The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-06

The third notable work, now under
obstruction, Is a great causeway 20
connect Galveston island with the
mainland. II will be two miles long
wan cost Sl.5OO,OO0 and will have ways
for pedestrians. automobiles wagons
etc. foi the steam railways AM Tor
the Galveston Houston (electriel IN
ter.L-ban railway, which is now
under construction. II will be the
largest structure of its kind I'm the
United States, excepting the Florida
keys viaducts, and will be wider than
any lengthy viaduct i'm the world.
Greater Galveston Harbor
A fourth project i'm course of rea-
lization Is Greater Galveston harbor
as planned by the engineers of the
United states Army, which will in
clude the port Of Galveston and the
SUPPORTS of Texas City and Port Boil
war. The plan includes the deepening
Of the channels TO thirty-fve feet ana
the opening up of the entire water
front of. lower Galveston bay. The
work will cost approximately 100000
600 and require ten to fifteen year
To- execute. At present Galveston has
thirty-two feet OF water and Texa"
City and Port Bolivar twenty-five
feet. Texas City is seven miles dis
tant from Galveston and Port Bolivar
five miles.
The federal government has thus far
extended S10.500.000 or the Galveston
harbor improvements, with tho result
that the people are saved more than
$50. 900, 900 per annum in transporta-
ton charges, or about the cost Of the
new project. II is worth of note that
the saving in ocean carriage on for
oign commerce within the last TWEEN
" years has been greater than that
which has been accomplished In rail-
carriage. For example, the rate or
cotton from Galveston TO Liverpool
has fallen from 60 cents per 10N
pounds to 81 cents. whereas the rail
rates from Texas common points 70
Galveston have been reduced 10 cents
The Pleasure Side.
Another notable feature OF the new
activities along the Texas coast II
the development of pleasure resorts
The most ambitious of the projects J.
that of Galveston. This city has for
many years had considerable reputa
ton, especially in the Southwest anC
West, as a resort, but 1t is now pro
posed to place 1t i'm the front rank
A step i'm that direction is the pro-
posed and assured erection OF a frs
class seaside hotel, fronting Seawal'
boulevard and overlooking the sea,
Within two weeks more than half 9
million dollars IN stock was raised by
private subscription for this purpose
and it is probable that a million dol
lars will be invested i'm the enter
prise.
The proposed site of the hotel is
on the gulf front across the island
from the scenes OF shipping and trade, |
"far from the madding throngs ig-
noble strife" Bases for the expecta-
ton that a high class resort will be
utNtlOptu are Cllinult, an |
beach-long and shelly
ing, splendid for surf bathing and af- |
fording thirtytwo miles of fine drive
way; the matchless Seawall boulevard, |
three miles i'm length. connecting at |
one end with the beach, and at the |
other with oleander and palm lined |
Broadway, and through it with the |
Causeway and the shell road to Hous-
ton. fifty miles north, the whole afford
ing opportunity for the most lordly |
on the continent. Also.
there are the aquatic sports, fishing
and hunting, from the tamest to the
and a city of quaint charm.
All of which development and pro-
iected development, as was said at the
outset, Is evidence not of diversion.
'ut Of the tremendous, resistless
growth of our common country.