New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08

ceIlent for heavy traffic as well as for light driys
ing; this material is right at hand and costs noAs
ing. except labor.
ITS HANDSOME BUILDINGS.
Dwellings here are very Ike those usually found
IN the better suburban neighborhoods OF New-Yorks
even the smaller ones make some pretension to
architecture. Perhaps. more attention has been
paid to ample piazza. it is termed down.
here gallery" room. than IN Northern suburbs
Most houses have large grounds in which ths
beautiful Southern shade trees semitropica plants
and nOwers and the humble products OF ths
kitchen garden are conspicuous.
Gu!fport's Court House would do credit 10 many
Isrgef places II a massive and highly ornamental
II presents very imposing appearance. and is sea
II h,itusone gTound5; Bonds have been voted for
located in ample grounds. Congress has reported
OF q custom house for the revenue collection SER
vice OF this entire district. all Of which viii 10
tween Mobile and New-Oreans. 1t will be cost
located in its business centre at the corner Ot
ground. Her church edidcss are cornnodioIs
Well built and nicely furnished, and Of proportions
10 meet the demands OF rapidly growing consre-
Fifteen months ago there was not a brick in
S+1lIlporl, now laere are many brick commercial
structures or very respectable size. including two
architectural beauty these number twsnty-six IN
all having twenty-five feet frontage each. aver
three stories In height There are also number q
one anl two story frame buildings OF considerable
SIZE they were the pioneers. and are rapidly being
replaced, 50 tha- now whole blocks present soTl
AREA AND POPULATION
The city's original plot embraced an area Of about
Two square miles, but this long since proved in
adequate, and has been added To- until now Gulf
port stretches over four miles all Of which -
rapidly being built on
Its population. reported by the commercial
2gencies as Ij00 in January 1872 was conserva-
lively estimated IN the same month Of 1904 M sou
anu anu Is now S"S taough most real estate here
is 4atzfr,a ia
possible for any one TO Keep The count
IT'S ACCESSIBILITY
BY water IT is within striking distance Of all
CiuIr ports and its great foreign trade evidenced
oS 'ne number of foreign hass flying in the port
ncludes all maritime nations. Its rail connections
have been given.
THE CLIMATE AND WATER.
The minimum temperature Is %. and the maxi
mum 70 ana the average in winter co. and in ths
summer about So; but the Gulr treezes prevail
throughout the heated portions OF the day. begin
hihs usually at a m and lasting until about
p. m. SO the heat is never unbearahI, NOT nearly
20 great In fact IS in countries a thousand miles
20 Sne northward SunstrOke is unknown. Ths
can sleep without covering
Water is obtained from artesiaD wells so feet
49,. ~ contains a trace of sulphur masness
Snd soda Is very palatabe, exceedngIy health.
iul. among old Inhabitants. who have used il for
Years ease of kidney affection is almost IN
hhnEWh- II aids digestion and has restored %
regions where stomach and kidney arections pre-
Nal H LhlS water. the Odor of the resnous pines
@tNt tS saluorlous Gulf breezes. form natures tFo
o1 he9iers; In fact everything that Kind mother
can ouer and man introduce to secure sanitary
SohUi'Iohs seems TO obtain here.
MUNICIPAL CREDIT AND TAXES.
Bonds issued by the ably and honestly admin
Istefed municipality have Invariably sold at ,
premium. many of them having been taken Local
~. The ratio OF taxation is fourteen mills nu.
eppTalseneats being exceedingly low taxes are n0s
burdenSOme.
BANKING FACILITIES.
Guirport banks are the First National capitai-
ized at $2SG0o0. and. though only little over
year old having deposits OF three quarters OF
million dollars and a handsome surplus. and o""
ing the building it occupies. which has conslos
able pretensions to architectural beauty: and w
sank or Commerce (State) which owns the ngywa
eteSteu block or buildings in which IL is lnststth.
at the corner or FOurteenth-st and TWenty-nI',,s
ave. Is capitalized at $4,000 and has deposits
some 100000.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
IL has five Wholesale grocery. produce and GU
mission houses. each 12O by $40 feet. and earTs~~