The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
| MORE GRAIN ELEVATORS.
One of a Half Million the Other a
Hundred Thousand Bushels.
llARBOR PATROL BOAT PURCHASED,
Gn,vestou to Be Equipped ~ FIRST
Cim.a Fort with unsurpNased "ise
ProtectiU New Trolley Sar'

Calves, on Texas. June o0.-GalNcSion Is
10 b,,,a Two nav elevators. one will have
n caracity of 10000 bushels. Tho olher VIII
have n capacity of 100000 bushels 'fne
former vii, he used IN the ordinary manu-
lnr OF grain The latter VIII be used tsr
the purpose Of cleaning and condluon'ns
such grain as may reach Galveston out
OF condition
Galveston Ia further TO have a haro"r
fire and patrol hoat. The extensions OF
.,. CITY waterworks syctem TO cmbarce ma
wharf front and the FIRE boa, VIII citizen
the question of insurance. IN snor', ''a',
y,s,nn is 10 enjoy better facihites ana
better pro,eoion than amy roiu' n Amer
lea This Is broad slateur'ut hh' ~ W |
t,uc 'rhos,s who know whereof they speak
say So Their word can not be suc''s,-
fully sainsaid SO II stands an naisp"''"i'
Tho directors of the Galveston Wharf |
company held meeting 'his MORNING |
| Tho whole condition which cr'tronts Nli
| stance was analy1ci. Every fact hear & |
urcu fhe case was wetshed Ih"n ne
4 directors nct.i. No one who knows the |
| directors of the Wharf company can nc
ouse Them OF foolish, III unded opum-
MOI prove an Indictment of iessmisIn |
| against these mcn In tho face Of the lm-
rrovemonfs they made 30 their property
| lous ahead of the actual needs Il the
/ port The present elevator which stood
! idle for three wears before II became
| nocpsS. V. L. monument to thor rni'i'-
! prise Il ivpifcd their faith IN Galvcstons
tnture. Their wissom has now been Justl-
ncd
After going oyer these ehiurs the d.
rocter@ acted In short. they decided -
| construct TWO elevators, as described
ahoNe- The larg. elevator Mil he coated
tnr cleaning elevator has not been fully
de,ermlnc.l. ha' viii he somewhere
| nrar the present elevator. The work win
50 n be commenced 1t viii represent an
outlay of bc-woen si5o.NA and s2ooo0 Al
Of ~ werk can he ccmp!cfai within
Ninety DAYS. II cna he done s,oner ii it
is found thai the exigercies If the o.
casion require unusual haste
pNes. ,,. two eleva'ors VII make Ga'Nes-
his i.rwn with every modern lariltiy
necessary and Will be constructed IN
strictly mp 20 date style.
1t - necessary 10 haze q, ~ ulut ole
Na'or. Shdnld gram ar..s4. hor, nn' Of
c "md ti9n Y oln ne cared for property
thcir good work They closed the pur-
. chas" OF he tug cNntAip from fhe COL
y"s'on Steamship and lgh'er complnN
I'M. 'Nntt'n ls GU ppcd with Nc best
aud most PNw"lful steam fire. rlml - hs'
mad. She VIII b. uscd harbcr
ra'rol boat and will l,c ready n any and
an Times to respond to r. ca'i of vcss is
N distross. Her crew vii be selected VITA
.i-oa NJ view 'o thor i,tn"%s ipr the
= work IN hand BanlSed ilies - y ~" hept
i under the Cvn'hia- boilers al tn. ,iIar
she VIII do III -. 20 prevent cn1fileft-
ti9ns here ihan angihne else conA
u tn Wharrs comra,iv.s action.
Il Tins is Inc iett i;,rrhnsn ~. Wharf
e r,,t,,n4,,V e,,or MA, II I, NO ,,,6.- IN
- nor .,nt t,nVa In .i,a ~ .r.x,. ~ ti,o NOR,
= vh III mas l.e, made II, ,e,r.
II I'M, Cynthfa coiipl,d vii, the cit,-'s
> now firo service, viii rnaran,on ain 81
nlHolnie protection to Shinnins ~ Gal
weston from Pre-. The tug VIII also lao
used 10 aid vessels which may b. stranded
Of wrecked N OF near Ito harlinr When
= she goes in'o commission she WIN have u
:, strong tendency tn reduce ,ii., rntes ,s
firo risks arc oorraapoudlnply roauroi
The Wharf company l. also pushing
M ,'lo "oih on Pc w. IN neW f' VIZ
ii To-. 1,,sb u Is -. ,,,,..r, ,,.tl IL, ,i,o
h. "',l ~ - - ~ rs ,''il'' .. 'u' ,'' ,il '
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