The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28
nm AND WEST TRADE.
!. Two Sections Can Work for
Il Their Mutual upbuilding'
|,,,,,Ry JIM. COLEMAN OF HOUSTON
4 !, !, the Wonderful tiarbor Far-
Is.s L By :, louston's Great Port.
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'''' The Nicaragua Canal
.-,rs address was delivered oe-
Fs o'.ror',n.smlssissippl Commercial Con
'st rsn J. NJ. Coleman Of Houston
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= 'eg so was to have addressed you
r's, I'M ,moortant subject should az the
y 'nn w. have found II Impossible to
lfsn r,,..,sa in this question, together
=. ysst research and his loyalty 20
" "a West, equlps him Of all men
S''n ~ nrssent the question HIS
Ti'pss y all great public questions
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~ I'm Y The Houston Daily Post
~ human liberty, a vanguard 70
4 VI. s,osress. While | but poorly nii
shall ask your generous lndui-
w ,scklug time for preparation !
,rooably digress and touch upon CUES.
ri s,ly relatively connected win my
..,utlful spot on the summit OF the
V ...r,taIns seems peculiarly fitted
q, dolIberations. Removed afar from
srfe and political influences, your
n. sAould be as pure as the air, and
~, ,.r,Iments as lofty as the plateau
ssIeh YOU stand. Your labors should
!. fruitful as the golden fields That
!. mo valleys, and as enduring os
~ a.",lasting Pixies Peak that ever
a .As Atlantic aud Pacific, the mo arch
Al mountains -. dor.b, -
Y ", van labor. stretching into boundless
A, IA productive plains. TO the vest
IA Ia countless mines, forests ana pas
won TO the far away California,
!, ian haryests Of cereals. her splen-
l,arsrre and her perpetual spring,
= sSEers ever bloom and fruits are
I, saason. To the north to the leo
T. y shores Of Alaska. rich In her seals,
s.Asriss forests and her mines. TO the
,Ss rlnenlng fields OF wheat and corn,
In 10 feed the nation. Tuning we
~ ar away Southland, which. has
len The subject of prose, poetry and
i M. dear to us for It's memories, The
<dd Dixie after a quiescent siumbaI
I'll years, arising from her sleep and
tlartke great march Of progress. what
I|,molre Capable of sustaining a popula-
s.ual In density with Massachusetts
fn0O0toO people. 1t is for the better
IA * this great domain, boundless. In
utps as 1t Is vast In territory, that
Il rnaarrgs was formed.
ussly settled as II now Is, II Is CT n
HI ~ oyerproductlon. The only remedy
,msgn markets Foreign markets de-
upon profitable. cheap and quick
Eutatlon. The cheapness and quick
! d transport alton depends rpon The
tahlIty to good harbors. Heretofore
ytsat, the cattle and the corn of the
md Northwest have been carried 10
Atlantic seahoard, involving great
!; Or by the great lakes, in winter n
tex sea Of Ice. The distance from
8Rs City 10 Boston or New York Is al
acgbe what II Ia to the gulf ports.
lsntency Of the great transcontincntal
tis has been ID carry the products
b West eastward TO the Atlantic sea-
Ball carriage Is expensive and cor
y should be such that no railroad
a carry export freight any further
ne nearest seaport, and should re-
Imports az the seaport nearest The
nnal destina ton. The products
h Vest have heretofore been carri d
snd for lack Of nearer available
" and for same reason Imports have
q excess rail carriage.
reason Of this condition MILL, MS ~
pave been spent annually by the
N'aiisS OF this great territory IN
y mek products TO market and In
uaf 10 return the imports from for
Countries. 1t is doubtless proatabfe
great railroad arteries that reach
lae agneultural region of the w st
III Aiaahc seaboard, which live by
'el,s . tnelr earnings from the annual
Ky. axe produced by the farmers
W rom the commodities that are
m u return. The freight paid 70
tAgsM mileage over the distance 10
ssIeS seaport is to him total loss
S1uuoh can not continue vi bout
~, yommerce Will not persist in
~ Mr, nnes, but true to the laws (
VIII seek the line of least resist
\ ne great Father Of Waters was by
,s sI,p,.ushee laid midway between the
NM, M, ,monntain ranges, with its count
rtlisr. draining Its vast plains
n Inio anu hrecipitatlng It's mighty
/tas.r 49, vi 4ntAltO, III WAS as
~ q God pointing to man the
/ transportation and of commerce.
wv, Fs,p,s ot this vast and rich doIaain
M . sntsm, together with parallel
Cf,,s ses Ivy her Western plains. shouid
tIs r IVY products OF the West. like
M ~ sss Of that great river. into
r,s,..ae Gulf Of Mexico and not
S math mountains or ice-bcund
|, ~. srI ~ Ike 100000, COO have
M ~ me government In the het-
ptianes s rs ana harbors, and hut a
1Tb Tbs ~ oeen spent upon South
4, Win ! 1outh and West have been
ont wben , nale Done, but the time
! WIS sn. sn We would like Ia have a
E,s n sy,ne meat on IT. New OrIeers
!, y M ,eslon and other TEXAS noInts
IA ik-on.ti future Southern harhorsWbors
saga which will and ,n,'It s-nu.-
! nd North,race OF the great south.
pm y , ou9 me for speaking with
f1 by ns,n own harbors. lfous on
HI Fitr neIie tne greatest OF nossi-
In genflv siN inland with tide water
3 isrrty n ssulihg banks OF solid clav.
sail eSnan.S teet In height WHERE
BAD ghers II = land-locked haibar
sfe from III Ups can anchor In fresh
lTeness Of storr, Vi war or
nj w. SHALLOW depth can be ~
rnon ~ pure arteslan wafer,
M Ii ST. r elevators enough mon
rs, ~ sore all the grain thai G ,s
aorgb ~ ~ lhe Mississippi and VIA ~
Ia sryisvscohlmodate shipS npees.
qf s'glfed ~ Its possibility Mas
and annTor.Hipett government en-.
teaStrnt,i pllAtlon has been made
A L Il noU WI me FIRST section ~
H which No Az under construction
ua'iy extend our graft
D bs ss lent q gulf hnrbors ,o,or
2iecelentsae 70 the dcsolations Nv
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h IL. yer commerce. Us DEAD, 90
7! 70 he the liyeiioshd You will
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