[Galveston Tribune Supplement for The Ennis Meteor] (Galveston, Tex.) Friday, October 29, 1897 Page: 1 of 8
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ENNIS M
FIRST COTTON PORT.
Galveston Leads the World in the
South’s Great Staple.
NOW AHEAD OF NEW ORLEANS,
And the Vast Empire of the West
Reinforces Her Growing
C o m m erce.
THE STORY IN FACTS AND FIGURES,
Wharfage Doubled, Terminals In-
creased, Elevators Multiplied, and
Still the Country Calls for More.
creasing demand for terminal facilities;
the finest passenger station south of St.
Louis has been erected; two new
railroads have entered the city, a
third has a terminus just across Galves-
ton bay; another great coastwise steam-
ship line between New York and Galves-
ton has been established; one more big
elevator has been constructed to ac-
commodate the flow of grain; still another
elevator has been enlarged so that now
Galveston has three of a size sufficient to
each load an ocean steamer full within 24
hours; two of the largest freight vessels
in the yorld have come to the wharves
and taken cargoes; the whole wharf front
has been made a series of mammoth
warehouses; two of the greatest of the
trans-Atlantic lines, the, North German
Lloyd and the Hamburg-American Packet
company, nave established regular service
between Galveston and the continent of
Europe and nearly a
have followed suit; a
ducts from California, Mexico, Colorado,
Missouri, New Mexico, Arizona, Arkansas
and other places now naturally pass
through this port; the government has
found it necessary to station an immigra-
tion inspector here to examine the host
of immigrants from abroad who are
brought over in the big liners; imports
of great variety and of considerable bulk
are being received: hundreds of new
dwellings have beeh erected; the city has
blossomed forth with many handsome
edifices that would do credit to any com-
munity, and the attention of the whole
country has been directed to the advan-
tages Galveston offers to wide awake,
active, enterprising- men with brains and
capital.
as are obtained. The price he gets for his
product is regulated by the charges which
follow the cotton. The Cotton Growers’
association and the Maritime association
are working in full harmony and it is be-
lieved that the time is not far distant
when every bale of cotton sent from Texas
will be of uniform size and be so well han-
dled that the “country damage” bugaboo,
which cast odium on Texas cotton, will
be a thing of the past.
* * *
Here are some figures that tell a story
in themselves of the increase of business
In these figures no account
_is taken of Mallory line, Morgan line or
Lone Star line steamships. Only foreign
vessels, taking cargo to Europe are in-
cluded.
Arrivals of foreign vessels at the port
to Oct. 22:
Tons
Register.
74,978
95,060
68,803
115,966
72,508
154,515
210,952
the number
at Galveston.
BUSIEST CHY IN AMERICA TODAY
Cver 60 Ocean Going Vessels at Her
Docks, and 40C0 Men Working Day
and Night to Load Them.
dozen minor lines
multitude of pro-v
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nV “__ __ a
GALVESTON IS TODAY THE FIRST
COTTON PORT IN AMERICA.
WITH 69 GREAT OCEAN STEAM-
SHIPS AT HER WHARVES LOADING
OR UNLOADING, WITH 4000 MEN
WORKING ABOUT THE DOCKS AND
WITH THE RAILROADS PUSHED TO
THEIR -UTMOST CAPACITY- TO AC-
COMMODATE THE IMMENSE TRAF-
FIC, GALVESTON IS TODAY HAND-
LING MORE COMMERCE THAN ANY
CITY OF HER SIZE IN THE WORLD.
THE GREAT TEXAS PORT IS NOW
THE RECOGNIZED GATEWAY TO
THE BOUNDLESS WEST.
MARVELOUS STRIDES SINCE DEEP
WATER WAS SECURED AND GALVES-
TON MADE A BID FOR RECOGNITION
AS A FIRST CLASS FORT.
NO SEAPORT ON THE GLOBE CAN
COMPARE WITH GALVESTON IN THE
WONDERFUL GROWTH IN TRADE
RELATIONS IT HAS ATTAINED
WITHIN THREE YEARS AND BY
REASON OF ITS REMARKABLE
ACHIEVEMENT IT IS COMMANDING
THE ATTENTION OF THE WORLD.
