The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-31
The aalieta Daily eagle a:raay 7flurinu gauasru a1 1886

Galveston Wharf company AID i and
has been q sharer N is dividends
, which at no time, with Tie exception
of two years, have exceeded three and
one-half per cent
In 1872 the city of Galveston institu-
ted suit to recover the fats lying be
tween Avenue a and the wh6rves from
the Wharf company but the supreme
court of Texas decided adversely 20
the city and was subsequently sustain
ed by the supreme court OF the Uni
ted States, thus making the title Of
the Galveston Wharf company indis-
putable to its property north Of Az
enue A and lying between Tenth and
Forty-first street.
1t is not true that the Galveston
Wharf company have Z monopoly OF
the entire water front. Desirable pro-
perty for wharves can be obtained from
the Galveston City company east of
Sixth street and west OF FOrty-drst
street.
East of Tenth street extending to
Sixth street the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa TIE Railway company have Sc
cured a water privilege upon which
they propose 10 erect wharves, build
warehouses, elevators, etc, ultimately
doing so by the extremely liberal char
ges of the Wharf company.
1t is true the Galveston Wharf COM
pany makes a direct charge against
the freight but none against the vessel
This charge is reduced 10 the minimum
Railroad iron which was formerly 81
per ton is now % cents, coal, formerly
3 cents per ton is now 20 cents; flour
formerly % cents per hundred now 5
cents. Grain including transportation
from railway terminals over the wharf
cOmpany'S tracks, delivering into the
elevator including storage for thirty
five days, then discharging il into the
ships hold including wharfage, one
cent per bUshel. If held in elevator
sixty days IL cents per bushel, which
is less than any port in the United
States handling grain, If not in the
world.
Masters of vessels and ship agents
unhesitatingly declare Galveston is one
of the cheapest ports in the world.
The Galveston Wharf company in
stead of strangling trade is the most
liberal and potent agent in promoting
and fostering it. II has anticipated
trade, provided every facility to expe-
dite it and promptly granted every con
ceSsion asked, where il was denonstra-
ted that such concessions would en-
large the service of Galveston's COM
mercial enterprise by diverting trade
and traffic through this port.
When the Southern Pacific railway
people We're here recently looking into
the facilities of the port as a terminal
point they raised the question of whar-
fdge and were emphatically told by
President Leon lum and Mr.. George
Sealy a director, that the Wharf COM
panyS charges would not be a stumb-
ling block in their way if they desired
10 make the port one of the eastern ter
minals of their great system. All they
had to do was TO ask for what they
wanted and it would be given TO them
The Wharf company is composed Of
broad guaged, progressive and sagac-
iOus business men who are deeply iden-
titled with every business enterprise
Of any Importance in the city, whose
aim, object and purpose is to build up
and enlarge the commercial and indus
trial source of Galveston and use the
Wharf company as a powerful factor
10 that end. 1t would be suicidal to
their other large and varied interests
10 do otherwise. 1t is and always has
been their policy TO build up. not tear
down, and this idea they carry out in
directing the affairs of the Galveston
Wharf company, Notwithstanding all
slanderous reports TO the contrary.
To CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to