The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-21


would have deemed II necessary to warn
him upon any subject TO be embraced In
his inaugural address, for the simple
reason that MIR. Blaine would have opin-
ions of his own, and would express them.
ON THE subject of railroads. Brad
streets says: at Is true they received
large benefits from the people. and 1t Is
desirable that they should be subjected
to such wise laws as will oonduce to the
efficient fulfllment of their duties MS
channels of transportation. But the In
terests of the South cannot be served by
laws which seek TO deprive investors in
railroad property, nor of other property,
of Just and reasonable return from
their investments, and 1t is hoped that
the Southern States will enact no laws,
which, by depriving capital already in
vested of its rightlul remuneration, will
intimidate and drive away capital which
would otherwise seek investment there"
TIE San Antonio correspondent of
the Floresville Chronicle writes TO that
paper about the Arkansas road as follows;
That the road will be built you may
rest assured. The necessities of the
case demand 1t. 1t is very evident that
free grass is gone, that the stock trail
will not be granted by Congress, and
that the railroads will hereafter control
the transportation of cattle, alive or re-
frigerated, to market, and consequently
we must have more railroads. Compel
ing lines alone will save us from extor-
ton. Should the enterprise now on foot
by the stockmen to establish their re-
frigeratlng yards at San Antonio be sue
cessfully accomplished the road TO the
coasi-to deep waier-becomes impera-
tive, being the shortest route to the
European market. We noticed some
time since the arrival ut Liverpool OF n
steamship from Australia with cargo
of goo carcasses of frozen mutton in
good condition. Also that American re-
frige ated beef in the English markets
is fully up to the English standard. This
is no experiment but success, and for
tunately affords to our stockmen way
out of the labyrinth which time and
progress have woven around them
IN AN article about the Alamo the La
redo Times of Wednesday, says: "Some
days ago the Times briefly adveIted to
a project through which this venerable
property could be made valuable 10 the
State. and appropriately so. by inaugu-
rating in that connection something on
the order Of the Olympian contests,
through which to cultivate generous
emulation among the Texan youth; the
competition to consist Of intellectual In
stead of physical feats of strength; and
now it may not be appropriate to add
that the same should be placed in charge
of some Texan veteran who is compe-
tent 10 compile complete and anthem
tic history of the Sta,e. There are sew
eral of those venerable old men who are
peculiarly flied for This task. and to
whom is prosecution would be labor
VI iONts wv hVit hiO III
floientIy ailluent circumstances to en-
able their entering upon the work with
out pecunary aid. A salary of, say,
$500 attached TO the position of ousto-
dian OF the Alamo would be sufficient to
keep the wolf from the door while pro-
scouting the task; and with proper man
agement the fees of contestants entering
for the annual prizes could be made to
defray all the expense in the matter. 1t
is not attempted in this connection to
do more than call attention. to this fea-
ture of the subject; the same can be elab-
GRATED, and the details defined more cor
rectlv than we could possibly. There is
an idea in the suggestion which we feel
quite sure should be developed, and it IL
to be hoped that the same may at least
be brought to the attention of the Leg.
islature, and the press of the State"