The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-04
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Shippers Anxious TO Know Effects Of
Quarantine on Rates.
WILL PUBLISH REPORT OF RELIEF WORK
Account OF Storm--Telephone Line Al
most Completed--Business Of South
ern Pacific WharVes---A Norther.

Galveston. Texas. November 3 The ship.
ping men " Galveston are hoping that the
Liverpool and Glasgow quarantine Will have
the eject " strengthening the ocean freight
situation 1t is believed that It VIII, hut
the extent TO which the rates will be az
fected depends on future DEVELOPMENTS.
II the piague becomes more serious aud
other ports over the world quarantine
against these cities II will take large
number Of ships out Of the servicc. This
Of course would send the rates NJ at once.
II, however other ports do not declare
quarantine the action of the TeVas Ports
Viii not have enough effect to make very
perceptlblc difference In the ocean freight
rates
The dcmorauzed ocean freight rates are
very detrimental TO business In ial, 's;on'
the rates having gone SO low that ships
IRE being loaded with cotton without the
employment OF cotton scrcwmen, it being
cheaper to lose the space which would DO
saved by the services OF these men than TO
pay them for the work. II the rates ad'
vance the space will become more valuable
and the services OF cotton screwmen VIII
nrnin be ln demand The cotton screw,
men represent large number OF wen paul
luborcrs and the fact that they nave uvSiI
unemployed this season mas cohSlutlauiS
decreased the business OF retall ln'f'n'h'9'
Southern Pacific Wharf Business
Galveston. Texas. November S-Ihree
steamships have been loaded at the new
pier OF the Southern Pacific since II was
opened for traffic a short time ago Inc
company is ready to handle nSt only the
traffic originating ON the lines OF the
Southern Pacific system, hut any trelgAt
IL can get from other sources, being strict
Is in the wharfage business. ~ ,lH, ~.
ported that the freight can nc loaucu az
The new wharf equally as wen As w my "nS
other wharf 90 the city and II Is theictple
Relieved that 10 is only question: OF Nile
when there will bee considerable fiNhUf
between the Southern Pacific and tho Cal
weston Wharf company. Al present the
/ rates for wharfage aud tracknge are lhe
| same and the rates have not been ehcctcu;
( Whether this harmonious arrangement WIN lli
/ continue after the competition Tor business
/ becomes more keen remains 10 he Se'n'
To Publish Report OF Relief Work
/ Galveston. Texas November 3.-There
will he a meeting OF the Central relief com
| mittce In the near future which viii he
called for the purpose Of receiving the re
ports Of the various subcommittee regard
ing the distribution Of relief supplies and
money during the period following the
| storm Of September S. 1900, After theSf
reports have been submitted they VIII "a,
published In pamphlet form, SO that thos'
/ interested can see what was done with inc
! relief scut here The chairmcn of IN,
committees have been prepared TO report
for some time, but the meeting Of the gen
1 craI committee has been delayed ON ne
count Of the fact that many Of the mem
bcrs have been out OF the city
Telephone Service viii Be Established
Galveston. Texas, November S.--The pole
Of the Citizens Telephone company wh'ci
is constructing long distance telephon
between HouSt and Galveston. hav'
now crossed the hay and the gang OF me-
who are engaged In the work have move
their camp across to the Island. II ha
been expected to have things in READINGS
to begin the service IN the early purt a
this eonth, but there has been some De
lay growing ont Of The fact that the com
pany mas not yet secured right of wa
from fhe bay to the city. II IS believe
that this can ne obtained. without airs
Guilty. and that the line viii be CONSTRUCTED
/ fr, short time