The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-04

To the Editor OF The Post.
Houston. Texas, Jaly s.--Houston is no
In the condition OF ii being ground hos
case. must have meat" for she is doins
very well. thank you. Twenty-Five thous-
and population in 1890 and $4,000 In 1885
beats any record so far made but we
have taste OF progress and upbuiiding
and her citizens and business men have
placed the mark at 10000 population al
ieas. in the next Ave years and propose
to build here the commercial city OF the
Southwest
Her Jus. claims to supremacy are now
recognized all over the Northwest as the
coming deep water" fifty miles nearer
those immense grain fields, with land
locked harbor always available.
Yet this month the voters OF this city
are confronted with the most important
problem OF her history.
We have been treated well, even lib
orally by the National government insa-
far recognizing the fair and able report
Of the government engineers estimating
$4,000 600 as being the amount necessary
TO complete the twentyfve-foot channel
from Galveston to Houston. or this
amour; 1857 900 all and moro than can
be used before the next session OF con-
gress In December is now available.
Yet this splendid recognition OF the i'm
portance of our city as prominent sea-
port has one condition. a reasonable con-
diiion and one that every good citizen of
Houston earnestly desires to be carried
out with or without deep water''--the
taking OF the sewerage and filth out OF
Buffalo bayou AS health measure 1t
would in any event soon become an abso-
Lutte necessity. II we have Buffalo bayou
as ship channel this aggregation OF re-
fuse matter and Nth would fill up and |
destroy the channel. The requirement of
The government the diversion of the |
sewage, is reasonable one. necessity |
OF commerce There Is only one way 10 |
accomplish this and tina: is to vote the |
100000 Of city bonds on the 1lth All |
the preliminary work has been done under |
a safe and experienced sanitary engineer
and an up-to-date process OF cremation I
fixed upon.
Consider for moment the result to
Houston II this vote should be against
the bonds instead of in favor. The people
of the Northwest twenty-five Statesl, who
are enthusiastically aiding us, would al
N"NN Ith4 II Aual We Hau iuiSGraplN JAILED to
do our own part at home-hall fallen down
our own own proposition. Work on the
iredge 10 widen Buffalo bayou would be
al once stopped The government en-
sinoers would survey some other port, not
Eoustons. The 1857 600 now available
would revert 10 the government No
'2,ocQ,000 or any other sum nearly obtained
BY our able Senator Mills would be asked
'or or be forthcoming.
The wcrk and hopes OF years would be
liasted and rendered OF no avail Every
ming would stop stock still in Houston.
The newspapers OF the State would u
establishment, record the fact that Hous-
on, that was supposed 10 be most enter
rising OF Texas cities. had utterly failed
Shen put to the test and any old rival
vas now at liberty 10 step in and ad-
Minister upon her estate
But why anticipate evilo Houston and
er business men. taxpayers and entcrprls.
.s citizens are not made that way. On
ne morning of the 18th of July Tn Pest
VII herald the fact that the work Of the
oVefnment Will go grandly on and Hous-
on as usual has stepped to the front OF
ne procession and will accomplish by ue
g the TWO objects most dear to the hearts Il
her citizens, assuring for all time to
ame tho health OF her people. and as j
lrlhg the next best thing in sight. a deem
a'er port here that will not only benefit
eNas' but the whole Northwest.