The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-09-30
OVR GALVESTON LEfTRs.


10 the Icdll0r Of tho Dallas Herald
our business soason II fairly upon
M, aud our merchants are realizing
upon the changes that have been
wrought by the railroad connections
with the Mississippi valley Tho ono
noticeable feature IN that hut few goods
are now bought In New Orleans by
Tcxas consumers. | was In CONVERSE
ton the other day with one Of our
leading wholesale grocers, aud | was
not u little surprised at his statement
that he had not bought one dollars
worth of goods In New Orleans within
the pust siX months Aud the truth Of
this remark set In motion train OF
thoughC TINT has occurred 10 my mind
frequently, slncc the inauguration OF
railroad connections with the great
grain aud hny producing country OF
the west, aud that train of thought
WIS II the result Of such connections
has produced such disastrous conse-
qucnces with New Orleans, and the
same IL true of Mobile--wbnt reason
IL there that Galveston aud nll of our
const cities may not be similarly af-
lectcd by the same influences. And /
have been ut n loss TO give myself II
satisfactory answer.
Why Is II that Galveston can con-
tlnuc TO supply the interior OF our
state with western produce when this
produce passes the very doors of the
consumers en- route for Galveston ?
Why cannot Dallas and Calvert and
Bryan aud Austin and all other towns
on the line Of railroads In direct COM
municaton with ST. Louis and Cincin-
natl, supply themselves with the same
stock that comes to Galveston, and
thus supply consumers with western
produce at least as cheap rs Galveston ?
IL It that the railroads discriminate In
favor of Galveston? If no there seems
TO be no reason for IL. Galveston Is In
no position to give return freights to
as much advantage M the Interior
towns, because the only freights that
we have in Galveston are those that
have been sent to US from the interior,
and hence must cost us more than the
same freights would cost at the points
of original shipment to Galveston.
Our cotton comes from the interior at
reduced price from the Galveston
markets. So with our beeves and hides
and wool, and everything else that we
could send to the west as return
freight, and this principle must be the
opernting cause in producing the
abandonment of New Orleans as a
market for the surplus of the great
west
Wa can not saw of ourselves any
more than New Orleans that we are a
general market, in which the interior
merchant and planter, and dealer in
wool and hides. etc. can find pur-
chaser for his produce, and i'm which
he can i'm turn purchase whatever his
wants may suggest. New Orleans, in
n mneh larger sense than Galveston.
IL n general market. in which il to he
fonnd excellent sale for cotton. wool.
bi,las beans etc, and In which will he
fnund ali those things that will supnlv
the wants of the interior. and, To n
,nnoh largar exTent than Galveston
Zoos Nav 6rleans otJar to the nntrons
of her mark of oll those things that ara
oainniotad to attract nnrchassrs Of har
wares Nav Orleans il n citv in every
samse-in tha magnificence and metro
nolitor character of her hotels and roo
tamrants in her nublic entertainments
W tha thoatar anJ onera and her CON,
tr;bmtions for tho entertn;nment IF the
invnrs of The tnrf md snnrts NJ oil
sorts Her neonle ara os Senerou. and
o0 warm. heartad ne tho lima In which
tbsv live and ah"ve nil she hos baen
70 roy tha south and west for many years.
tbe iewal cjtv of their af,acticns. tho
nlnce in wbicb the neonle of the conn.
trv have r,ada ufa. iong fr;ends both
In bns;nass and In tho social walks of
life and afterit has been demonstrated
hevond disnute that the tide NJ com.
msrce. in its relentless f,ow. viii ngo
ON forever, AGAINST and over snch oS.
stacles as these, how is it that a place