The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-04-24

climate of Kansas, and their endless va
riety and great beauty filled the excur
sionists with wonder and delight. Tn.
occupants of these beautiful homes annie
the flowers gave the party permission Il
gather such specimens as they desired
and numerous and beautiful were thu
boquets made by the ladies, while the
gentlemen not wishing to give an expires
sion of their tastes in the arrangement O.
boquets contented themselves with pin
ming few choice roses ON the lapels o
their coats. All those who visited these
gardens were highly pleased and viii
ever kindly remember the owners fol
their generosity.
In the afternoon the excursiOnists were
taken out for drive on the beach, and
during this ride they visited the harbol
where the improvements, are now going
on. This drive was grand one, especi
ally to those who had never before been
along side of the rolling pillows and gaz
ed out upon the sea where the white
caps rise above each other and die away
with ripple upon the shore. 1t is
claimed by the citizens that the drive
on the beach here is the best in the world,
and on this occasion its condition was
perfect, the wheels moving over the way
smoothly and noiselessly while admir-
ing the beauty and grandeur of the
scene, looking at the noble ships, watch
| ing for beautiful shells among the peb-
bles upon the shore or gazing out upon
the grand old sea itself the party soon
reached the point where the harbor i'm
provements are being made. Here, they
alighted and the plan and nature of the
Improvements were explained to them
by Lieut.. Quinn.
Great interest was manifested on this
project as it is one of vital interest to the
people of the State of Kansas. The plan
for deepening the harbor is the corstruc-
ton of immense break waters that will
force the water through narrow chan
mel at the mouth Of the bay thereby
making deep entrance by washing out
the sand with the current thus formed.
The citizens of Galveston have already
expended more than one hundred thou
sand dollars in harbor Improvements and
the work is now in the hands of the
United States Government, Congress
having appropriated one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars for carrying on the
Improvements this year. The engineers
in charge of this work have not the Least
doubt of its successful com pletion. At
present all ve>s.ls requiring more than
fourteen feet of water have to anchor
outside of the bar and discharge their
cargoes by means of lighters, while those
able to run in fourteen feet water can
come to the dock. There is line of
Liverpool iron steamships that cross the
bar and make regular trips to and from
this harbOr giving direct communication
between these two points. In addition
to the above there are lines of vessels !
running from Galveston to New Orleans, !
New York, Havana, and ports in Central
America and the islands. Already Gal
weston does an immense shipping bust
ness, which is destined to continually |
increase. Last year of cotton alone more
thar twenty million dollars worth was
exported from this port. Whenever a
through rate from ouI State to Calves
ton can be obtained at rates correspon.
ding with those east our people will reap
the benefits of this our natural port.
Today coffee can be got cheaper at Gal
weston than at Chicago or st. Louis, and
cotton goods manufactured at Houston
are cheaper than the same quality of
goods in the Eastern cities.
Monday morning the wind blew strong
and chilly, and overcoats and wrappers
were in demand but the generous and
hospitable citizens had arranged a pro-
gramme for the entertainment of our
party, and of course Kansans were not
afraid of wind. So early in the forenoon
the party again entered the carriages
which called for them and were driven
to the homestead of Messrs Gregory &
Bartlett, where they found these, gener-
BUS gentlemen, assisted by Others, in a
grove making preparations for an ''oyster
bake" Here many of the party fingered
about the fire eating raw oysters or watch-I
ing him through the process of being
baked, fried and stewed. Soon the party
gathered in front of the residence, when
Gov. Lubbock was intro duced, and in a
short and appropriate speech welcomed
he Kansas Editorial Excursion to Gal
7eston, hoping this visit would tend to
promote the mutual interest and welfare
# the people of Kansas and Texas. L.
Dwight Thacher, of the Lawrence Journal,
n behalf of the excursionists, made an {
appropriate response, thanking the citi- q
ems of Galveston for their kind recep- |
ion and their generous hospitality; as 9
uring them that the party would return
ZONE feeling that their visit had been I
me of profit as well as pleasure by show t
ne them both the people and the coun- !
ry as they truly are. ID. r. Anthony, of
be IeaYenWorth. Timss and other ren. L