Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-23
Price Four Cents

Sullivan system of Mexican railroads 7" This system embraces trunk and branch roads of over 2,5O0 miles from the city of Mexico, and is rapidly being pushed forward in Mex ico and this country. The question is, Will Galveston give the right of way and two hun dred and fifty acres of this beach land at the east end of the city to make this a terminus ? This land has been and is still being made by the winds and waves and has been consid- cred worth barely nothing, but sin the question was raised parties controlling the land have found out that it is worth two hundred dollars an acre, which may for the present kill the project. It has only been taxed on one dollar lot but indignant citi- zens now propose to have 1t taxed on its full estimated value. The land can be somewhat represented in value by looking at what is called the beach in New Haven harbor The Palmer-Sullivan company expect if the law is granted to expend thirty thousand dol lars month on the flats. These flats at present are actually nuisance. One of the principal men informed me how the Palmer Sullivan system would improve them. They would immediately put their pumps at work ''What ?' said I, 'pump?'' ''Yes, we should pump up the sand, make deeper water wh re we need it pump the sand on to lighters; the water would run off ; We would fill Tn and make high land where we need it." Are you not going to Houston Yes Houston is our point anyhow. But if the GaIvestonians want terminus here it depends upon them selves. The business portion of the city all go for it. Galveston has once been near be- ing left in the cold and may again. although I think it will not The city is to-day wear ing more satisfied face than I have seen 1t ln number of my latest visits It is i'm proving decidedly; many houses have gone up rents are scarce; new stores are in progress of erection business people feel better; property is changing hands at ad- rI1 Santa Fe road is running in first rate order to-day, about ten hundred miles being ex- tended rapidly Houston will be the great through point of generalization. Even now six or eight important roads center there but one great mistake of Houston is that pen ny wise policy will not unite the depots. They are all union depots." The climate of Houston to me is one peculiarly wanting in vitality-it may not be to others Calves ton is more like New Haven except when the wind comes from "norther,'' which comes without notice One remarked that he went to bed in Texas and walked in Michigan However, such severe changes have been pe- culiar to the past winter.
 The Cotton Exchange of Galveston should not pass without notice. It is the place Gas should be, in all cases, the Chamber of om- merce) to discuss improvements local and national without regard to political signifi- canoe. In all the southern cities these mat
 
 mended or denounced as the case may appear and with great influence as coming from a body of responsible thoughtful substantial citizens. Important schemes are thus ad- vanced or retarded. Captain Davis, the son of our late citizen c. s. A. Davis, has been in Galveston for the past nine years and is always ready to Lelp make a.Nev Havener's sojourn pleasant. City railroads are an in- stitution, both in Galveston and Houston. five cents ride Tickets in change taken and passed freely by the bootblack, the lager beer men; in fact everywhere except where trade dollars are refused
 All kinds of people are met in travelling One will say, Where do you live when at home ?'' What do you travel for ?'' You are merchant ?' etc. Another will tell you his or her history q was raised in that ranche. It was worth hundred thousand dollars when we had hundred niggers, but now don't suppose It would bring twenty cents an acre." Tell waiter to bring you oatmeal right away, and he stands and won ders. Tell him fright now," and he under stands. One man had heap of trouble" Another informed the porter of the sleeper that his dear wife was dead, and he had her on board the cars. A loquacious southern lady who had married two husbands, one southerner, surprised us by saying, South ern husbands are of no account. I am glad I have northerner this time. If you want a place to prosper you must send for north erners." A southern gentleman said to me, q think we can beat you in manufacturing" Why? Because you have so much cold weather that you must lose great deal of time.'' I could have answered that we kept our people warm, and were not enervated by the heat more than ten days in year. I think it will be long time before general manufacturing will employ all the southern labor, but wish it could be employed I do find, however, that great progress has been made and at the same time I do not believe the difference will be in favor of hot eli mate.
 Germans are actually settling in Texas, and, am told, with satisfaction to themselves. We have seen many German emigrants. We saw bottles hanging about to attract mosqui- toes and flies which so pestiferous.
 We saw many people in dresses looking like women hoeing and ploughing in the fields Supposing them to be women we pity; if in Hindostan we certainly should. But no, they are only negroes; they are of no account; they are working for their hus- bands and homes now. San Antonio be- ing the next objective point, Spanish Mexi- can peculiarities may attract some notice from my pen. M.