The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-04

terpTise OF thiS KIND, We KNOW OF Dan AntOulO
and Missouri capitalists who have expressed
a willingness to build road of this kind be-
tween San Antonio and Boerne on bonus Of
$1,000. A cheaper and quicker mode Of trans
portation than we now have is essential to in
sure the growth and prosperity Of Boerne.
Each day that we sit idly waiting for some
thing to turn up, is time lost. II is law that
we must either move forward or retrograde,
and waiting means the latter"
Tn, To-, vo,,h C.a,.,,. cor,D,.r,;n, nm
a.. 80, ,,i,rdor ,,h.,.;r The r,o,Dori,i from
nj, ci,, co. Feder,I bu;ld;n,s v,s cent n
senator coke instead Of Representative Iohn
uancocL saw, "preeedent and tradition. for
wear, and wears. have made the renresenta-
tive NJ Congressional d;s,r;c, the channel
,hropob which all apne,is for r,onied aid from
Congress sball 90. The custom is rs well es-
tablisbed as anv unwritten law in existence.
and is rarely lisreoarded. Ordinarily the San
Antonio b,npder MIGHT he SET down as a blum
der and no,b;n, more SWINGING from, nure
tbouob,lessness--we will not saw with unfa.
miliaritv with preeedents and courtesy-and
devoid Of malice prepense. But unfortunate
~. there Is At San Antonio and elsewhere in
the district. what Is known As the Upson ele.
ment; and this element is not credited with
extra graceful and cheerful acouieseenee in
the events of the last year or so. That nota-
bic convention at Austin. last year. when the
Upson men boiled and walked out. is no,
forgotten. II is di6ieult 10 believe that Mr..
Upson or his near friends would Intentionally
utilize an opportunitv 10 inaiet pettv snub
upon Mr.. Hancock hut what more natural
than mat the auers friends should SO con-
s'rue the certainly novel course oil the san
Antonlans There are hints that the episode
mas impaired San Antonio S prospects oil Sc
curing the mueh coveted building, but TINS
may De dismissed as mere IDLE rumor and IN
lusuee 10 Representative Hancock. Inc
latter whatever his personal opinion about the
mauet' is not hkeiy TO lose ms equipose ana
reuai'a'e IN KIND san ANTONIO Claim Tor m
appropriation and the building Is in every way
reasonable Inc Federal busness-eourts,
revenue ana postal transacted there' Jusuhes
me ERECTION oi suitable structure ana this
M hancock wen knows. we expect 10 see
num- ike sensible "eii'paianeed man, put
ms temper w ne mas any on Tue supJeeU out
Vi S'sn' anu 'ake care OF Dan ANTONIO inter
eS' Just rs 'nougn 'lis unpleasant aiar haa
never happened ana IN SO dong ne VIII
Nnui'a'e MS already wen es'aohSheu reputa-
uon as iai'hIul ana impartial representative
anu ADMINISTER 10 Dan ANTONIO (granung that
sue ,n'enueu 10 Snuo MINI uhe most lnelsNe
ieouAe possible as lot Dan hh'omo' she
win al last nave learned a lesson
THE past course of the LIGHT has fully de-
monstrated its earnest devotion to the deyel.
opment and growth of the city of San Antonio,
and in some quarters our zeal has given UNI
bragg to the mossbacks who are content TO 90
TO mill with the corn in one end of the baq
and stone in the other end to balance it lust
| because their fathers had gone to mill in that
style Men who are in earnest in fayorinp
improvement and progress must not pay any at
tention to the croakines of the non progressive
and their retainers and echoes. but must march
directly forward. What has given such A
wonderful impetus to the growth of San An
tonic has been the reputation for healtbfulness
which il has enioyed throuphout Texas and the
Union. This has induced thousands 10 locate
here preferably to other places in Texas. as
well as crowded our city with health seekers
from every State in the Union during the
winter months. There is no question hut ,bo,
San Antonio is pre- eminently suited 10 persops
suffering from lung diseases and that. II thew
will but come here in the inoipient STAGES If
consumption the climate will cure them. Tbi,
is no idle boast ipdulped in to catch the f,rci.s
of sick persons. But the citizens of San An.
tonic have, in very great measure. been hind
to the fact that their CITY has leaned from
village into a CITY. and that our hotels and
boarding houses now give shelter n &C man,
persons as the CITY contained 10 wears aoo
A VILLAGE. with houses far aror, II s,i,s.;