The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-10-10
GREATER GALVESTON.

The Galveston News of Sept. con-
| tains a synopsis of the commerce of the
port of Galveston for the trade year
just closed, which shows the breaking
of many records. Galvestons total
cotton receipts for 19O2-03 were 2,093,070
bales, compared with $780, 10 bales for
1901-0 Galveston's bank clearings for
the year just closed were Sab 1S5,o00, an
increase of SAC, ,946, 200 over the preceding
year. During the past year the port of
Galveston advanced from fourth to
third place in its rank among export
ing ports of the United States. The to-
tai value of Galyeston's foreign i'm
ports and exports during the past year
was sos, ,632, ,OS7, compared with a total
business of $97, ,691, ,312 for 1901-02. The
total value of goods handled over the
Galveston wharves during the year just
closed was $447, $40, 7O7, compared with a
valuation of s246,567,246 for 1901-02,
showing an increase of S201, ,343, ,461.
Cash receipts at the custom house from
all sources for the year amounted to
S44S,519, compared with receipts of $220,-
321 for 1901-02. During the past year
the amount collected in duties was
$685. compared with $179,0S4 collect
ed during 19O1-O2. Galveston's total
elevator capacity has been increased
to 1000, ,000 bushels. The total value of
Galveston's foreign exports for the past
year was $104, ,121,0S7, compared with a
valuation of $96, ISL, ,423 for 1901-02. The
total value of Galveston's foreign i'm
ports for the past year was $1,511 1874
compared with a valuation of 81, 49,, ,75S
for 1901-02, showing an increase of $31S,-
5S7. The total value of foreign goods
imported over the Galveston wharves
during the past year was 1928, 039. A
statement of the total tonnage entered
or cleared at the port of Galveston the
past year shows 1,340 vessels, with
tonnage of 3,094903, compared with a
total of 1,042 vessels, with tonnage of
2,222,92S for 1901-02. This shows an in
crease of 29S vessels and an increase
in tonnage of S17,975. The coastwise
trade of Galveston during the past year
more than doubled that of the previous
year. Galveston has fifty three lines of
steamships to foreign ports. There are
two regular lines of coastwise vessels
to New York and nine lines of coast
wise vessels to points in vne gulf Dur
ing the past year 90,391 loaded cars
were handled in the yards of the Gal
weston Wharf company by the various
railroads, compared with total of
TL139 loaded cars handled during the
previous year. The federal govern
ment spent during the past year $685.
020 at Galveston. Work is well under
way on the Galveston channel, which is |
to be made thirty feet deep and 1,2O0
feet wide. Galveston now has a depth |
of rwenty-seven feet of water in its |
Including the government and |!
seaWall expenditures there was a total
of $2,Ol9, APO expended at Galveston DUR |
ing the past year, while there is avail /
able for government, seawall and pri- |
vate improvements a total of $515S, ,920 |
for the year beginning Sept. 1. A lead |
ing feature Of the News trade edition
is an illustrated writeup of the various
stages of work on the seawall.. This
work was begun in October. 1902. About
half the work on the entire structure
is completed. The wall is to be IL .5a3
feet long, sixteen feet wide at the base
and seventeen feet high. Bonds to the
of $1,50O,OOO have been issued
for erecting the wall and for filling i'm
mediately behind the wall. Plans are
now under preparation for raising the
grade of the city with funds made
available by a remission of a portion
Of the state tax for period of seven
teen years.