The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-14

tHe NEWCOMERS" 10 1nE FROM.
Fhey 1So1d I.arEe ana cathssiastic
l1eetinG-Intcrestca u the Wei.
rare Of Thetr Adopted Home.

ono Of tho best attended and most en-
thRniastic meetings ever held at the Busl
ness League rooms was held there ycster
day morning In responso to call for !
mecting Of "ncwc0ners' to enlist then
assistance in Houstons effort TO secure
deep water. No such meeting Of "old tim
ers' could ever have been gotten together
with such little effort and the most en-
couruging feature OF the meeting was tha'
ali who were present seemed deeply In
ter,,sted i'll the purpose for which the
meeting was called.
Among those present were y. .. shinn.
Missouri; II. F.. White. Iowa, n =. Mii's'
JowS: s. NJ rarr. Missouri: =. w. hum
minnesota; j u. Laiferty, llliaois, FRANK
AIuiy. Illinois; u. W. White. Illinois; !.
n Chapman, Rhode leland; Charles b.
Sempie Ohio; Dr. II II. Forllne. Chicago.
Rry.sJ. NJ. Haiseil. Kentucky, T. 10y Bar
mare. Chicago: Archie Jcrrow. Illinois! q.
w. Thomas, Mississippi; s. u Hall, MIN
ncsota; II. y. Footc, Missouri; !, NJ snet-
~. Illinois; j. F.. Carroll Maryland; H..
v. Montague, Nebraska, Gust WitcahDerS,
Now York, W. Il. McElroy. Minnesota a.
DARLING lowa;C. l.. Simbardo, MIL
nesota; II. a. Stoidafd. Illinois; j. u
Spence Georgia: IT, Is, Henderson, ONO
w. |. Williamson, Missouri; sanuei sigs,
NJ. o. Toote, Missouri, David anderson
Nebraska; Charles H. slurnney. llnnols'
II. p. Mansfield. Virginia, J. a. Hent.
@. II Gushing, Kansas Charles T.. Droia'
Iowa John r Wnlcy. Kapsasi A. o. Bo-
len. Illinois; T.. C. Iioebs'. Illinois; y. o.
Luckel New York; s. q THOMPSON, ono
Or. H. l.. Giles. Missouri; j. H. Tree
want, Dallas.
tn Or. n. III Forlne 81 Chicago was asked
10 call the meeting 10 order and IN DOING
SO he stated It's object 10 be 10 form an
organization among the newcomers oil
Houston with the View OF enlistins what
ever influence they might have with the
congressmcn of other states In securing the
passage of the bill now before CONGRESS
providing for an approximation for tho
deepening Of lIouston's waterway to the
gul.
man of tho meeting and Tom Richardson
secretary
Mr.. Montague OF Nebraska was called
upon by the chair to make q speech.
He said ne was here to work and not to
talk but the project for opening the bayou
was the grandest scheme on FOOT. EVERY
one should do aomething 10 aid Houston
In this enterprise He had watched with
Interest what the people OF Houston had
done. He thought that every congressman
and every senator west Of tho Mlssssippi
river should DO appealed To as the south
project through. He Thought committees
should be appointed TO induce every new
conner to Join this movement and write
to congressman with whom they nave au
acquaintance or nn influence. He said
now Is the time tor action. The bill Is
now before congress and work can not be
commenced too speedily.
Mr.. I, O. Shnn OF Missouri said that
the Interest manifested BY this Meeting
clearly demonstrated the Importance in
which the project is held, He said there
was time In the history Of al rcopio
and communities when fortune tapped at
the door and II not opened passed and
never returned. Such was Houstons pres
ent condition. Fortune wns nov knocking
at her door Would It be admitted or
not9 He was willing to do all In hts power
to open the door. Congressman could not
accomplish much unaded Ho thought the
most practical way would be to seud
committee OF workers to Washington To
help out our congressman and do the de-
tails OF the work OF assisting him. lie
thought that q committee from this meet.
ing should be appointed TO confer with tho
committees already appointed and work
In harmony with them. There should he u
committee at WASHINGTON all tho time
looking after the welfare OF this bill. Tho
effort should be heroic nno aud VIC should
all 20 in to win. the stake at ISSUE being
the building M Of a city here In fow
years Of 100000 or 300nn0 people. Tho
railroads centerng In Houston have got
TO have deep water st their terminals and
II we don't get doep water hcre the rail
roads Will 70 somewhere else. IA one
means of raising money for this nloieet he
suggested that regular assessment be
made upon the citizens upon the hasis OF
the tax rolls
Mr., Tom Richardson read tho following
Statistics,
There arc few important facts CON
corning the deep water channel from Hous-
ton To the jei{ies nj The mouth OF Galveston
hay. with which every citizen should be
familiar, The government CORDS OF en-
gineers state that ut a conservative esti-
mate this ship channel would snve $780,
900 Annually ON present business. III should
be understood that the Texas legislature
after a maturity OF it's members had gone
over the bayou, unanimously requested the
United States government to make this
Improvement. The statstics compiled
showing how closely connected the i'm.
portant cities OF the West are with Hous-
ton, are as follows;
Miles
Oklahoma City d T-.,,t,.. 4a9
Guthrie, y, T,,.,...- ........... 5el
Arkansas City. khn.s. -. ...... 6iS
4 Wichita City, KAN. -. ...... 66S
Dodge City, KAN, ....s..., -, $50
3 Topeka, Kan. 1890. ..... 40
Parsons. Kan. -. -. -. ..... 6l2
Des Moiles. Iowa.. ~. ..... 40
Omaha. Neb ~. -. ..,.. aii
Lincoln. Ncb. .s.. 80. II. 49,, Sls
kearney, Neb. II. ~. -. ~. 80. l,07p