San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-31
che Daily Eight.
TUESDAY. JULY. 81. 1888.
What Have Seen and Know.

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Well, to begin, I will say, that ]
may not have seen as much as some
people, but have travelled some and
kept my eyes open except when
asleep; and am sure 1 have oppor-
tunity to see something of which was
and is now going on.
1 will not use too much of your
valuable paper to get at what l wish,
so will confine my time and your
patience to this particular part of our
great state, Southwest Texas"
This section has been neglected too
much by it's own citizens and by both
press and representative men, and it
may have been purposely done as
generally speaking, people In south
west Texas have lived and thrived on
less effort than i'm other sections, but
now a spirit of energy and get up and
get, such as always accompanies the
advent of railroads, has awakened a
new method of action and brought a
new people to do great part in said
refor nation, whereby great benefits
are beginning to accrue and the half
has not been seen of what will follow
in the next six months.
Yes they are coming from a great
many places to southwest Texas, and
our own people are turning their at
tention to our own interests, the de-
velopment of our country by the
several railroads reaching into the
many openings of profit. Our Texas
coast along the gulf inviting attention
and receiving it, genial climate,
healthy country besides both agricul-
tural and stock interests have already
made lasting impressions on the
minds of many abroad as well as some
nearer home, who are at last ready to
concede that this part of Texas will
soon become attractive and they are
getting in their work, even the favored
cities of north Texas, who wish to
take time by the forelock and be in
the lead of our prosperity, which the
development of our coast means and
while / am constantly asked what of
the boom of San Antonio, | only reply,
our country is booming and that will
in time boom this city, being what
at the beginning of our
Citizens association.
Now there is no question about the
of any country being the
main support of any city, and i'll this
particular case more benefit will &C
crue than we have any idea of, and
done in the interest of the
is a leader for San Anto-
Mo. just like the benefits of our rail-
roads over our state are generally, tend
ing to make us the most pOpulOus city
of Texas, which is conceded and just
ly SO, if any credit can be attached to
from parties abroad and
in position to know who are watch
ing our future we will have 100000
people before any city in Texas, and
railroad men, generally speaking, are
and correct in opinion.
OF course | don't want to dispute
that San Antonio is not as large as
Dallas, for / would be called on for
proof, and while | assert and absO-
lutely know that the Alamo city is
the largest in Texas, / will call atten-
ton to the recent publication at Aus
tin of the allotment of our school
funds, showing, as now stated, Dallas
$22, 064; Galveston S37, 448; and San
Antonio Alas. And the Globe
Democrat, the leading paper of the
says it is cumulative evil
dence going to prove that this city is
the biggest, brightest and best town in
Texas. And now that we are to have
our coast advantages developed, and
thereby be in a position to open up an
immense trade and business with
foreign countries, making this the
main route to the entire country
north west and thereby cement
ing the many states tributary
with commercial ties that
were not ours to enjoy,
can it be disputed that our section of
the state is not in prosperous and
fair way to do we'll if we do our duty
toward those who lend us their pres
ence and their aid. HOSACK.