Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-05
THE SAD SEA WAVES.
They Are Saying Naughty Things Of the
Isle.
Has Galveston Gone Out Of Business for
Good.
Galveston News.

OhiNctlOh NtWhs
1t might be interesting TO inquire
about this time whether Galveston had
gone out OF business for good. The
News Ii doing Its best to make IL
known that the island 10 still TO the
fore, but the News Ia having a notably
single-handed duty TO perform In this
particular. There IL not an iota OF
ridicule or sarcasm In the plain in
quiry propounded above, for TO all
intents ana purposes Galveston Is about
as dead aud lethargic AS II the business
population en- masse had gone on q
summer fishing vacation. 1t Ia true
that we have the usual municipal mud
die en- hand TO keep the veteran deni-
zens of the place alive TO the fact that
familiar scenes, hut no one
seems 10 have enterprise enough To cast
line on the other aide II the railroad
bridge in the interest OF fraternal or
business relatione with the outside
world. The News is likely TO be
be roundly abused for making state.
mepts such as theee In and about its
local community, but the News has
been 80 often abused for telling the
truth when the truth hurt that abuse
has no dread for IL. One by one every
point In the direction Of public prog
rees 10 apparently being dropped by
Galveston. Mardi Gras festivi-
ties have become thing of the
past for want of home sup
port, aud have been relegattd
| TO New Orleans as our nearest com
mercial competitor. The annual NAL
fest celebration has apparently fol-
| lowed suit, and from all that can be
| learned for the came cause. 1t was
| painful yesterday to be reminded OF
this fact by the ordinary appearance
OF the streets on the lst OF May, which
month, for twelve years past, has been
ushered in by glad faces and thropged
streets. Event after event Is taking
its departure. II may not be absolute
ly inopportune to ask why this Is 80
The News IL quite well aware tina
business has been disgustingly baC
here for quite while. IL In reason
able TO sssume that anything lik,
foolish extravagsnce under existing
conditions could well be dispensed
with, and that the strictes
economy would stand we'll II
place. But IL IL not 30 he forgot
ten in this section that trade has beer
bad all over the country, and that tn
conditions which affect Calves ton az
feet every other city and town In thu
state. Comparisons are regarded n
oiious, but the temptation at this tim
is too great TO resist saying that othe
places have not broken up all thei
idols and rstlred to their tents. Hous
ton continues 10 have it's conventions
, its military drills and Its tengerfeeta
: and Houston IL no better able TO en-
courage such gatherings during a tim
: of trade depression than Galveston
: But Houston manages TO get there
, and 10 the credit of its enterprisinl
and public spirited business men !
due the fact that IL ~ not eltogethe
IA dead as Galveston. Their
4, IL screw loose here al
the screw had better be tigh
ened before worse comes OF II. TneI
!, IL great deal Of wealth In Galvesto
"a vast amount OF idle wealth--that
J. apparently dszed and COMPOUNDED h
changed and changing conditions. .
! IL not always we'll TO have silv'
spoon stuck In ones mouth, particl
l, larly II the spoon should intedel
with the passage OF necessary Dourisl
4 ment. III Galveston IL still doing bus
ness at the old stand II should
tOmelnlDB tOWhru phlnliuH hlkn ~
having IL hung up To that effect, othe
Wise people may forget that the flo.
OF 1875 left anything etandlng. III
q News will continue 70 get across q
: bridge on time every morning as usut
/, but ID Is getting somewhat tired OF
q lonesome task as GalvestOn's only l
manning representative. There a
II doubtless some business mngwuml
here who may not like this pla
r. speech, but II goes all the same.