The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-27

PRACTICALLY under one management. The
capitalization Is; Union. Compress and
Compress company. 100000. and the
Cleveland press $4,000. In the aggregate
employment is given to upward OF GOO
people by these presses during the cotton
season The New the 1nman, the Bayou
City and the International can press 1850
bales each In twelve hours and the Cleve-
land 1900, making "A total of $500 bales.
The presses are all arranged with view
to reducing fire exposure to q minimum,
having heavy partition walls through the
buildings so that should a FIRE occur 1t
could he confined to one compartment.
BY pisg the bales in tiers the storage
capactiy is about $4,000 bales. From the
harges to be towed down to Galveston
bay, whore It is placed in the holds Of
ships without charge for wharfage or
drayage one tow of barges is sum c!ent
10 load the largest ocean going vessel. so
that an immense amount is saved In the
handling of the cotton. to say nothing of
the advantage OF there being no danger
Of lots. becoming separated or being de-
layed by freight bockades.
The street railway system Of city not
ifhrequcntly indicates the enterprise and
pi csress of that city. a person standing
on any Of the main streets of Houston or
at either of its principal hotels VIII natur-
ally conclude that this is a city of street
cars. for there seems to he almost a con
tuuous line of them. both going and
coming. The explanation Is this The sys-
tenn is SO arranged that all cars pass
around a central belt In the heart of the
city and then d!verge. traversing eleven
different routes, reaching all portions of
the city aud passing close to or by court
house, postoffice. market house depots,
hotels auditorium. churches ami other
public buildings, the cemeteries and
parks. Originating as a mule line, with
one small mule to each ten to fourteen
foot bOb-tail car, the system was three
years ago entirely oVerhaulcd aad cleo
trctty rs motive power was substituted
with large. handsome. modern cars and
q power house. furnished with engines.
boilers dynamos and other necessary ma
chiL.ry OF the most approved patterns,
perhaps ,, the most complete system of
mics oil track and operating torty-seVcn
motor cars besides traicrs. The conduct
ors and motormen are handsomely un.-
formed and unusually courteous In their
attention to the wants and comfort Of
passengers. The Houston City Street Rat
way company operates all the street mil
way lines of the city. having coltrol OF
not only their own, but also of the lines
OF the Houston Heights Street Railway
company and the Bayou City Street Rail-
way company. About l25 trainmen are
employed. The months pay roll for all
employees amounting to nearly 5000 The
amount Of money expended in reconstruct
ing ara equippng the street railway lines
mas been enormous and has gwen en-
| mas greatly stimulated activity in many
| other enterprises. Much benefit Is now ac-
crutng to the city by reason Of the large
amount of paving for which the street
railway company becomes liable they be-
irY required to pay for all paving between
rails. between double tracks and turn
rails making cost In some instances of
! $4,000 per mile and this In addition to the
putting tracks in proper condition fer paw
| ing. The Houston Heights line has made
/ possible the development of that magni-
| nccnt resident and manufacturing suburb.
| Drummer add t.on, another thriving sub
/ urn is a regularly designated United
4 twice each way Gaily bo.wee the pest
offices At these localities and Houston.
~, The officers Of The company are: o NJ.
/ president and general mani ger; c. a.
/ Mck!rney, secretary and treasurer; Fred
! Mumdes. superintendent.
The amount of business done through
the Houston postoffce is something enor-
| nous and is much greater than is sup
/ posed by the average person. The present
| building is far from being adequate in
size to accommodate the working force.
There are 800 boxes. and SO great is the
! demand that Postmaster Smith says he
could easily rent 1000 IL he had room to put
them in. So clamorous are people to SEE
-, p,N'S thdt ppluSeS HdNs pcCn OIL
| tereu the clerks to secure them. Since
the electrical stamp canceling machine
was put n an accurate record has been
| Kept of the number of pieces caEceed
u .SriN calendar year Inc record showed
u.,a. -"u1,Nv pieces oi nrst-class mail
nlaIter al9he had passed through the ma
tllhe, ms vast sum does not include tae
tons OF newspapers and secon1-class mat
| Ter In the city there are seventeen car
, ,,S, wig no uIslIlnute man to al accessible
HHotiaS, Icsr are nitech clerks n the Of
IN IN ~ ~ ".VeH ldli"ay man clerks wno
e sr,'i" ', I'm pay "eLe' lWehty-nVc mails
disns,c5 ua'S az ~ ne sane number are
ulsp"tcheu, u late the mail or the Nelasco
has bn ,,s p sr'W WA 10 30 neavy t1at clerk
bustnoss ~ a., 'mN rall, Inc amount Of
49, - = lily eAHeeuei pS tnat OF the
ina noes ,,tatin." 9 X N constantly grow
nrssent h,,iidi.,re Va, VnldIseneht OF the
ad1itio,a'i ' III aUi me employment of
ent vow fro,, L. ~ ~ tdrrlers; me pres
increasei ,,,I,,r a'',',v" LIS VIII snow an
fact of Horstnn's orr, ~, anu prove tne
7c"eI"i prosperity.
A resume Of tho rniI,t,,,,, ,,,..,.,,t,.. ,.
Va "'e "u'NHns permits Issued
from the office of the city engineer for
the past seven years shows tr,,I, Won,
derful prou,tb r,horo 49,, ,.,,',' W.
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