Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-21
Populace i'll Excellent Spir-
its, Everything Con-
sidered.
CAUSEWAY WILL BE
REBUILT AT ONCE
Lazy Men, Under Military
Guard, Have to Work
Anyhow.

TALVESTON, Aug. 2O.-An urgent
~ appeal to citizens of Galveston
and the state of Texas for aid was
sent out today by the residents Of the
small villages of Anahuac, WaIHsville
Kankamer, Graydon, Eagle, Glenn,
Double Bayou and Smith Point. They
are on the east side Of Galveston
bay The appeal said every village
was i'm dire need but gave no details
Mayor Lewis Fisher said today that
the causeWay will be rebuilt at once,
stronger and better than ever" The
mayor declared he had communicated
with the railroads and the street car
companies interested and plans were
under way to reconstruct at once 1t
is planned to place concrete arches all
the way across. In the original con-
struction the arches were in the CEN
ter and both sides were filled i'm with
sand and concrete. 1t is estimated it
Will cost $75O,000 to repair the dam
age
Work for Everybody.
Every man in Galveston today who
wished 1t could find work. The rail-
roads had hundreds of men repairing
their lines. The cotton congresses
along Broadway used scores to clean
up their property and salvage dam
aged cotton. The city Of Galveston
is hiring all the men it can to clean
up the city. This is no place for a
man who does not want to work. and
no high wages are beinn. maid The
officials told those EMPLOYERS appeal-
ing to them for aid today that they
should offer workmen only what they
had been paving i'm wages before the
storm. If the men refuse to work.
soldiers are summoned, the situation
is explained, and the .workmen put to
work under the ewes Of the military
policc-without pay. The city OF
Galveston was paying thirty cents an
hour for laborers.
Plans for quick restoration Of rail-
road traffic were made at meeting
of representatives. Of all the railroads
entering Galveston today.
viii Build Trcstlc.
"E,,er,, rossil,Io effort u,iII bo r,odo
bv tho raiIroad interests and oil
oiba,e i,torogt,j In cnrnoctino coi-
vestnn,s traffic facilities With tbe ont
sido md tn bo,,a sinalo traol,
treetIe constructed across tba bav ar
tbe var, earIiest moment declared
Mari, Iowd of Dallas southwestern
nanagar 0f tho stone e Weber
isnainooriro cornor,tion "ponrescn.
"a
.C,oivoston and of Ieading business
men and controctors will maet today
o in Tho Santa Ne station to draw mn
nIans
",Tbo interurban limo sbould no I'm
operation between Houston and Tevas
City within week or sooner" said
MIR I.owd
The neople of Galveston are nj good
spirits. despite the damage and in
convenience. Last night the CITY was
in complete darkness. Several days
We're expected to elapse before e,ec
trio lights and gas would be turned
en-.
Buildings Damaged.
Scores of clerks TODAY were busy
I'm department stores and other bust
houses arranging things SO that i'm
surance adtusters could fix the losses.
In tbe downtown district the prin-
cipal damage was to the fronts of
bIlfIdings The water. which at some
places reached ten feet. whipped
through the openings and scattered
stocks throughout the structures.
The stores expect to be able to re-
sumo business by next Monday
storm and its duration was much