The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 29, July 1925 - April, 1926 Page: 308
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
BRYAN TO HAYES
Bay Lake, July 7th, 1888.
Dear Rud:
The U. S. Senate has passed a bill for the "improvement of
the mouth of the Brazos river," Texas, giving permission to a
company to do this at their own expense. Said company having
a charter from the State, and if the work is not commenced in
earnest within 12 months, and completed within three years all
rights are to be forfeited. The tolls or rates of toll to be fixed
by Secretary of Treasury, and when works completed and deep
water obtained if the government wishes she can purchase same
by paying cost of works. The company have purchased and con-
tracted to buy a large body of land on each side of and near to
the Brazos river, on which they have arranged with capitalists to
get all the money they need for their works-if the bill passes
Congress at this session, but if the bill should not pass the capi-
talists who have agreed to loan the money on the lands may de-
cline to wait on the uncertainty of the passage of the bill and in
consequence the whole project may fail.
I have thus briefly put you in possession of the leading points.
I want your help then to pass the bill in the House at this session.
I have written Mills to ease up on the tariff discussion and let the
bill be reached. No one can have any real objection to the bill
if it can be reached. And to be enabled to get at it is where I
want your help to silence the objectors as best you can. I make
this [request] earnestly as a special favor.
This is a great work, beneficial not only to individuals but to
the whole State and country, for I have no doubt with small
expense 18 or 25 feet of water can be had over the bar into a river
as wide as the Thames at London, with safe harbor for twenty-
five miles. I write hastily for mail. With kind regards to Mrs.
Hayes and family, I am
As ever your friend,
Guy M. Bryan.
P. S. I am in Legislature again-put there without consulting
me, Brazoria and Galveston. My P. 0. is Galveston-if you can
help me do it at once, without delay.308
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