The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-01

The seapsrt Of Texas-Its History and L.
cation - Immense Business - Desirable
flaoe of Observation-Disclosures Past, Pres
eat and Outlook for the Fature-Railroaa
Facilities, Harbor Advantages and Gen
eral Prosperity~
Galveston is the county seat Of the county
of the same name, and i, located some 315
miles south from Dallas, and has q popula-
ton of scme 1900. This is one Of the
largest, If not the largest and most impor-
tant commercial point in tho State. The
city is situated on the east end OF a lonx,
narrow island, of peculiar sandy formation,
running northeast and southwest along the
coast Of Texas, some 35 miles in length and
from one to three miles in width. There
are two railroad bridges con Meeting
the island with the main land at
the nearest point. it being a distance
d nearIy one mile wide, The waters between
the island and the main land compose Gal
weston bay, which affords the most extern
sive and best protected harbor Of the south,
there icing ample room in its deep, secure
waters 10 anchor the nayies OF The world.
Ii is claimed that the island was first dis
covered by Spaniards as far back as 1885,
and that originally it was occupied by a
tribe OF cannibal Indians. IN 1917 the is
land was first occupied by whites. At that
time 1t became the headquarters and place
OF rendezvous for Jean Lafitte, the historic
freebooter, and his followers, numbering at
one time a thousand persons. Under his
occupancy there were some rude houses and
hamlets constructed but these were all des-
troysd and the island remained unoccupied
for some years after the evacuation
OF Lsitte and his men in 1871
and IL was not till 1888 that the
foundation OF the present prosperous and
beautiful city was laid. Galveston's mat
ursl advantages" are 30 marked and strong
that they have become almost proverbial,
and it may be that the city at one time, re.
lied too much on these for her advancement,
but nsvsrthelen the city has grown grad
uslly and solidly until she now rank,
among the leading seaport commercial
citiss OF the south, and few places in the
country can boast more solid wealth and
stpitsl with the same population The res
ident portion OF the city is nearly entirely
built OF wood, with q view to beauty a. well
o, comfort, and the houses are generally
separated by besutiful lawns and flower
gardens, leaving room for the circulation
Of the refreshing breezer that constantly
blow IN from the gulf.
summer resOrt few places would en-
col Galveston, IL the many advantages wers
appreciated by the public. Its climate 10
squtbls, the hsst Of summer always being
tempered by the pleasant brsezes. itr free
doc RON epidemics tor the past ffteen
year. az statistics will show, make ID one Of
the bssltbiest cities in the country. TIA
magnificent fishing and hunting, wealth Of
all the dslicscisf OF the seq. tbs surf offer
ing the q est and safest sea bathing in the
.Orld, the quantities Of tropical fruits and
its broad sandy beach three miles in
lsngth sfording the finest drive in the
country, might be mentioned among the
many attractions v the pleasure seeker
and tourist. In sjfition b tbcse there IL
one % the fnest ogs-s hout-s in the ,t.ts,
The Gtrtsn fereIu. q Handsomely hts.d up
rsrdsf, only open - m-mbers sud gues =
AID trs pavilion On ths b-f n. vhih huiid-
NJ hu IL isrgsst rail 10 hesitfelsfdi % o.
ted up On tummerFsftR With -rfr-sfmant
bsiis. cIn.er rsous. d.nri ghslis. sic, snd
% res1rco % uiehuy b. taHus-rd.. Nbn-
Gtlve-ten nate. 10 preie lsiJns 20 being
a manuals Irlng pant, yet sUme Gifts cspi-
teliEs are takiag steps in that direction.
Promipent smong these might BE- men,
TONED the seven large cotton compress
aczpif.i of s201000. FIVE q
Which are In active operation rbe tvo ~
fensive iron works. which b.-s been in %
fgr com. gears. M hsre proved q
rrott1Die Investment, Tap-f huI and bag
tactOrF. e. gel - marufsci0Ties fcr cs1dy,
uettressE. hry1ms. ciserfs. barrels ard
many olher miEsT isaa-iriz
Ths edncationai faciliries d fhis ctr az