San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-17

exposition can open its doors the
ports of this great gulf will be opened
to the commerce OF the civilized world.
This.great southwest, once become the
door through which the vast interior
basin of this continent shall pour its
riches into the lap of commerce, will
| gather to itself greatness and power
and commercial influence as natural
necessity of her advantageous situa-
ton, and the wealth of all lands will
| flow into her Golfers. The day dawns
more brightly for her and she should
stand ready to hail the brightness of
that dawning and so lift up the stand
ard of her superior attractions that all
nations will flow unto it.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS is in the swim.
Corpus Christi does not want any
boom, says she would not have any,
and as she is having a steady healthy
growth is content to move along the
regular lines of improvement. Lare-
do on the contrary is on boom. She
knows her natural advantages along
the border as the gate city," and
proposes to make the world acquaint-
ed Herewith. She has shown pluck
and a determination in pushing her
natural advantages that deserves and
is certain to meet with success. There
is no other city in Texas so advan-
tageously placed to do business
with Mexico, and the large trade
that is opening into the republic
south of the Rio Grande is still
in it's infancy. Laredo is on
the boom. Capital is backing her nat
ural advantages and the city is max
ing rapid strides forward. Del Rio
and Laredo snarl at each other, but it
is needless. Del Rio, with its irriga-
tion projects, is destined to be the
center of rich market garden region.
Her fruits and vegetables will crowd
out those of northern Texas in few
years and her prosperity is bound up
in this enterprise. San Antonio, as the
commercial center of all southwest
Texas, multiplies her population with
out effort, grows into metropolitan
proportions and forces recognition
of her increase at all hands. There
are no flies on southwest Texas and
her cities are all on the highway to
prosperity.
THE Two Republics of Mexico is
taking very deep interest in all that
concerns the interchange of CONNER
cial relations and trade amenities be-
tween the two countries. This is
wise and provident. Americans have
been too lax in many instances to ap-
preciate the mutual advantages of a
more intimate trade exchange across
the border. The advance that Mexi-
co is making, and the rank she is pre-
pairing herself to assume as one of the
important republics of the earth, are
too lightly considered here and any
thing which tends to deepen the inn
preston that what will benefit US
most is a freer interchange with
the republic south of the
Rio Grande River, is to be hailed
with qualification. The recent COM
mission which has gone over the bor-
der 20 inquire into the impOrtations
of ores into this country has stirred
up a lively interest along the Rio
Grande and opt of it will come good
results in the future. A very clear
understanding is needed along the
border as we'll as in the capitals of
both republics as to what is best and
also as to what is actually deter
mined upon. Too much uncertainty
creates friction and misunderstand-
ings and eventually trouble. This
above all things should be avoided.
There should be such clear and un-
mistakable understanding Of the
situation, and also such plain and
simple customs regulations as to
leave no room for dispute. These
regulations should be such as to fos-
ter commercial exchanges, and a
spirit of ever-increaslng friendliness
between the two nations. Towards
this everything now tends, but it
might increase the pace without hur-
rying the procession.
PatAntS Granted