San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-12
SATURDAY, JUNE IL. 1886.
ROAD MASS MEETING.


The call for mass meeting to be held
IN the court house Of this city on next
Monday evening is generally understood.
The importance Of that meeting cannot
be very well overrated. The benefit of
the proposed Arkansas Pass railway eX-
tension through the panhandle need not
be dwelt upon. That the road when
built will be of incalculable benefit to
San AntOniO's business interests Is gen.
orally conceded. The only fear is that
what is SO patent to every one may not
be duly considered as depending upon
each one. Public enterprises are all de-
pendent fer their success upon individ-
ual effort. This enterprise can only
succeed by the personal efforts OF those
interested. II one man neglects what
he might do to aid this work of extern
sion, it leaves that work undOne to just
that extent, and some other man must
take that burden in addition TO his own.
Every mechanic in this city, every mer-
chant, every owner of real estate will be
benefited by the building Of this road,
and each one OF these to the extent of
their ability should aid in Immediately
putting it upon its feet. The
proposition Is that San Antonio
take Sl5O,OOO of the first mortgage bonds
o. the road, the same to draw no inter-
est for the first three years. The work
will begin as soon as this stock is sub
scribed, and it will begin before the
close of the month, il san Antonio does
her duty to herself on next Monday
night. There is not an hour to be lost.
Fort Worth is projecting g road into the
southwest, which will tap a section Of
the country through which our north
west extension will run, and If this road
Of ours is not built the trade of that
vast region once tributary to this city,
and which may be recovered to us now
by prompt action, will be lost to us for
all coming time. The new road is we'll
placed for rapid extension. Three
months more and all the required mate
rial for ironing the road can be laid
down at its gulf terminus 1t is not as
though new road was being construct
ed by new company. This is practi-
cally an extension of road already ex-
listing. The company has a thorough
organization is making progress every
week towards the gulf; has nearly one
hundred miles Of road in successful
operation, and has the rolling stock
necessary to undertake this work
Of extension under the most IA
vorsble auspices. The territory
this road will cross will afford ample
business to support it, and there are no
good reasons why 1t should not be the
main highway for the traffic of vast in
land territory leagues beyond our north
ern frontier. Let 100 miles of this road
be built and equipped, and the added
trade brought to this city will astonish
the most sanguine friends Of the enter
prise. The southern branch from this
city is doing business undreamed of
when the read was projected, and vet
the eyes Of our business men have ever
turned northward and northwestward
- the best field into which TO extend
their trade. The ambitious cities lying
to the north OF us are looking with
hungry eyes upon the rich territory
awaiting the issue of this extension of
the San Antonio anu Arkansas Pass road.
five enter it promptly it becomes ours.
The people OF vast section lying to the
northwest Of us have expressed their
preference for an outlet in this direc-
tlon rather than towards the east, over
longer rail hauls to cheap ocean freights.
This lie the accepted time, and the gol-
den opportunity is ours as 1t may never
again become. To trust to luck for the
future Is FOOLS resort. The in
crease in the price Of real prop
erty in this city that will be real.
lied in the first twelve months after
ground is broken for the road would
Justify the holders OF considerable real
property in subscribing the entire anout
on sight as profitable investment. The
citizens Of San Antonio are reminded
"that.there is that scsttereth and Yet in