, 1879
To the members Of the lnter'sl-ie
Deep Hafbor Committee;
As predicted In my last bulletin, tho
drsdge at work at The IeKss Guy
channel reached the turning point
nest the docks before tue end Of June
The drsdge has been for two weuk,
working with its accustomed record
breaking suocsss) back upon the chan.
mel, cutting to a depth Of 10 to IL is;t
and sloping the sides.
A dispatch has bsen received from
Captain wolyeD, PRECEDENT OF tue
Texas City Improvement company
that lie has secured n contract with
transatlantic steamship company u
put on n regular line Of steamers DO.
tween Texas City and Liverpool
which will be the fret regular steam.
ship line to ply between a Texas port
ana Liverpool.
As an evidence OF the beneficial
effect OF the Texas CITY Improvement,
the steamship agents are quoting OPEN
ly as a regular rate cent, PCT lOJ
pounds cheaper from Texas CITY than
from 9ilveston TO foreign ports. Ia
order that you may know the full value
Of the saving, IL IL necessary 70 refer
once more u the surplus tons OF farm
products Of the great West that arc
exported, The total for all states west
OF the Mississippi river exclusive OF
Louisiana, averages 8O,00O,OOO tons per
annum, the saving, therefore, OF
cents psr hundred, means slS,O0O,OOD
pr snnum, and the saving upon ln'
coming traffic will be the same per
hundred pounds anu will likewise
amount to some millions, which, adj.
ed 10 the 500, 900. 900 or more dollars
to be saved by reason Of shorter fail
haul to this Texas port versus the
Atlantic ports maK,a these Improve
ments OF incaleulablo value 10 the
West, and with this highway Ia full
operation tho wealth Of the West, per
capils will soon exceed that OF any
portion OF tho world.
The work on the jottiss has pro-
crossed with the usual vlgor and the
usual amount Of stone anu grnnits has
been plsced therein, but owing to the
fact that the quantity Of mStetiAl
placed was not used In extension, but
was used TO complete unfinished por-
tiops, no percepliDls inofsa,o Of depth
was observed by the survey made on
the 30th day Of Junr.
Since the present plan was com
mencei there has been placed In the
jstties 67S, 99i tons Of sand stone and
834,773 tons Of granite, u total OF l..
Ol3,76 tons, OF 50,6so car loads OF 20
tons each.
The granite 10 In blocks weighing
from 10 To 20 tons each aud 10 used In
facing the jsttiss while the sand stone
1, used TO NIL the space between the
granite walls. The ieitits are 80 feet
wide at the bottom anu slOp. to 10 feet
In width nj the water line, they are,
when completed, o feet above maxi
mum tide and n railroad runs on tue
top, the entire length Of each.
Major Miller goes north In few
days TO return with the new and i'm
proved dfoJgo that has Just been con-
pletsd for the government aud which
will be put Mt work upon tho bar.
The city council Of Galveston has
hold n special session aud taken tho
preliminary steps towards holdirg all
International exposition and cslsoTa.
ton In 1896, In which the United
States govsrnment IN expected TO take
n leading part. While u 10 not he.
lioyed 80 feat depth Of water WI DO
obtained by that time It is very certain
that vessels drawing "a feet will then
be able TO enter the harbor aud psriioi.
lato In tho grand celebration OF the
success OF Americas greatest hydraul.
10 engineering feat. The celebration,
10 is belloveU, will assume thu character
Of the late great naval denomination
at Kiel, Germany, and may also mp.
proAob II In II, proportions and ErAGC-
uro. Respectfully submitted,
+. l.. DANA.
l.. Widen, Esq, Of Beaver, Ia the
mem Der OF tho committee fer Utah.
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