Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-09-26
OUR HOUSTON LETTER.


thing il a town eould force trad,
and travel Ia pay lribule L. Th'
Rrie war 0T same dozen 0r fiileeI
years ago will still be- remembered
as an example II this, Al the pre-
sent da1 olher views prevail, and
these commercial communities vii
thrive hesl that offer mast facilities
10 the forwarding at trade, Under
tho influence of this spirit, and
against no little clamor, the wharf,
age tax. fnom which the city oi
Houston derived "A revenue al s4O,'
OO0 year, was removed eight year.
ago. Under the same ifluenee, ob,
leotions which short sighted per
sons offered Ia the passage of rail
road trains through tho city were
oyerruled. Under the Same influ-
once, cl0so connections aro now
made between the Direct Naviga-
tion Company aud the Genital road,
and freight under charge of that
Company gocS without drayagcr
storage or commissions forward at
once. Such freight, II from New
York for Dallas, pays the first charge
except for iioight at Bryan, aud The
time must cro long come when the
Comprny's agents will do business
ut all points ON the railroad without
commissions. Tho day of taxing
the passing trade is over. Houston,
seeing trade ia danger Of going
round her, made the first move. IL
is TO DO seen if Galveston will bc
wise enough To follow suit, now that
no vessel goes there that does not
promise to send its freight through,
round or over Galveston free of all
charges. Whatever tends Ia cheap
en- the transportation aud handling
of produce aud merchandise bcnc-
fits the country, aud hence every
abatement in the charges should be
welcomed by every man in the
community.
Such piles Of goods as my friend
House is stacking away in his stores
are wonderful to sec. Did you ever
80 over his establishment, brother
Swindells? Suppose you enter on
Main street. You find two 3.story
stores 25Xl 100 feet, making six floors.
In rear of that is another store BOX
500. two stores; and, again, in rear
OF that Is II ntorchousc containing
an equal amount Of room, or accor-
ding 10 my count, some 10000 feet
of flooring for his goods. Now
consider this all piled full for the
fall trade, AMI you will see some
wha, Of his preparation for business.
J. r. Morris, with his four stores
50x100, all in hardware and furni-
turc, pushes House close in amount
of room. Twenty thousand feet of
flooring covered with his goods
Hank Allen with his piles upon
piles and thousands of tons of iron,
likewise seems to have laid in his
stock with II view Of supplying all
Texas. Billy Christians grocery
is an all.dcvourcr. 1t swallows up
boat-loads Of groceries daily, only
to roll them out at another door, to
be sent over the whole surrounding
country. Col Hutchins' wholesale
dry goods house is like u large job
bing house in New York. He sells
only ut wholesale, and if yon only.
want bolt of goods of any kind,
it is not worth while troubling his
clerks. They sell to those who sell
again, and | am assured merchants
MlFo buy there can undcrsell their
neighbors who bny in New York.
1t stands to reason that as he buys
as chcaply as the New York jobber,
he can sell at their figures, freights
added, which upon such large ship
ments are effected at II considerable
saving.
hear Of another newspaper On
terprise being on foot in Houston.
1t is to be under the management Of
of Col Parsons and Capt Chew
Col. Parsons is u well known news
paper writer, having distinguished
himself in Eastern and Middle Texas
before the war. Captain Chew was
connected with the Transcript for
considerable time, and will be more
widely remembered for his interest
ing letters from Europe during the
spring of 1866 to the Galveston
News. | do not know what the
paper is to be called, but / am sure
it will command public attention
when it makes its appearance, and
/ bid success to it.
The Vermont election went it
seems somewhat more heavily than
VISUAL for the Radicals. l explained
how this might, well be in my last;
nevertheless, it is impossible to deny
that the effect Of the intelligence is
dampening.
] have mentioned some hopeful
signs of Seymour's election. But
let not our people be too much Ella
ted, or count the chickens too soon.
The result is exceedingly doubtful,
and the weight of evidence of can
did men who have observed the
drift of things in the North is more
with Grants prospects for an cleo
ton than Seymour's. / confess /
dread Grants accession to supreme
power. His subserviency TO extreme
radical teachings bodies no good to
the South.
The billingsgatc indulged in by
the Northern press Is extremely
amusing. Mr.. Seymour, according
TO the Tribune, Is a liar, villain, a
traitor, an incendiary, a friend Of
mobs, and a copperhead. Accord
ing 10 Harper's Weekly, he has
horns and hoofs. Mr. Blair, accord
ing 70 the Sun, has a dozen aliases.
General Grant, according TO the La
Crosse Democrat, is a cotton-thief
n drunkard, a murderer. swindler.
10 soldier, and his name is Hyrum
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