The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-21

port, we would be directly benefited by
securing these railroads-the things Aus
tin so peculiarly and specially needs.
This company have just issued the follow
ing circular and from it you can get a
general idea of the plan:
TO THE STOCKMEN OF TEXAS.
The citizens of Southwest Texas having
offered to the Arkansas Pass Harbor COM
pany a subsidy of 100000 for the i'm
provement of Arkansas Pass to depth of
20 or more feet of water, and Messrs.
Alexander Brown & Sons, bankers, of
Baltimore, Nd, having signihed their
willingness to furnish the necessary
capital and take controlling interest in
the enterprise, provided the following
terms are complied with:
First-That 100000 of said subsidy be
paid to the said Harbor company upon the
signing by said Brown & Sons of con-
tract to cause to be built on Arkansas bar,
under the plans and according to the
specifications of competent engineers, of
1850 feet of rock break-water and 20OO
feet of apron extension or foundation.
Second-One-half of the balance of said
subsidy, to say $120,000, to be due and
payable when fifteen-foot navigable
channel is obtained.
Third-All the balance of the said sub
shy, 10 say uoI less thaii pi-o'ooo' 49,
be due and payable when a navigable
channel of not less than 20 feet of water
is obtained across Arkansas bar.
1t is hardly necessary to call your at
tention to, or enlarge upon, the advantages
of deep water on the Texas coast to your
vast interests
It means home market for cattle, and
q saving in shrinkage and classlhcatlon OF
S12 per head, to say nothing OF the many
other extraordinary charges ana as
couragements to which your business mas
been subjected to. The people OF the
coast counties have already subscribed TO
nearly 5000. 600 of the amount required,
and San Antonio about 100000, with only
S25. 900 to $4,000 now lacking to com
plete the subsidy. This last amount you
are asked to subscribe. Please seriously
consider this matter, and if you deem 1t a
good investment, subscribe your proper
share. either in land or money, to THIS
great enterprise. You are not expected
TO nav your subscription until the depth
indicated in your notes of deeds mas Deen
obtained. Let us have short outlet 10
the sea, and your most serious ollncuilies
will disappear. Lo rob,v
done their part. Can you afford not to
do yours? Respectfully, o,,>-crp
JAMES G. FULTON,
r. !. KLEBERG,
G. f. ROTH,
NJ. HALFF, .
Committee.
Tho notes and deeds referred TO are
made to run for one year t from me- A I@t s e.
cured by that time, then the Whole con
sideratiOn fails. If the 10 1eet o. .o VAT
by United States government statement s,tsncrin,
are obtained, then half of your snDs S,.bar
ton will then be due, the other half when
20 feet are secured. ooo
Only $4,000 of the s640:00O are yet
to he secured. Surely Austin. with her
cattle and other important business IN
forests shonld make ND $4,000 of this
amount. Waco gave $4,000 last w, week
and we can do at least as well. THESE
Baltimore bankers are well known anu
will carry out their contract to the letter.
Citizens, there is money in that port TOT
Ausin, and we should do our part TOWARD
securing its creation.