The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19
n 10 Mr.. BURTON.


md hnrbors. The News
washington told OF the
y. n. an appropriation Of $3.50.
~ 'ss,sa OF a channel TO Texas
dlsslnss was approved by the
psssusse committee prior to any
brpoIs,, been made for sur
fSr ma Hawley protested
W Measure taking tn s,s I 20 &c,
o. IA had been unable TO ges
. y the committee for the
sion nun ruth Of the Brazos river.
% nsvrnropriation was knocked
y CIV Xxx ,hs house, but during the
Nj - natter considerable scri-
ne Tested and several mis-
Y l ,sr made about the situation
y We ~ regards the facilities for
nv ,s = Al this port. Congress-
p''u, the rivers and hnrbors
'm .sarassed an open letter.
~ Ssws correspondent at Wash
p. Galveston cotton exchange
ssst IN which he asked ques-
gSfb bring out the real status
st1es The questions were given
sa M.nse through the columns OF
voody appointed n committee
W. ~ ~ answer to the questions.
y n WI" mas had several meetings,
ar three, and yesterday com
~ they had to say here is 'he
y. 4 e. Burton, Chairman
pssarmittee on Rivers and Har.
T,sblngton, D. G. 49,,
~ Cotton Exchange and board
' n.lysston, Texas, February H.
lgreeable to your request for
r.,.,mstIon concerning the port
W. abilities OF this city, as out
W. o,alyeston News of the 9TH in
n.lveston cotton exchange and
,,sde beg respectfully TO submit
i..sns In response thereto:
s..i Are not the statements as
.ssiau at Galveston, given above,
II Is a fact that upward of
y :, entton In the railroad yards
y ,.cn and several hundred cars
VA IN the interior, were waiting
'ssn,st season for facilities at Gal
~ discharged. but such facili-
N not lacking on the part of the
y Wharf m company, as will be more
tharsted hereafter.
IN IN increased facilities be OBJ
Il falyeston by deepening the chan
IN YES, beyond the existing wharves
,r,nson to the east OF those now
We have been told that water fire.
!, flows over that portion of the
I,,the westward. and that all land
N for wbarves is already in use.
a Information correct? Ny own I'm
I, rruld be that the flow of water
isord no insuperable obstacle.
TIE Galveston Wharf company oc-
lineal channel frontage of 11,7S0
"a lineal wharf and pier frontage
tEiest, all Of which is improved, and
vessels now load. with the excep-
kes lineal wharf frontage of about
Sk which Is now being improved and
IL completed by September l next,
hAs wharf company will have no more
kiSha,soever for Improvement. There
VI on the channel front the following
proved property, owned by various In
E.ils and for sale to persons or corpor-
b abe and willing to improve the
khr terminal facilities, and as capable
Mig improved for such purposes as
Inv occupied by the Galveston Wharf
lzly VIZ:
Lin. Ft.
Colorado and Santa Fe rail-
y. east Of the Galveston Wharf
l-riys plant ........ 1900
na the Gulf, Colorado and San
lh railroad property and the
H " station .......,........ $500
E'du Pacific Railway company,
6dthe Galveston Wharf COM
aa Plant ............ ........ 1905
Va the Southern Pacific rail-
gEoperiy and the nearest bay
4 y ,"................ ...... 1900
K, --------
y unimproyed channel front. 2l5jo
y . distance Of four miles, as
!, .sa win the Galveston Wharf COM
!. pant improved and unimproved,
Wy meal feet, or in other words,
tHice as much channel frontage
y uhimproved as the Galveston
company now occupies, and If i'm
y Inc same manner, with slips
~, VIII be able to accommodat,
y many ships rs can be mgorad
.ne sad wharf company's wharves.
, u.l'esion Wharf company's i'm
PIERS and docks can give quay
y present for thirty-five ocean
~, '.saincfs, and In case OF necessity
n can lead over another, and
!. !. property can accommodate sew
IN going steamers at one period.
'aI'er OF fact, we had in port with
10y ~, three months sixty steam ers
ume' and yet all the berths Mt
afses were not doubled. Consider
y y lne unimproyed property above
4, y Mcupies a channel frontage OF
". extent of the Galveston Wharf
~ y VIII easily be understood
'.ucuhg piers and docks the same
Maae TO accommodate twice as
,ssseis as the Galveston Wharf
!, property. In other words,
/, !, lsn pc made on the unimprovel
~ the shape of piers and docks
~, remuneration OF seventy YES
IN M, oerthed, which, together with
. ~, now Afforded by the Calves
~ company, means los steamers
's,s nie, or II doubled 20 steam
'neh be accommodated at one
VIZ north side of Galveston island,
i. ,ae galveston harbor channel.
~ however, 10 accomplish this,
!. from the west end of the
! Mnarf company's property to
lnuse VIII have to be deepened.
: permit of uninterrupted nayi-
e nuns OF that property, the cost
MAJ ,ah De accomplished as chcapIy
~ IN Galveston bay, and which,
~ the government engineers
t n., cost of the proposed chan
sualVeston to Houston. can be
~, cents per cubic yard. hence
~, can be accomplished at
M man any other similar i'm
l.. contemplated anywhere In
ssS Say, rs the material excavated
eou, "a ming the adjacent proper
IN ior long time accommo-
III hc business that will be done |
ats me following illustration will |
yer ,hs amount OF merchandise
"a c. ,he present improved prop
i n naiyeston Wharf company last |
at,Io 'ouhn figures. besides 1855 |