Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-05
DISASTER OVERCOME.

DISASTER OVERCOME.
The Galveston News o. September
i contains q synopsis Of the commerce
of the port Of Galveston for the trade
year just closed which shows the
breaking Of many records. Calves.
tons total cotton receipts for l902-03
were 2.093,070, bales, compared with
2.0s0.7l0 bales for 190I-02. Calves
toms bank clearings for the year just
closed were s4is, 1856 900. an Increase
Of t40,s46, 200 over the preceding year.
! During tho past year the port Of Gal
weston advanced from fourth to third
place In It's rank among exporting
ports OF the United States. The total
value of Galveston's foreign Imports
and exports during the past year raj
SOS. 6s2. 0S7. compared with q total
business OF . 7.691.3l2 for 19o1-07.
The total value Of goods handled over
the Galveston wharvcs during the
year Just closed was S447, elO,7 07. COM
pared with 4 valuation of SAG 67. 246
for 10000. showing mn increase OF
$20l. 3l3,361. Cash receipts Of the
custom house from all sources for the
year amounted 70 s44s,5l9. compared
with receipts o. s22o.321 nor 1s0l-02.
During the past year the amount col
lected In duties was 1888, 50a, COM
pared with si79.0S4 collected during
10000. Galveston's total elevator ca
pacity has been Increased TO 1000. 900
bushels. The total value OF Calves
tons foreign exports for. the past year
was t~104,121,087. compared with a val
uation OF 500, 1si,423 for 1eo1-02. The
total value OF Galvcston's foreign Inn
ports Tor past year was $i,5i1,33 com
pared with = valuation Of si,192. 1858
for 1S0i-02, showing IN increase Of
.e318.587. The total value OF foreign
goods imported over the Galveston
wharvess during tho past year was
ea.233.030. "A statement Of the total
tonnage entered or cleared At the port
OF Galveston the past year shows 1910
vessels. with q tonnage Of 3,094. 903,
compared with q total OF i.O42 vessels.
with ! tonnage Of 2.222.92S for 190l-02.
This shows m Increase Of 29s vessels
ami An increase In tonnage OF 81, 1875.
The coAstwise trade or Galveston dur.
Ing the past year more than doubled
that VI the previous year. Galveston
has s. lines Of steamships TO foreign
ports. There are two regular lines Of
coastwisc vessels to New York and
3 lines OF coastwise vessels to points
In the gull. During tho past year 9o.-
sol loaded cars we're handled In tho
yards or the Galveston Wharf com
pany by the various railroads, com.
pared with q total OF 77.139 loaded car
handled during the previous year. Tho
federal government spent during the
past year $4,000 at Galveston. Work
ID well under way OF the Galveston
channel. which IL 10 be made 80 feet
deep and 1900 feet wide. Galveston
NOW isas ! depth OF "a feet Of wAtss
IN It's channel Including the Govern.
ment and seawall expenditures there
was . total Of 2.019.42o expended at
Galveston during the past year. while
there Is available for government, sea.
wall AMI private improvements q total
OF 45.15s.s2O FOR the year beginning
September l. A leading feature OF
the News trade edition IL an illus
trated writcup Of the various stages
Of work on the seawall. This work
was begun in October. 1902. About
half the work on the entire structure
Il completed. The wall Is 10 be IL
I9s feet long. IS feet wide n the base
and II feet high. Bonds 10 the amount
uf sl.5O0.000 have been issued for
erecting the wall and for filling ime-
iiateiy behind the wall. Plans are
low under preparation for raising the
rrsde a the city with funds made
AVAILABLE by : remission Of = portion
( tie state tax for a period Of seven.
esn years.