The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-10
The BAYOU IMPROVEMENT
Is Commended by Many Prominent
Men of Texas.
EVERYBODY IN HOUSTON IS HAPPY
Of Hoard of Engineers, as Print-
cd In Yesterdays Post.


A number OF prominent local and VISIT |
A'ts sis'aens were 'n'erNieweo ~ ine t"st
Yesterday relative IN tho report ~ the |
ontea SVa'es engineers IN tae survey OF
Riiffalo hayo,i N futl and detailed account
OF whicn may be found In yesterday q Post.
There WAS n, a;savra,rar, T., ,b,,, nm.
swers. Not one was found who d,d not
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'''' 'no p'N's'' ~"
hope for Its contamination
u.,.u. ,nu - go, ,....
'" VIZ 'e 'o""u oii'i eNp''ss'on'
| from few OF the many seen by The Post
reporter.
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Fost reporter asked MT "a. W. hiuu,
| chairman OF the ship channel committee OF
| the Houston Cotton EXCHANGE II he was
| 40. ,a,,,,.,, =. ~ 9, ono ,oa ,,,,,ro.r,.,,,,,
Nv ~ apr wy
| recon'inenue ps thS United states ehsiueef
| department for making twenty live foot
waterway from Houston TO the gulf. He
! responded
| II am not only sratificd, but retoiced.
| hut am not surprised, as some seem 10 be.
| at the large amount named,
1T so happened on tGe uip down tho
| bayou and out to the jettics ! had highly
| interesting interview With Colonel IL. NJ.
| Robert engineer in chief who gave a
| sketch Of his hfe entering upon his en-
| ginesring career when scarcely past his
majority In Oregon. like another FIRE.
mont he was a pathfinder. with indian
| guides, finding his route through almost
| impenetfable forests and crossing difficult
| stre AIMS, sometimes carried upon the back
| of ore OF his stalwart guides. Again, he
| SPOKE of his connection with ether Gov
eminent works Of vast Importance down TO
the present time-all IN his quiet aud I'm
Of his past lite. his broal views ungoy-
elned ny preJuaice' led me 70 DC ptepaIeo
~, ,G .0' - ''''Hs9 no
my long and continuous labor IN pre-
pairing statistics ana asking appropriations
from congress for the YORK named comes
NiVldly before me ana n'ahcs luY pu' '
: peat more atiukY rs tnv 'Vns 'u' '' NY,
striven tpr SO lonE seems hearihs' Foi
long While my predictions were eUhsldVieu
as rae nreaininss nhu ,ansnee 70 80 =
w 49, 'N'
nen tlie .n. e,,. 800 $3.50 o,,e ~ dorlde
upou tho feasibility Of deep water at the
Island CITY Houston lent heipinS hanu
ara IN uPnaii Oh ouI W.! ~ ~ ",,l'i'' =, !,
my
5 second river Clyde, WITH steamships ridlni
> NJ anchor at our ,yharves, built of iloi
dolved from beneath Texas soil aud 'nuct
more In the same vein The speaker wal
4 han5shaking followed. with compIinlantar
4 remarks: nut al INC sanle ls'le NV
nu, 'n,' ~, ar,ami,rs az The enthusias
a | ITO Honstouian
'For the present can say no more pc
ing so constantly interrupted in this Audl
. torium as one of tho committee OF AWARDS
- ,,.,
, Corsicana--I know Of nothing that vii
= bring more lasting benefit TO Texas that
the opening o. Buffalo bayou. The mrs
goods | over bought were shipped IN IN
= bayou. and | wish such thins way ne,n'
doue regularly now. Let congress make IN
II necessary expenditure az qu'uMs % r ~
entire West. PUT me down as being heart
Is fly IN favor OF making the bayou n"'i"'
"a bic streahi'
Mr. Ron Riesnor--I.ong ago I propose
ooo "a .,,,a Sto0o ala n startc
% 10 be one Oh ''' " ,oo,,,
lie uo"ar"S ni"h"e 10. , do
,;rh,od with tho renort of the engineers
= and of course hope to see the necesast ,
appropriation made' ! am n,n,e ' , /
* iant ~ w 80, ~ Main street.
20 shouin mo- ''0p ''
,g r II wilcox Temple nvigs
d ,, haroa, Houston
x ton of the bayou WIN p'ie"'
II Texas and all the country WOO VI
~ Mississippi. nope 70 re -, ,en1e
.he ruaa'i TeSa ~ has Of Washington shoul
ar senla''ee -, I'D late sor deep water fc
49, havo,,
N pe,,-ock Fort Worth
er a,sr Gov uouston I think III
49,, ,.,neers is very savorab
III report OF VIC ,a,o,, ,,,,
. TO the piaii OF ,iaA'ns 90 30 recessar