The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-18
EFIND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
4. rsxss Port Will Soon Lose
Southern Pacific Boats.
krl7EMESr OF STREET CAR AFFAIRS
- rarnings Over Four Thousand
nellars for Half = MOnth-Gov.
Wheeler's Big Project.


,rs. posts branch office In Galveston 1,
~ fremont hotel, where items OF news
.h-vtptions and advertisements will bt
eceived.)
galveston, Texas. November 1.-THE
.uthern Pacific Is about to leave Calves
!. The steamship FL Rio. which Is now
aiding. may be the last OF the boats to
~ cargo here, but there is q chance that
Sol. now en- route from New York, may
q ordered to Galveston. Ell Rio leaves to-
borrow for New York.
That Galveston has been greatly ben.
Ated by the coming Of the Southern Pa
hAc boats, not only in direct monetary
Nv but by reason Of the advertising OF
he facilities Of the port. there can be no
oubt.
when an attempt was made to ascertain
uw much money had been left In Calves
10 during the brief visitation Of the Nor
10 line ships. only q general idea could
3 had. The Southern Pacific pursues a
plicy Of keeping the details Of it's at
HRS to itself From one of the officials It
las ascertained that the average amount
freight carried by the Southern Pacific
bats was 5400 tons: that is, 2700 tons in
BID 2700 tons out. There were about 200
ben employed on the big wharf at which
be Southern Pacific yesterday moored and
be pay roll for labor and clerk hire
mounted to $4,000 per week. Fifteen boats
h0rn mr.
height.
How much money has the Southern Pa
)nc diffused for labor In the unloading
BID loading of the New York boats here %
las asked Of one of the Southern Pacific
zen this morning.
you won't be far out OF the way. I
pink" was the reply, IF you say about
10000"
How mulch has been paid for wharf
e?"
That's not so easy to answer, but 1t IN
out SIS. 900 or 10000"
How soon will the men who came over
Qm Algiers go back?"
I'VE have no instructions. There Is a
od deal Of Strengthening up to be done.
hat takes time and / wouldn't be sur
ised II the Ell Sol is ordered to Calves
70 II she 10 that will, Of course keep US
little longer"
The gentleman then called attention TO
fact that the labor on the wharf and
amount paid In wharfage to the Wharf
mpany did not represent all the monetary
(neft Galveston got from the Southern
lciHc.
You must remember" said he. "the
(eAt number of extra train crews that
me here because our freight was routed
rough Galveston. You must remember
great amount of switching and dray-
8. you must remember our boats had to
some supplies here. Then, more than
you must remember that the butcher.
baker, the clothier and the small mer-
ant generally go, nest of the money
~ we paid out in Galveston, for the great
aK OF the money went direct to the labor
men. | think 1t would be a fair esti-
te 10 put the gross expenditures Of the
utnern Pacific In Galveston within the
seven or eight weeks at $100, 900. See
aiuerence after We have gone"
STREET CAR STATEMENT.
MAJOR X. B. Baer. receiver of the Gal.
Bton City Street Railway company. this
srnoon filed in the United States dis
~ court schedule of the property in
possession. The report is al voluminous
and gives in detail an inventory of the
Pplies, material and operating equipment
on hand. This is followed by minute
technical description OF the track mile
OF the company az well as list of the
lots and real estate owned by the road.
mere Was also filed statement of the
cunts paid to laborers for wages due
or 10 the receivership. This report en-
ces 100 conductors and motormen to
ON was paid the sum of $11s7.15 in over
salaries.
ne receiver also fled al statement OF
moneys received by him from the
ration OF the property in his custody
the amounts paid out by him from
time he took charge Of the actual
ration Of said property In October up
and including the 31st Of October.
MS report shows
xpenditures--Salari Of officers ana
ks, 18th to 31st OF October, inclusive.
.'1o; wages motormen, October 10 to 81,
lusive, 40; wages conductors, ditto.
u.ao; wages engineers and firemen, dit
sSSs.so; office expenses. $2.65; track ex-
SEES $loo'S0; car motors. $124.60; wages
cunductors and motormen October to
ncius've, SllS7.15; wages OF Waterman at
mpla October to 20, SIS; total operat-
expenses, $4973.60.
aintenance-Repair; Labor, car body,
labor, motor and track. $16S10; labor.
atures, SGT; material for armatures.
W miscellaneous, $3.50: total. $391.25.
yer station-Engines, slO5.50; freight on
erals. $50: total. s497.55. Track--Over-
ine labor, ss0.05; track, surface. la
sS57.lo; freight. s1.l5; total, s43s.20.
ceiianeous equipment-Freight on ma
a. S.6o; light plant. labor sS0.05;
eht on material. s1.29; total $500.
ctal expenses operating and mainten-
E. s5992.44
arnings-Thirty-t street line.
90; Gartenverein. 1857; West l..
90; East l., S744l5; East Winnie.
~; Market street. $2i79.45 Center
et and Bath avenue, s507.t5; East
Rdway, $4,000: West Broadway and
yer resurvey, s952.75: Postofice street
soss'6o' total. receipts from cars,
iscellaneous receipts. s7s143; revenue
power ana light furnished prior to
ner u, sa6s,s5; revenue from power
hgnt furnished from October IL. $4,000;
Ived on account Insurance olympia |
nen $1,000; total. s19sl.5s.
oss earnings, sl6.6l3.23.
IS operating expenses s4973.60 and
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