San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-20
OUR GREATEST ENTERPRISE
FROM THE ALAMO TO THE SEA By
THE MISSION ROUTE

EIduJcrS, = NAAb NIlSN DA' SAAA'
Cheap Homes in a Healthy Climate
Tho San Antorin and Aransas Pass rail.
nav Son Artopio,. oyra,test enternrise WIS
NOT a rash mr. iII,, considered sneculation. but
~, o,,oIutio,, ,F rocassitv A necessity which
,yas roco,,pi,.d IN, our business men. as il
,bo,,D h,, tb. old racords of the San Autopio
poord of rr,de Iopg years before IN. iron
bamds of ,,ro,,reys connactad this ancient citv
i'll H. ,arrior ,d,,rcad cnmnetittop.
..Frou tho Alamo tn the Sea " had become
nm old cr bafor,. tI,a first whistle of the Sun
sot PoiI,,o,, engine WAS heard Tn, active
damord was nrieted for , time but If ,x-
isteJ and VA. racogriled even when the
International and Great NortIcp railway
,,,,., ,.,,,,,,I.ted IN this mint and IA fine Rio
Cr,,,Jo rrt.r,,.,ti,r,I and Tr,,,s-Cruti.
,,ortoI .,rrnrtio,,s ,vnrn nnnrrciltpd hut
.I,oro still .,i,t,J q, vast f.rtiI, .erritnry tn
.,,I ,,,.r.,.,,,,,t ,,,,,...,. ,oI, tr.,,I,
,,, r.,i,r li,,i,iod from, its Legitimate, market
h,, sto,,IiI,. ,d,,pcip, railways fr,m other
,i,,+, and o,,,,I.I With fiji. was avar r,r,.s-
amt do,,,,,d for, mar and ,nrn,nppt deem
,,.,,or ,,,,.t for ,,,r freiybt.
Ahort t,yo. yeors AGO :, new. start ,y.,. road,
...a,.,,,, +t,,, ola Norob.rt, Evob,,,,a and ,
plan was formulated TOT nome railway
COMPANY designed 70 give San Antonio deep
water connections of its own. II WAS a
pOnular move "I' "i'"l" l""P" we're
aroused and some progress was made, when
I,ck Of railway kuovIrdpp and rXppriruc,.
,I,,,...I,,.,,I and ,,.,t+o- .n,.
wa" "eN'I"I'"' '''' V',' "l'',' '''''"' ~ WI
the point Of beng relegated ~ the pigeon
holes of some tired citizen by the side OF
,.I,,r IIi-btoJ L,,a- ,f lilo ,ptar,ri.,,.
"Ui''i Di'7''''" ,'vi'
Wheh the present lcaueIN III vi" enterprise
MeSSrS. NJ. Kennedy and UrIah Lott, assisted
J., 4Io ,,,,oo,,ti,,o ability nf Mr. y Il
~ Wv .,I
1Oakull' were eullsIeu III =" CduHe' anu
supplying the needed funds, energy lnd
LnowIedUr rp-arnused public enthusiasm
1917 ,,I7 a., NIi,,i,,, p,,,,+, ~, ,o.,,.,I and
an" h'a''o ''io ''''''o' ''''''' '''' " '''''' '''
business success.
The first rail was laid on the nth Of Aug
not ,ss5 and to-day thern arc uaarI,. t,vn
u''' 49, CIR" ,o'' WV
hundred mileS OF carefully CONSTRUCTED ROAD
way supplied with the heaviest steel rails,
substantial bridges. annie sidings ittrac-
49,, -. Il,.,l.t t,;,I;F =. -,
1--WE anu convenient ''epoC puiluIiiSS dI I'LL
stations, cattle pens and rolling stock second
tn no road i'm the south
..Erorn tho ,Iamoto tna 500, - - -, railroad
ootuaIitW a new route "a nrovideJ tn Wnvico
d? Cu@ilcS' " III Shiti 40 - + ~ III
to Pt 10 Nh 1t,, haWS b.e,' oStahIiShoJ
la w. ,'o ~ In
iI' i,,' iIi w ,'rri,,,iti,r,I az tint
u DoiT az %,,,
WIS h,, ,ot,,oH9 ynarrnef onJ ~ ,%ic%
II ~ oniy innwn that nn tree Mani ar Shrnh
" ~ t wit,y d @
w t' 10 tiIJ a. t, ,,J fit ,,
49, ~ fronI AZ extreUas nf cImate NJ ,my
yaaS"n nf The vaar ''
TIn ,gricnIfnraI possibilities nf This conn
trv When modern exnedients take the nIace
~ ,Id ,raSont arn3e afforts nf our ii"cai
I1 Pd & iUits ~ tbo ,St fau,id
i i', We Hm1w the Iar@est and
iIs -, ,Iort IN tho JrritaJ Ststos 10 n,,
NJ Nc T,inn;S ranch in NuaceS countv
NJ fornnariii baaViS ,iaids of ,ntto,, t,iey,,
haT in ~, thot End "J}oinin" Counties maj
tIn Iar,,aat s,,aat notatnn tba heSt sigaS
C,,o ' - Io,"St no SaoSon'S o,r"%Yth 90
ornna vipa eThihitad at the Nav Orleans
6YnppSition were from Nuaces cnunfv and
oaab receiyad nri1as and dinIomaS nf ,nerit
That castor beans will Weld for six months
noh 80 LII ,,, c,iitiyation on5 th ,'iant
,,'o,,, y, ~" go of snail traen Tbat IaSt
Syyi TH when the oIeanders were ali killed
Jnm,n 10 tba o,rnnnJ nv The cold ,yaatbar az
GaIvaston thew were unaffected Mt Cornns
Christi That fba choicest Enronean cranes
GROW without nrotection and Weld heaviIy
a. CornuS Christi and that al IngJaSida in
Son pPatpicin co,,ntW ' tb@ secon5 cr"n Of
8 ,,,a,,os aon now he Con on tLe Vimas That
tha ti, 'f trees wiaIJ three crnnS nnr annnm
SIo III he coccnonl az the III Worm WieId.
~ oronS eacb Ear and mnIherrv tree arrn,s
In Inv there That il Is n ns cIim9te for
tohsccn and IarVe Yields have been received
fpos, oU. %u nia5tiSg This and nanV other
tbimgS we tn"yv nf what can he done nv
mere nIanting witbnnt cnItivation Nr ARTIFICIAL
nrotecgtion re we therefore rash in claim.
me that the agricuItnral nossihiIities Of the
pTban foo land il cbaan There il room
for tbo,O III "f amoii f.rmerS ali tbronnh