San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-18

OTeu people LOT CuuICu anu sCuOOl
building combined, and a new school
building will soon be erected. The
grounds set apart for school and
academy purposes cover thirteen acres
lie just north of the business portion OF
town on the highest ground In the viCin-
ity. Some new buildings are In process
oferection, and no doubt in time Messrs.
Martin Il Schryver, of this city, will
open up an extensive lumber yard there
as they have already done at Floresville.
The town lies about ten or twelve miles
from the extensive southern limit OF the
rolling prairie, below which lies the dead
level Of the coast lands. The soil of the
whole country is wonderfully rich, easy
Of cultivation and there is no scarcity OF
water. At distance Of twenty feet
below the surface good water
Is found in sufficient quantities
for household purposes; at twice that
depth water for stock supplies in unfail-
ing supply is afforded by wind pumps,
Of which there are are one hundred and
fifty in the county. Beeville Is dry
town, the prohibitionists having ex-
cluded the sale of liquor for the past
nine years. The returns show 7l.625
head Of cattle; 6 1856 head of horses and
mules and 1919 head Of sheep in the
county. Total valuation of accessible
property, AS assessed, 1850 ,40l.
SUPPLYING THE INNER MAN.
Dinner WAS announced at a few min
utes past one O'Clock, to which some
fifty hungry men did ample justice.
Time and want of space forbids any at
tempt at description of the feast
of which we all ate heartily,
iced milk and hot coffee doing duty for
liquids of the Lone Star brand. When
the guests bad satisfied their stOmacks
and their cOnsciences, move was made
to retire, but Mr.. SchryVer called halt,
and Captain Gus Houston was called
upon to return thanks. The captains
grace after meat" was a very graceful
acknowledgement of the courtesies ten
dered the party by the citizens of Bee
vile, and a cordial wish for stronger
of the bonds Of commercial
and social fellowship between the citi-
Zens of Beevile and the metropolis of
southwestern Texas. AdjOurning to
the verandah we found carriages await
ing our disposal and the hour until train
time was spent in taking in the situa-
ton. In little aside with traffic man
ager IOakum, the LIGHT representative
was informed that contracts had been
made with the road for shipping 154
cars of stock from the 18th to the Dist
Of this month inclusive. Contractor
Nichols also informed us that he
would strike salt water in 60
days with an engine if no un-
expected delays occurred, as every mile
Of the road was covered with graders
save one stretch of twelve miles, upon
which he would place teams before the
close Of the month. Many other things
were said and suggested of which this
1epOnent saith not, but all going TO
that the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass railroad has magnificent
uture before it, and that those who have
managed its affairs have devised wisely
md builded well.
HOMEwARD BOUND.
At o'clock the signal for the return
vas sounded. Several gentlemen of the
committee accompanied us on the return
Until we met the down train, where they
,ade us a hearty good bye, and speedily
toward the Gulf. Sinnott
opened the throttle valve of A. Belknap,
nd the exCursionists came home like
ace horse under strong pull. Com
nissary General Lockwood had provided
or all those who we're athirst. When a
'ah Antonian cannot keep comfortable
With the concomitants of beer, ice, bour-
ION straight, more ice, bottled beer, ice,
Id crow, ice, champagne, ice, Duerler's
lies, ice, cigars, punch and more ice-it
5 q hard case; we kept comfortable,
When Russ, Schryver, Houston and
Selkn8p can't engineer crowd straight
o the wicket gate of genuine good
ime, with no sorrow to come in the
morning, good time cannot be had in
texas. When the San Antonio and
Aransas Pass railway presidents car
olds happier. heartier party than it
arried home last night, 1t will leave
'exas to pick them up. Honors were
asy, and each good fellow wed with his
eighbOr in making the hours pass
and the spirit of good fell
Owship was unmarried by single dis
Ordant element. Two little incidents
hat occurred on the return must be
oted, and we close:
Mr.. SChryyer having taken possession
# Conductor Sinnott's cap (who, by the
yay, had kindly volunteered his services
OF the trip, the big-hearted lunberman
uietly passed it round among the stock
folders of the road, and as quietly re-
marked as he returned 1t to the owner,
Who was 10 another car, 1--WE have put a
lew lining in it for you SinnOtt, that
ou may remember the trip" The as
of the man, who is always
Owen" and yet 'Sin-nott," can be
eadlly imagined when he found his
months salary almost duplicated.
AS we neared the San Antonio river
rossing, 1t was intimated to the gentle
nen in the rear car that they were
wanted in front. An adjournment was
made to the passenger coach and order
allied, when Editor Messmer, of the
LIGHT, presented the following paper,
which was unanimously endorsed with
tiger as expressing the sentiments OF
hose present.
ON EXCURSION TRAIN, June Il, 1886
70 the Officers of the San Antonio and Aran-
sas Pass Railroad
Your guests on this excursion are DESTROYS
# expressing their sense of the courtesy ex-
ended them and the very pleasant trip they
AVE enjoyed at your hands, and In doing so
would set forth the following facts:
We have been most agreeably surprised at
he solid character of the road construction,
he smOothness of the road bed, the substan-
ial nature of the section houses, depOts and
,fHces. and the evidences of an increasing
business uneXampled on a road through a
lew country the first 100 miles Of which are
lot yet completed.
We have noted. with pleasure the cordial
rood feeling existing between the road and
he business men and farmers along the line,
the liberaity, fairness, and eff
iciency of the road management; also, that
can be popular, as we see you
ire.
We have viewed with genuine surprise the
treat natural advantages through which the
Dad runs, and are convinced that San Anto-
liO will reap large commercial returns from
his new feeder TO her commerce.
We therefore extend to the President and
secretary of the road, and through them 10 its
Directory, our sense Of these things, and our
of the value of the road to our
,ity; also, TO Mr.. Yoakum personally, our sim
,ere thanks for the genial manner in which
through him and his subordinates the courtesy
If the road has been extended to us.