The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-19
People on the Bolivar Peninsula
Clamoring for Ferry.
BUT THE COUNTY HAS NO MONEY
""iveston to BE Represented Mt Topeka
ny Fun Sized Ship-Gasoiinc
Explosion Notes.

| tracespe3ple in the city think such n Perry
Wouid he of much benefit to the retail
trade of the city and also to the mnr<e,
ana The farmers on Bolivar Peninsula are
| very inslstcst that the ferry isshcir rlph,
| 70 pun theh on something like an equality
WIN the taxpayers of the county. who
nave been provided for by the inilflinr- az
u Tree wagon bridge across West bay. A
icilS my petition was presented to the com
iiilissiontrs court today. in which the pen
ihsuil demands were set forth In "A varie-
~ or whcrenses. wind ng up with A $50
luton Of the Bolivar Improvement chih I'm -
dcrs ms the NOV ment for free wharves on
me oppos Sc side of the river. BY which If
IS hoped to NUM- up new scapoU and al
tract some, at least, Of the shipping bus -
ness q the B,land port. Secretary Fcath-
crslne Of the Gulf and Interstate rail
way was present and stated that his com.
luhy was arranging to buili pier for
tne convenience Of the railro1l when he
was approached by cszens Of Bolivar
VINO suggested 'hat a joint pier be hu ii,
,ne nropoSit9n being for the railroad
the county the other half. lie SAID If the
pier was built for the exclusive use of
the railroad : would be Only eight feet
" de, whereas II It were to accorninoiate
the wagon trade likewise would noed
10 BE- sixteen feet wider. and 1t was statoi
that the total cost would he S9f S2-.59 Thu
comm l.siGner4 hieo'ed to going into part
.Hersh'p with the railroad company. mainly
because the law docs not author ~ them
IN Ia .0tJ
anna d The county would got the worst OF
H. They were dee. lodlv more favorable
TO the building Of an Independent plcr. but
y seems there is no money in the treasury
with which 10 d. this. So after good
dc Al of discussion, the matter was referred
10 the county attorney for further inVesti-
cation.
A SHIP IN KANSAS.
Galveston has arranged to he repre-
stmtcd in the aWumnal festivities to occur
In Topeka Kan. from September Is to
October g. There is ia bo a grand indus
trlai parade and Galveston was asked to
be represented by float. The chamber
of commerce. took hold of the matter ,,d
Ga,n ~ ','s" i,Ss ~ Ms uCcl'ea 10
They coul1n't figure oirt a G5,t va lVt
fer anythinr m RIO INN n to,. - a. e',"I',,,
= no ~ 49, ti''l.i w snip ahH 80
eclved ana finally decided upon. It viii
, pe piAcNi on ne capitol grounds facing
steamer eff reet Inn,r ~ fo, q ~
from The water line up aud VIII draught
OF - l.e', secretary McMasier Of the
ler Win an ~xmerinnrad sb,n go, !, n
sht, ~ i Nn '"!s iiurhiHs 10 puitu 'he
annie ,it,n - ,t, tp - t. w Ipn -
there vii be no heavv ,in,Iers ,,so eyneft
:, ne Il'.'> VIII WI pc spl ecu telegraph |
ai ,u.,H P..IIe' unu SCI nrn,y N IN,
Ia,,er so, 81, ~ s ti,,',I WI ne 81 tarreu
,,rr Moihs Oh straw "9lrd painted the |
daits capstan, etc. wni BE- tho real thinr
snpplie.i by bcal ship chambers, and the
WE so IL, mug stt OF WIN haTs anu stream
vlding this exhib viii be ab9ut slo6o. . en-
trihuted manly 10y the ship agents. grain
dealers, cSton men and wholesalers.
THE INCHMONA.
'hc hil'lSh steamship lhchmona' now
loading It cargo of grain and cotton at this
most economical vessel afloat She is
htted with new pattern engines, which
work at pressure of 20 pounds to the
square inch. They have i've cylinders and
expansion and it is expected
the machinery will Yet work down so as
to develop one horse power nor nound az
coal per hour. pN' '''i'' VI
1hi is the vessels maiden vovaee anil
she developed on the wav or, omn 49, ",,
power per hour on a cons,, uu, ",,e 10, -
pounds of coal ana aver,,rad P',o ion OF La