AND THIS IS BUT THE BEGINNING.
*
Some men who were then thought to be
dreamers used to picture years ago what
Galveston would be if deep water was
secured. They told of wharves groaning
under the weight of freight, of steamers
lying three or four deep along the water
front, of railroads pushed to their ut-
most capacity to handle the volume of
business seeking this outlet, of labor busy,
happy and contented and of the lifting of
Galveston into the proud rank of a first
class port into the harbor of which any
vessel that sails the seas might come and
go without impediment or delay.
The rosy forecasts of the dreamers of
a decade ago are today realized.
The wharf front of this city presents
a scene the like of which no port in
America excepting New York can parallel,
and the whole world recognizes that
Galveston is the great entrepot for the
great west.
No more marvelous change has ever
been wrought in the condition of a sea-
port than that accomplished at Galveston
within the last two or three years. Uncle
Sam never made an investment that
brought him such quick and wonderful
profits. The building of the jetties at
Galveston cost the government $6,000,000.
The saving-to the people of the west by
reason of the deepening of the water in
this harbor already amounts to countless
millions and what it will aggregate in the
next few’ years is beyond computation.
The southwest, the west and the north-
west are now released from the thraldom
and domination of the great transconti-
nental railroad lines and are reaping
the fruits of active, healthy competition
and getting all the benefits that accrue
from trans-Atlantic and coastwise com-
merce through the port which by geo-
graphical location should command the
trade of the most of the territory west
of the Missouri river.
* * *
One illustration will serve to show the
channel through which the people are
garnering the profits resulting from the
deepening of the -water at this port:
Millions of bushels of wheat and corn
have been shipped through Galveston
since the bar was removed. Previously
the farmers of the west were at the
mercy of the east and west railroads but
with Galveston in the field, favored as she
is by nearness
of the middle
of Galveston from Sept. 1
Season. Steamers
91- 92___________________ 52
92- 93___________________ 62
S3-94_________________ 47
94- 95___________ 71
95- 96 _________________ 46
96- 97___________________ 86
97- 98___________________HQ
That shows that not only
of vessels sent here has been largely in-
creased, but it indicates how much larger
are the steamships that now visit this
port. The number has more than dou-
bled, and the tonnage nearly trebled.
The record of clearances of vessels for
foreign ports from Sept. 1 to the Oct. 1
is in keeping with the list of arrivals.
Here it is:_ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------__
to the grain fields
west, the overland
roads leading to the Atlantic seaboard
were forced to meet the rates put on
by the lines to this city. How
much this lowering of transportation,
rates meant in dollars and cents to the
farmers in one year will never be known
but one prominent Kansan declares that
the saving to the farmers of his state
last year on wheat and corn alone would
more than pay the cost of the jetties.
There is no more burning of corn as
fuel because it costs too much to ship it
to market, but what conditions would
obtain now in the middle west if Galves-
ton had not entered the lists as a regular
first class seaport can be appreciated
from the action of the east and west rail-
roads when the wild Guiteras scare was
launched and quarantine was established
against this city. The railroads leading
from St. Louis and Chicago immediately
advanced the rates on grain and those
rates or higher ones would probably still
be in force had not the embargo been
promptly lifted. As soon as the quaran-
tine against Galveston was removed down
came the rates once more. This in itself
served as an object lesson to the people
of the -west.
* * »
To fully comprehend the remarkable
widening of the trade and of the facilities
of Galveston, one should have seen the
city three years ago and compare it with
the Galveston of today. Within that short
period the greater part of the wharfage
has been rebuilt, and enlarged, new piers
have been constructed; miles and miles
of track have been laid to meet the in-
Season. Steamers.
