The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-01


Courteous In the conduct OF business,
prompt to meet their engagements and
ever ready to extend their operations
they stand as fair samples OF the sterling
integrity and business honor OF our mer-
camille classes.
LONE STAR BREWING COMPANY.
This is a joint stock enterprise, OF
which ). II. kampmann Is President,
l.. s. Berg, Secretary, and II. ID. Ramp
mann, Treasurer. Otto koehler, Bush
ness Manager. The caDital stock Is
800, 900, capacity 10000 barrels annually,
with storage capacity Of about COCO
barrels. The buildings on Grand avenue
cover a space Of ground l50xGOO; their
operations give steady employment to
force Of 80 men and their output Is dis
tributed all over the State. This COM
pany has been in existence about one
year, Is admirably managed and It's
work committed only TO men OF praotl-
cal experience and knowledge. Their
beer has an excellent reputation for pu-
rty, richness of flavor, and stands this
! warm climate without deterlorature as
very few brands can. The company was
organized for business, means business,
are doing good business, and business
men who have business dealings with
them will find them square men of busl-
ness every time.
SAN ANTONIO CITY BREWERY.
Any competent judge OF pure beer
who has sampled the product OF this
home mandatory needs not to be told
that San Antonio furnishes an unadul-
terated article, surpassed by no brewing
establishment anywhere. They have
every appliance for successful brewing,
skilled labor, first-class machinery. home
made ice from distilled water, ample
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bottling. They produce about 100
barrels day, bottle 200 dozen and find
ready sale for n genuine pure article at
their own doors and In the surrounding
country. This brewery has been in OPP
GRAFTON two years and during that time
has commended Its product to consum-
ers that 1t has became general favor
lite In San Antonio.
II. A. HOLLAND, TEA AND COFFEE RoAsrER.
Mr.. Holland has undertaken to create
In San Anto 10 a demand for the best
French and English table delicacies, and
has succeeded beyond the most sangulne
expectations. He deals In choice teas
ana coilees, chocolates, cocoas and In all
kinds of foreign condiments, entrements,
ported meats and iellies, In fact In any
thing that tiokles the gustalory nerve
and pleases the palate. Nothing opens
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the stomach, and on the basis of this
fact Mr.. Holland has built up very
lucrative trade at No. IL Commerce
street. This house was opened about
six years since, and now employs a five
horse power engine to work and grind
his ooflees, keeps force offive assistants
and distributes Its trade all through
Southern and Western Texas and Mex
leo.
=. GROSS CO., BANKERS.
This bank, one of our strongest private
financial institutions, Is located at No.
40 West Commerce street, corner OF Ma
varro. The house has been long estab-
lished, owns large and valuable property
In the city, and Is accepted in financial
circles as standing on par with any
similar institution In the State. The
firm consists of Messrs. Frederick,
Charles and Gustave Groos. Their bust
ness is general banking, dealing in do
nestle and foreign exchange and col
lections. conscientious and careful men
of business, having large aoquaint-
ance throughout the country, and enjoy
ing the unlimited confidence of the pub
lie, the house has fully deserved the sue
cess which attended 1t.
SAN ANTONIO SAVINGS BANK.
This institution is located at 43 Sole
dad street. 1t offers premium to the
small economies of business and the
home, and affords ample security for the
deposit of small savings. In connection
with 1t is the San Antonio Safe Deposit
and Trust Company, whose burglar
proof, steel-lined, marble-encased vaults
give the best security from those who
would break In and steal President
Cara, who is the official head of this
institution, belongs to one OF the Oldest
San Antonio families. His father was
the first banker In the State, under
Spanish authorities.
TEXAS NATIONAL BANK, or SAN ANTONIO.
This moneyed institution does bust
ness at No. $50 Commerce street. Ii IL
one of the new banking institutions OF
the State, having received its charter
early in the present year; but If last II ID
by no means least of our solid financial
institutions. The authorized capital IL
S750,000; paid-up capital, 100000. j. s.
Alexander Is its President, Arch. A
Alexander Assistant Cashier, and its
correspondents are the Merchants Ma
tional of New York, Central National OF
Philadelphia, Union National OF New
Orleans, Third National of st. Louis
and Ball, Hutchings & Co. Of Galveston
Sound us dollar, with an inoorruptible
management and an able directory, the
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A No. among the banks of the State.
THE TRADERS NATIONAL BANK, OF SAN AN
TONIC.
Banks have been an acknowledged in
stitution of civilization ever since the
day that Pharoah's daughter drew lit
the profit from the rushes on the banks o
the Nile. Among all nations and In nj
centres of trade they have become ,
necessity, and In San Antonio as well al
anywhere else. Among the leading
banks Of the State the Traders Nationa
is placed by general consent. 1t was or
ganized as stock concern In 1888 will
$500, 900 authorized capital, one-fifth o
which is paid up. The banking house Il
located at 264 Commerce street. j.
Thornton Is President, and James L
Earl, Cashier. Mr.. Thornton has beef
known to Sun Antonio business men TO
the past 20 years, the term of his resi-
denoe in the city. Cashier Earl bias beef
here a little less than half that time
The bank enjoys the unlimited conf
denoe of our moneyed men, is excellent
ly managed, possesses public-spirite'
directory, and is In every way an institu
tion OF which the city Is Justly broad.
HARRY L. FOWLER, DRUGGIST.
Harry l.. Fowler, successor to Rio
Bros. & Co., at IA West Houston street
Is among the most popular retail drug
gists In the city. He carries a full lin
Of patent medicines and chemicals, a
well as the purest Of drugs for prescrlI
tion purposes, and in the matter {
fancy toilet articles suffer few rivals nea