The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-13
HOUSTON'S OPPORTUNITY

also dcelard itself as favorlpg the con-
ttnuous contract plan. IL also favored tue
Improvement OF Internal waterways As es-
sentlal TO the development Of our country
as well as regulation Of freight rates.
regret that Houston did not take
enough Interest In this Important convyn-
tion TO send large delegation and thereby
show that she Is determined TO come IN
Tor her share OF attention Even the city
of Mobile far less in population and
wealth than Houston. had a delegation OF
ten members. and also had an abundance
OF highly Illustrated statistical pamphlets,
describing the harbor of Mobile together
with It's exports and imports. These We're
placed Ia the hands OF a delegate to the
south Carolina was we'll represented. the
governor OF the state sending special
il appears to me that Houston should
make herself felt In this movement; and
II certainly would have been great lIlslahe
not TO have had some Kind OF representa-
ton at this congress II would have been
equivalent to n declaration that while every
seaport In the Union was highly Interested
In this important subject Houston had
lost interest and was 70 let 1t 20 ~ de-
fault.
/ was greatly hampcred in my labors be.
cause ] was alone Ny duties upon the
resolution committee which was In session
continuously apart from the main congress,
required my constant oscillation between
the committee and the main congress.
When / was with the committee we Were
left without representation upon the floor
" the congress larger and stronger
committee would have done much TO im-
press our CITY and Its interests upon this
important body and upon the National
congress and those constituting Us rivers
and horbors committee. As 10 was. / left
nothing undone which Il was possible for
me 10 do.
/ am pleased TO say that the utmost hur.
mony prevailed throughout the deibcration
OF the congress, constituted as u was ~
men Of widely diver eut political views
and from sections 90 such different inter
"sts. 10 fact the leading feature of the
CONGRESS- was lis utter free loW from Hec-
iQHIllsm. There was not the fontcst sn-'
gCstlnn throughout It's deliNcration Of Oue
section being favored over another. Eyrn
their declaration thnt We all must pull
together In this common cause, Nld cN-
prf -sed great qualification that even Far
away Texas should De represented
The unanimous sentiment of the congress
was opposed e. any recommendation of
local inproVeU'nts aud all were left upon
Their own merits upon the general rosolu.
! favored the passage NJ a resolution TO.
q1c7ting Don-ieSs to provide for the speedy
completion ot all work heretofore recon
finding that the cost Of these aggregated
she enormous sum OF 3oDOubOuu. It ne
came apparent That such resolution was
For the hencdt OF those interested in the
matter n an isthmiau canal I wan. to say
.hut I favored IL aud introduced the rcs0
luton already mentioned. because ~ IN,
close relations existing between the cana
and tine urouu>ed channel frru Houston Z,
deep water in the gulf Ono will help th,
other. The construction OF the cana
'youid M mn that worry LARGE portion o.
tho bus. moss passing through 20 would ais,
Joe banded through Houston, and that 'li
city N.ut soon become one OF the great
est iu the Omitted Stntcs. II the canal J.
iuNt and the ship channel matter O.
neglected. the business will OF course, q
,hro9gh some Other port However. I an