The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-06
THE RIVERS AND HARBORS
Congressman Ball Returns from Tour
Of Inspection.
LIBERAL RECOGNITION FOR SHIP CHANNEL
Is Predicted by Mr.. 6ali---Chairman
Burton VIII Again Visit This Sec
ton in November.

Hon. and Mrs Thomas H. Ball OF Hunts
Vile were in the city yesterday for brief
stay between the arrival OF the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas train from Kansas City
aud the departure Of the International
and Great Northern train for Huntsville
Mr.. and Mrs. Rail were members OF the
party embracing the rivers and harbcrs
committee Of the National congress, which
has been on an extensive tour OF invest
CATION Of the various waterways that are
seeking governmental aid.
In the parlors OF the Rice hotel, Mr.. Bail
said, In reply TO questions propounded by
a Post reporter,
The rivers and harbors committee left
Washington June and came to Texas ny
the way Of Mobile, Ala. and New Or
leans. After inspecting the harbors at
those two cities the committee came direct
TO Houston. We left Hnuston on June o.
going to the Pacific coast by the way OF
San Antonio and I'll Paso and spending
three hours In the former and two hours
in the latter city.
Commencing with San Diego, Cal, the
committee Inspected every river and hnrbur
in the States of California, Oregon. Idaho
on Puget sound, From Seattle we made
the trip 10 Alaska, going. via British Colum-
VIA VS. lar ds Mhte hVTse'
Coming homeward we stopped day at
Salt Lake. a day at Colorado Springs ana
day at Denver TO break the long Jour
ney, We had special train, consisting
OF TWO sleepers, dlning car ana DHggase
car, and Travelled by raIl and boat a dis'
tance of l+,OUO.
Apart IRON the trip heing as pleasant
personally as It Is possible for such jonr-
neN to be- IL gave us an opportunity TO
income FAMILIAR with a great section or
ne country; when was comparatively IN
- hn at nm Of
mittee, and to view the most magnineeht
scenery N the Union, ana probably IN the
world. ofncially, the tour VIII be OF IN
told value TO the committee IN framing q
rivers and harhors bill.
Prior 70 this trip, the committee, or
subcommittee, lad visited pracmeally every
board and the gulf coast, as. well as the
principal navigable rivers which are seek
ihinig governmental AID a.
II round everywhere on the trlp, US IaI
as the most northwestern part Of the
Snlted states, that Texas was wen ana
familiar topic wherever we went. Tne
value of this great advertisement TO Texas
can nor ne estimated, ,,.,. 80.
once stprt pe"p,e 10 talklng or any one
feature Of . states resources and the
whole held Tor lnvestlgaton is opened up;
,Whlle many OF me STATES we Vlslteu
nave splendid possibilities and usually some
marked advantage, after seeing them all
| must say they fall far short OF our own
great commonwealth which equals theif
! best In nearly every respect and as a whole
| contains within her domains the advan-
| tages Of them all
AS this was the. hrst vacation, II you
call 1t SUCH that have taken for twenty
| hve years, when | left home ] gave In.
structions TO my secretary not 20 forward
papers or mail Consequently knew moth.
Ing Of what had taken place, in the state
unrlng my absence, picked up a Texas
paper at Denlson and was pleased to note
that the Dallas district congressional con
yention, in lis platform, Endorsed the Bur