The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-25

he had not read it, Its purport having been
explained to han he expressed surprise that
any person would magnify the efforts OF the
people or Hous ton to secure deep water
INTO an attempt to take away from Calves
ton any OF the commerce 1t now enjoys.
why, he continued "our purpose In
seeking an Appropriation for the IA D. . e.
ment OF the bayou, so as to give Houston
ueep water outlet to the sea- is not 10
interfere with the traffic that the Island
City is able to handle, but simply and so.ely
TO eaabAe us to take care OF that which
she is not able to haHdle. We have IL on
the best authority-os'ca authority at
tnat--that no matter COW hard Galveston
may try to meet a rush of business like the
present, she can not possibly succeed The
physical conditions, according to the report
OF the engineers, are all against her. Her
lacllVtleS are inadequate to the growing
demands OF commerce; and II she is NOT
aD-e TO meet the present emergency-you
may call 1t q freight blockade or what
ever else you lipe--how can she expect 10
core with this constantly increasing tide
OF business that is steadily moving this
way? large section OF the great North
west, and other arteries of trade that are
natural tributaries OF tho gulf are anxious
to send their products to the markets of
the worlI through our ports. The rail haul
is shorter and quicker here than any phase
eNe, and II we can only show that vast
region whose business rightfully belongs 10
us that we are able to take care of that
bu'tness. 1t will be only Il, comparatively
Short time until 1t becomes two-fold. three
foId-aye, -fold---gWeater than n now is
Hence the onterpmsing people Of Houston
desire, by improving tho bayou, to aid the
port OF Galveston in attracting and retain
Ing the immense volume of commerce that
is ready 10 flow this way Just as soon us we
can handle ana take care OF II. That COM
meroe belongs to us, and we Will get IT..
n tiqfor
dispose OF It.
we can not hope to increase our trade,
however, BY showing that We are not able
TO handle what we hnva sIr7aiy: ard
II seems TO me that II we had water facilI-
lies at Houston such ms we ought to have,
ana such as / hope we soon viii have, we
would at least be In a position to relieve
the present congestion at Galveston and
do away with the possibility OF freight
bloekades in the future. Therefore say
that we do not want to mar Galveston as a
seaport orc iota by our efforts here to
have the river deepened widened and made
sea- going, but on the contrary we are
anxious TO join with her IN bringing to
this section, ard accommodating 1t when It
comes all the business possible and all
the commerce that is within our reach.
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MR. II. w. GARROW, president OF the |
Houston Cotton Exchange. and n gentle |
man who has been interested in the buying,
selling ana transporting of cotton for
thirty years or more, said:
you can simplify matters by stating |
that Galveston has made storehouse OF |
tho While State this season. What number |
OF cars may be blockaieo there today, or |
were he.d there yesterday. or last week,
Is OF little consequence. 1t Is OF conse- |
quence to know, however, that the m |
ability 10 get the cotton unioaded at Gal
weston has caused the railroads to store |
cotton at Houston and TO keep IL on cas- |
and on platforms here and At hundreds OF
other points In the State. There is every |
facility for the storing OF cotton here. ana |
Ten times the amount now at this point |
could be put In our presses and warehouses,
Dut the ra iroaus do not care to pay thpus-
ands OF dollars extra for storage charges
hore. or 10 pay twice for the loading aud |
unloading OF their cars. Ii would be mucn
better for all interests, and would cause a |
great saving OF time and money, to have
The ships loaded at this point.
There would be a great saving of money
70 various ways, but the saving In freight |
alone would be big item. 1t now costs Q |
cents per hundred pounds. or so cents per
bale to send cotton from Houston 10 Gal
weston, II the ships We're loaded here the
producer would be saved this amount,
would amount 10 over million dollars.
Very llkely the freight TO Galveston would
DO reSuccd also. but the farmer would get |
he benefit IN the end. In addition to this
ictuel saving that Is 20 evident, It Is
plausible to presume that the making OF
Houston a port would cause vessels To
come here from all parts OF the world and |