The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-03
BOATS TO GALVESTON.
Southern Pacific System to Be Inauau-
rated August 2.

tSNGu august &.
stan Special 10 the Galveston News
New YORK. July 1.-Ihe transfer Of the
Southern Pacific trsnscontiueptal service
from Aew Orleans 10 Galveston was den-
niteiy decided upon today, and the new
route viii be inaugnrated By saIiings from
both the port OF Galveston and New YORK,
beginning with The first steamer on sat
nraay, August 2 4 schedule OF sairngs
VIII be arranged and publicly announced
within few days. The service will con
slst of tri-weegly saiiings 10 begin with,
and the new steamers OF the line, namely.
ii Alba, FL Norte, Ii Siglo. Ii Vale. III
Cid. FL RIO, II Ola and III SUD, and more,
Il necessary. Will be assigned 10 the Cal
weston route.
It Is the purpose OF the management to
continue New Orleans service TO New
York or at least one sailing per week,
! Aad tAls with the Cromwell line service,
also owned by the southern Pacinc, it IS
believed. viii serve the New Orleans tern.
| tory.
An freight for and from points in Texas,
colorado, Utah, Mexico, New Mexico, Arl-
| zona, California, oregon, Hawaiian IS
! lands, China, japan, the Philippine Is
lands and Australia will be routed via
| Galveston.
This Is the whole story in nutsnen,
| and 1t IS official, ana Galveston, after
waiting patiently FOR the announcement OF
| the Southern Pacific plans, can now begin
! TO think OF what this acquisition VIII mean
| Tor Its port and city, as well also FOR
| the state Of Texas, as il IL the determine
I tion OF the southern Haciuc management
| TO give Galveston and Texas and in Tact
gil territory reached by Its lines, an un.
eQualed service, and In furtherance of that
| lde& the change has been postponed al
long as possible
Even now the development at Galveston
necessary TO the carrying out OF the South
ern Paclnc plans as a whole have only
begun. No expense VIII he spared to make
tue terminals and transfer and warehouse
facilities at Galveston equal to any known
in any part of the world. The advan
tages TO the city and people of Galyeston
directly secured by the coming OF TN
Southern Pacific raii and water lines L
that port, can be estimated from remark
made by MIR. Huntington at The time tn
negotiations were pending, In when n
said the city would be the market an
probably the home for as many as 2uu
men, whom II VIII be necessary TO emplo
TO handle and expedite the transfer O
cargoes and keep the terminals in runnln
order, including, of course, those cmptoye
in connection with the operation an
handling and necessary repairs to both In
] rail and water lines. To the commerce O
the port 1t will give great prominence o'
cause Of its extended connections. 10 IN
merchant and shipper at Galveston It WI
. open mp new territory OF almost uniimite
proportions, giving quick dispatch and
trst class service at competitive rates.
that time | asked MIR. Huntington abot
: what amount OF tonnage the southern ~
I cdc would handle through Galveston. h
replied at least 10000 tons a week Il
: year round. During the busy season !
snid that 10000 tons or freight per wee
, delivered IN Galveston would be aoo'
. what the Southern Pacific would be e
" pected TO handle. Ia