91- 92____________ 33
92- 93____________ 35
93- 94____________ 29
94- 95____________ 34
95- 96____________ 19
96- 97____________ 59
97- 98____________ 01
On Oct.
was
* * *
The improvements on the wharf front
warrant detailed explanation. Instead of
the plain, bald wharves and piers that
formerly served the requirements, every
one of the old wharves with a single
exception has either been entirely rebuilt
ci’ so enlarged, extended and improved
as to be practically a new structure.
Great sheds have been built over the
wharves, making mammoth warehouses
out of them, more floor space and greater
accommodations for vessels have been
secured by extending the wharves from
25 to 40 feet out to the channel, and the
finest and largest pier in the south has
been built.
The new pier is known as pier 10. It is
at the eastern end of the wharf front.
Tn its construction the builders have taken
advantages of the experience of not only
themselves but of the. wharf builders
of other ports and experts declare this
pier is one of the finest in America. It is
perhaps the most commodious single pier
in the world and being shedded it is
practically a warehouse, too.
Kuhn’s wharf, which is now being, used
by the Morgan line boats, has practically
been rebuilt and shedded. In addition it
has be^n extended 25 feet further out and
is now directly on the edg’e of the channel.
The old Morgan wharf, now used by the
vessels of the Lone Star line, has also been
rebuilt, resheddded and extended to the
channel. The Mallory wharf and the old
Labadie wharf have had the same experi-
ence except that the extension channel-
ward has been greater in their cases.
The great wharf running from 29th to 33d
street, used by Fowler & McVitie, has
been extended 35 feet into the bay and
turned into a warehouse in addition to its
wharf uses.
What the shedding and extension of
these wharves means may be understood
when it is stated that the covered wharves
of Galveston can now accommodate 200,000
bales of cotton. That only takes into ac-
count the placing of cotton on the floor
space. Were the cotton put in tiers there
is room enough to store nearly half the
crop of the state of Texas.
* » *
The fine new grain elevator, leased by
Charles F. Orthwein & Sons, which
built within the last year and which has
"a. capacity of 750,000 bushels, is as well
equipped as any elevator in the south,
while J. Reymershoffers’ Sons, who con-
duct the Texas Star flour mills, have so
enlarged and amplified their elevator that
it will have a capacity equal to that used
by the Orthweins. The Reymershoffers
will be in the market for public business
through their elevator and between them,
the Orthweins and the Wharf company
with the million bushel elevator that
stands on pier 14, the port will be in a
position to handle grain in sufficient quan-
tities to insure against a wheat or corn
congestion here.
Seven additional miles of track have
been laid along the wharf fron-t to meet
the demands made by the increase in com-
merce and yet more will have to be put
down. Three miles additional are right
now being put in to accommodate the
present season’s rush. If business in-
creases in anything near the degree of the
last few years the wharf front will, within
10 years, have to be three to five times
what it is today.
John E. Bally, general manager of the
Wharf company, says the facilities of the
Wharf company are only measured by the
demands of commerce and that conditions
are being met as they present themselves.
Tn making the extensions which have been
begun the last three years the company
has reclaimed 100 acres of land. The ex-
penditures on improvements within the
last year, amount to $200,000.
* *
It is not alone in the shedding of wharves
and in the widening of terminal facilities
along the bay front that Galveston has
sought to meet the requirements of the
day. Every cotton grower in Texas has
been benefited directly .and Indirectly by
the agitation started by the Maritime as-
sociation of this city for the making of a
uniform bale and for better compressing.
This agitation has been fruitful, so fruit-
ful, in fact, that vessels are .now, by rea-
son of the greater density of compressing
and by the gradual coming around to a
standard size bale, able to carry 10 per
cent more cotton than they were three
years ago. The more cotton vessels can
carry the cheaper will be the freight per
bale. The association has inaugurated
rigid system of inspection and this has
resulted in better care of the staple and
in better handling at all points. The re-
duction of carrying charges is a matter
in which the cotton grower is vitally inter-
ested. The grower really pays the freight
and he reaps the benefit of such improve-
ments as are -made and such reductions
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Steamship Agents and Brokers
Agetits for Hamburg”
American Packet Co.
GALVESTON, LONDON. LIVERPOOL AND
CITY OF MEXICO.'I / /I ■LJ
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Agents for--------
Britain Steamship Co.
