The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-06

talists who realized aha, Il would De some
day a gulf port. New York interests
however are antagonisdc 20 gulf port in
terests and so for years this New York
interest has remained idle. But west
ern interest has broken in. an interest
that IS seeking a quick gulf outlet for
the great western reservoir OF grain and
meat production. This interest repre-
sented primarily by the Kansas City.
Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad. located the
city Of PORT Arthur some five miles from
deep water UP the bank OF the lake and
dredge 10 be followed by Others. is
| now al work digging canal from this
deep water up to the town. The ioca~
ton OF the town was directed by a de-
sire TO secure high town site
WILL 1T LAST
Port Arthur has its boom. VIII n
last? WIZ there be another gulf port >
Not So many miles westward along the
coast from, Port Arthur - Galveston. In
fact Port Arthur is not very mucn fur
tner from Wichita than Galveston. CAL
weston is good town. II has a good
harbor. made by a tremendous expendi-
ture by The government. Bnt Calves
ton stands there sleepily. dominated by
set OF niilionaires who have nearly
eli they desire and have settled down %
hold il. irresponsive 10 all schemes for
imparting a higher vitality 70 Their city.
and callous towards all modern enter
prise.
Bnt the Galveston harbor is no bet
ter than the Port Arthur harbor that rs.
Sabine Pass. Both have deep wafer.
What Port Arthur has that Galveston
has not. although Port Arthur is a town
of but one thousand Inhabitants and
Galveston has probably forty thousand.
is push. The town is booming. T. Is
growing Il IS Offering Inducements.
II has the glad hand extended 70 s;rsnE-
ers; the warm palm 20 visitors. rs
fortune is rs very newress- All is
citizens. even IL they have been there
but single day. are old citizens and "a
influential and as worthy and as good
socially as any other citizens.
Even now raerch anthem from the cor
ners OF the world are loading daily a;
Sabine Pass. and as a rule Jus; as many
here as al Galveston. An independent
railroad lines assured power cf divert
ing Kansas and Missouri 4rsffic in this
direction has not been demonstrated yet.
for the season has not opened. but TIE
great lumber districts Just north % this
place attract these large vessels here.
G;sivestOa 5 town that exists on ne
siuhlngs % an export business on one
side Is tAe gull. "a tae other che porth)
Is 4 great body of uBoroigciTe. sandy.
salty soil. P0rt Arthur "a destined -
bs;.er things. The c1gDt-y surround
lax Sabine lake e. r1ch river deposits.
Around th.s g-owi3g ci-y hne farms are
s2rnE-az W nos. S,rswberries are
rsps ana prolific 9: \ season when they
cannot DO grown norta n this rexior.
port Arthur ias- c5ristuza sod stray
berries % New York q a dollar a hox.
Pears grow % ne ETestezt perfArsioa
known here and p euch Quantities ira.
portion must - removed each Tp-s-s
. save he trees. Figs are heavy
crop Com does wei anS roasting
ears have b@sn going no-ss from he-e
roE tor over month. Other plants
peculiar - the climate. such as rzr,.e.
~hica are very profitable. grow here
heavily.
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