The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-12-06

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The hope Corpus Christ. commercially and iod,.
ia IS based entirely the development Of her waterway IA
There are Of course many factors that enter into the building
OF cities bat the determining one always transportation
Cities servants Of the people They serve as trading com
mercial AND industrial Except insofar they transform
material into finished products they nonprodcerS The only
thing they really produce is service They merely assembling
points Tor products ia" on manufactured where buyer ana sele
producer and with convenience to themselves get to-
follows that the extensive and complete city 5
transportation facilities the greater the influence OF that city
Another element equally more important and that the
watts transportation has been always will be- the
cheapest form Of transportation known to Therefore that city
which facilities nconeabe advantage
commercial which does not have that advantage
United States Where they situated Practically all Of them
tide navgae stream There hardly an ceep
this They commercially because they have
this favored advantage cheap water transportation ny reason
beyond the reach of
their competitors who the higher costs of rail transport
There probably place anywhere II the United States which
claim why ought to become great city
Corpus Christi
4 wonderfully beautiful location
delightful healthfu climate
A maryeously fertile tributary country
commercial situation respect 10 vast area iare
than states which Corpus Christi should nave no com
exploitation advantages Of location and climate with
provision facilities will make indeed making Corpus
christi great tourist center and resort
The development contiguous territory rich with re-
well promise is make Corpus Christi trad
ing OF no Importance
thing thing indeed the ony thing that will make
Corpus Christi great city ~ the real meaning OF ns word
boundaries limitations is deep water
many things work strive after and dream about
but the III thing which should always keep foremost and
pcrmos IA our minds is deep
OF this old old story TO many citizens OF corpis
Christi They talked it. worked for and hoped for for o
many years For them has been almost OF gold at the
end o. Il rainbow, always little beyond their reach
yet their laborS have been in Twelve ago
they Turtle Cove channel dug Four later they saw
depecd twelve feet And through the they have seen
the work Of making deep water over the bar at Arkansas Pass
few years ago special Of Engineers appointed by act
decided that deep haLor should he developed
Tho Pass the iuplp x luHH
tho Board compromise If the truth must
be told probably n the light Of the then conditions i was all the
and the Corpus Christ Country Of x ns we're not the Corpus Christi
Ilarbor island Port failure and always viii be- because
eiiy be practically safely built there And port
year Chairman John small Of the Rivers and iatbors
Committee Of the abe men N Congress and several members
Of the Coamitee IN Corpus Christi While here they visited
The impressions they gained they formed
public speech before their departure that the port should be located
at corpus Christi where the ey S ana me people are
During contrary the government polio,
pond waterway projects those which were deemed
necessary o winning the
the The commercial needs Of the nation
arc entitled 80 hearing should be prevailed
po reny the mistake which made in locating he port on
Corpus Christi Tho only city contiguous Arkansas
citizens m the past years, millions
ing the facilities and utilities essential to city needs
Moreover All Of the railroads four of thm which traverse the
nlien NV ad w I, o,h, ,sc +; ,,, MIN i go
connected by rail lines with the territory II supposed to serve
More tha year ago Chairman Small behalf Of the Rivers
Mar outpg what has and quite properly become me fiNe
policy the government Va that communicating Mr. small divided
problem INTO three factors the channel me ships Or
the terminal facilities He thea Laid down the PROPOSE
ton that the channel shcnd be provided by me government me
by parties corporations an the terminal aclles
hy local communities that is interested municipalities
The through with the policy of developing water
uay projects regardless II through 'h the too frequent
uniting individuals corporations 10 control the terminals and