The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-15

l wish to acknowledge receipt OF The
Houston Post OF JANUARY Z, containing
official report of the war department on
The ship channel from Houston to the jet
ties at GaNestou. Also copy OF rhe Post
o. the sth cantainng an interview Win
w. NJ. Newton of Enid. Oklahoma.
Houston should certainly feel cncour-
aged over the report made by the govern
ment engineers. It appears to me that
thor statement that he Improvement
would save t0oo00 annually on the rres-
ont business is enough TO secure the sub
stannu recognize of congress The fact
that lhirtCen lines OF railroad center at
Houston saould be an important fact in
YOUR favor, was somewhat surprised
10 learn that Kansas. Nebraska, Iowa and
Texas produced 40 per cent OF the entire
1898 corn crop of the United States Tho
Importance OF Houston as commercial
center is also emphasized by the fact that
during 1896 seven OF your thirteen rail
roads handled TO and trom your city g.,
GOSSIP tons of freight The fact that the
Rock Island railroad viii get a direct out
let TO deep water with Your ship channel
completed Is of special Importance To this
lsumner) county, the largest wheat pro
ducing county In the United States, Last
wear Sumner county produced more than
10 per cent OF tho entire crop of Kansas.
and | per cent Of the crop OF tho United
States, and the Rock island railroad runs
directly through HE center OF this county
| have but recently returned IRON, IA
trip TO Mexico. and have my mind pretty
well stored with interesting facts concern
ing that country. but / realize that Your
Improvement "a worth my attention from
selfish standpoint. and ] exnOct 10 post
myself more thoroughly IN the near fu-
tiic. You are entirely familiar with the
feelings Of the people of Kansas. and The
.,.t k.sa a a.
dpep water on the gulf. hut YOU also know
that the people OF this MS well as other
Western States, know little Of Houston cx-
copt that Il Is railroad center OF I'M
pcrtance and one OF the principal cities
OF Texas. and II Will take months of con
slant work to gct your proucsiiior and its
merits we'll before the people Of the trans
misslssinpi country with the compli-
ments Of the season am very truly
yours. William X. Folks
The chairman then announced the fol-
lowing as the executive committee: Dr.
A. l.. Way. Illinois: A. j. Burnett. North
Dakota Il. Il, SPOTS, Missouri,
Conference committee--C. l.. Sumhardo.
Minnesota r. o. Shinn, Missouri: DR.. II.
II. Forline, Illinois; Samuel Slosson, KAN
sls; A, Nj. Darling, Iowa.
Membership commiiteeJ. II. Lalferty
Illinois; e w. Hail. Minnesota; A. "
Thomas. Mississippi; John u. Wiley. Kan
sps; N. l.. Mills, Iowa; Il. e. Wilssy. Ia
diana.
Mr.. Lafferty asked the chairman TO de-
fine the duties OF the committees.
The chairman stated that the duties Of
the executive committee We're fully defined
In the report Of the committee on parmln-
ent organzaticn. That the conference COM
mittee was TO confer with such other COM
mittees as might be working for the same
purpose. that Of securing deep water for
Houston. The duty OF The memsership
committee would be- to Increase the NOM.
bership or the association,
Mr.. Thomas Of Mississippi was opposed
TO long meetiugs. He thought the co,n-
inittees should get TO work at once IiNe.
wise the members. He thought tpncral
statement should be made UP in clrcujar
form explaining the aims, objects ana ne. |
cessities q this deep water movement ana
that these circulars be sent out in tAo
letters 10 congressman
+ MT. Drolln 0. Louisiana SPOKE az Tie |
work that was being done BY New Orleans
now IN her efforts TO secure the deepeping |
Of the Mississippi jettles from twenty Fix |
70 thirty-two feet. These people did not