San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-01-29
FLORBSVILLE.
The Iron Horse Reaches Out For
New Territory eeville Next.
The Excursion, Reception and Barbecue
Speeches by the Governor and
Prominent Citizens, Etc.

At an earlg hour yesterday morning
the excursionists for FlOresviIle began
to congrcgate at the depot of the San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass Railway, on
South Flores street. UptO the time Of
announced departure of the train, some
700 and more visitors, consisting OF
ladies and gentlemen, prominent and
foremost in every social movement, and
on this occasion on pleasure bent. had
gathered together for the anticipated
pleasure Of meeting the FlOresvillites in
the festivities commemorative OF the adj
vent of railroad communication with
that city. Messrs. Lott, lOakum and
attendants were kept busy providing
seating room, and several extra cars had
to be attached to the train. Arriving at
ElmendOrf' Station, the report came
that some miscreant had set fire to q Cul-
vert two miles beyond. investigation
on the part of the President and prompt
action, reconstructed temporary trCstle
work in about % minutes, after Hhich
the train sped on its way.
Arriving at Floresville the visitors
were met by the local reception commit
tee, consisting of ladiOs and gentlemen.
and were escorted to the Court House
Square, where from the lower balcony
OF the Court House the Assem- bed mas
SEES won welcome by an appropriate adj
dress from Judge l.. ). LawhOn. The
Judges speech was an able and
eulOgistiC effort in paying due
tribute to the officers of the
new road, and the new era it was open
ing up for Wilson county and its sur
roundings. In prophetic style the
Judge spoke of the coming tiLles when
prosperous villages, inhabited by pro-
gressive people with school houses and
church, would ..be dOtting the line OF the
road, when the click Of the artisans
hammer and multifold manufacturing
machinery would be heard along the
banks of the beautiful san Antonio
River. thus making the Alamo City
what she justly deserves, the MetrOpoli.
tan City of Texas. After Judge Law
hons address, the barbecue WAS III Or
der. 70 attempt TO give an adequate
description OF this is beyond the power
of the writer. 1t is sufficient to say that
after a. had been served there was
enough left to feed the whole assembly
over again.
Governor Ireland was next introduced
to the re-assembled thrOng. The Cover
nor cited the fact that when he came to
Texas 30 years ago, and while at San
Antonio, the question of a road to the
Gulf was agitated speeches were made
at the old courthouse on Military plaza
in favor of the scheme. The Governor
in reply to Judge LawhOn's remarks on
mossbaCks, said that he had at one time
been called "OX Cart Ireland" owing to
the fact that we did not propose to be
robbed by selfish, grasping corporations.
The speech Of the Governor was happy
effort, non-politiGal and CongratulatOry
to the people of Texas in general, and
the inhabitants of Wilson and other
counties through which the new road
will pass in particular.
Judge Crawford, Jesse Bell, George
Maverick, A. j. Williams, Marshal Car
denas, G. NJ. Barnes and Captain Ed
Braden made some pertinent remarks.
The Lone Star and City breweTies
furnished a good supply of the fOaming
beverage gratis TO all who wanted to
partake.
An illumination and ball at the court
house ended the memorable festivities.
Floresville can justly be proud of her
connection by rail with the balance of
the world, and only few days more and
the electric current will also hold her
within its lightning embrace.
The LIGHT takes pleasure In annOunC-
ing that as soon as the material can be
arranged it will publish a statistical and
historical sketch of Wilson County and
Floresville.