Watts, Watts & Co.
Texas and Mexican 8. 8. Line
to Liverpool, Havre,
Bremen, Hamburg and
Rotterdam.
Direct Service to Manchester, England, -
via Manchester Ship Canal.—
Grain Shipments a Specialty.
48,399
53,731
41,427
53,824
28,520
.105,977
120,075
were 69
Importers and
Wholesale Dealers in
Coal, Coke, Railroad
Ties and Timber.
22 there
loading at the wharves.
Carrying
Tonnage, bales cotton.
167,819
176,827
127,151
202,347
98,277
273,836
275,905
steamships
These vessels
cs-rry nearly 500,000 bales of cotton in addi-
tion to other cargo. The cotton figures of
the vessels cleared to that date would be
much greater were it not for the great
amount of mixed freight that now goes
through Galveston in addition to the old
stand-bys—oil cake, meal and cotton.
Now the foreign vessels get grain
from Kansas, Nebraska,
the Indian Territory and Texas, spel-
ter from Colorado and Missouri,
lead from Mexico and Colorado,
from New Mexico and Arizona,
from
ELEVATOR AND BIHS 600 Tons Storage,
And 200 TONS PER DAY
/e>
the
Kansas,
meal
vessels
get
Oklahoma,
Pig
borax
cattle
Texas and the Indian Territory,
dried fruit from California, cedar, ash,
cottonwood and walnut logs from Texas,
Louisiana and Mexico, pine lumber from
east Texas, zacatari from Mexico, copper
natte from Montana and New Mexico,
packinghouse products from Kansas City,
oak staves from Arkansas, canaigre from
west Texas, scrap tin from Montana,
canned goods from California, bar copper
from Colorado, bran and flour from the
Texas Star flour mills of Galveston, lin-
seed oil cake from various places and a
number of other commodities, all of which
have been attracted to Galveston by rea-
son of cheaper freight rates.
* * *
While the increase in trans-Atlantic
business has been great it is small in com-
parison with that in the coastwise trade.
The advent of the Lone Star line and the
consequent rate war gave a mighty im-
petus to the commerce between New York
and Galveston. Immense cargoes of goods
that previously went overland from New
York to points along the Mississippi val-
ley and the vast region west of the father
of waters now come via Galveston. Every
vessel from New York, comes loaded to
its utmost capacity and commercial rela-
tions have been established with all the
trade centers of . the west. This new
steamship line and the rate war have
served to advertise Galveston wore wide-
ly and more effectively than anything
that has happened since deep water was*
secured. The low rates have served to
crystalize the sentiment of the west and
have illustrated how beneficial a deep
water harbor in Texas is for the trans-
Mississippi country. The entire west is
now reaping the benefit of the utilization
of deep water at Galveston and the growth
of the business through this port is only
measured by the growth of the country.
While it is never pleasant to refer to
the misfortunes of others, it is necessary,
in order to cover the subject fully, to call
attention to the coming to this'port of the
Morgan line. Shut out from New Orleans
by reason of the yellow fever, the Mor-
gan line—the steamship end of the South-
ern Pacific system—came to Galveston.
Its fleet—the finest that flies the American
flag—is bringing to this port an immense
amount of freight, while trainload after
trainload, and trainload after trainload
of goods from California and the country
tapped by the great Southern Pacific rail-
road arrive daily from the west to be
in
of
shipped to New York. Few persons
Galveston appreciated the magnitude
the business of this company until its ves-
sels came here.
While it is but natural to expect that the
company will again do a large share of- its
business via Algiers, as soon as New Or-
leans is free from the scourge, there is
good reason for believing that the com-
pany will continue to do business via Gal-
veston. It is well understood that the
Southern Pacific has practically made the
deal for the Galveston, La Porte and
Houston railroad, entering this city and
touching the Southern Pacific at Houston,
and Mr. Huntington is neither blind to
the disadvantages he has to contend with
at New Orleans nor to the advantages
offered by Galveston. Within the last 12
months his system has been menaced at
New Orleans by the overflow in the Mis-
sissippi valley and then paralyzed by rea-
son of the yellow fever. Galveston has
not had yellow fever in 30 years and there
is no danger of overflow. Added to this
is the fact that via Galveston he gets a
longer water haul and a shorter land haul,
cheapening the cost of transportation.
