The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-06

Lane, who will be glad to show visitors to the
bubblng springs and over the beautiful
grounds. The Breckenridge place is closed
to the public. 1t embraces some beautiful
springs, particularly the Worth spring.
THE SAN PEDRO PARK.
BY taking the street cars you can reach the
San Pedro park or springs. This park is the
property of the city, but is now suffering I'M
der private lease, and is largely devoted to
public beer garden, but it is, nevertheless, a
place open to the public, and its natural
beauty, its shade, its bright waters, will de-
light the stranger, and while we can not boast
of the place as displaying any public enter
prise, because Of the evident neglect Of the
grounds, still it is beautiful spot for an
hours recreation.
BUSINESS.
The merchants exchange, on Commerce
street, is open to visitors at all hours. Here
you can see the methods of information as
challled down every day from all the chief
markets of the world. 1t is not as large as
the cotton exchange at Galveston, but it is as
complete. To understand something of the
business done in our city, call in at some of
our large establishments will repay the visitor.
Goldfrank, Frank & Co., on Commerce street,
D. & A. Oppenheimer, Hugo & Schneider,
| II. Grenet Joske's Leroux & Cos
grove, and numerous other stores will be Of
interest.
MEXICAN CURIoSITIES
AT Mr.. Paul Wagner's beautiful crockery es-
tablishment on Commerce street, will be seen
besides the display ofbeautiful wares the finest
collection of Mexican curosites to be found
in the United States, Mr. Wagner having sent
an agent to the City of Mexico to secure
these goods for the benefit of strangers visit
ing our city.
At Gregory's crockery store will be found
some beautiful plate paintings of the Alamo.
DRIVES
A pleasant drive will be found in all direc-
tons, Garden street or down South Flores
and across the arsenal bridge, then down
| King William street, or out towards the u. S.
cemetery on the hills, or TO the missions.
Many beautiful private residences can be
picked out in all directions.
CHURCHES.
The Catholic cathedral that stands on the
| Main plaza, was erected in place of the old
Mexican church, the rear part of the old
building still remains, and forms part of the
cathedral, thus linking the past with the pres
ent; and furnishing, as it does, the remnant of
an old relic of bygone days, it is worth visit
ing.
The San Marks, Episcopal cathedral, is IN
terioraly the prettiest church in the state. The
memorial windows in this church are especial
| ly fine and worth seeing. This building is To-
Gated on the north side Of Travis square. The
| grounds about the cathedral are tastefully
| planted in shrubbery, and conveys very
pleasant impression to the visitor. On the
same square is located the Jewish synagogue
and Baptist chapel.
The Presbyterian church, on the corner Of
north Flores and Houston streets, is an i'm.
posing structure and neatly fitted up inside
The Methodist church, south, is located on
Soledad street, while the M. E. church, north,
congregation, have very pretty church on
avenue c. There are numerous other places
of worship in the city.
ICE.
San Antonio has two large ice factories. One
located on Losoya street, or just back of the
military headquarters Oh Houston street, and
the other on Cameron street, near the San Pc
dro. The machinery in these factories is
worth seeing.
MANUFACTURES.
There is an absence of large manufacturing
establishments in our city. Two or three
small tanneres, wool securing nill on the
river below the city, an iron foundry, few
mills, and small cotton seed oil MILL about
comprise our list of industries, aside from the
general business.
In a few weeks our city will be illuminated,
to some extent, by electricity.
MORE LIGHT.
By calling at THE EVENING LIGHT office,
235 Commerce street, our visitors will find our
beautiful Campbell press running off our daily
edition by water power, furnished from the
waterworks with the aid of motor.