The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-04-02

AND OTHER CITIES.
Having had the pleasure of being
with the National Editorial Associa-
tion on their trip into Mexico, l should
like to give brief account of the jour
ney to a country and amongst nation
of people so entirely different from ours.
On Saturday, February 18th, a dele
CATION Of Editors, numbering over 800
in all, representing every state in the
Union, had met at and made the Ter
minal Hotel at Union Station, St.
Louis, their rendezvous, preparatory
for starting on what was spoken of af-
terwards, hy every one on the party
as the most interesting and enjoyable
of trips.
Saturday was spent sightseeing in
st. Louis, each one finding many places
of interest to visit We left st. Louis
on the evening Of this day and reached
Fort Smith, Ark, about 3 p. m. Sun
day. We were welcomed at the depot
by the Mayor and citizens of the town;
carriages were provided for the entire
party that they might drive through
what is certainly a flourishing young
city. Its population has increased
from 1000 in 1880 to $4,000 in 1896.
Both the city and county in which it
is situated claim to have not Il dollar
of debt. Its natural resources are
wonderful; it is situated in the centre
Of the largest coal fields west OF Penn
sylvania and in the centre Of the largest
tract of hard wood land in the West.
Consequently, the manufacture of fur
niture is carried on quite extensively
many factories running regularly.
Having spent several hours in this
thrifty town, we started for Galveston,
Tex, and reached it Monday evening.
This city is situated i'll the extreme
eastern portion Of Galveston island and
was first laid out in 1888. Its popu-
lation is about $4,000 at the present
time. 1t is the second largest cotton
port in the world and has the largest
and deepest harbor on the coast OF the
Gulf of Mexico. The people of the
West seeing the need of a deep water
harbor succeeded in getting Congress
to appoint a commission Of Engineers
to designate the most available point
on the Gulf of Mexico. They were
unanimous in selecting Galveston.
Congress then appropriated over six
millions of dollars for the construction
of the Jetties. They are said to be
the longest in the world, the south one
being over six miles long. At the be-
ginning Of their construction in 1898
there were but eighteen feet of water
in the channel, but survey made in
this month february shows over
twenty-five feet, navigable for the
largest ocean vessels. Galveston's s
first year with deep water was 1896,
yet her export trade increased 60 per
cent.
Galveston's industries are many and
of various sorts, Cotton and Bagging
Mills, Cotton Congresses, lee factor,
les, Breweries, etc. The residence por-
tion of the city indicates great wealth
| the houses are magnificent and arc
mostly surrounded by beautiful yards
filled with trees and shrubbery, which
owing to the unusually mild climate
rarely loose their foliage. OF course
| as the National Editorial Association
| held their annual convention here, VIC
had much time to see everything ofin
terest. We found the people most
hospitable, doing everything in then
power to make our stay in theil
city pleasant one. While in Calves
ton the battleship Texas was only q
short distance out from port and our
| visit to this huge maI-ofwar was an
interesting one.
After spending four days in this city