The route, too, is shorter and in coming to
Galveston the Morgan line boats avoid the
costly trip up the tortuous Mississippi
river. The fine sanitation of Galveston,
its closeness to the ocean and the oppor-
tunities it offers for the quick handling
of freight are points which will probably
have great weight in deciding the future
course of the Southern Pacific.-
* * *
The railroads have kept up with the
procession in Galveston. A yard system—
as fine as that of any railroad in America—
has been built by the Galveston. Houston
and Henderson. Just west of the city lim-
Wholesale dealers in the celebrated
Cahaba and Pratt Coals of Alabama;
also the highest grades of George’s
Creek Cumberland Blacksmith and
American, English and Welsh Seventy-
two Hour Foundry Coke of the best
quality. __________
AGENTS for Louisville and Nashville Railway and
Gulf Transit Company’s Steamers, Towboats and
Barges between Galveston and Pensacola.
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IFOWLER & McVITIE’S COAL ELEVATOR ON PIER 34.
its a freight yard, laid out in diagonal
form, has been established. Ten miles of
track are in this one yard and yet it is
believed that it will not prove adequate to
the necessities of the lines that come into
Galveston over the Galveston, Houston
and Henderson rails and that before many
years the company will be required to am-
plify its facilities. The Galveston, Hous-
ton and Henderson is a terminal line, and
handles especially the business of the
International and Great Northern and the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, by which it
is jointly owned and operated.
The Galveston, La Porte and Houston
railroad is preparing to build a great
freight yard, in which there will be 15
miles of track. As the Southern Pacific
is understood to be behind the La Porte,
if Mr. Huntington, in fact, Is not already
owner of the property, this yard is be-
lieved to be intended for the use of the
Southern Pacific.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa has con-
siderable yard room. To better accommo-
date the passenger traffic this road recent-
ly erected a passenger depot at Strand and
25th street that surpasses in appointments
any passenger station in the south.
The Galveston News, in its issue of Oct.
24, printed the following glowing and
faithful picture of the business activity
along the wharves:
“Not in the history of Galveston as a
port has there been a busier week than
the past one in the- commercial and ship-
ping circles of the City. A walk along the
wharf front from the most eastern limit
to the western limits reveals the docks
.filled to crowding: with the big iron, deep
draught vessels of all nations, and with
varying carrying capacities. Throughout
the week every pier has been a picture of
the most intense bustle, hurry and activ-
ity. The steam winches have whirred
and hummed from daylight until daylight
again, hoisting or lowering the cargo,
while the shouting and cries of the men
stowing them in the holds or trucking
them to and from the ships, the rattling
of the wagons, the puffing of switch en-
gines and the whir of car wheels have
kept the bay front in oiie incessant and
continuous babel of -sounds.
“This great increase in shipping inter-
ests has naturally tested the accommoda-
tions and capacity to handle the business
to the utmost, but every day proves that
these new and difficult conditions are be-
ing met and overcome.
“There are now in port 69 deep draught
vessels, with a total tonnage of 119,373
tons. This is a magnificent showing in
itself, and puts Galveston among the very
first of the ports of the country and the
world.
“The statement of net registered ton-
nage does not convey .an' accurate idea to
the average layman, ’ but the statement
that the tonnage now /in port is sufficient
to carry out of Galveston 500,000 bales of
cotton and 5,000,000 bushels of wheat, to
say nothing of 40,000 tons of sundry mer-
chandise on top of it, will come nearer to
reaching the mark.
