The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-24

A BIRDS Rye yIcwofour CITY by the Sea
Commercial, Social, FLORAL aud Per.
sonal-The brief Jaunl Of u
lleclnSe.

Editorial Correspondence Of the Herald
GALVESTON, March ~,
lfyou have ever seen Venice, ''ihe
beautiful city Of The sea," Galveston, o.
you approached II, from Tho min
land, viii suggest II, The city seems
10 he floating upon the water aud the
shipping aud buildings loom up ~ "
the view was u mirage aud not brick
and mortar, wood and canvas reality,
The first noticeable feature II the glare,
The white houses aud white sand
streets make one long for another col
or TO relieve the eye, The cleanliness
OF the principal streets, together with
the admirable system Of sidewalks,
makes quick transit by pedestrians or
vehicles an onsy matter.
SPRING AT THE SEA SIDE
IL, perhaps, the most attractive of all
times of tho year. found the roses
and camelIas blooming with tropical
luxurlance, the orange In the bud, the
violets blessing tho air with ther per-
iumc, and the oleanders In their rlch'
est foliage. The h0usesof Galveston are
more or less EMPOWERED In shrubbery,
aud the very mir IL heavy with the
various perfumes. There Is an ntmos-
phere OF coziness aud comfort added
TO privacy, which Is very refreshing. II
there Is anything the Galyestonlan
prldcs himself upon next TO his beach,
II IL his flowers and home. They have
been known to outrank even IA first
baby ~ u source of pardonabe pride.
The business portion Of the city, partic'
ularly the Strand, will compare favor
ably with an equal portion of any like
part of New Orleans, Mobile, Savan-
nah or st, Louis. IL Is built up In the
most approved style of commercial
architecture, with all of the modern
conveniences, and presents quite tile
air of n metropolis for short distance.
The business of Galveston has become
now pretty well systematized, and Is
divided into regular trade specialties,
and every department. goes like clock
work.
THE COTTON EXCHANGE
is model of accuracy, system and or
der. The facilities for giving at n
glance the exact condition of the mar
ket everywhere are full, and the insti-
tuition il in a highly ilourishing condi-
ton. 1t Is not necessary here to re-
view the advantage of correct and fire.
uuent information about the state of
the market to the cotton men. 1t en-
ables them to move intelligently in
stead of in the dark, and protects
the factor, shipper and planter. The
cotton interest is, of course, the prin-
cipal one in Galveston and is the baron
eter which shows the condition of its
business world. Mr.. Purviance, a vet
eran factor, partner in the well
known house Of Braman u Purviance,
introduced me on Change, and to the
polite secretary. took long, wist-
full look Mt the immense blackboard,
with Its array of maddening figures,
and although cotton was up six
teenth, and everybody was beaming
benignly upon everybody, for the life
OF me couldn't see any money in it.
Change is a fine place to study man
Kind. There is every variety of cotton
operator, from the heavy factor who
handles thousands of bales, down to
the meek little English, or stolid blond
German buyer. The rules and regila-
lions are like the articles of war, and
have to be waltzed up to by every body,
or the sacred portals of this CONNER
cial cotton club will not spring open.
TIGHT TIMES
prevail In Galveston as well az Dallas.
The hide men, many of them, are not
happy over their winters work. The
. cotton men are more serene and are
just now resting on the oars of leisure
and the prospect of a summer vaca-
ton. The general condition of bust
ness, however is healthy. Merchants
are more inclined to restrict than ex-
pand, and the cash is the best thing TO
go there with to buy. There seems to be
some movement in groceries, our solid
friends, Marx " Kempner, being partic-
ularly busy in filing country orders.
There is feeling prevalent in Calves
ton which was very sorry to see.
Many of her business men seem to
think that northern Texas, although
largely indebted to Galveston. was
trading with the west, instead of squar-
ing up balances by degrees and con-
tinuiDg to deal with Galveston, which
they claim carried northern Texas in
her hour of need. Hence there is
disposition to fight shy of orders unac-
companied by cash OF negotiable paper,
and as for advertising, SIS t'ei 4
GALVESTON is SUFFICIENT UNTO HER
sEIfn M
is the spirit of all. Her 'natural adj
vantages" aud EIcilities for handling
produce or cotton, are dilated upon AS
50 ample, that It is not Necessary for
her to make the vulgar effort for trade
St Louis and other cities make. Basi-
ness pours into her lap and all she has