The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-12-18

Hon. u. X. Bruce, Register Of the
Treasury, has written the following let
ter to Hon. A. S. Willis, Chairman Of
the Sub Committee on Education; 81
beg leave to express to you the profound
interest that feel In the success Of the
educational measure now In your charge
as Chairman OF the Sub Committee on
Education. A careful examination OF
the data supplied by the census and edu-
oatlonal bureau establishes the presence
and prevalence Of an Ignorance among
our people Of both races that Is well cal
culated to excite the anxiety and appre-
hensio? Of thoughtful and patriotic citi-
zens. Whether the measure be contem-
plated d its Industrial or political rela-
tions, 1t deserves prompt and sober con-
sideration. AS an industrial force II Is
patent in increasing the wealth, COM
fort, convenience, and contentment OF
the people. As political adjunct 1t is
necessity to the correct conception
and satisfactory performance Of the du-
ties of citizenship, and 1t further sub
serves the purposes Of good government
by placing all classes upon the same
plane Of thought and sentiment, and
thereby fostering confidence and good
will among them. Whatever view may
be taken Of the subject the wisdom and
importance Of speedy and adequate ac-
tion thereon by the present Congress
cannot be questioned. The necessity
for action being conceded and single
economical and efficient method OF ac-
ton having been already practically
agreed upon, as appears by the reports
respectively submitted to the two houses
of Congress, entertain the hope that
you will be able to press this measure to
favorable vote In the present House"
TnE Corpus Christi Caller Is Jealous
advocate Of that city and never lets an
opportunity pass where 1t can sing Its
praises, the good results Of which the
people of Corpus do not properly APP
preciate. In an article regarding the
proposed Nucccs Valley railroad and
the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass rail
rond. the Caller says: ave have
watched carefully the progress of the
| San Antonio and Arkansas Pass railway,
and have come to the conclusion that 1t
has not got the bulge on the Nueces
Valley railroad yet. Neither is as dead
as Hector, but they both sleep like
thunder. There. is one strong point Of
/ resemblance In the two roads, however,
though one is n narrow gauge project
and the other standard gauge; and
| that resemblance Is their Unborn weak
ness. 1t seems impossible to water them
enough to survive H. this dry climate.
Their stocs is not owned by men of grit
men Of nerve and enterprise. This
has now been fully demonstrated in the
long waiting. 1t Is impossible TO draw
blood from u turnip, SO II Is sheer nom
sense to expect any great stroke of en-
terprise from men who are content to
wait for something to turn up. San
Antonio is jealous Of Corpus and will
not unite with her in building road
conformity to the benefit Of both. Cor
pus Christi seems to be supremacy in
difierent-don't care continental cent
whether San Antonio builds road-in
fact, don't care darn about any thing.
Whenever the dry rot strikes into an
enterprise it is doomed, and nothing but
an infusion of new blood can save 1t
The two roads are in The same condi-
ton. The pulse of both is weak, but
while there Is life there is hope,-at any
rate, we shall not write their obituaries
| inst yet,n