The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-18

peared in print. 1t reads as follows
Traffic Of Buffalo bayou for the year
ending August 81, 1885,
Cotton, bales .502, $50 ~ 6l5 Q20
Cotton seed products, tons l9497 A5' !s3
Coal, tons......... ...........'.. 800 ~ .'9
Walnut logs. tons. ............ 4 100 l29, 400
Sand. toa2 ...................... A.44 .OoS
Sundres. tons....... ......,,... 1000 10 O0J
Total. tons. ........,. 1906 500 SO lao, 1913
10 this report Secretary Dexter added
Totai number bales of cotton handled at
Houston, season ending August 81. 1879
LEO 0a1.
Total bank NOV mcuts twelve months.
PopuiaGion in 1856. % i2s; in 1876. Gs,5oo
Taxable values In 1850. 1856. 500; IN 1895.
Houston has fourteen lines OF railway
entering tho city.
the petition reads as follows;
ITO the Hon j. &. Hutchinson. NJ. c.,
WASHINGTON II. C.:
1--WE tho following named members Of
the Houston business Lcaguc citizens Of
Houston and Harris county, Texas. re-
specially cnloin your earnest efforts in
behalf Of an increased appropriation for
the Improvement OF buffalo bayou-n autn
and the Importance of tho situation.
The present appropriation is totally IN
adequate to effect any lasting or valuable
results and W. ask for an appropriation
OF $3.50 000."
Following clmo this letter:
Hon. j, c; Hutchinson, NJ. CO washing
pear sir.-Fccllng the urgent need Of
some Immediate action looking 10 an In
creased approximation By congress for tho
fmr,royem.nt Of Ruffalo BAYOU ana RELY.
Ing IN yonr steadfast fidelity 10 any lu-
terest touching those Of your conatltuancv.
We have deemed II absolutely essential at
this timo 10 earnestly appeal to you 80
use your utmost influences tn having the
present mcacrr approximation for die
BAYOU increased
b.
nrr con0deut th.v can sostIro for vour ali
tncrnhors Of congress from mo Statcs OF
Enusae N.l,r.si,1 Iowa Ulinois Nfrtt-
rnu WISCONSIN. New York FcnuzyIvant,
and mime
Shall we make the effort 10 secure th,sl.
rates with "A prospect of ,ucces4 ~ Soc
cured? The situation IA ono of the pravo.,t
ir1nnrtenr pg there ia pu matter ,,f NOR,
n Miir'qi ntei.St lo yo,r o , ~ WAN
tbn mediterranean ar th{., talua ma ,,lf.r
~. a. tbr e,a ~, co,,p,c,1ial Win, ia
-, 90 cor, n,,. van aut,ra 4. ,ree,.r,t
~ no. i,ttio rn,,ellrratiot, WI IL nnruai
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Buffalo bayou, anu t1e ship canal he
HAAio coil"lnt4N' W. n'E YOU d" HhHI Is
Won thlS inpnIlAut i'alutr, anu NV ,''t
appropriation 'li'H@ s.Nh di"N. N" l' |
survey, nS We nunerHiunp, Was made ln
ACCORDING" WIN mo w'lN. l"ot silp ci''
nHl across mo pay. iasrd up"n lhls ani
..f.,. -..' 80. d, ~. L..
"u.nilpil"t, @PIi.l'' '.''. ,,.tt.,
Atsch"u Ay''tp !" " "l .'tll ,.'
or "hat me hdF"u WE "".t' '., us ,.
lIF tho past year. li'st t'll iNls
sery" IN am inc a'tp1, we V"I'ntS.'' Wal
DC iAtkth py YOU very .i' 'ii."lF .,
Mr.. j. ); paueherly on.i',' u r,.ol lVl
touching the now mo oi ',trnh' S''hi"'' =
soon 10 be put on from llhmnuTs ll,tct
n Galveston Ih" league appointed Mr.
paughcrty as chairman OF q committee
with power to select ono otucr. 20 Nsit
Galveston on the day of the ARRIVAL Of tho
first steamer aud present COPIES ~ hi7
resolution. with congratulations of The
business League upou this important au4
beuoncial departure
Tho committee composed Of Judge KIT
freu S W Eyduor nud W. H. Sloeeo1
mad. the fotlv,yiui, i.port touching ID
porrnanent coast country exhibit. f. VISA
odontcd
en- ths. r,oa,7l or directors Of tho {fous-
ION pusinnsa In1etin.
.Ga,rlSnon. Your rrYnuitico anpninted
10 rsno,t eoins fian of ncti1o fnt. M" rs.
tshl,arr,cut un3rr thc anaptees ana CON.
t,aoI 81 ma orcnni,Sfion Of AN cxhihn oi
~, n,,odurts ma rrsoiir,re M ,hat ,,nr.
,inn Of Tsxas naturally tributary com.
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nort ~ Follow. "'A4