The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-14
SEAPORT ClTiEs--DEEP WATER

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SEAPORT CITiES--OEEP WATER
Some ysAra ago enc of tho mos.
pronliaiag OF souharn soaports was
thu charming city Of Pausscols, with
one Of the finest and most cspscious
hbroorR in the country, beautiful in
ita surroundings, unSursassed in
excellence OF haslth, ana with depth
Of water the whole year round euHi-
ciSnt TO float the hssvlsst drsushted
OF all tho white winged mossong ers
Of commerce that came across the
seas. Fine buildings fse those dayR
were constructed, and tho most select
OF southern citlZeEry sought the
place for business and for residence.
Bias alsal.s glory soon faded. lis bapE
county for lssgues, like itaelt, was Of
poorest sandy soil, and thore waa
no.hiog TO suataia tA0 population eI-
capt comiuerce.
Next Ia ordor cane Mobile, one Of
thu moat picturesque gud happily To-
oatod toTne IN the Union, far enough
iGlrud from tbs hGrshtr salt winds,
yet sia7ed by the ipvigotatipg breez SO
dmnc, fro1' the gulf, but modified in
force aud character by the fringlpgs Of
tho deep magnolia forests III It ekirtpd
the semi circular bay. 10 her whHrvas
cam ySsselg from evory land, dra.ine
l6 to is fact OF weter, and
loa!sd th6ro with cotton for Euplnnd,
iumhsr for tho North, and countless
spArs Snd cotton bal,s tor Francs,
just in the rear were far better farming
facilities than were possessed by her
eastorn yival, with the purest of water
that rushed to tho river from tho beau.
tilul, high and undulatiug hills where
hetlth resided throughout the twelve
month. For years never ll9 ithad n
riaher community. never enjoyed auy
the genuine e!egsnclss OF lite more
thoroughly, than did Mobile ard the
Mobiliana OF that anti bellum period,
Her bright destiny appeared fixed for
sil une. But to day she is tagging
leariuliy Ia tho rear, ana instead of
leading the van is retrograd ing, aud IL
dependent for support mainly on Ohip-
mAnts OF cabbages, carrots and oeets,
sn1 some fruits, willis her wharves
art dcssP' ng aad her streets are pain
fully qaiet.
Next IL tho panorama is presented,
the Oreacont City. Situated NJ the
mouth Of that great finland san,r on
whose boson for thousands OF miles
millions of tous Of produco w0ro wont
20 fiat, composed OF all that wan
raised Within tho different psrallols
OF lat u2s through which the ai,sis-
app! ran, 1t seemed Is though she
should have been to-day the second
city Ia siza on ihii continent, Be.
sld0a the billions of acres tributary to
thst port there nsver was upon tho
bs9ks OF tho Nile or the Ana.
zou . richer region for the
agr,cHltuealist and tho dairyman
in every direction, Aud yot, despite
all those natural advantages, that
splendid city became uad0r tho pew
post-belIun regime y Victim OF scrI
OF dry rot. Then camo tine now bona
-"Daep Water" rhig WA, tho sine
qua mn, tho great cure I'll. /, was
secured at Rrea. COS, apd 80 elTec.usllv
that the Great Eastoru itself might
oa,.ly Cross tho bars and laud At tho
lsVso, But, wonderful to relate, what
do sae? A population aim at s.o-
tioGEry, rofidsuccs by the score un-
rented Tor months, stOrel oyerywhore
wilhoui occupants, aud the psnp di,.
Appointed Ia thSir hopes and desmond.
ont for he future.
Next westward Ia iis c1ur,a the star
ofpromlso shines for q while on CA
weston island so much like unto Man.
haitian IN slaps ana see. For decade
there sill was baoyancy aud push and
progress. But the story or her late
years finds roduplicstion in those
above glven. Aud again comes up the
osy of"Dssp Water" Now, tho oues.
ton arises VIII Galveston boa shining
exception, even with deep water? And
just nero wa visa to sssers TWO thines:
hrst that no CITY ever attslued 90 per-
mepouoyof power through commerce
Hlouo, tom Tyre, Pbwl,ca aud Pal.
mTu down to New Orleans: raoond.
that either manufactured sro
essential, ur that q commercial clsy oil
this Gay muss have tho terminus OF IL,
trade IN Europe. Minufsctories Gal
weston cannot have IN any great
abundance, ae the lacks the rich bacl,
country fot family homeB with
gardens, etc. But continuous Inter-
course o. Europe Is possible. once
upon n thine VANDERBILT was forced &c
npprooisto this, snt no 40 bridgod tho
Atlantic With his steamers ths, he ho
came veritable commodore. In isJa
3-i'5, HR. Soorr wss forced to follow
SUIT And then camo MIR, GARRETT.
rhus wero ths New YORK
Central, tho Pennsylvania Con-
'ral, and the Baltimore Il ONO
railroads made connecting links bo-
twoen enicsgo, 81. Louis, ETC., with
Liverpool, Havre and Bremen. Thus
NOW YORK, Philadelphia and B,lti-
more retained their prestige ana grew
TO GREATNESS, while Portland, Boston
AUD Richmond were cistanced In the
RAGS.
Aud no today those commercial
cornorants Of capital suck 10 their
shores the prscpcs that might other.