San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-04
THE CITY BY THE SEA.
The Run Safely Made and the Nor
row Arranged for--The Ed
TORS Looked for in the
Morning.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Dec. 2, 'SS.
DAILY LIGHT:
The San Antonio delegation TO
meet the returning members OF the
National Editorial association, on
their arrival at Corpus Christi, from
the city of Mexico, reached this city
in the special of the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass at Up. M, after very
pleasant ride of seven and a half
hours. The party consists of General
Stanley and Captain Balance of the
U. S. A., Messrs. Grice and Messmer
representing the editorial fraternity of
the Alamo city, General Manager
Yoakum and Attorney A. w. Hous-
ton, of the Arkansas Pass road, the
train being accompanied by Superin,,
tendent Lester and
General superintendent Merriam.
The train is made up Of six coaches
The presidents car, the paymast-
er's car, three car chairs, and one first
class day coach. Engineer Arnold,
on engine No. %, an old reliable that
has never been in the ditch since
being put upon the rails,
had hold of the lever and
Conductor Nash handled the bell
rope. The culinary department was
under charge of Nose Armstrong and
his assistants and was up to the high
water mark for which the >. A. & A.
P. cuisine is sojustly celebrated. The
train pulled out Of san Antonio at
ll:25 a. M, Sunday, aud just before
starting a telegram was received an
nouncing that the editorial excursion
lists from Mexico would arrive at Cor
pus Christi Monday, 7 a. m.
The run down was over a country
presenting a marked contrast TO that
of eighteen months previous, when
the great drouth was as yet un broken.
Now the evidences of abundant rain
fall were everywhere apparent. Wa
ter holes and ponds and low grounds
all full and covered with water. Cattle
ranges looking as fresh as in spring
and cattle looking fat and fit for the
slaughter.
AS the coast was neared myriads of
wild geese, and duck, and flocks OF
cranes were met with rising from the
wet and partially submerged grounds
and fairly darkening the air with
their wings.
Supper over at S p. m. Manager
Yoakum left for a conference with the
committee of reception in this place.
The programme as far as arranged is
as follows: The citizens of Corpus
Christi will receive the visiting edi-
tors, breakfast them and tender them
an address of welcome. This part Of
the programme will be as short as is
possible to induce the Corpus Chris
tians to consent to, as the day will be
none to long to carry out the rest Of
the arrangements. At s o'clock a. m,
or as soon thereafter as possible, GER
tainly not later the 8, the visitors will
take the special train, provided by
the courtesy and liberality of the
Arkansas Pass road end, and proceed
to Rockport where boat will be
taken for Arkansas Pass by such of the
party as desire to make the trip.
If wind and weather permit, the
trip will be made and the return &C
complshed by daylight. Ifnot, some
later letter may tell of the hardships
experienced. Returning from the
pass as soon as circumstances will
permit, supper will be taken at Rock
port and an oyster roast INDUCED in.
What other entertainment will be
provided, cannot now be stated, as
Rockport will take care of her own
arrangements, and provide as SEEM
eth good unto her for the entertain
ment of her distinguished guests.
Tuesday morning the special will pull
out for Galveston, the engine of the
SAP cutting loose at Wallace, from
which point the Sante Fe will have
charge of the excursionists.
A pleasant day and good trip to
Arkansas Pass is earnestly desired by
the San Antonio contingent, in order
that favorable impression may be
made upon the editors from the
northern and western and eastern
states. The report that these editors
shall make of Arkansas Pass
as. an eligible (the most eligible)
point for the establishment Of deem
water port upon the gulf coast of Tex
as will be Of immense consequence to
this section of the state. The opening
of this port as the only present sOlu-
ton of the deep water ques Lion for
Texas is of so much consequence to all
the interests of southwest Texas that
deep concern is felt by the gentle.
men who came down from San AnlO.
Mo today, that the editors of the lead.
ing journalists of this country may be
favorably impressed with the superior
advan tages of this port as The one fol
which they shall speak out openly
and boldly in their communication tc
their journals, and also in their edi
torials after reaching home.