The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-22
GALVESTON AND HER MERCHANTS.

nent OF the business men OF tho "lsland
City" When they left home II was
with tho ayowed intention of forming
closer reciprocal business relations with
the wheat men of north Texas" yet IN
an interview published in our local col
umns yesterday, II was said by gentle
man who by reason of his wealth, inns
mense business connections and promit
hence in commercial circles,R J,Willis,
who was singled out to lot the people OF
this section OF tho state know of their
objects, that our wheat Is 0shrlyollod up
STUFF and they did not care partcu'
larly for the trade of thia section OF the
state" But Galveston docs caro- for the
trade of this section of the state, II
she can get alongwithout H. the history
of success IN all cities depends
ing exclusively upon commerce
goes for naught, North Texas can in
reality got along without the aid OF
Galveston, yet the rule can not be re-"
versed, Why2 Because we have st.
Louis and New Orleans knocking nj our
door, and they do it respectfully, and
not in the irigid, unsympathetic mir as-
sumed by these Galvestonians who shy
Come to see US IL you like buy our
imported goods If you like send us
your wheat, corn, cattle and breadstuils
if you like, but go to the ID if you
expect us TO furnish you any capital or
TO exert ourselves more than TO write
postal card occasionally" But we
are more charitably inclined toward
Galveston than the occasion dc.
mands. We would like to see an
infusion Of public spirit and en-
terprise blown into the nostrls Of that
city Of commercial pretensions, for the
name of Texas, We would that no
pent.up Utica contract its ideas and
dwarf its future. 1t is claimed that
one.sixteenth of all the taxes collected
for state purposes are paid by Galveston
but this is an age of progress and this
ties and grass have been known To
grow upon the once busy throughiaref
of former great commercial marts
Money alone, unless il is ventured, will
be money still with no increase, and i
Galveston merchants are willing to re
main supinely idle while the trade o.
this section of the state goes by way o.
Red river and on to New Orleans by
rail to St. Louis, even to Chicago, New
York and Baltimore, let it be known
One thingis certain, Galveston cannot ex
pect "cose business reciprocal relation,
with north Texas unless she is willing
to enter into spirited competition
where there is life and energy to be
met with. Look upon the conduct o
the business men of ST. Louis who rev
Gently travelled through Texas, and ther
upon the late excursion of Galveston
merchants and what is the comparison
The former said, 1--WE desire your trad,
and have come to look after it,. Pre-,
pare us statistics of your population
products, finances, etc, that we may tel
our friends and neighbors back home
what magnificent country you have
and when you need helping hand st.
Louis is ready to extend it" The latter
says Your wheat is shrivilled up stuff
and we do not care particularly
for your trade. We have no
capital to invest but will sell you im-
ported goods, Can city expect
"close business reciprocal relation" with
our people when its merchants propose
such narrow, and moss,oovered policy
rs this2 If it does it will awaken to the
sad reality that our metal has been
mistaken, and that if north Texas don
happen to have beach and port of
entry, we are not the fossils possessed
of ideas in vogue when coon skins were
q legal tender, and business was done
on the basis of personal friendship
alone. We, of north Texas, do not en-
terrain the hostile feeling for the future
prosperity of Galveston that is shown
down there for everything that has
come up of public nature in north
Texas. We would throw no stumbling
block in the way of the improvement of
her shipping facilities, her railroads or
whatever else may be or has been pro-
posed for her benefit, but when Calves,
ton merchants want to cultivate "close
business reciprocal relations with this
the great grain belt of the southwest,
she must do it in business like way.
and no better time could be selected for
informing her that if she wants the
trade Of north Texas, she had better
secure it now, for soon the bulk of it
will be kept here in Dallas. In the
meantime the field is open to fair and
honest competition.
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