Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-01
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GALVESTON GLEANINGS.
The Cotton Exchange - Commercial
jackpot Fine Buildings and Dull
Trade Fish and oysters.
] C0relronlellee ID LhN Nnaetto.

Special Correspondonce OF tho Gagetto
| Galveston, December IS III tLinE
of beautyis y Joy forever, Galveston
has the very trick in the shape of
building which goes by tie name OF
| Galveston Cotton Exchange. IL il
| unique in design and superb IN cxceu-
| ton. / viii not presume upon the IN
| teillgeuce of the readers az the GA
| 2ElTE by attempting TO give any fur
| Their description Of The building. They
| have doubtless seen too many hand
some buildings 20 require it. lis the
| mart where quite Ii large number Of
commercial adventurous from ali the
| principal cities Of America and h,urope
eongregate IN the morning to try their
hand ut the wheel OF iOltune. IL Il
called the cotton exchange. but ] no.
| tice that wheat, posl, and all sorts
of stocks are bought and sold
| here. Not being what ~ commonly
called business mani myself, / viii
not attempt 70 explain Just how the
thing is done, but suffice it to say il
looks 20 me very much like u game OF
draw poker, with which l profess
to he perfectly f9miliar--if You
| Oil you win tile pot but
If you don't fill away goes the horse
lnnd saddle, lohn."
But the cotton exchange Is not the
only handsome building IN Galveston
by any means. Many of her business
houses are superb structures, which
would DE an ornament To any city Of
live times the proportions and preten-
sions Of Galveston. Hour correspon-
dent knew the city when a plain Uwo-
story building was considered some
4 II
live-story buildings, displaying tho
most artistic taste and skill in their
finish, are very common. The Gal
weston News viii ,ery soon move into
It's own domicie, which will be n very
neat building when finished, and then
IL will probably put onmofc airs than
ever. 1T is 10 be hoped il will even
be too naughty 10 quarrel with the
governor oil the state, Mt least without
some cange or prOvocation.
The business men of Calves ton
complain bitterly Of dull times. The
cotton crop is the main dependence of
Galveston, and the world Is already
apprised of the fact that the cotton
crop in Southern Texas WAS very light
this year, hence the trade of Calves
ten must be correspondingly short.
But | have heard OF no financial
disasters as yet. Some Of them told
me that they wished they had their
big stocks in Fort Worth. My reply
to all such il, Fort Worth Is like q city
omnibus, there is always room for one
more. If Uncle Samuel, or Captain
Ieads, or some other kind friend does
not come and dig out this sand bar
that obstructs her gateway, you need
not be ~ all surprised 10 see the old
widowed Galveston, with all her little
ones, come rolling into Port Worth on
tue Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe rail
road some of these nights. In case
such an event should happen, | trust
Fort Worth Will vindicate her fame
for hospitality TO strangers.
On Christmas day everyday took
holiday. bnt the next morning found
,vcry man VI his post ready for bust
ness. Perfect peace and harmony per-
sade the entire city so far as my
extends.
Fish ami oysters are sail To be great
Drain strengtheners, and as this is the
weaker part of your correspondent, he
y availing himselfof the present OPP
Jortnnity To recruit up. IL will cure
he dyspepsia in an interior man {,
walk through Galveston market early
n the morning aud look ut the fine
ish and fresh vegetables 10 say moth
ng about the oysters.