San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-07
OVER THE ROAD

or the s. A. r. railroad From Cor
pus Christi.
Editor San Antonio LIGHT.
Your correspondent thought there
was to be another flood judging from
the amount of rain which fell in and
about Corpus within the last two
days, so concluded to change board
ing houses, so returned to San An
tonic, via Floresville, thereby run
ming a great risk of sinking out of
sight in the mud on many of our prin-
cipal streets; but feeling certain con-
fidence in our street commissioners,
did not hesitate to venture out today
as they are all too gallant to stand by
and see any one go down to the "bot-
tomless pitn without stretching forth
helping hand. Stopping off for a
few hours in Floresville the writer
had the pleasure of meeting many
of the principal citizens They APP
pear very affable and feel certain
pride in their little town. They have
a very nice court house and Jail of
which they are very proud. They
also have a very good school, one of
the best in the country.
There are four churches all very
we'll supported. The stores carry q
very full stock and do lively bust
ness with The farmers, who bring i'm
great quantities of cotton, there be-
ing two gins within the limits of the
town. Mrs. III. carries full line of
fancy and millinery goods and does
good deal of business in the way of
adjoining the pretty girls, who come to
her from all parts of the surrounding
country. She was a resident of San
Antonio for some time doing a dress
making business on Main street, and
will be kindly remembered by her
many patrons. The writer was told
he had not seen Floresville until he
had visited an old English gentle
man living just back of the stables
but whose name is forgotten. The
writer found him very busily en-
gagged dying dress for one of the
Ladies'. He explained all the mystic
rres of the dying process, then pro-
posed a walk through his garden to
look at his cabbages; they were fine,
also his turnips. He offered to cut one
of the largest heads of cabbage and
pull up bucket full of turnips if the
writer could bring them away; but
not having a way by which to carry
them was compelled, "much against
the will" to Decline bis kind offer, he
has lived in the place for some eight
years and is one of the many men
who are called eccentric. The writer
had the pleasure of meeting Mr.. Full
ton of the firm Coleman & Fulton of
Arkansas, large land owners and cat
tie dealers. He is visiting s. A. IL
the interest of immigration He in-
formed the writer of their pleasant |
aid inducements to per-
SONS who would come among them.
The firm will sell 500 acres of land at |
$500 per acre, allowing ten years time
in which to pay; providing the i'm
migrant pays 10 per cent. of the sell
ing price down. They (the firm will |
buy their cattle at market price. or
cattle to raise on shares, will |
buy their produce, paying cash for
them; on the condition that the i'm
migrant pays the entire sum at the |
end of ten years.
They want people to come who will |
remain among them. He is u native
Of the Quaker City, or the City of
Friends. He came to Texas in 1886. |
He is working for deep water and has |
been for the last fifty years. He still
hopes to see his wish cOnsummated;
that he may is the hearty wish of all
southwest Texas. p.