The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-28
BUSTLE AND ACTIVITY.
Work Of Cleaning Up the Whares and
Railroad Track Is still Under Way.
LABORfRS ARE VERY MUCH IN DEMAND
Residences Are to To Rebuilt in the
District swept by the waves,
but Are tosBe Anchored.

Galveston. Texas. September 27.--All Is
hustle end activity along the water front.
Five hundred aud forty men are employed
clearfng the debris and getting the docks
In shape to handle the shipping expected
this fall and winter. The work of re.
building the tracks near elevator A and
removing the heavy box cars loaded with
grain which were undermined and sunk
to their wheol hubs during the storm
Is progressing satisfactorily. Two wreck
ing cars aud large force OF men is em-
ployed in this work. The work OF ro-
building the wharf sheds has commenced,
Several ships are loading and discharg-
Ing cargoes, but scarcity of labor makes
this character Of work necessarily slow.
There is work in Galveston for every
one who desires employment and good
wages are paid. Men are constantly ar
irving from the interior OF Texas and
many points outside the State and imme-
lnent.
Today several men from Interior Texas
points reached Galveston and applied for
work. AS soon as their mission was
known no time was consumed In useless
formalities. They were given 81 note ~
one Of the ward bosses and half an hour
later were busy clearing away city wreck
age. More meu are wanted TO clean the
city ana there is plenty OF employment
for skilled labor. There Is hustle and
activity about the old town that sur
passes anything in the memory OF the
Tab. Ets.na hsa n y
cleared, houses rebuilt and the city
seems TO have taken n new lease on life.
Even the bath houses along the beach
are TO be rebuilt. This work viii not
be commenced at once. but the edict hns
gone forth that It Is to be done and the
work will commence some time in tho
early spring SO that everything Will be
in readiness for next seasons surf bath
ing.
Where the old Pagoda and Murdock's
stood new and more substantial buildings
are to be erected, and ever the roller
bath house man is going to try again.
/ The Direct Navigation company, oper-
ating hne OF steam tugs and barges be-
tween this port and the city OF Houston.
/ was one of the heavy sufferers from the
storm. but they are not discouraged and
have gone to work with renewed energy
to make good their losses In the Ian
guage OF General Manager Warren OF tho
company, I'VE are not discouraged. We
propose TO stick TO the old town and are
going to re-estahlish our business on
greater planes than ever Before" This
seems to be the prevailing sentiment
among the business men and corporations
of Galveston.
As a result OF the hurricane the nayi-
cation company lost eleven 0rt Of tts
eighteen barRcs and the tug Louise was
sunk. The Louise now lies in about
eight feet of water at Dollar Point
about twelve miles northwest OF Calves
ton. force OF men Is now at worI
raising the vessel. New barges are being
constructed to take the place OF those
lost in the storm. Other barSes have
been chartered to bring cotton from
Houston to Galveston for delivery @
ship side and thus far this week be
tween seventeen and eighteen bargei
have been brought here in this way,
The Galveston gas works. totally do
stroyed by the storm, are 10 be rebuilt
on more elaborate plans upon the old
site, Thirty-thlrd and Market streets
=. S. Rabbit, the architect has com
pleted the plans for the new structure
and work Will be commenced immediate
ly. To rebuild the plant will require
an expenditure of about $4,000, exclusive
OF the receiving tanks, which have beer
ordered from Chicago. Many improve
menus are 10 Dc mace IN the pant nOlH
bly, in the construction OF the rotor
house.
Plans have also been prepared for re-
constructing the entire third floor OF tn,
Harmony club. Postofhce street. between
Twenty first and Twenty second. Thii
work will be rapidly pushed forward.
People Sho formerly resided in tn
District which suffered most seYerel.
from the storm are not going TO forsskt
their old sites. but are preparing TO re-
build on more permanent basis In tn,
vicinity OF Thirteenth and avenue x three
cottages are TO be constructed as sooi
as the wreckage in that locality 1
cleared They are to be built to with
stand storm and with that end In view
will be constructed upon creosoted piinI
driven ten feet In the ground and extend
ing ten feet above, the lower sIls se
curely fastened 10 the piling with screv
bolts and the roof secured In the SAM
manner 10 the upper frame. Ten fee
above ground is regarded by the con
structing architect as above high waite
! mark. Other contracts have been let 70
building In the flooded district and worl
Will be commenced as soon as possibla