The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-05
TO IMPROVE THE BAYOU.
Conqressmun-t.lcct Ball Tells the
Business League
WHAT NE WILL 10 FOR HOUSTON
Appropriation for Improving
buffalo bayou.

: There was a special meeting OF the Bust
!, ness League yesterday afternoon to hea
Y Congressman ELECT Thos H. BAH upon tn
/. subject OF Buffalo bayou Improvement
The meeting was not as largely attcndo
as the Importance OF the subject demand
, ed. but those present were earnest worker
In this much needed Improvement.
: President Grihhlc OF the League calle'
the meeting to order and asked Captain
Hunter 10 state the object.
Captain Hunter said that as chairman o.
the committee on navigation he would STATE
that his committee had mapped out plan
Of campaign for Accomplishing results IN
securing the Improvement of buffalo bayou
He said the commlt;so had determined upon
setting out map aLd a lot OF literature.
giving statistical information.
Secretary Grbble. Jr., then re1d In de
tail the report OF the committee, which
was as follows;
! In View of the fact that congress meets
{ soon that an effort be made to educate the
( isople OF the Northwest as TO the great
! Importance TO them and us III the opening
! Mp 10 steamship navigation of the ship
/ ehAhhel, IN" committee suggests that "A
map OF the channel from the ieties at Gal
weston 10 Houston be made. the map t.
show the depth OF the water at stated
places and also to show the junction of the
ship channel with the railroad center of
Houston: also that Il circular b. gotten out
giving = fun report cf the nuuber Of tons
OF freight In kind and the value thereon
the report TO Include the last ten years
ana any other statistics that may he prop
. Wp would tha. f,,,,
sand Of those maps and circulars be rot
ten out. and that the secretary of the
League he instructed to send a copy Of The
same 10 every commercial body or other or
gani,ation. also 10 each scnH'or and con
gresham throughout the Nor;hwes and
hat these organizations be requested Il
ask tscir representatives in congress- &c
Investigate che matter Of the opening up
the shin channel that The secretary he
directed to address a letter 10 each senator
and cong essrleu in al litiun TO the map an
circular named ANA that IN said letter that
an appeal he made t. the Aforesaid rcprc-
ssntatiycs to assisi the Texas delc,atio,
'o ob.ain an appropriation TO deepen the
uhauprl from The jettles AT Galveston to
Hougteo. ~ feet hv 400 feet wide
In coarluslsn. We would urge Immediate
action in this matter.
Vc hope mat there will he a ,ull attend.
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