San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-10-11

pDS;ch cost about SlOoo' Inc conse
wm vince is that it stands vacant Wa
qnenILs However, ere another year, Il
nope a ~ people take direct charge o.
SEQ a v schools, as they are auth
tue III p TO do by law, and place them
e 0aan an independent footing. =. The
a aas are now we believe, sufficient
~ ,au sxtend the terms of such schools
" '. rorobably six months in the year,
70, ~Pt the people of corporate towns
au NV certain other school communities
s a.a authorized by law to tax them
mS i,ss 70 continue the schools longer
: y thew so desire. This is a matter
~ the first importance to the
sanding and reputation of our town,
a. home and abroad.
~ THE new Court House is regarded
&c one of the handsomest in design
and best built public buildings in
the State. The material is stone,
s t a few miles distant. Among
tbe other principal recent improve
me- msnts are the three fine two story
buildings on the North side of the
nlaza, built by Reynolds & Daniel,
Hutchinson g. Glover and G. W. Don
Alison & Co., respectively. Another
Of the same sort is well advanced,
huilt by w. D. Wood And there
are two others on the South side of
the square built by VIM. Giesen and
Ed j. L. Green-all but the last
named built since 1880. Besides the
business houses numerous handsome
private residences have gone up or
are being built all over the corporate
limits.
Now something further as to our
water power. During this season,
Fourqurean g. Code, the present pro-
prietors of the power just below the
the springs, have built a hig her and
better dam than was ever there be-
FORE It is clear across the river, and
affords sufficient power not only for
the water-works now in operation,
but for mills, gins etc., without num-
Der, as also to irrigate the adjacent
grounds. The waste water beside,
passes in a most berutiful cascade
over the central portion of the dam.
Right here we will introduce an
extract from the american Miller of
April last:
'Mr. Tom Code has bought out the half
interest of Mr.. Pegues in the water power
at San Marcos, Hays Co., Texas. We quote
from Mr., Codes letter: This place is
known as the head of the San Marcos River
location about 1000 yards from the city |
plaza or square. find that when attempt |
to give you description of this river or
spring my pen is a failure. Words cannot |
describe the beauty of the place. Suffice it |
to say that at distance of, say, 500 feet |
from our mil door, the water bursts out of
the ground in one grand spring complete
river, furnishing between Is, 900 and 10000
us full head at that distance of twelve feet.
And such water A pin can be seen at the
depth of twenty feet. People in the North
claim to have fine lakes, rivers and water
powers, and concede that they have; but
think of this river where the eye of man has
never seen particle Of ice. The water is so
warm that people can bath in it every day
q the year, and cattle are seen in it in win
Ter up to their backs, eating the long grass
hat grows in It's bed, the water being warm
er than the air.
In connection with this subject, we
notice in the same paper that another
Texas mill company offer to donate
200 horse power of their water priv
lege to any cotton, wooden or paper
mill company who will come and put
up such works. Now we beg to
suggest to Fourquerean & Code if
hey cannot make the same or sim
lar offer? We should think they
night, and that by advertising
t in the American Miller and through
similar sources, the right parties
night very likely soon be enlisted in
L one or more of said enterprises
lere. The location is prominently
avorable for apaper mill, which Tex
IS IS bound soon to have, and by
roper effort it may be secured here
t San Marcos.
The Water works, to which we have
lready referred as one of the grand
progressive steps in the progress OF
ne town, are now in operation and
I'LL soon be perfected.
We must not fail to notice the
an Marcos River Springs and sur ;
oundingswith reference to their adap- .
ability rs q watering-place. We
redlct that they are bound ere many
ears to take their place among the
lost famous vatering-places and
lmmer resorts in the South. The {
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