The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21
GALVESTON NOW READY FOR
THE WEST.

GALVESTON NOW READY FOR
THE WEST.
Wichita, Kan, April 16, 1896.
To the People of Kansas, Nebraska,
Colorado,and Oklahoma, Greeting:
Now. thatafter years of earnest work
and the expenditure Of Millions of Dol
lars. DEEP WATER and TERMINAL
FACILITIES have been secured al Gal
weston for PRACTICAL and LARGE
EXPORT and IMPORT business for
the WEST, what is the West going to
with il?
Asan evidence that Galveston is pre-
pared to handle grain, the official re-
port of their grain inspector shows that
on the present crop, Galveston export
ed I'D to and including January %,
3.61S.679 bushels of corn in forty five
vessels nine of them being full car
GOES These vessels were sent to the
following places: Seven TO Hamburg,
eight to HaVre, ten to Liverpool, i've to
Copenhagen, three to Rotterdam, one
TO Antwerp, five to Bremen, one to
/ Geneo. one 10 Belfast, two to Man
\ cbesterS and two for orders; and on the
l29th of January there were about a
million and a quarter bushels Of corn
in the elevator and on the track, which
has since gone forward, making total
of about 100000 bushels. Galveston
could easily have handled Ten Million
If favorable rates had continued
In two hours and half the elevator
delivered 10 a vessel 10000 bushels.
About two months ago we loaded the
steamship Helen with 15S,000 to Bel
fast and 1900 of this had 10 be lighter
ed to the vessel outside the bar. About
two weeks ago we loaded this same
vessel with 10000 bushels at the ele-
vator, being the full capacity of the
vessel, equal to $50 car loads of five
hundred bushels each, or thirteen trains
of twenty-five ears each. So, in two
months. the water deepened on the bar
sufficient to carry Twenty Thousand
bushels more.
DEEP WATER AT GALVESTON.
Extract from speeches Of Major A. NJ.
Miller, of the United States Engineer
Corps, at the Third Annual Banquet of
the Galveston Chamber of Commerce,
March 2, 1896.
ION the outer bar when the work be-
gan there was depth of II feet The
completion of the south jetty to q
length Of 1000 feet had increased the
depth in the navigable channel to 1884
feet on March >, 1893; to II feet on
March 2, 1894, and on March 2, 1895, to
15 feet, with straight channel, while
formerly the channel had been very
tortuous and difficult to navigate.
cit gives me much qualification and
great pleasure to announce TO you that
during the past year, since we met, the
rapid extension Of the north jetty con-
tinually deepened the channel, until in
May we had a depth of IS feet Since
then we have been extending both Jet
ties, and by these means and with the
aid Of dredging we now have placed at
your service a depth of % feet. To re-
capitulate:
1.-THE depth on March ., 1893, was
1334 feet
''phe depth on March ., 1894, was Il
feet
The depth on March ., 1895, was 10
feet.
THE depth on March >, 1896, was %
feet
Prom the date of my arrival here, in
March, 1898, to the present date, the
channel has deepened S14 feet
There is no doubt that - feet of
water will be obtained in few months.
and ultimately a depth of so feet,
which is capable of floating any vessel,
merchant or wSr. that now navigates
the waters of the globe"
READ CAREFULLY.
A large grain elevator and central
market at Wichita. concentrating out
bound tonnage. the same as in the
regular markets, is the key to the rate
situation.
Offer 10 the railroads of Kansas
liberal market and elevator facilities,
nearest where the grain is grown. and
on their own lines. where they can keep
better control of their cars. get them
unloaded and back To primary points
most quickly and secure both the in
and out haul; also. for the longer haul.
load their cars TO full capacity and in
solid trains, then the railroads viii seek
the business at minimum rates. the
same as In the regular markets. Ii
you want thing you must place your
self on a competing basis TO get it
IAac 40 NAANNS anu kfLANNiN1Dlt. ana Will
accomplish for the West quickly and
permanently. what under any other
methods may take years and then pos
sibly not be permanent.
The foreign business is done under
contracts made months ahead. in grain,
merchandise. and securing steamship
and rail transportation To fit Without
q steady outbound tonnage assured Ia
the railroads and steamers, ii Is imDnS
sible for any participating in the same
calculating far ahead 10 work on as
close and safe margins as they other
otherwise could.
The ocean traffic. generally speaking
IS handled by tramp vessels 4 tramT
vessel TO the ocean traffic is rs the jol
wagon TO the town or city. 4 vessel ~
Job wagon would carry freight for mucl
less. per load II they were assured Of .
certain steady business, than for on,
load not knowing when they would set
another. A clerk would work 70
much less wages if assured a steady
job for a year than he could afford to il
the job was only from week to week
The same way with the farm hand
the same way with the Grain Tx
porter; that is, be might be able I,
make good money al a handling charg,
OF cent per bushel from T. o. b. in the
interior 10 delivered in Europe. If as
sured Of large and steady business