The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01
SAN ANTONIO.
The Great Western City-Its Historical
Memories and Giorles-Its Busi-
ness, Its Railroads and
Its Future

San Antonio is the historic city of Texas.
It's old missions and old time concrete and
adobe walls are emblazoned all over with
glories and memories that can never die,
Here Is found the Alamo, sacred in the an
nails of our state and as brilliant i'm the
history of the world as Thermopola. which
had ITS messenger to tell the sad fate of its
intrepid defenders, while the Alamo had
none. 1t is the oldest town in the state.
Delng now young and thriving city, is the
county site of Bexar county, is the princi-
pal commercial point of all north Texas.
and is situated on the San Antonio river, a
beautiful, pellucid, romantic stream, that
winds about and through the city, Civ
ing pleasing surprises to the visitor
every few yards as he perambulates the
streets Of the city. We wish we had the
space in which to tell you of San Antonio
as the tale should be told--to indulge in a
lew OF the iancles, its weird old buildings,
Us history and its river awaken in us. But
that cannot be done, for we are giving a
PLAIN, truthful, matter-of-fact outline of the
city and its business, as authentic i'm every
respect as we could obtain. San Antoaio
has two railroads, the "Sunset Route" and
the International, both of which are head
ing Tor the Rio Grande, the former for III
faSo and the latter for Laredo, and both of
which have from 80 to 70 miles completed in
these directions. Other roads are on the
taps, and in a year or two this
Guy VIII truly be the railroad
centre OF west Texas. 1t is
5lO miles from Dallas by the most direct
route, and has population of some % 600
During the past year it exported 700 O00
pounds of wool; 100000 pounds of hides
ana peltricsi ~, 900 head ofcattle and hogs
ana OF pecans, bones, horns, etc, $3.50 900
worth, and 20 car loads of sheep per month.
or 2lO Tor the year past. These shipments
go TO- the country trade and foreign export a
Soodly portion of the sheep to Paris and
other European cities In manufactures
and mills in has S250,000 invested, consist
ing. of six Touring mills, twenty-five black
Smith shops, fifteen carpenter shops. one
butter shop, nine tin an tin-roofing cstab-
ilshments, ten tailoring places, eighteen
boot and shoe establishments. one cor
nice mandatory, two iron and brass
ioundrles, one broom factory, two wagon
and carriage manufactures two door
ana sash factories, two soap and candle
factories, three wine manufactures, three
tannerleS three soda and mineral water
factories, one cement mandatory, two
mattress manufactures, ten saddle and
harness establishments and four wood turn
erS' The aggregate sales during the year
were OF dry goods, clothing, boots and
SHOES, hats and caps and millinery, $4,000
900 of groceries, produce CONNECTIONS, bag
glng and ties II, 10000; OF liquors, beer and
tobaccos, 81 $4,000; @ ice, $25 600; ofwood-
work, (Shingles, rou; and dressed lumber,
sash, etc., $4,000; of drugs, paints, oils,
crockcry woodenwarc, etc, S325, 600; Of
hardware, agricultural machinery, engines,
wagons, etc, ~ $4,000; and of miscellane-
Gus articles, 100000 These imports came
IRON first hands. San Antonio has sessions
nt Init I'D u.
courts, has gas and water works, street rail.
ways, q splendid fire department, fine rub,
lie and private buildings, and is hcadQuar-
tiers of the military division of Texas, and
sells vast deal Gifts goods to to the army
in Texas.