The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-04-10
Gift ON THE ROAD.
He Malls Few interesting items from
Laredo.

Laredo
Editors San Antonio Light.
LAREDO, Texas. April THE south bound
train last night was delayed about FIVE hours
owing to repairing Of bridge. damaged by
Thursday nights storm, consequently passen-
gers for Mexico lay over here until tomorrow
morning.
MEXICAN NATIONAL RAILWAY.
The rumor on the streets of San Antonio
that the Mexican National had sold out to a
French syndicate is without foundation. 1t
doubtless comes from the fact of an English
syndicate taking block of Mexican National
securities. Every available man is being used
in pushing the work from Monterey to SaltilIo
to speedy completion, and on the first Is
days of March they completed 1900 metres
OF earth work on the Matamoras and Mon.
terey division.
In February FL coupon tickets for Monterey
were sold out Of San Antonio, and 40 in March.
Everybody wants to 90 to Monterey; even the
Arkansas editors, numbering some Iso, con-
template taking in Mexico from Laredo TO end
Of track about the 4h of May.
Horizons reclining chair cars will be put on
the night trains between here and Monterey
on the Ist. The extra charge will be by
schedule, amounting to about SI.35 through.
This is display of enterprise that will be duly
appreciated by the travelling public.
Mr.. George A. Sanderson, General Freight
and Passenger Agent, has rendered his resig-
nation from the 18th, to accept a more lucra-
tive and desirable position on the Toledo,
Cincinnati and St. Louis railroad, that of
Traffic Manager with headquarters at To-
ledo. The company loses a valuable man.
Governor Hunt has struck a new vein of
coal carrying petroleum at the mines. He,
with special engine and car, takes prom
inent party to Lampazos, Salinas and Monte
rey tomorrow. There is some private talk of
important manufacturing industry for this
town or the coal mines.
TEXAS STOCK BOYS TAKE NOTICE.
An effort is being made to pass a law in
the State OF Tamanlipas to avoid the sale and
expectation of live stock from the State. Our
Texas boys who are buying stock in Mexico
object to paying the State export duty under
the law that breeding stock is free from duty.
Mr.. F. Brosig, custom house commission
merchant in Nuevo Laredo, shipped on last
Wednesday 10000 grape cuttings, presented
by the general Government of Mexico to the
States of Tamsnlipas, Nueva Leon and
Coahula The Secretary of Public Works
having offered aid in the advancing of the
agricultural interests OF the sections mem
toned. One thousand were distributed in
the town of Nueva Laredo. Wouldn't it be a
joke if the Legislature Of Texas would break
out with streak of enterprise some time and
ship into Texas few million of California
grape cuttings. Western Texas turned to
grape culture would soon make it the garden
spot of the world.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Nuevo Laredo has Just completed three
two-story business houses out Of brick; very
credtable buildings. The market house, a
fine two-story brick, costing over $4,000,
will be completed by the list of May, and on
the 5th, the battle day Of Puebla, when the
French were routed by General Zavagoza. the
good people will celebrate by grand ball.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT is cordially invited.
The new church of brick, 6ox2oo feet, costing
over $40, 600, built by private subscriptions
from the citizens of Nueva Laredo is rapidly
approaching completion.
MACHINERY FOR MEXICO.
Mr.. Vizcayai is now crossing 100, 600 pounds |
Of mining machinery for the Rosario Mining
and Smelling company at Paris, State OF |
Durango. Mr.. f. Brosig crossed yesterday
10000 pounds for the Sombretete Mining
company Of Zacatecas--a Philadelphia COM
pany. He also has notice of sc, 1000 pounds |
which left Philadelphia on the 18th of March |
for the Moves Mining company of Durango, |
a New York company. Mexico for mines will |
beat the world. GIFF.