San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-12
OUR OPPORTUNITY.

| NoNoI DolOl0 SluCo IOdil AulOulo wal
has the city attracted so much atten
ton abroad as she is attracting today
The impression seems to have gained
| ground that because she has come 81
prominently to the front in these deeI
water conventions that she is herself
a seaport and a rival of Galveston fol
deep water privileges. Erroneous as
is this idea it has it's uses and aids in
keeping the name of the old Alamo
city prominent before the people OF
the east and north. The deep water
convention recently closed at Topeka
mas attracted great attention at the
Atlantic seaboard, and during the
session of that convention, and since,
the work of that convention has been
theme for fruitful discourse in the
commercial centers of the east. In all
these conversations and discussions
the name of San Antonio is brought
prominently forward and her name
is oftener on the lips of those who
speak of Texas than the name of any
other city. Our approaching fair and
exposition, also, has turned public at
tention our way and thousands of
whom San Antonio has never heard
have heard of her and are ready
to embrace the first favorable
opportunity of visiting her. This is
the very time of all others then to aid
these curious ones to crafty their
curiosity and visit our city. No more
favorable time than this winter could
be chosen. Our whole state is gar
den. Our immense corn and cotton
crops and our luXuriant grasses would
tell to every traveller along our lines
of railway the story of our great fer
tility, and open the eyes of those who
imagine our state q wilderness, to its
unequalled agricultural possibilities.
Our own city, crude and unfinished
as it is and so far behind other cities
of it's class in its municipal improve
ments, bears evidence of entering
upon an improved condition of things.
These evidences of improvement will
be accepted as earnests of greater and
more wisely directed changes yet to
come, which will be:placed to our
credit in the consideration of our re-
sources and advantages by our visl-
tors. For these and kindred reasons
this winter will be very favorable
season in which to introduce visitors
to our city. Our superb winter CHM
ate renders visit at this season of
the year particularly delightful, and
the change from the bitter frosts of
the north will be most delightful and
acceptable.
Would it not then be eminently
wise and proper for US to take some
decided Steps 10 secure the presence
in this city, this winter, of a few hum
bred visitorSwhOm very little intel
ligent effort would bring TO our city.
Already the railroads announce a
our cents mile round trj p from out
side the state to this city good until
next June. Even more favorable
rates could be secured for excursion
lists desiring to spend but limited
time in our midst, and steps should
be taken to secure such excursions.
A committee of live citizens taking
this matter in charge would have lit
tie difficulty in making success of it.
The hour is ripe for such movement.
There are thousands DESTROYS of COM
ing. who never may come unless we
make some direct effort to induce
their coming, and yet were they once
here would become deeply interested
in all that we have to present. Of
these some would make permanent
investments and aid us materially in
developing our resources. The OPP
portunity for doing this is now so IA
vorable that it should not be peglec-
ted.