The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-18
FUTURE OF ARKANSAS PASS.
Magnitude of the Deep Water I'm
provements at That Place.
HON. BREWSTER CAMERON IN CITY.
lie Gives the Facts as They Exist ana
Predicts an Air Line From Houston
to Arkansas Pass.

Hon. Brewster Cameron, general mana
ger of the Aransas Pass tIarbor company,
was In the city yesterday and was seen
10y a Post reporter at the Lawlor. Mr.
Cameron has charge of the immense
work OF making a deep water hnrbor at
Arkansas pass. and ably represents Messrs.
AlcAandn. Brown Il Sons of Baltimore
who are investing their millions in this
State of private capital TO open mp an
other harhor in Texas to secure tine I'M
nlerse trade of the Northwest.
1t was this entcrrrising firm that wired
their representative, Brewster Cameion,
at the Topeka convention. to offer a
quarter of a million dollars If the Deep
Water Exposition of 1895 should be located
at Aransls Pass, and when the genuine
ness Of the offer was questioned 10y rivals,
this firm confirmed the liberal offer and
gave the same to the Associated Press
from their hom= Office in Baltimore.
Mr.. Cameron recognizes Houston rs the
railroad cortor Of Texas and APPRECIATES
the fact that on account of her peculiar
location she is in a position to assist and
encourage the opening up of deep water
ports anywhere on the gulf, well know
Ing that at least for some years to come
all will pay trilute to Houston and EN-.
hau,e her commercial greatness as Gal
weston : new doing. and for these reasons
is pleased to present some facts about
the Arkansas harbor TO the great Texas
daily. The Post.
II reply to an inquiry of The Post re
Porter as to how WORK was progressing
| or the hrcakwater, AIR. Cameron said:
THE results already secured are phc-
noncual, and nave never before been at
tanned In the same length of time III any
oiEcr har1or works IL the United States
or Europe.
"(Nhen work began on the brcakwater
less than five months ago, the Gred Test
/ depth was nino and one-lourth feet Now
/ tho shonlest depth is thirteen feet on
! enc narrow mound IN the channel shpW-
| ing that Il dc5pe mig of almost one foot
| rer month has resulted from the work .
THE bar has narrowed FROM both ends. -
| said Mir, Cameron. 1t has been entirely
| swept away for distance OF 70I feet be-
| yond the outer end OF the hr"akwaler,
| and the depth of water at tina. point,
! whore u was only twenty feet when work
| began, is now twenty live feet ON the IN
! ner side of the bar chat is, next, to the
| shore) the bar has also been washed a" ly
| for "A distance OF $50 feet making total
| narrowing OF the bar at 1859 feet between
| the twenty-five foot depths since work
! cyan on the prcakwiter These results
are tho more extraordinary, said Mr..
| Cameron, when 4 Is understood that tic
WORKS ara only about half completed, and
do not now control moro than ole-hnli
| water has been finished and the outirc
| volume Of ehh tide is discharged through
! the channel side Of the brcakwater, The
remaining portion of the bar viii, Ike
| The lilp feet, be instantly swept away
ON my return from Galveston this
afternoon the following telegram was
| handed TO me from Mr.. c. II. Sawyer
| ViCo president Of the Harpor company:
Arkansas Fass, Texas, Decemnor II.
Brewster ,,ameron, Gcrt raj Manager care
Lawlor hotel. Houston, Texas:
Wll close contract tomorrow with Clark