The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-11
GALVESTON ~REDIvIvUS.

The Messenger is in receipt of the is
1. 1t is as handsome a daily as is is
SUED in this country so FAR as We have
seen unless the New York Evening Post
be excepted. 1t may be among nth
ern dailies with one North Carolina ex-
ception, what the Contra (Richmond)
Presbyterian is among weeklies, the
very handsomest. But we have not
seen all. The News oes not look as if
it had ever been in a tempest or dan
ger of any kind for it is very heal and
slightly now. 1t publishes a-full record
for Galveston in the great, destructive
storm. 1t lays before it's readers a
complete account of the business of the
city. 1t has immense wharves and
great storage capacity. It's losses by
the storm in property were SIT, O5S, 275.
This includes the loss Of SO, 155, 500 sus-
tanned by the United States govern
ment. The number of residences in
tirely destroyed is placed at 4,131, val
ued at Sc 1876, 900. Damages to resi-
dences and contents partially destroy
ed are placed at $3.50. 900. Loss to
merchandise and stock was 81, 391, $50.
The amount expended in building since
the storm is placed at 50, 25S, 600. OF
this sum $500, 900 was for building and
repairing of homes, 1923, 500 for wharves
and shipping facilities. $685.. 900 for rail-
roads n telegraph, and s250,O 900 for
mercantile buildings. In the beach
district Of the city which was swept by
h storm more than one thousand
homes have been built. Some of these
are only temporary structures, but are
being turned into permanent homes as
Galveston amounts to 81, 594, 900 and is
divided as follows: General fund, ST.
200, 900; clothing n food, valued at
$500, 900; raised for orphans, $50, 600;
for public schools, s44. 900. 1t reports
better retail business now than ever
before. The last year was indeed pros
porous for that city. We give a part
of the figures:
Bank clearings for 1900. 1928, SOC, 300;
for 1899, 1888, SOC, 100.
Total exports of cotton for 1900. l.
535,2O2 bales, valued at s73. 1893, 1854; for
1899, 1,528, 232 bales, valued at $50, 7S6, 731.
For 1900, 234 ,S14 tons of cotton seed
cake and meal exported. valued at s4,-
795,4S1; for 1899, 254.157 tons. valued at
81, 4S4, 156.
For 1900, 5,s45,4S gallons of cotton
seed oil exported. valued at 81, 90S, 431;
for 1899. 6,551,2O gallons. valued at
81, 6S9, 239.
For 1900, cash receipts. ait custom
house, s1s6, 095; for 1893. $207, 450.
For 1900. 400 vessels. representing
7+6,364 tons, cleared from this port in
the foreign trade; for 1899. SOP vessels,
representing $50, 5S5 tons.
For 1900 the value of foreign exports
was $93, 049, 304; for 1893. SIS, 1922, 252.
For 1900 foreign imports were valued
at 81, 391 ,934; for 1899 at 81. 234, 625.
For 1900 IA, $50. 345 bushels Of grain,
valued at IS, 999, 491 were exported; for
1893, %, s21, GIL bushels. valued at 3d.
623, 455.
For 1900 grain receipts at Galveston
by carloads were 1854 cars, for 1899,
Is, 63S cars.
1t has five miles of wharf frontage,
with 33 quays, and furnishing berths
for more than IS ocean steamships at
n time. Its storage warehouses can
take care Of SOC, 900 bales of cotton. 1t
has loaded vessels with 5000 bushels
of wheat i'm an hour. 1t has so miles
of railroad trackage on it's wharves.