San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-05
Friday February 5, 1886.


The water question is becoming a
matter of great interest to all the peo-
pie, and the Light, feels that its per
sistent labor in the interests Of the
people will have great effect before
the year is out.
TnE Austin Evening Dispatch has just
entered its sixth volume That it has
Out-liyed its many competitors, and is
constantly on the increase Is worthy OF
special remark, and it deserves the
hearty support Of the people and bust
ness men Of Austin.
Co.ONEL SWAIN has always been con-
sidered prOhibitiOnist, and 1t has even
been limited that he might become pro-
hibition candidate for Governor. This
point is settled by his interview in the
Statesman, where he says: From my
experience deem prohibition in cOun-
ties and for the state impracticable.
some OF the prominent wholesale mer-
chants Of Galveston say they will stand
by the Mallory line in its trouble with
the Knights Of Labor, even to the eX-
tent of closing their doors and going out
OF business, if they are prevented from
receiving or shipping goods by it, and
kept from doing their business affairs
according to their own Judgment and
inclination.
WHILE Galveston and the country de-
pendent, is doing everything possible to
secure large harbOr appropriation for
that port, the cOuntry.tO be benefited by
the improvement, the Arkansas Pass is
painfully silent and apathetiC, which
may result in very small apprOpria-
ton, if any whatever is secured. The
people of West Texas should bear in
mind the axiom, that 1.-The Gods help
those who help themselves
ALTHOUGH the next city election is yet
more than a year of, it is said that al
ready four candidates for Mayor are de-
velopng themselves, and all OF them
are open champions Of the Breckenridge
water monopoly. They might as well
save themselves the trouble and ex-
pense of a campaign, as no man will be
the next Mayor of San Antonio who is
not openly in favor of the city owning
its water-wOrks. That is fiat that has
gone forth beyond recall.
"ON Dr." the San Antonio CORE
spOndent of the Blanco Star YindicatOr,
has the following good words for the
LIGnT: The Evening LIGHT has just
taken up new quarters on Commerce
street, and | tell you they are simply
superb. | think they are printing the
neatest evening paper in the South, and
have the most convenient and well APP
pointed Office in the State, and hope
they will make q BARI Of money as a
reward of their enterprise and pluck"
TmEquestiOn of widening South Flores
street from Military plaza to .Nueva
street, has been before the City Council
for some five years. 1t is generally I'M
derstoOd that all the necessary legisla-
tive action as to consent of property
holders and compensation has been had .
and yet nothing seems to come of it.
Where is the hitch The increasing
traffic on this thoroughfare, brought on
by the Arkansas Pass Railroad, calls loudly
for this very necessary improvement, and
it is to be hoped that there will be not
much more delay in opening up the
street.
COLONEL BRACKENRmGE's statement
that the reason there was no more press
ure Of water at the fire the other night,
was because there was something
wrong with the .hydrant or the attach
ment." The Colonel is eminently cor
rect. There is something wrong with
the attachment ofthe contract, whereby
he drains about $4,000 from the city
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