The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-13

dieting upon you q speech. but In view Of
the splendid results for Houston that came
to US at the last session OF congress, II may
not be inappropriate TO say something OF
the campaign for deep water to Houston
aud the fight which has now been won.
For many years II has been the dream OF
the progressive ainong your citizenship that
the advantages Of Houston as great ran
road center and point of distribution for
Texas should be supplemented By snip
channel from Houston to the Gulf OF Mex
leo.
II see before me the faces of many who
have been earnest helpers In this great
work. Your spokesman, Major cave, mas
been It's intelligent and active champion
from the inception OF the movement. Yet
looking beyond and over your faces upon
yondeT wall is the countenance OF Mr. q
W. Kidd, ever IN life an enthusiastic ad'
vocate of tho project. But a short time
final reward and today we sorrow that ne
- not here to rejoice with US In the hour
OF victory.
before deep water was obtained at Cal
weston the people of Texas and the West
ern States tributary thereto recognized the
importance and necessity for a deep water
port upon the Gulf of Mexico where tue
commerce west OF the Mississippi could find
the point of least resistance III seeking an
outlet to the open sea. Notwithstandins
the supreme Importance OF TINS m9Iter, ue
fore the National government would under
take to carry our hopes to fruition IeNas
was required to maAe sacriA-rS never &c
maudod of any other state ~ thc Am'rlcau
demands Tor nthnr onprnurfqtions until that
project was provided for. Tho people Of
Tcxns made the sacrifice although It re-
500 ,h1r e,.c,, f,,r avn Stnfc. MS i'm
portant as Il was to us Houston, putting
aside all business rivalry, joined no3ly N
ny i, G,i,,J t,bnr's g.,,vort ne n
member OF the rivers ana harbors commit
tee, generously asSentcd to the proposition
anu WI IT, III - roiS.c1-nt mo nnpro
uppI9pI ''.ion iw ,ado ma has rctuitrI in
plla'lpn Was MAJ hn,,, "r" n 'Gelvrstor and
~ % iuusniit'ua .r,,,,,i,g any mort in the
tnAl p"Ia - tl7 N '' ,,,'hntdinc nF
United StateS IN ii nS t"piitt ma Ta,,Iora
itS commerce W. " - a. 7t5nt ,ttrIckr
city TWO years aS"
....,..,..,. ,r,,,,,1,-,,->,rry. CAME
HousloN VI y" O''
Connection ,,,,, citizcps brrgu the move.
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m'nl Iof Tue i""HNh sup ''' ''''' '"'
flend and predecessor, Cap:ain j. G.
t.N"" ~ 80 q roso.
liutchcauh' SECURE" '"' p'N''7' We q
luton through the house of representatives
to have this Inland Waterway surveyed by
a hoard Of Government engineers Senator
/, a. Minis serutrd us massage through the
srnnte nnd the results Of their efforts was
~ ri,,otf from thn nn,rd recommending in
"tro,,r t,.rn,s mo r,i .tructiou of the water.
,yoV at a cost Of StOoJ. 900.
"{ybsu had The honor 10 be selected as
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