The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-04
PLAIN STATEMENT MADE.
The True lnwardness OF the Channc
kiaht-of-Nay Bill.
REASONS FOR OPPOSITION TO IT.
Fast Texas Property Owners Who
WOuid lie scriously Affected
by Its rrUvisious.

Beaumont, Texas. March 3.---The GAL
weston News OF Tuesday publishes dis
patch from Beaumont which insinuates
that The Posts beaumont correspondent
had caused to be published IN Tho Post
misstatemonts with reference to the Port
Arthur channel bill that had caused The
Iost to be severely criticised by citizens
of Beaumont. rs The Post correspondent
In his correspondence has heretofore OK
pressed no opinion whatever on the merits
OF the bill. in fact has only called atten-
ton to the fact that such a bill had been
railroaded through tho legislature aud that
the governor would be requested to with
hold his signature until parties Interested
had opportunity to learn what it meant.
the correspondent today visited number
of citizens and queried as TO what mis-
statement made In The Post with reference
TO the bin they considered deserving OF
censufr. Not one of these Nugeps citei
an instance whore "A misstatement had been
made. but there were several VINO CEN
surcd The Post for calling attention TO the
bill before the governor had signed 1t and
II had become u law. These gentlemen.
with few exceptions. acknowledged that
they were stili ignorant Of the powers con
terred upon channel companies by the
bill, but Insisted that the construction OF
the Port Arthur channel would bring money
to the county and II the company would
not construct the channel unlcss The kind
of legislation they desired was obtiunei
that the LEGISLATION desired should be lur-
njshed them.
That IN a question for the people, the
governor and the legislature to settle, bat
since The Post correspondence has been
made an issue In the fight Tor and against
tie history that ls not vet a wear old might
surve the purpose OF showing the necessity
for the peoplo TO know sumeth,nu nnout
tho bin osnneiany nftnr n was discovered
that The hin had been passed Inv Inc lerIs.
,aturo Al the instance Of reprerentaily,s OF
Tho por, Arthur Land nnd ,rnwnsitc com
many n creature of the Missouri md Kan
ens Trust company which concern is nlgo
building tho I<anase CITY. putsburg and
Gulf railroad
When The camnnipn ononcd last year tho
pittshure and ,ulf railroad had moi select
ed It's rnuto from, Shreyruort In To port
Arthur Texas. nnd there wns oous,a,rable
speculation ms To whether II would come
down thn l.outslau, or tbo Texns aldo OF
tho sabine river This oueation was dis
russnd In seyerol OF thr gt,tr nnpors nm
til II grew Interesting near the close OF
the CAMPAIGN, then A. E StllweIl vlco
prcsiden, and general rranaa.er of the rond
and Il. g. Hammond MANAGER ~ tho
southern division, announced In the puhllc
prints that on account of tho Texas rail.
road commission and the ant,-corporntiop
laws enacted by the democrats IN Texas
the compnnv would mt lust ms little OF
their wnd in Texas ma WAS poss,ble.
glance nj the mnp win evidence that these
gentlemen we're not johing. with these
facts stil, fresh In the mind OF the poo-
pie Of Ems, Toxas, why should II seem
,n,pertinent n the citizens who voted to
porpotuate democratic rule should want
10 scru,inizc a bin formulated by this
corporation for Its especial benefit before
said bill became law?
| Tho Post correspondent will take oc-
CASTOR to repeat what he said In frat
| calling attention to this bill There is not
a man In Beaumont, or anywhere else IN
| Texas. for that matter but who sincerely
| hopes the Port Arthur company VIII di /,
| their proposed ship channel. and there IA
none who would oppose Il bill granting
them a reasonable right OF way for such a
| al annol But thorc are many who arc OPP
posoh to the company condcmnlng for lta
exclusive use 700 feet OF tho bank on
| either side of the channel Maps show that
tho proposed channel would start at n
point near Sabine Pass and running
| through what rs Rnown ms Mesquite poh,
| cut nearly two miles of a channel that hna
| n depth OF from eighteen to twenty four
! feet This property belongs TO the follow
ing individuals. r. G. MrReynolds, Ann
| IL. and Joseph llaviin. y. g, Moore. Agnes
G. Clssel. Dalsy NJ. Roche. Il. T. W.