“During the week past 16 vessels cleared
and sailed for foreign ports. They car-
ried with them in the way of cargo 100,078
■bales of cotton, aggregating the value of
$3,205,810; 404,000 bushels of wheat of the
value of $363,440; 71,221 sacks of cotton
seed meal, of the value of $78,820; 20,239
sacks of cotton seed cake, of the value of
$45,356; 7151 plates spelter, of the value of
$20,198, and an amount of miscellaneous
merchandise. The total valuation of these
foreign exports alone for the week was
over $3,713,624. In addition, there was car-
ried from this port to other domestic
ports, 9814 bales of cotton, 4165 sacks of
wool, 404 bales of istle and considerable
miscellaneous merchandise.
“The receipts of cotton for the week
ending Friday, Oct. 22, were 112,046 bales,
consisting of the following daily ship-
ments; Saturday, 15,752; Monday, 26,934;
H YORK AND TEXAS STEAMSHIP CO.■
MALLORY LINESBetween New York, Texas, Georgia and Florida
S.S. Concho....
•• Leona___
" Nueces ...
• • Comal ....
•• Lampasas
•• Alamo ....
FLEET.
.. 4603 Tons.
.3700 •• i
.3700 • • i
.3.00 •' I
..3200
..3200 ”
i S.S. San Marcos __________3000 Tons.
•• Colorado____________3000
•• Rio Grande__________2700
•• State of Texas______1803
" City of: San Antonio.. .1700
Excellent Passenger Accommodations.
Prompt Freight Service.
SCHEDULE OF SA5L1NCS.
Leave New York, Pier 20, East River.
For—
Galveston, Texas Every Saturday, 3.00 p.m.
Key West, Florida, ”
Fernandina, Fla., ” Friday,
Brunswick, Ga.,
RETURNING_______
From—
Galveston, Every Wednesday.
Kt y M < st, ’' Saturclay.
Fernandina, " Tuesday.
Brunswick, Fiiday.In addition to the above weekly service, Steamers will leave New York, Pier 20, East River, for Galveston, Texas,
direct, Every Wednesday at 3 p. m., from August 1st to April 1st. Returning will leave Galveston every Saturn.ay.
Through Tickets for Passengers and through Bills of Fading for Freight, issued between points in New England
and Middle States and points in Georgia, Florida, Texas, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, California, and Republic of Mex-
ico. Through Tickets ate also obtainable from the Agencies of this Company and from the various Agencies of For-
eign Steamship Lines between points in the United States above mentioned, points in the Republic of Mexico and
European points.
For Freight and Passenger rates, printed matter, and other information, apply to or address,
C. H. MALLORY
Arthur Sinclair, Jr., New England Ag’t, No. 366 Washington
Street, Boston, Mass.
H, McMurtrie, Ag’t, Cor. 3d and Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
C. G. Osburn, Agent, 103 E. German St., Baltimore, Md.
J. N. Sawyer & Co., Agents, Sealy Building, Galveston, Texas.
Mose Eaphael Agent, Z4 Franklin St., Houston, Texas.
J. B,
ci CO-, general agents,
Pier So Hast River, or 385 Broadway, New York,
C. M. Hicklin. Gen’l Western Agent, Denver. Colorado.
W. J. Young, Agent, ''an Antonio, Texas.
B. W. Southwick, Agent, Key West, Fla.
Chas. Davies, Agent. Jacksonville, Fla.
H. H. Raymond, Agent, Fernandina, Fla.
H, H. Raymond, Gen. South. Agent, -Brunswick, Ga.
BARTHOLOMEW, Traffic Manager for Texas, Galveston, Texas.
CULLIFORD.CLAMACO.iALFR EO hOLTj Managing Partner at Galveston,
STEAMSHIP AGENTS AND BROKERS.
THE TEXAS MUTUAL LINE OF STEAMERS—Galveston to European Forts
“ATLANTIC” ___________2478 tons
“BRITANNIA” ___________3260 tons
“BROOKSIDE” __________2705 tons
“CROMWELL” __________3086 tons
“DEPTFORD” ____________2595 tons
“ENCHANTRESS” ________2636 tons
“FULWELL” ___________2514 tons
“G. R. BOOTH” __________2454 tons
“HOLYWELL” __________3500 tons
“J. W. TAYLOR” _________2785 tons
“JOHN SANDERSON” ______3274 tons
“LINDISFARNE” _________3030 tons
“MAORI” ____/_________2711 tons
“OCEANIC” ____________289.7 tons
“PACIFIC” _____________2926 tons
“REGINA” _____________2638 tons
HALL LINE OF STEAMERS-Galveslon to Havre.
