The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-25
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
A Vessel Put on the Texas Coast
wise Trade.
|. new HOTEL NEAR THE BEACH.
Druggist Keen Takes shot MT bur
glars-shippers Press Opens
I'm for Business.

Galveston. Texas, August A'-ihp
steamship Cumberland sails tomorrow 'o'
yelasco. Brazoria. Columbia anh corpus
christi She will take out a small amount
of freight. but 1t is expected tnat oe'o,.
many months pass the vessel VIII nave Az
the business she can handle.
j. Marcowtz, the owner OF the GUNNER
land. SAYS the steamer will make regular
weekly trips from Galveston TO the prln-
cipal coast towns between here ana COT
pus.
..Tbere ia a chance to build up me
trade along the coast" said he this morn
ing. "nnd | have made an active canvass
of tho local dealers to get their suppMN
in this movement. The interior clues hom
control the business OF the coast to"hs
and OF the towns up the principal rivers
Ia tho south OF us. II Galveston makes
an earnest, intelligent effort to secure TINS
trade It can be secured l will have the
Cumberland mako regular trips from mere
making prompt connection with tho new
York steamer and | will do. all can 10
dealers In the coast country south OF mere
This trade Is naturally Galvestons, put II
has been allowed to slip out OF the hahus
OF the merchants of this city. WINE ui c
Cumberland takes out only small cargo
now | have reason to believe IL VIII DC
much different before long
The Cumberland draws seven feet wne1i
fully loaded, but she can be trimmed 10
six and one-h half. Captain Minot is IN
charge.
HOUSTON INTERESTED IN NEW GAS.
Secretary McKeever and Superintendent
III. II. Fitzgerald of the Houston Gas COM
pany were here tonight to witness tests OF
the new acetylene gas invented by Hilary
Eldridge of this city. Rev. G. w. Story and
w. b. Slosson OF Houston and dozen
prominent Galvestonians were present
when the tests were made. 1t is understood
that II the report Of Messrs. McKeever and
Fitzgerald Is favorable the Houston Gas
company will purchase the rights for
Houston from the company which controls
Mr.. Eldridge's invention and that Houston
win be at once equipped with plant
| The tests OF tonight were in every way
satisfactory as far as could be learned and
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| IN tho making ~ calcium carbide. The
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can make 1t for 1861 ton. AS this cos
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