The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-05-25
GALVESTON AND HER MERCHANTS.

6AtFtSIUN AND HER MERCHANTS.
The merchants of Galveston who ar
rived in this city sunday evening. were
among the foremost and most promi-
nsnt OF the business men Of the Island
city When they left home it was
with the avowed 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, it was said by a gentle
man who. 10y reason of his wealth, im~
mense business connections and promi,
hence IN commercial circles, x J Willis.
who was singled out TO let the people OF
this section of the state know of their
objects, that our wheat is "shrivelled up
stuff and they did not care particu>
larry for the trade of this section of the
state Blu, Galveston does care for the
trade of this section of the state. If
she can get along without it. the history
OF success in all cities depends
ing exclusively upon commerce
goes for naught. North Texas can in
reality get along without the aid Of
Galveston, vet the rule can not be re-
versed Why? Because we have ST.
Louis and New Orleans knocking at our
door, and they do it respectfully. and
not in the rigid, unsympathetic air as
sumed 10y these G1lvestonians, who say
Come To see Us If you like; buy our
imported goods If YOU like send us
your wheat corn, cattle and breadstuffs
If sou like, but 90 to the ID if YOU
expect us to furnish you any capital or
TO exert ourselves more than To write
3 postal card occasionally" But we
are more charitably inclined towcrd
Galveston than the occasion de.
mands. We would like to see an
infusion of public spirit and en-
terprise blown into the nostrils of that
city of commercial pretensions, for the
name of Texas We would that no
pentAup Utica contract its ideas al d
dwarf its future. 1t is claimed that
/ One>sixieenth 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 throughfares
/ of former great commercial marts.
( Money alone, unless il is ventured. will
be money still with no increase, and il
Galveston merchants are willing to re
main supiucly idle while the trade oil
this section Of the state goes by way OF
! Red river aud on to New Orleans; by
rail to st Louis, even to Chicago New
York and Baltimore, let it be known
one thing is certain, Galveston cannot ex
pect CLOSE business reciprocal relations
with north Texss" unless she is willing
TO enter into a spirited competition
where there is life and energy to be
met with. Look upon the conduct o.
the business men of st. Louis who re,
Gently travelled through Texas, and Their
upon the late excursion of Galveston
merchants and what is the comparison
| The former said, We desire your trade
and have come to look sitter it. Pre-,
pare us statistics of your population
! products, finances, etc, that we NAV tel
our friends and neighbors back home
what a magnificent country you have
and when you need q helping hand st
Louis is ready to extend it," The latte,
says. Your wheat is shriVilled up stuff
and we do not care PARTICULAR,
for your trade We have Nc
capital to invest, but will sell you i'm,
ported goods" Can city expect
close business reciprocal relations" with
our people when its merchants propose
such narrow, and moss-covered polio,
as this2 IL it does it viii awaken to the
sad reality that our metal has beer
mista ken. aud that if north Texas dom
happen to have a beach and port o
entry we are not the fossils possesses
Of IDEAS in vogue when coon skins wer,
o legal tender. and business was don,
on the basis of personal friendshi,
alone We, of north Texas, de not en-
terrain the hostile feeling for the fatur,
prosperity of Galveston that Is show,
down there for everything that ma
come up of public nature in norti
Texas We would throw no stumbiin,
block in the way Of the improvement o
her shipping facilities. her railroads o
whatever else may be or has been pro
posed for her benefit, but when Gslses
ton merchants want to cultivate clos
business reciprocal relations with thi
the great grain belt of the southwest
she must do it in business like way
and no better time could be selected 70
informing her that if she wants tn
trade of north Texas, she had bette
sec ure it now, for soon the bulk Of i
will be kept here in Dallas. In tn
meantime the field is open to fair an,
honest competition
-
w. understand that Governor Lub
book, of Galveston. is candidate 70
the state treasuryship. Another goos
raan, and for the coast counties. vii
give our friend Stafford close race.