“LOCKSLEY HALL” ______2523 tons
“METHLEY HALL” _______2557 tons
“NETHERBY HALL” ______2139 tons
“RUFFORD HALL” _______2557 tons
“RYDAL HALL” _________2137 tons
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“SPRINGWELL” ____________3030 tons
“VICTORIA” ________________3284 tons
“VICTORIA” ________________3554 tons
“WHETSTONE” ____________3414 tons-
“WM. BRANFOOT” _________3022 tons
“WHITBURN” ______________2594 tons
NEW STEAMSHIP (building). .3400 tons
“ASTON HALL” _____
“BRANKSOME HALL” ...
“EDEN HALL” ______
“HADDON HALL” ____
“HARDWICK HALL” ....
____2323 tons
____2555 tons
____2332 tons
____2677 tons
____2676 tons
“STANLEY HALL” _______26C0 tons
“TRENTHAM HALL” (new)....-tons
“WERNETH HALL” ______2668 tons
“WISTOW HALL” ________2139 tons
“WORSLEY FIALL” _______2338 tons
“LEYDEN” ____________2180 tonsTuesday, 28,900; Wednesday, 9659; Thurs-
day, 10,296; Friday, 11,392. The week’s re-
ceipts at New Orleans were 80,288, being:
Saturday, 8200; Monday, 11,481; Tuesday,
28,900; Wednesday, 9659; Thursday, 10,296;
Friday, 19,151, thus showing a difference
in favor of Galveston for the week of 21,758
bales.
“For the season Galveston has so far re-
ceived 503,857 bales of cotton, against 359,-
394 bales received by New Orleans, or an
increase over the latter of 144,463 bales.
“Galveston’s exports of wheat also give
strong evidence of what the port is doing.
For the week ending Friday the exports
were 184,000 bushels, and fo.r the season
nearly 5,000,000 bushels.
“Business with the railroads has been
very heavy and the movement of freight
in both directions is enormous. The News
requested statements of the week’s busi-
ness from Saturday to Saturday from all
the railroads, but only the Galveston,
Houston and Henderson (which includes
the International and the Katy) and the
Santa Fe reported. The La Porte, which
has handled the immense business of the
Morgan line, and the Gulf and Interstate,
are therefore missing, and the totals for
the week are therefore incomplete. The
following statements from J. JPaul Jones,
general agent of the Santa Fe, and from
J. H. Hill, manager of the Galveston,
Houston and Henderson, will give an ade-
quate idea of what the railroads are do-
ing:
“The Galveston, Houston and Hender-
son figures for the week are:
Loaded cars received.._______________1,832
Loaded cars forwarded______________ 550
Bales of cotton received_____________32,159
“The Santa Fe’s figures for the week
are: Cars.
Grain ............................... 280
32
73
17
10
87
Cattle __________
Miscellaneous
Flat cotton ______
Compressed cotton
30
73
140
792Grain ________
Lumber ______
Cotton seed meal
Borax ________
Rock ________
Wool _________
Total loaded cars received_________1.534
Total loaded cars forwarded________ 307
“Most of the cars forwarded were loaded
with merchandise. The Santa Fe’s total
cotton receipts for the week were 34,250
bales, of which 2507 bales were flat and
31,743 bales compressed.
“The total cotton receipts by all lines
for the week ending yesterday were:
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Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe________ 34,250
Galveston. Houston and Elenderson.. 32,159
Houston Direct navigation company 36,804
Galveston, La Porte and Houston.... 7,554
Schooners, etc_____________________ 391
Total ______________________________111,158
“The paying off of the dock laborers is
sight well worth witnessing. Early last
evening great crowds of men gathered
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