The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-06
LIVERPOOL 70 GALVESTON.
Harrison Llaer vests nskes the
Trip IN Eighteen Days,
AVERAGE SPEED OF TWELVE KNOTS.
Asphslt Beinw Imported Through
Galveston for Interior States.
DarbePs 20 Meet IN dallas.


Galveston, Texas, October b.--Eightecn
days from Liverpool to Galveston.
That Ia tho record the Harrison line
steamship vcsta left behind her when shc
let 10 ono Of her big bow anchors outslde.
the bar last night. scnt up . couple Of
rockets and iircd gun az miniature
celebration Of tho event.
The vesta comes to VIM. Parr 4 Co.
with a general cargo and Is one Of the
regular bouts OF the Harrison line. She 10
S67,s feet long. 1913 beam and 27.4 oeop.
She was built by Scott 4 Co.. at Greenock.
in 1887, and 10 fitted with compound en-
gines with cylinders So. rs and 81 inches
In diameter. which develop Ao0-horse power.
white the record Of the vesta IL not the
best that has ever been made between
Liverpool and Galveston. II Is the best
time that has been made for long time
between the two ports. and 10 therefore a
matter OF note. Tho mail steamer Brand
enberg made voyage from Liverpool out
TO Galveston several years ago in son'e-
thing like seventeen days. but tho average
time between the two ports runs all the
way from twenty -two To thirty days,
The vesta will load out her return cargo
for Liverpool.
Captain Mooney states that tho vessel
made on an average about twelve Knots an
hour and at times attained n speed OF fif-
teen knots. The best days run was 200
miles. This was done On q coal con-
sumption of twenty-five tons lay. Cap
tain Mooney says that had the vessel used
thirty tons daily the trip could have been
easily made in sixteen days. Fine weather
was experienced tho entire voyage.
| STATE BARRIERS ASSOCIATION.
| II. W. Morgan OF Hillsboro has sent out
II circular letter to BARRIERS throughout the
| State requesting their presence In Dallas
on October Goth. which has been DESIGNATED
by the State Fair management a. BARRIERS
Day. 1t is the intention of Mr.. Morgan to
form a State association, and no asks the
corporation OF all white BARRIERS in Texas,
He will recommend to the state assoca-
ton that they petition the legislature 10
enact a law making It the duty OF the
governor 10 appoint State board Of eN-
aminers such board TO consist of three ex-
pert BARRIERS, who have been regularly en-
gagged In tho BARRIERS trade for ten yoars
the board TO meet semi annually at some
central point IN the State to conduct OK.
aminations and grant certificates.
Tho local BARRIERS as rnlo are strongl,
In favor OF perfeeting State organiza-
ton and having passed the law as out
lined by MIR. Morgan. Galveston VIII sent
large delegation to Dallas and n meet
Ing for the purpose Will be held in lev
days. a prominent Galveston barber VIII
was instrumental In forming The loca
union said TO a Post man today that h
had no doubt the next legislature wonl
pass such law II the matter was nre
scented In the proper shape. II Is the ide
10 have the State association ADOPT tn
suggestion Of Mr.. Morgan and appoint
committee to walt upon the legislature q
Its next session. There are 5000 barber
! In the State and an effort will be made
induce as many as possible to toin tb
| State association.
Tho color line may figure very consplcu
ously In the formation OF the State ASSOC
citation. A large percentage OF tho bhr
bers In Texas are colorcd and they Lay
their unions az well as the white barber
| They ara also to be subject to orders froi
the same governing board m tho whit
union. Tho color line was drawn when III
I local union was organized and tha iigt
| may be renewed In the State association
II is the understanding that the Dnlia
meeting is to be white mans session.
|