The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-05
GRATITUDE OF GALVTS ION.
New York Committees Thanked for
Supplies Sent to Texas.


Supplies Sent to Texas.
Kew YORK, Oct. 4.-William R. Cor
| wine. of the Citizens Relief Committee of
the Merchants Association, who arrived
| yesterday from Galveston, where he has
been looking after supplies sent from New
York, brought with him a letter Of thanks
to the contributors of this city. The fol-
lowing letter was presented today to Alex
ander Z. Orr, Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the Galveston Relief COM
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce, to
John Clafiin, Chairman of the Citizens
Relief Committee of the Merchants Asso-
citation, and to William F. King, Chairman
Of the Purchasing Committee of the latter
| organization.
The letter follows:
Galveston, Tex. Sept rs, 1900.
| "Messrs. W. r. Corwine and William
Mills, Jr-:
| Gentlemen: In behalf of the relief COM
mittee and the entire citizenship of CAL
weston allow US to extend TO yourselves
| personally, and through you to the relief
! committees and members of the Merchants
1 Association and the Chamber of Commerce
/ of New York, our gratitude for the cargoes
of supplies of clothing. groceries. house
hold goods, disinfectaE.s. etc. despatched
| by the Mcpherson, Ell Sud, and Ell Rio, and
by rail. In volume. in variety. and in
| quality your supplies excel any we have
received, and We are unable to say whether
! the generosity of your people or the wis
dom of your purchasing committee is to be
most admired.
Kindly convey our thanks to the fol-
lowing named gentlemen, who, we under
! stand purchased the supplies:
William F. King, President of the Mer-
chants Association, of New York, Chair
J man; John c. Eames, Third Vice President
/ of the H. B. Clahin Company and Secre>
tary OF the Merchants Association; John
c. Juhring, of Francis H. Leggett & Co.,
and Fist Vice President OF the Merchants
Association; T. W Ormiston, of Austin,
Nichols & Co; Charles H. Webb, OF ]. n.
Durham & Co.; J. Howard Sweetser, of
| Sweetser, Pembroke & Co.; George C.
| Clarke of Tefft. Weller CO., and S W.
Fairchild, Of Fairchild Brothers & Foster
ITO you Mr.. Corwine, and Mr.. Mills, es-
| pecially are We under lasting obligations
/ for words of cheer and advice. You seem
to have grasped the situation as few others
have, and / am sure that the counsel you
| bring from the master minds of New York
| will be OF far greater and more enduring
/ benefit than the supplies and money, gem
| erous and needful as they are for our pres
| ent requirements. AS our calamity was
| unparalleled. SO New York's response is I'M
| matched, and IL the one was appalling the
other is inspiring We have always been
close to your metropolis in business rela-
| tons. Hereafter we are indissolubly bound
in gratitude and affection
by this expression, weak by the lin
itations of language, We do not mean
that New York is in our minds and
hearts to the exclusion of any city or
| section of our common country, which
| q G mr. "a ffv tie
| strong arms about us, but the command
! ing position and service of your city
seems to US to demand this special ac-
| acknowledgement.
1T is the custom of Galvestonians to
| entertain their friends. We have never
before sat at the table of guest within
| our own gates. This paradox of hos
| pitality illustrates the condition of DIS
tress TO which the good Samaritans of
| the world are ministering. We can
only beg that you and your people will
come to see us again In a few mont his
when, with houses In order and larders
replenished. we can receive you in love
and abundance though not in luxury, not
as formal guests. but as more than
friends and dearer than brothers.
"W. A. INVITE
Chairman Relief Committee.
WALTER c. JONES, .
Mayor
Mr.. Corwine, the secretary OF the Citi-
ZeDs' Relief Committee of the Merchants
Association, and William Mills. ir, went
to Galveston on the United States Army
transport Mcpherson. in charge of the
cargo of goods purchased for the relief
of the sufferers. The transport finished
unloading at Galveston last Saturday and
sailed direct for New York. Mr. Cor
wine came home by rail. The cargo was
receipted for by Daniel Ripley chairman
Of the Transportation Committee of the
Relief Committee of Galveston, under
whose charge the entire cargo was I'M
loaded A wharf which had been only
partly damaged was placed at the dispo-
sal of the Mcpherson, and the cargo, as
fast as 1t was unloaded was taken TO
warehouses. where ii was safely stored
under charge OF the local committee in
Galveston.
The cargo Will be distributed by the COM
mittee. using the system which they have
devised as being In their judgment the best
one 70 protect them in this distribution.
The city is divided into twelve wards. In
each ward there IS local committee,
which reports to the central committee
daily. In that way complete report is
received from each of these subdivisions
each day. and the distribution is only made
after the applications have been passed
upon by the main committee.
A vote Of thanks TO the Chamber Of Con-
merce and the Merchants Association
committees was also passed by the Cotton
Exchange Of Galveston.
The total Of the subscriptions received
by the Merchants Association up TO today
is 500. 3G557.
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