The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-06
FROM GALVESTON,
A Gentleman who Has Large Interests in
Wichita Spesks on these Two
Great Cities.

Mr. a C. Dickson, who formerly re-
sided in Wichita and who has large inter
ests in this city, but who is temporarily in
Galveston. is in the city this week looking
after his business here. Mr.. Dickson is
engaged in the real estate business in Gal
weston and is associated there with Mr..
o. NJ. Sherman, also formerly of Wichita
man, who constitute the firm known as
the Galveston and Wichita Real Estate
company. Mr. Dickson states that the
deep water project principally is occupy
ing the attention and the minds of the
people of Galveston. The New York firm
to whom the contract was given for doing
the work threw up their job, and it was
subsequently given to a Dallas, Tex,
firm, who have 500 men at work iii the
quarry alone. The " ork is being pushed
tocom pletion. The people of Galveston
are very anxious to have this completed
as soon as possible, for obvious
reasons. -Four miles of the work
was done by former appropriation. Six
millions now have been appropriated to
complete the work. The condition Of the
harbor even now is that some of the larg
est yessles tragersing the seas have already
crossed the bar. 1t is claimed that twenty
feet Of water will be had on the bar by
next March. The jetties viii extend six
miles out and will stand in thirty feet Of
water, which will enable the largest vessels
attoat to come into port. A great slim
ulous to Galveston are the large grain ship
ments. Within short time three car
goes averaging 100, 600 bushels to the car
go, left the port OF Galveston for Europe
This business would be OF an enormous
magnitude if we had al elevator large
enough. The people of Galveston look to
Wichita for aid, and expect the people Of
this great and glorious city to take the
matter in their hands and speedily get an
elevator of sufficiently large capacity.
Wichita would be the great shipping cen
ter Of the great southwest. and Galveston
the port for the states west Of the Missis-
sippi river. 1t is matter of vital interest
and cannot be considered too seriously.
The value of Galveston as port has al
ready been realized by Chicago fruit |
houses, who now derive their bananas |
from South America by the way of Gal |
weston. A number of through trains from |
Galveston have reached Chicago within |
three days making better time than going |
around. A large number of wholesale |
men in this city who are now procuring |
their goods from New York and other /
eastern points have the same shipped and |
sent up by the way of Galveston, and have |
found it very profitable.
Mr. Maxwell, of the Santa Fe system. |
continued Mr.. Dickson, has been TO our
city lately and is so impressed with the |
Ina nf nd L. - ,-l
the trade of the great southwest thathe has |
taken interest in it and has promised bet
ter railroad facilities.
The prominent men of Galveston look
upon Wichita as the greatest city in the
southwest states and regard it as the com
ng great shipping center and gateway 10
the port. Through Wichita should not
only be shipped the wheat of Kansas
lor the products OF the state,
but the products of all the states between
he Mississippi river and the Rocky
The people of Galveston are
.aking hold to build large elevator and
oOk upon Wichita to do likewise. The !
interests of the two cities are identical and
10 rivalry exists. In my opinion the cree
ion Of large capacity elevator is the all
important question for Wichita property
'wners and business men. l am a prop
rty owner in Wichita and l wish to see
Ter prosper" Mr.. Dickson asked to make
in the erroneous statement
irculated about the severity of the storm
which occurred at Galveston in July. 1T
vas stated by some fake correspondent
hat the town was submerged and people
Tiled, describing it as a terrible disaster,
which in fact was only slight gale and
he damage done could be amply covered
y 81, 900. The people, he states. do not
wish to boom. but rely on facts as their
rgument. Wichita is a beautiful city
nd has the best set of enterprising citi-
ems in the state, and the matter of push
lg Wichita 10 the front by the erection Of
large elevator should be the all absorb
% question. That is my opinion"