San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-11


We have been expecting to hear OF some
further action on this important subject
but thus far have been disappointed. We
trust our citizens have not gone entirely to
sleep oyVit. We thInkthere is something
In Il, and that success may DO achieved by
the proper effort and appliances. But
certainly il will not be by an apathetie, do
nothing policy. We had some talk on the
subject the other day with Col. sledge He
Is well acquainted with the management Of
the Sunset road, and says he has the best
reason to think that they have for some time
contemplated tap to this place, and mean
business in what they now say. And we
notice by the last Loekhart Register, that
the agitation Of the subject here has stirred
up the people there to renewed
effort to secure the extension of the Interna-
tional to that place. We copy a portion Of
the Registers editorial, because It's arguments
apply with equal force In favor Of exerting
ourselves TO the utmost 10 secure the connec-
ton with Luling. Only substitute Sunset
for International, and II makes good case
for US to go to work to secure the road.
The Register says;
II behooves US to work with our means
and advantages in good earnest to secure
the road before we are entirely left out, by
the building OF the road from Luling TO San
Marcos, which Is now under consideration.
With the proper inducement by the people,
the International company will extend, we
belisye, tap to this place, If not further
At all events we should recommend and petit
ton to the president Of the International
railroad company to build from Kyle TO this
place, at an early day, as we believe that
the same would do business enough TO pay
large percentage Of the cost of said line,
inasmuch as the roadbed from this place to
Kyle would cost, but comparatively small
amount, and large population would look
directly TO the road immediately for all their
shipping, both for produce to the market
and supplies back TO the country, and upon
the building of the road would naturally
energize our people and bring to life new
industries and develop new lines of business
that would depend solely upon 1t for trans
portation. Our county is above an average
in the State in point of agriculture, and is
adapted to small grain, grass, cotton and
corn, shipping several thousand bales OF
cotton annually and we believe all of the
agricultural industries would be largely in
creased and surplus shipped to market if
facilities for getting to the market were
offered. We should petition and urge the
president of the International railroad to
build the road believing that the same would
be remuneratve to this country, and would
develop our county and naturally bring to
the road local business that goes SO far to
make up the success desired by all lines,
besides it would be of incalculable benefit
to the country through which it would pass,
A liberal spirit of enterprise, with cordial
cooperation of all interested and more direc-
tly affected, is the important thing just now.
Let us work as we have never worked before
to secure this connection. 1t is our best
prospect for connection with a grand
system of roads west and north that would
unquestionably make our town place OF
great commercial Importance, and adding
vastly to our material prosperity. The
advantage of securing the terminus of the
road can not be over estimated and this
place of necessity for awhile would be the
terminus of the road.