Galveston is one of the very few peculiar cities in the state of Texas. Otherwise known as an Island, it was undoubtedly the commercial gateway to Texas and its environs in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. There was a time that Galveston was the third largest exporters of cotton in the whole of United States, not only that, about ninety percent of goods that entered or left Texas came in through Galveston. Although a terrible event occurred that would later cast a great limitation to being a commercial nerve center in Texas, Galveston may not have been have attained such place in history without the doggedness of its founders. In the book “Galveston- A History of an Island”, Gary Cartwright
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As these businessmen tried to break the monopoly, commercial activities only grew bigger. And by 1868, another company, Houston Direct Navigation Company had already signed shipping with the New York Steamship Company. This company, without passing through Galveston was able to transport goods and services between New York and Houston. Within five years, the Houston Direct Navigation Company could boast of six passenger steamers, five tugs, and eighteen fight ship all in operation. The company alone transported seventy five percent of freights and commodities internally, not to mention the fact that it saved Texas consumers over a $million in charges and tariffs as regards to handling of …show more content…
The Moody’s, Sealy’s, and Kempner’s were as a link between the Relief Committee and Deep Water Committee to sabotage the government in order to portray the leadership as being dishonest and irresponsible. (Cartwright -184). This group was even alleged to have been engaging in fraud and corruption even before the hurricane. Their plan was to bring down the elected government so that they could have access to the public purse. The three families were heads of the Galveston Wharf Company as well as Santa Fe Railroad, and were also in charge of the City party which reigned over the political arena until the World War II (Cartwright, 196). Due to their status in the community, it was easy for them to engage in manipulative activities that could stray governmental policies to their
The outbreak of the American Civil …show more content…
As these businessmen tried to break the monopoly, commercial activities only grew bigger. And by 1868, another company, Houston Direct Navigation Company had already signed shipping with the New York Steamship Company. This company, without passing through Galveston was able to transport goods and services between New York and Houston. Within five years, the Houston Direct Navigation Company could boast of six passenger steamers, five tugs, and eighteen fight ship all in operation. The company alone transported seventy five percent of freights and commodities internally, not to mention the fact that it saved Texas consumers over a $million in charges and tariffs as regards to handling of …show more content…
The Moody’s, Sealy’s, and Kempner’s were as a link between the Relief Committee and Deep Water Committee to sabotage the government in order to portray the leadership as being dishonest and irresponsible. (Cartwright -184). This group was even alleged to have been engaging in fraud and corruption even before the hurricane. Their plan was to bring down the elected government so that they could have access to the public purse. The three families were heads of the Galveston Wharf Company as well as Santa Fe Railroad, and were also in charge of the City party which reigned over the political arena until the World War II (Cartwright, 196). Due to their status in the community, it was easy for them to engage in manipulative activities that could stray governmental policies to their